DAMIJAW 06.20.2010 Kobe Wynterland
So. Last night's DAMIJAW show at Kobe Wynterland...
Ohhh. I hurt. XD HURT SO GOOD... if you wanna be all Mellencamp about it.
The place is a little hard to find, but if you follow all the bandgirls in black and pink it's easy enough. It was a tiny place, just a cap. of 400 people. I had a crappy ticket, one of the first Bs, but I worked my usual gaijin guerilla magick and ended up cramming myself at the front. XD I had to hang onto the barricade for dear life because the stupid girl next to me kept trying to shove me away... poor thing didn't realize I'm not new at this. XD
But anyway, they were good. I didn't think it would be a very long show, but it went over two hours. Oo; Encore included. The members were very good together, and even though I don't know a thing about Janne I enjoyed myself. The support members were Shuji from Janne on drums, Kazuma (Siam Shade) on lead guitar, and a guy I didn't know doing the Hitsugi part rhythm guitar. I was wedged under where Kazuma was, and he was just enjoying the Hell out of Random White Girl. XD He grinned and grinned at me, and then he started chucking picks at me, but I never could get one. --; He'd throw one and then look at me like DID YOU GET IT, and I'd be like ORZ. And he would try again. XD Kinda old for me, but nice guy.
Ka-yu was very cool, friendly, did good MCs. He talked a lot about food and figured that since we were Kobe-ites we ate mostly cows. XD So we started going MOUUU! At him (like "GEEZ") and he decided it sounded like cows, and that was to be our new battle cry. XD
At the end of the very long show, they threw out all kinds of stuff at us, and I was amazed because I got a pick from Ka-yu, and while everyone was flailing at them for stuff I couldn't see real well, but Shuji threw one of his drumming gloves right into my hand. Oo; I felt this leathery cloth land in my hand and just snapped my hand on it before I even realized what it was. XD
Pics:
The center bit is actually shiny and sparkly. XD
And the glove. I held my hand to it to see how much bigger it is than mine, because it smells like live house and I don't want to put it on. XDDDD
So yeah, it was fun. It feels nice to flesh out my list of "bands I've seen." XD Today I am sore from headbanging and have bruises where no one ought to have them. *_*
I also got my ticket for Jinkaku Radio today, and it's a decent number. It turns out it's not a oneman, though. D: Oh well; I'm sure Yuuki doesn't need long to beat the crap out of us. XDDD
Ohhh. I hurt. XD HURT SO GOOD... if you wanna be all Mellencamp about it.
The place is a little hard to find, but if you follow all the bandgirls in black and pink it's easy enough. It was a tiny place, just a cap. of 400 people. I had a crappy ticket, one of the first Bs, but I worked my usual gaijin guerilla magick and ended up cramming myself at the front. XD I had to hang onto the barricade for dear life because the stupid girl next to me kept trying to shove me away... poor thing didn't realize I'm not new at this. XD
But anyway, they were good. I didn't think it would be a very long show, but it went over two hours. Oo; Encore included. The members were very good together, and even though I don't know a thing about Janne I enjoyed myself. The support members were Shuji from Janne on drums, Kazuma (Siam Shade) on lead guitar, and a guy I didn't know doing the Hitsugi part rhythm guitar. I was wedged under where Kazuma was, and he was just enjoying the Hell out of Random White Girl. XD He grinned and grinned at me, and then he started chucking picks at me, but I never could get one. --; He'd throw one and then look at me like DID YOU GET IT, and I'd be like ORZ. And he would try again. XD Kinda old for me, but nice guy.
Ka-yu was very cool, friendly, did good MCs. He talked a lot about food and figured that since we were Kobe-ites we ate mostly cows. XD So we started going MOUUU! At him (like "GEEZ") and he decided it sounded like cows, and that was to be our new battle cry. XD
At the end of the very long show, they threw out all kinds of stuff at us, and I was amazed because I got a pick from Ka-yu, and while everyone was flailing at them for stuff I couldn't see real well, but Shuji threw one of his drumming gloves right into my hand. Oo; I felt this leathery cloth land in my hand and just snapped my hand on it before I even realized what it was. XD
Pics:
The center bit is actually shiny and sparkly. XD
And the glove. I held my hand to it to see how much bigger it is than mine, because it smells like live house and I don't want to put it on. XDDDD
So yeah, it was fun. It feels nice to flesh out my list of "bands I've seen." XD Today I am sore from headbanging and have bruises where no one ought to have them. *_*
I also got my ticket for Jinkaku Radio today, and it's a decent number. It turns out it's not a oneman, though. D: Oh well; I'm sure Yuuki doesn't need long to beat the crap out of us. XDDD