“An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.” — Paul Valery
“As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.”
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Ralph Bakshi
The Last 228 Underground Show -
It’s really cool the be part of the first or last of something. Recently my band Yuki Yuki Yasumi played the first Monday night show on the third floor at Molly Maguires in Phoenixville, and now we’ve been invited to play the last 228 Productions Wednesday night show at P.J Ryans, also in Phoenixville, PA. Since “Yuki” has played the underground numerous times, I wanted to share some memories.
7-7-10: This was the first Yuki show in which I wore girl’s clothes. I wore my red and black Gothic Lolita skirt. It was kind of a bizarre way of celebrating loosing a bunch of weight, I guess I have pretty bizarre way of celebrating stupid things. I can’t say I like this performance, which makes me wonder why I shared it it with the world on YouTube???? I got drunk, couldn’t hear myself through the “house” sound system, sung off key a lot. Come to think of it, most Underground performances were kind of like that.
1-19-2011: This gig marked the first Yuki (hybrid) set… Hybrid is what we call it when Nate and I play to backing track of the album. I know a lot of “true” musicians think this is “cheating,” but you try it. It’s really hard and “unforgiving” to play like this. I can’t help feeling like nate I are like some bizarre Cheech and Chongin this video. Remember in Up In Smoke when Cheech comes out on stage with Micky Mouse ears and a tutu? That’s sort of how I feel with my Cat Ears and Schoolgirl uniform. I have to learn how to dance, my movements are so awkward.
4-20-11: My most recent experience at the Underground involved seeing Karma Bat’s final performance. This for me embodied the spirit of the Underground. It was dark and dim, the lights were low, the beer was cheap, the wings were covered with teriyaki sauce… it was a perfect atmosphere for fun punk rock.
What does the last Underground Show hold in store? A lot of bands. A lot of energy, and I can at least guarantee some unpredictably… it’s going to be a lot of fun!~ Yuki
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I’m trying to stay awake… so I can adjust back to my 1st shift schedule for work/school, however, I find myself unable to do anything productive. It’s basically just watch Hetalia on Netflix, refuse to put on pants in front of relatives, play video games, drink coffee, and search for my phone charger.
I had a mimosa, and it died back in the fall. I kept the pot with “Miyuki” in it for a few months even though all that was left was a brown stem sticking out of the dirt. Why does this come up randomly? Because I kind of told myself that I would give growing mimosa another try when the spring came around, I can’t believe it’s half way through April already.
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