Rock4four: Summertime Special '09

6.5 Fortunate Son

This midday (Monday) I went down to Yuigahama beach, in Kamakura, with Nat, and some folks from the Rock of Gib. There were a few people already along, for a liquid lunch. Kendrick and Tyrone were there, with a few of their friends, and Kendrick introduced me formally, to his girlfriend, Sayaka. Unutterably lovely, charming, and shy. Couldn't speak a word of English...

"How the #### do they communicate???" I whispered, to Kendrick.

"Heh heh... universal language o' luuurve?" he hypothesized.

Yuji Fuji was on the phone, as usual. He was giving someone a roasting. "Who's he talking to?" I asked Fox.

"Terry Tokugawa."

"Jeepers H Creepers. What is it with Yuji, and that family? What now?"

"We're not happy with his sets."

"I thought that was all done?"

"You should've been here on Saturday. He blew. HARD!"

I eavesdropped on the ensuing phone conversation. This was the gist:

YUJI: "No Terry. You're NOT playing this weekend, unless it's the pre-approved playlist. We agreed in the beginning, that you'd play on the same tip as Tommy, and as long as that was the case, we had no problem. But you went off on some Prog-rock wank fest, last Saturday, and I won't have it. I've got Yokohama FM and MTV coming down, for the the next event, and if ANYONE blows it, I'm gonna wring their ####ing necks! So, unless you stop playing up, and stick to the pre-arranged tracks Terry, forget it!...... Am I threatening you??? What the ####??? Terry, you've been practically begging me to let you DJ, for the last year, and when I finally do, you start lording it. You need to take a break, and think about who your friend is... No? Get the Ffff ... Goodbye Terry!"

I've never seen Yuji so agitated. I decided to let him cool down, before talking to him, and I sat down, with Kendrick, Ty, and Sayaka. To my surprise, Ty spoke Japanese incredibly well. "How long's he been in Japan?" I asked Kendrick.

"Couple o' years"

"His Japanese is amazing!"

"So is his Mom's.... she's from Fujisawa!"

'Oh, right!"


Featured Track:

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Fortunate Son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfjU3_XOaA&feature=related