Tokyo Day 5 May 24, 2008

Going to work. Who knew what the day's event was going to be like? Yuri Shibuya and Kumetani Satoshi, unawares of the quiet before the storm. But you know what, it s all in a day's work.

GreenRoom Surf Music Festival in Yokohama's Osanbashi Hall was quite an event. There was some people checking it out.


There were 3 stages, this was one of them.




(Positive Vibrations!! Saritah, giving thanks.)


(Keison Getting Ready)


It rained, but that did not stop the organizers from keeping the rain off the outdoor geo dome wood performance space.







(Umbrellas work, too.)



There were artists galore. The people behind the whole surf culture industry image, the people behind the cameras and those behind the mics and on the stage.



(yusuke Hanai was mad busy)



(two of the thirty five rythmn knockers called Panorama Steel Orchestra)

(Pepe California. The Next Krafterk, Chemical Brothers do it yourself band! Had me JUMPING!!)

(Models of 'Fine' Magazine.. fashion getting in the mix)

(two lovelies from australia, one dork. Saritah and Natalie of Blue King Brown)

(Battling the forces of evil and ill intent. Jonas Kaku, Jonas Glass Vision)


(exactly)


(check out the hat!)


(Taisuke Yokoyama. OG Shonan lens man)


(Naoko. Live Finger Painting the Booth)


(Don't Mess with this guy. OG! Cyborg Magazine and Dangerous Legendary Lensman, NISHI with Good buddy, Rick!!)

(Future Generation)


(John from California and Yuri from Kichijoji)

(Shonan Lensman)


(The man, Kamaichi, organizer of this little throw down with DJ Tommy of Shonan Surf Mafia and killer selector!)



It is what it is.. a music festival requires organization and funding.

(thirsty?)
17 Bands, 7 djs, 42 artists and 3 stages later, I m tired, my legs are tired and my mind is swimming. The lights, colors and sounds engulfed my being. The now was later and I m at the key pads typing stuff out, which I am finding no good words to express with. The sounds were all positive, the artists were all positive and the audience, they made the floors bounce and the walls shake!


(can you feel IT, SUCKERS!!)
Did I mention there was a tree house? When you got to the top of it, there were three stained glass window pieces and when you looked through.. did I mention there was a tree house?







I m done, put a fork in me, until osaka.