My final show in Tokyo! It was in the beautiful (gosh the acoustics..really, the perfect classical shoebox hall) Hamarikyu Asahi hall, so my theme was based on the kanji 朝日新聞 (The Asahi newspaper) , the first character meaning “new” and the second “hear” (makes sense!). The first half was full of new repertoire as well as familiar pieces but with a modern twist. The second was set in a musical style, where I used a newspaper as a prop to talk about important news - including the ones that don’t make the paper. “One-ness”, again, was the overall theme for this year.
今回使った楽器達や機材! Instruments I used in my final Tokyo Show
Voice/Whistle 声 /ホイッスル
Violin ヴァイオリン
Electric Violin エレキヴァイオリン
Anklet Bells アンクレット鈴
Piano ピアノ
Looper ルーパー
Kalimba + effect pedals カリンバ + エフェクトペダル
セトリです!
朝日浜離宮
2022.11.29 「新しく聞く」
1st stage
1. 二人の天使 Concerto Pour Une Voix
2. Riverdance/Drowsy Maggie
~ Season Medley ~
3. Spring: Caresse Sur l’Ocean
4. Summer: Vivaldi
5. Autumn: Autumn Leaves
6. Winter: Vivaldi’s Rain
~ Rock ~
7. The Stranger (Whistle)
~Jazz~
8. Misty
9. Spain
<INTERVAL>
2nd stage 〜The Musical
~ voice-over whilst walking with newspaper ~
* Newspaper - don’t believe in everything you read - 「これは現実なの?ファンタジーなの?」
1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Calling You
3. Airmail Special 〜男はつらいよ〜浜離宮朝日ホール30th Anniversary Vers.
4. The Winner Takes It All
5. Kalimba Improv - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
6. 無限に広がる大宇宙
7. Diva Dance
8. ひこうき雲
9. Ave Maria
10. Somewhere Far Away (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) 戦場のメリークリスマス
A lot of posts have come across my timeline for pride. It’s been very encouraging to see what all has been said. So much so that I think it’s my turn to speak. 😊
Maggie: 🐯🐅💖💛💙
She/Her/Hers
Pansexual
Panromantic
Sapiosexual
I also am proudly part of the BDSM/Kink community. I identify as a Primal submissive, as well as a masochist with a short list of limits. I’m willing to try most anything once. I’ll spare you the details, though. 🤭😘
I have never felt safe coming out to my family, and sadly I still do not. I have tried multiple times since I was 15. I had a panic attack for what seemed to continue over the course of 3 months at that time as well, all because of my self inflicted homophobia. I was so afraid and I felt like a deplorable human being, and that there was something wrong with me. At least, that’s what my church and my upbringing as a Pentecost had led me to believe. My family wouldn’t ever accept it. Every time I had made an attempt to come out, it was thrown back in my face. I was even rejected for it. “I won’t have you being with a female companion.” Those were the exact words I was met with back a few years ago from my mom. I have yet to come out since then. I feel that my dad might take it a bit better than my mom would. I’m too afraid to ask or even discuss it with him. I have a couple of cousins who support me, which means the world to me.
I fear coming out to my family mostly due to religious persecution that I know I will face. I’m still conflicted myself about how to approach it with them. Yes, I am an adult. Yes, I live by myself and support myself. But after 30 years of being brought up a certain way, not to mention abandonment trauma I now deal with as well as body shame, I have been brought to essentially hate who I am as well as what I look like. It isn’t easy to move past from things like that. It’s even more difficult since my family is good at saying, “take something for it.” “Think happy thoughts.” Sweeping it all under a rug and not getting professional help from anything you’re dealing with alone.
If you’re still reading, I sincerely appreciate you sticking it out. And for letting me come out to you in safety.
Well today.. I've been down the rabbit hole.. ~Grin.~😸👧
Started listening to Atlanta classic rock station then delved into YouTube.. so I thought I'd give ya'll a bit of the variety of my tastes today.. I think I've said not to pigeonhole this Leo🐯.. this should illustrate that..
Carrie Underwood & Ludracis- The Champion [& yes this has become my #1 anthem at present. Even wrote down the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N. on my phone. Brings me to tears..& fires up my blood.] 😼👊
Halestrom- I am the fire
Kelly Clarkson- Stronger [What doesn't kill you makes you..]
Pat Benatar-
All fired up!
Hit me with your best shot,
I need a lover,
Maggie Rose- Smooth
Derek Hough- Natural
Foreigner- Feels like the first time
The Police- Roxanne
AC/DC- Thunderstruck
Bob Seiger- Night Moves
The Black Crowes- She talks to angels.
Blake Shelton-Who are you when I'm not lookin
Eric Clapton [& David Kersh version]- You look wonderful tonight
Bon Jovi, Roxette, Kim Carnes, Dustin Lynch, Evanescence, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eddie Money..
These are just some of the large # of songs that have fed my soul today.. guess might be a wee bit of a focus/distraction from cleaning up my office. Sigh. But hey! Exercise too! Especially since I do belly dancing/tribal fusion too..
Lmao!😸🤷♀️
Well.. enjoy my rabbit hole everyone!
I certainly have!
I just wanna.. enjoy it all with the one that someday enjoys me..