Random moments from the sidewalk...
Reading a manga suddenly reminded me of a moment that happened in Sendai.
We were wandering around after the show, soaking wet in not enough warm clothes, looking for food I think. Most of the stores were closed and the stragglers wandering through the covered streets were drunk, or on their way home from other places. But this one guy was sitting against the wall, with a guitar.
And he was singing.
I have no idea what the song was about, but I remember that his voice was really really nice to listen to. So Maura and I stopped and watched for the rest of the song. And when he noticed that the two gaijin stopped, he was absolutely amazed. Even more so when we responded to him in Japanese. He was really talented. I hope he gets to pursue music, and become successful at it.
I don't remember his name, or if he told it to us, and I wonder if he'll always remember the two crazy blonde foreign chicks who stopped to listen to him on a rainy, cold spring night.
It's a nice thought.
We were wandering around after the show, soaking wet in not enough warm clothes, looking for food I think. Most of the stores were closed and the stragglers wandering through the covered streets were drunk, or on their way home from other places. But this one guy was sitting against the wall, with a guitar.
And he was singing.
I have no idea what the song was about, but I remember that his voice was really really nice to listen to. So Maura and I stopped and watched for the rest of the song. And when he noticed that the two gaijin stopped, he was absolutely amazed. Even more so when we responded to him in Japanese. He was really talented. I hope he gets to pursue music, and become successful at it.
I don't remember his name, or if he told it to us, and I wonder if he'll always remember the two crazy blonde foreign chicks who stopped to listen to him on a rainy, cold spring night.
It's a nice thought.