the trio world tour 1996 - 15

7/24/96in Paris

-----------------------

I have only two more shows left in Europe. I am already sad about leaving Europe.

 

At 10 am we check-in to our hotel in Les Halles. The hotel is very close to the concert hall.

 

Half of the pain I had in my neck yesterday is gone by following Doctor Tsushima's remedies that he gave me over the phone. I am really happy about this.

 

I try to take a nap because I couldn't sleep well on the bus coming here. I can't sleep because there are construction noises outside so I go out for a walk around Les Halles. I go to the Centre Geroges Pompidou briefly. I buy this thin book with a great lay out titled, "Avant Garde Films 1955-1995".

 

At 5:30 pm I got to the concert hall. It is a very small, modern hall but has great vibes to it. The audience's seats are layed out on this great incline so when you are on the stage it feels as though the stage is on a higher plane and you are looking down on the audience.

 

In Italy, all the shows started really late (from around 10 pm) but in the Northern part of Euorpe it seems that things get started earlier. The show tonight starts at 8:30 pm, but this is still much later than Japan.

 

I think Japan is the only place in the world that has a strange system for running concert halls.  In Japan, the time when shows start are determined by the administrative staff of the hall. It pisses me off every time I think about it. I mean, concert halls are nothing more than a box or a container to put something in so, in theory the showtime should be determined by what and who is playing in the hall that night. Once I had a concert that started at twelve because I hated the Japanese system.

 

After soundcheck, I have some dinner prepared by Linda. I also have a bit of redwine.


(C)KabAmerica Inc.


评论

© everything will flow | Powered by LOFTER