2025年07月の記事
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Combine / Nishimura Tomohiko
Today, on 7,000th day of this weblog, I'm afraid I have to place a sad news.On June 5, 2025, Nishimura Tomohiko, the guitarist of Sing Like Talking, departed from his life at the age 61 due to cancer.The members of Sing Like Talking, Satou Chikuzen and Nishimura Tomohiko and Fujita Chiaki are childhood friends.They formed a band in 1985, and won a contest in 1986 and got a chance to make their debut. Back then, the Band which was named Sing Like Talking to apply for the Contest, had six members.But the Record company plotted to keep Chikuzen and Chiaki who write most of their songs, and fire all other four members.Chikuzen thought that Nishimura's guitar is indispensable for music he wanted to create, So he persuaded the Record company and producer to keep Nishimura, too.Thus, Sing Like Talking became a trio group.While most of their songs are written by Chikuzen and Chiaki,From the album "Metabolism", Nishimura writes some of their songs. And you must not miss Nishimura's instrumental numbers included in S.L.T.'s singles and albums.Not only Nishimura has performed important roles as a guitarist of S.L.T.,But also he made a release of three albums of his own."Combine" is the third of them.First album is "Graffiti" and second album is "Wonderland".After S.L.T. made a release of album "Renascence", they went into long-term hiatus.Since this period, Nishimura began to work as a tour guitarist with CHAGE, Kai Yoshihiro, and so on.Superfluously; CHAGE, one of the duo members of "CHAGE & ASKA", and Nishimura look alike in appearance.Chikuzen jocularly describes them CHAGE & CHAGE.In 2021, Nishimura was found out that he had stage 4 mesopharyngeal cancer.At first, doctors thought it was too late to save him.But Nishimura himself had strong will to survive and come back to stage, and fought his illness.Miracle answered his willpower, and he completely recovered once.On S.L.T.'s 35th anniversary concert in spring 2023, Nishimura came back to the stage, and made public about the fact of his illness.However, his cancer flared up again and took a turn for the worse.According to other members of S.L.T., despite of the situation that seemed hopeless, he lived every day happily, performing guitar and talking with Chikuzen and Chiaki about S.L.T.'s stage and songs until his end of the road.Nishimura's final recording is Kai Band's latest album "Noir Midnight".The day when Nishimura's passing was announced was June 12, the anniversary of decease of Aoki Tomohito, the bassist of FOUR of a KIND. That reminded me of an interview I read on a memorial article for Aoki on a magazine.The interviewee was Asano Yoshiyuki alias Butcher who departed from his life about ten months after Aoki's passing.He said that back then, on Kadomatsu Toshiki's stages, he thought that Kadomatsu and Aoki and he were forming a triangle, but if a triangle loses one dot, two sides are also lost, and remains only one line.It's possible enough that Chikuzen and Chiaki keep on writing new songs together and perform S.L.T.'s songs on stages.But if I visit the concert by them two, I will be compelled face the reality that the Triangle of Sing Like Talking is lost forever.Realistically speaking, since Nishimura had terminal cancer once, I wondered whether he could live to become seventy.But I strongly believed that at least we can celebrate S.L.T.'s 40th anniversary together in 2028.Therefore, Nishimura's too early passing is nothing but all the more regretful.(Translation: Unable-to-think-up-Handle)"Combine" : August 26, 2020 POCE-12154"Wonderland" : April 18, 2015 CIACD-020"Graffiti" : June 24, 1998 FHCF-2427◇：Ready to place translation if askedWho is the 777,777th visitor!?
2025.07.30
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Matter of wordings？
1. After the former Agricultural Minister was replaced due to a remark that he's never bought rice because his supporters give him plenty enough that he could sell, a second-generation politician took his office as Agricultural Minister. Reportedly, the new Minister is said to have made a remark that if kome is unavailable, people can eat raisu.Quite a few people with knowledge of world history would have associated the phrase that if bread is unavailable, people can eat cake.Actually, he is well-known for his own peculiar tautology at speeches, and I'm also the one who leaped at this Remark as a dope for "10-line essays".But immediately, I got at a loss how to explain this Remark in this language."Kome" is crop cultivated for staple food, or grains sold at market."Raisu" usually means a plate or bowl of rice served at eating places, and sometimes customers select between bread.Later, I saw an online posting analyzing what the Minister meant by "Raisu" is imported rice that the President mentioned below tries to press our nation to buy.While I postponed placing this weblog until the Upper-house election ended, a nonsense came up with me:For most of our nation studying English, pronouncing L and R correctly is difficult. A famous example; in trying to say "rice", it can sound more like "lice". "Rice" is grains to eat. "Lice" is small parasitic insects that suck blood from human and animal skin.Thus, I thought up a sentence that "If rice is unavailable, people can eat lice".-Absolutely LOUSY!!2. At beginning of this summer, an abbreviation spread that ridicules the President whose name is the same as a card that belong to the suit, which means he always escapes in difficult situation while he exaggerates his influence. Actually, this Abbreviation is pronounced the same as a word of our language that means Octopus.Also, this word is used as a word of abuse among our nation, too.I understand this mollusk is disliked in the West as devil's messenger, but it's our nation's important food material.Did ongoing Exposition visitors enjoy ball-shaped snacks with chopped octopus?Please do not confuse the snack Takoyaki as Tacos, while I've read on newspaper that this Abusive Abbreviation is associated with the popular Mexican food.3. Sometimes, I translate Japanese proverbs and idiomatic expression literally on purpose and give odd titles on "10-line essays".I know some of those expression and notions don't exist in English-speaking world, which is a kind of cultural barrier.Such as: "The wholesaler won't sell so easily whatever you want" (No such luck), "Repress poison with poison" (Fight fire with fire), "If you curse others, there will be two grave holes" (Curses come home to roost).As for this, the biggest thing I wonder is whether notion or proverb exist in English that means "I want to see your (or sometimes ’their') parents' faces". In our language, this Phrase is used mainly when we are disgusted at ill-mannered children.Japanese-English dictionary places a illustrative sentence saying "I want to know what kind of parents allow their children to do such a thing".I've learned that in English-speaking area, parents and children have different persona.Then I suppose they don't use such phrase -is it fine to analyze so?Some fossil people abuse not-so-good subordinates saying that they want to see the subordinate's parents' faces, But be careful that this is genuine trampling on the subordinate 's integrity.You'll be accused of power harassment.(Translation: Unable-to-think-up-handle)◇：Ready to place translation if asked
2025.07.23
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謎なぞ34（＊二本立て）
＜1＞"額"にあって"おでこ"にはない。"手"にあって"掌"にはない。"目"にあって"瞼"にはない。"小判"にあって"大判"にはない。"鰹節"にあって"椎茸"にはない。"杓子"にあって"菜箸"にはない。"魚"にあって"野菜"にはない。"被る"にあって"羽織る"にはない。＜2＞"己"にあって"俺"にはない。"自"にあって"私"にはない。"士"にあって"師"にはない。"刃"にあって"剣"にはない。"中"にあって"外"にはない。"亡"にあって"消"にはない。"田"にあって"畑"にはない。"台"にあって"机"にはない。"串"にあって"針"にはない。"若"にあって"老"にはない。"音"にあって"色"にはない。"秋"にあって"夏"にはない。"相"にあって"互"にはない。"能"にあって"技"にはない。さて77万アクセス目の読者様はどなたでしょう！？
2025.07.17
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Again: Let me go meddlesome.
(Previous) 7. At Upper House election, electoral district is wide for the number of candidates.So compared to local election, I don't come across with campaign trucks and soapbox speech scenes so often.I just hope candidates and staffs and audience at street speeches won't suffer from heatstroke.For years, abnormal heat comes every summer. Then needless to say, it's time to reconsider the ways of election campaign, isn't it? -As well as election itself.8. Accidentally, the rumor about prophecy of massive earthquake that based on an occult comic turned out to have been entirely wrong.There is an advocate to place for the Prophecy believers, especially in neighboring Continent and Peninsular nation.If Authority of those states warns general public not to buy lands in our country because of the Prophecy, this warning is relevant and absolute.They should have ordered not to go to our country as well.Our country is quake-prone country. And natural disaster in our country that can threat people is not only earthquake.Typhoon, torrential downpours that can cause sediment disasters, current heatwave in summer... numberless.Superfluously: Was this occult Cartoonist able to predict earthquake two days before the earthquake on the Day in question and New Year earthquake last year?9. Ex-businessman President, whose name is the same as a card that belong to the suit that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value than the other suits, demands our nation to import more cars from his State? Don't they know that foreign car was supposed to be a status of wealth and something to show off among our nation for a long time?Generally speaking, our nation tends to have lockstep mentality.They tend to avoid being seen as show-off, except for some upstart profiteers who value what they have.Also: In our country, there are so many narrow lanes everywhere, not only rural village but also towns where small houses stand close together.At those areas, high driving technique is required, especially with large car.Besides, what about milage under circumstances that gasoline price surge and necessity of reduction of Carbon dioxide?If there are cars that meets characteristic of our country and needs, those cars could sell regardless of producer country.Additionally: If custom duty is raised, imported goods price soars and local citizens suffer from high cost of living.Does the President who falls in love with himself about tariff policies understand it?◆：Ready to place summery if askedWho is 770,000th visitor!?
2025.07.13
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最近バトン50
◇最近ハマっている物強いて言えば、「蛇腹胡瓜」切るのが手間だが、胡麻酢和えや中華風タレなど色々な味付けを試して楽しんでいる。◇最近お気に入りの曲＊CDでお答えいたします。チャールズ・ミンガス「道化師」ベッカ・スティーヴンス「Maple To Paper」◇最近｢ぅわっ｣っと思った事郵便局で「レターパック」を買おうとして「ゆうパック」をくださいと言ってしまった。◇最近大爆笑した事陽が落ちてから帰宅中、猫出没スポットを通ったら、猫が2、3匹鳴き交わしており、私もミャ～と混ざってみた―てなことを帰ってから夫に話して2人して大爆笑◇最近大号泣した事「大号泣というほど大号泣した」のは3月末の心身共に最悪だった頃。しかし、どうすべきかは答えは一応出ている。◇最近の初体験＊厳密に言うと「初めて知った事」でお答えいたします。今年の「Cross Your Fingers」のライブレポのイラストは、「バトゥカーダ」（小野リサ）に引っ掛けて、「数あるサンバ打楽器から、一番描きやすい・かつ一番何か判りやすい」という理由で「アゴゴ」をチョイス。そのサンバ打楽器のどれをイラストにしようかと調べていて、「クイーカ」という楽器の事を知った。今は少し昔、角松敏生さんのステージで使われているのを見たことはあるが、（「存在の証明」ツアーの時で「ポール・サイモンの楽曲のカバー」だったということしか憶えていない） 楽器の仕組みや演奏の仕方など… さらに言うと、NHK教育テレビの「できるかな」のアシスタントキャラクター「ゴン太くん」の声はその「クイーカ」で演出していたことも。◇最近踏み潰した物会社に届いた荷物の段ボール箱◇最近本気でキレた事上司が外出先から私に電話してきている最中にキャッキャキャッキャ騷ぐ私語三人衆。仕事の話なら特段何も言わないが、週末に行くアニメイベントか何かの話だったので。 上司に私語がバレることすら気にしていないと見える。 ―まあ、典型的な放任型上司がトップだとそうなるわなcf.「上司が壊す職場」（見波 利幸）◇最近の恋バナあったら不貞ですわな◇最近ショックだった事・詳細は省略して一足飛びに総括してしまうと、いわゆる7月5日の大地震の予言を信奉している御仁が身近にいること先のトカラ列島近海の群発地震で、これ以上被害が広がりませんように・SING LIKE TALKINGの西村智彦さんの訃報◇最近やらなきゃと思う事・出勤中に足首を捻挫して既に2カ月が経過し、内出血や痣など初期症状はとっくに消えているのに、未だに夕方になると炎症や痛みが出てくる。リハビリやケアの方法を調べて実践せねば。・もう1つあるが、これは事後報告といたす。◇最近の自分1日は長いが1週間は早い…の繰り返しで、仕事や急な暑さに「身体が付いていかない」気がする。（49）さて、767676アクセス目のジグザグを踏む読者様はどなたでしょう！？＜バトン持ち帰り＞------------------エムブロ！バトン倉庫http://mblg.tv/btn/view?id=33882------------------
2025.07.06
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