Finally got to the laminators

Feb 09, 2010 22:39

- so tonight I had the fun of introducing the pianist to the piano!  (I will try not to complain about cheroot ash on the keyboard)


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tanfouk February 9 2010, 22:48:28 UTC
Great digs. Are those albums stored on their sides, sheet music, or?

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wongkk February 9 2010, 22:58:29 UTC
Hello! Good to see you.

Yes - most of that cupboard is piano music and vocal scores. There's a similar amount of violin music, chamber music and organ volumes. Meanwhile, the duet stool is full of Hong Kong pop music! There should be something in all that lot to stop Gackt feeling bored ;=)

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pyroyale February 9 2010, 23:01:17 UTC
I don't know if I'd find Gackt watching me as I played piano to be motivating or unnerving! I could just imagine him berating me for getting it wrong... XD

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wongkk February 10 2010, 08:32:04 UTC
I'm not too fussed - he's safely behind glass and I've got some great martial arts toys to distract him with!

At the re-enactors/LRP fair recently, I picked up a lacquered latex throwing star (and watched Ninja Asssassin the next day quite by accident!) which takes a bit of mastering so he can play with that whilst I make my mistakes ha ha (Er - I'd be sure not to try any of his own songs though. Ugh - I remember him shredding that impersonator...)

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ditch_gospel February 10 2010, 05:26:00 UTC
He looks quite smug and relaxed in that picture. Great spot to post it up!

Ooh, are those gourd rattles I see? Your house reminds me of the Badger's house from the Wind in the Willows, filled with treasures of all sorts.

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wongkk February 10 2010, 08:45:39 UTC
Yeah, he's kinda claimed ownership already! Still, it's nice to see he's comfortable.

It IS a good spot for that poster; you can't see from the photo but the room has quite a blue theme. I got that mag for my birthday so the poster has been hanging around for months, waiting for The Laminator (sorry - anything that sounds like Terminator becomes a joke!).

Spot on, Sharp Eyes! Yep, they're gourd rattles indeed. Badger's house? Um - probably more like Tenpou's! Apart from the lack of smoke and Kenren. And I have plenty of sake, of course (which Badger probably didn't).

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ditch_gospel February 11 2010, 05:30:53 UTC
Tenpou! Now that comparison is even more apt.

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raiko06 February 10 2010, 07:22:24 UTC
Now you've got your personal "piano teacher" with you all the time you're playing^^
Btw, my fingers are itching to play on that grand piano of yours!
Are all those books music sheets??

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wongkk February 10 2010, 09:00:12 UTC
Hmm - I wonder what one would learn from Gackt? Probably how to play hemidemisemiquavers wearing 6kg of rings!

You're very welcome to play the piano; it's a friendly animal and always enjoys attention from visitors. I have to confess that it's slipped down the charts a bit since I bought the synthesizer.

Yes; that's probably less than half though - there are two other cupboards with violin, organ, piano duets, chamber music etc. The shelves that you can see in the photo are vocal scores and solo piano stuff. There was so more time to play before I discovered martial arts! (but the two activities are similar - eye to body co-ordination, use of weight and body mechanics in making contact, using senses other than the eyes, reaction to other people and what they are doing, awareness of rhythm etc etc)

Thanks for taking a trip over here and for leaving a comment.

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anei_no_tsuki February 10 2010, 10:07:40 UTC
oh man, I really love that poster <333

And wow, you have a lot of music sheets! I wish I could play piano, you must be good : )

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wongkk February 10 2010, 13:23:40 UTC
Hello! Thanks for visiting over here.

Yes, that poster is cool - very relaxed and sophisticated (compared to samurai and cyborgs anyway!)

Mm. Music is a big love. Was interested in it as a career but soon realized that I was not pushy enough and would starve. Would probably have no money to buy Gackt posters either!

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