It's 1:30am, I'm thinking about sleeping but wanted to write before I did. This is my second night in Osaka and I'm absolutely loving it here. Besides the fact that I miss home, I'm having a good time. Most of the time when I'm on the road it's for a month+, but this time is a lot shorter. I definitely find that the more time I spend in one particular city, the more I grow to love it (ex. Perth, on my trip earlier this year.. and now - Osaka). This is a great music city, and the shows here are always amazing. We made another stop at Rock Rock tonight - the smallest bar in existence with the most musical history. This is a fun place.
(some photos around Osaka at night)
Japan has such a wide selection of vending machines and they are absolutely everywhere. You name it, size it, package it - anything you can think of, the option is available! I've grown to love the BOSS brand iced-coffee from these machines. It's readily available and rather delicious. Here is a small example of what I'm talking about:
I'm really happy these days and that's a good thing. This year started off a little rough (and extremely busy), but I feel like I'm in a good place now. Off to sleep now, more shopping/walking/exploring tomorrow, and then our 2nd show in Osaka. Tour is almost over! (dreading the long flight home)
Brian Eno:Music for Airports is the perfect soundtrack right now.
I'm also loving The Dodos - Visiter album these days. 2008, great year for music.
