Aug. 8th, 2006
I was among the audience to celebrate the retirment of Itho 88, at the STB Loopongi live house, more than 500 musicians, friends gathering in a typhoon night, simply for pay their respect to a legend in Jazz musice scene.I was so moved when Keiko Lee delicate the song to itoh, the light on him is red, in her were white, there occupied each corner on the stage, the air were freeze, no body breath but to listen and feel the great moment of tirbute; after he heart-touching song special for Itho, a lady approch the stage, presented him with flower, that's Itoh's wife, on his retirment party, on his 60th birthday,the appuses from audience begins, gratdually increase the level of sound, Itoh-san walk down the stage, toward the exit, the cameraman and spot light follow his step to the entrence. this is the end of the Summer Jazz Concert, a night no one will forget, it lasted for 3 hours and more, from 6:50 pm to 10:20 pm, I am so happy to be there, to be part of the moment of turth, to witness the greatest moment for a Music Man embrace his honor, his badge. to my good friend in Japan - Itoh-san.
Itoh-san express his apprecaiton for my attendacne on stage, this is also an unusual honor for me. we"ve been knowing each other for 18 years, and the friendship developed since he walked me home to the hotel on the night of Ozzy Osbern's concert at Tokyo Budakan - that went back to 10 years ago. we are not only eating, but sharing life, the only thing we havn't complete is conducting project together, even he won his trumphy when launching his own label under the name 88, another unique honor as music man.
T-square reunined on stage, perform the first song produced by 88 25 years ago, the band break up for 10 years, and that make the special event even shining, on stage to tribute a master who brought them to the music industry. all the top Jazz musician and talent show up at the party, on stage or as an audience. the big Jazz fesat and festival under one person's power, I had a great time and I think a lot, what other industry or what kind of business can a man collect so much fruit in life, not so many, and for single personal's retirment party, what can be done to excess the beauty of musical tribute? the answer is quite simply, only music can do; Itoh was born in Aug. 8th 1946; got married on 1988, Aug.8 in the morning of 8 o'clock. a good friend of mine ( by my defination and I hope it include his ), I am the only 2 foreiger who flew for the retirment party, Corbett - a Jazz musican , half blood American / Japanese develop career in Taiwan, flew to the pary as well.
I wish to writing something for this special event. on my blog.
Capture every momuent of truth - my believe in life, I accmulate another one last week on Aug. 8th, I am so lucky.
Attending Tamsui Oxford College's alumni last night, it was so warm, much warmer than my NTU EMBA classmate gathering, I don't know why, they gave me more than I deliver, we talked and shared and the ambience is so great that no one want to leave. Weiming is a good guy, volunteering to be the coordinator and happey to serve all, I am so lucky to have friend like them.
Talking to William Shen for possible working in FON, He seems OK, I am not push so hard, but to have him thinkging about 3 things in career development : for the industy, for the company and for the people he work with; to come up with the " to do " or " what to do" growth pattern.
posted by Roger @ 8/13/2006 08:41:00 上午
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