Haunted house jazz festival
Today Andee and I went to the Konan High School Festival to view the festivities. The first thing I noticed was the size of the school in comparison to Tamano High. Shun’s school, being private, is much larger but also farther outside of the city. We met Shun at the front gate and he introduced us to his friend who goes to Tomako. She was our tour guide for most of the day.
First we went to some rooms to see the clubs’ presentations. The English club had some photos of an English camp, including some humorous captions. The art club had pictures and sculpture, and Shun's club, science club, had a bunch of interesting science experiments (including one of those machines that shows the waveform of your voice). Perhaps the most exciting display was the "haunted house" that had been constructed in a large conference room. Cardboard covered the windows to keep it dark, and groups went in a few at a time with a small flashlight to be spooked by people jumping out from around corners. I found the whole setup pretty thrilling. At one point the girl next to me fell down a stair because I had the flashlight pointed at a kid in a funny horse mask.
We ate some lunch that was prepared by a foods club, and then went to see a concert. I wasn't sure of the name of the band, but as I approached the room I heard guitars, drums, base, and what sounded like a pipe organ, which sort of reminded me of The Doors. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in and found the whole band was composed of girls singing some Japanese rock songs. Andee and I rocked out there for a while, and then went outside to see the brass band perform. They played "Tequila," AC/DC, and some 80’s rock songs, and more traditional brass band pieces. In the middle of the brass band performance, the male baritone sax player put on a long blond wig and started to sing. I have no idea why but it was funny to watch.
Shoko took Andee and me home, then in the evening Shoko, her mother (who lives next to us), Masatoshi, and I went to a swing jazz concert. Most of the people in attendance were old, but I recognized some songs like "The Pink Panther," "All of Me," and a Louis Armstrong number.
First we went to some rooms to see the clubs’ presentations. The English club had some photos of an English camp, including some humorous captions. The art club had pictures and sculpture, and Shun's club, science club, had a bunch of interesting science experiments (including one of those machines that shows the waveform of your voice). Perhaps the most exciting display was the "haunted house" that had been constructed in a large conference room. Cardboard covered the windows to keep it dark, and groups went in a few at a time with a small flashlight to be spooked by people jumping out from around corners. I found the whole setup pretty thrilling. At one point the girl next to me fell down a stair because I had the flashlight pointed at a kid in a funny horse mask.
We ate some lunch that was prepared by a foods club, and then went to see a concert. I wasn't sure of the name of the band, but as I approached the room I heard guitars, drums, base, and what sounded like a pipe organ, which sort of reminded me of The Doors. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in and found the whole band was composed of girls singing some Japanese rock songs. Andee and I rocked out there for a while, and then went outside to see the brass band perform. They played "Tequila," AC/DC, and some 80’s rock songs, and more traditional brass band pieces. In the middle of the brass band performance, the male baritone sax player put on a long blond wig and started to sing. I have no idea why but it was funny to watch.
Shoko took Andee and me home, then in the evening Shoko, her mother (who lives next to us), Masatoshi, and I went to a swing jazz concert. Most of the people in attendance were old, but I recognized some songs like "The Pink Panther," "All of Me," and a Louis Armstrong number.
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