14.

Super full moon on May 5, 2012, which looked brightter and larger than usual.
The photo was taken around 11:30 pm right after we got back home from the
Oread open mike. Photo by miura.

Toshiharu Maruyama singing Music Train. a song he wrote for his grandson.
Some people supported him with drums, horns and tambarine. Photo by miura,
April 28, 2012

Yukiko Natori and Kazue Harada at the Oread Open Mike, singing "Jinsei no Tobira
(Doors of Life)." The chorus in the last verse goes "I say it's sad to get weak/ You
say it's hard to get older/ And they say that life has no meaning/ But I still believe
it's worth living." It is a great song. Photo by miura, April 21, 2012.

11.

G. Masuzawa sining Knocking on Heaven's Door with (from left) S. Sakai,
S. Masuzawa, M. Akahane, and T. Ohtsuki. Awesome porformance.
Photo by miura on Aprl 14, 2012.

Kure Hayashi singing Kanojo wa Nagoya (As for her, she is in Nagoya), a song he
just finished writing right before coming to Oread to sing. It is a a boy-meets-girl
song which speculates about the wonders of fateful encounter and love. The portrait
of Bob Dylan painted by Alan Lau is looking on. Photo by miura, April 7, 2012.

Shunsui Sakai singing Missing You, a song of his owr writeing with the support from
Tadayosi Oka (guitar) and Hiroshi Ohta (sax), which was one of the highlights of the
evenig. Photo by miura, March 24, 2012.

This book by Walter Isaacson is a great read. --She (his wife Laurene) wanted to make
sure that both sides of his personality were reflected in this book and put into context.
"Like many great men whose gifts are extraordinary, he's not extraorinary in every realm,"
she said. "He doesn't have social graces, such as putting himself in other peoples's shoes,
but he cares deeply about empowring humankind, the advancement of humankind, and
putting the right tools in their hand." (pp. 543-4) Photo by miura, March 3, 2012.

On the bank of Avon River in Christchurch, NZ, the workers reconstructing
the sites severely damaged by the earthquake of Feb 22 last year, were
having lunch which they shared with the ducks that came up from the river.
Photo by miura Feb 27, 2012.

A young aspiring musician was playing the keyboard on Feb 27, 2012 near the City
Center in Christchurch, New Zealand. A big earthquake hit the area in Feburaury last
year destroying the symbol of the city, the great Cathedral. The sign in front of her
says, "I am saving up for teachers' college and also trying to bring some life to the
City Center." Photo by miura Feb 27, 2012.

T
Shunsui Sakai, singing "Whitney, I Love You," a song he made up on the spot
as he sang along, with Hjime Tanaka supporting him with his exqusite guitar licks
at the Oread open mike. Photo by miura, February 18, 2012.

It was literally freezing cold this morning. The thermometer right in front of the
door read -18℃ at 7. It IS cold but a very nice crisp day! Photo by miura, Feb 3, 2012.

Professor Konomi Ara gave a great lecture titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. vs.
Malcolm X, and Barak Obama" at the 4th MLK Day Benefit Cocert at Oread,
January 15, 2012. Photo by miura.

From left H. Tanaka, K. Yamaguchi, J. Kasuga, T. Otsuki, a blues session at
Oread Open Mike on Jan. 7, 2012. Photo by miura.

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