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January 28, 2009
TC 131 - The Sweet Season
(click the magic button to hear or download the 33 minute episode)
| time | segment |
|---|---|
| 00:00-07:10 | Running errands in Ikebukuro on a Sunday afternoon |
| 06:44-09:43 | Third grade elementary school performance of Swan Lake |
| 09:18-19:15 | Waiting for daughter's Brownie troop to return from overnight excursion while sitting in a park near Tokyo Dome |
| 18:46-25:23 | Still waiting - this time next to a fountain |
| 25:12-28:24 | Elementary school choral performance |
| 28:16-33:51 | Three days later in another park with final segment - featuring a letter from Mr. Peters |
As always, thanks for listening.
[image entitled Sis was shot by rayparnova and is provided through a creative commons license via her/his Flickr photostream. Thanks, rayparnova.]
Posted by scott at January 28, 2009 11:03 PM
Comments
Very interesting episode. Was listening to it on my commute and heard you mention Harry Potter. The next thing you know I heard some music that sounded like Harry Potter meets the Godfather. I couldn't place the music until you identified it, but at first it sounded like an accordion to me. Maybe I'm just losing it. As Mel Brooks said, " It's good to be the king"
We were amused.
I had forgotten all about Mogulus until you mentioned it. I'm going to have to post something soon
Posted by: Mafuchan at January 29, 2009 12:41 PM
Mafuchan: Thanks for the encouraging comments. The kids were playing melodians and various percussion instruments in addition to daughter #1 on keyboard. At the very end of the song, there were two kids playing this weird keyboard hooked up to an air-compressor and fan - the whole apparatus was worn on a shoulder-harness like a marching band drum-kit. It provided a haunting sound.
As for History of the World, I cut a few minutes out of the park segment were I went on a Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman tangent which concluded with Harvey's great line, "Sire! You look like the piss boy."
Posted by: scott at January 29, 2009 12:52 PM
Totally can relate. My wife is always telling me to stop comparing the cost of products between here and our native land. "You can't compare" she tells me every weekend as I flip through the Yodobashi, PC Depot, and Yamada Denki ads. It is tough not to. Every time I want to buy a new gadget I am hit upside the head with the cost difference! At the end of the day I shouldn't care, I am paid in yen and I spend in yen...put on the blinders and just buy it! You're such a good role model for us all. Ha ha!
Posted by: Steve at January 29, 2009 10:33 PM
Your podcasts are never boring.
Posted by: Mark A at February 1, 2009 04:51 AM
Hi S!
Are we going to hear students contribution to Tokyo Calling feed?
Hardware-wise speaking... It seems Apple is about to release new line of iMacs quite soon! (My current object of desire). I hope you have made your recent purchase with full knowledge of this release approaching?
Keep the podcast kingdom blooming :)
Have a nice February.
Posted by: Woyteac at February 3, 2009 08:03 AM
Scott,
Your children and their classmates are talented for their age. It was nice to hear the musical interludes. I always enjoy the point card systems they have in Japan. Sure helps you save some Yen.
The Warrior
Posted by: The Warrior at February 4, 2009 03:48 PM
Your Majesty
always a pleasure to listen to Your Majesty's words. Never a boring minute.
Posted by: Joe at February 6, 2009 11:16 PM
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