サンフランシスコ、ベイエリアのライブハウスをいくつかご紹介します。
Yoshi's
http://www.yoshis.com/
Oakland と San Franciscoに店があります。
Jazzのライブハウスではけっこう有名です。
オーナーは日本人の方です。
出演者も一流どころが多く、値段も手頃です。
有名なミュージシャンの場合は$50位と高いときもあります。
Oaklandの方がSan Franciscoよりも安いです。
Boom Boom Room
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Yoshi's San Franciscoと同じ通り沿いで、数ブロック離れたところにあります。
ここはFunk系が多いですね。私はけっこう好きですが、
ライブが始まるのが、10時頃からのときもあり、終わるのが、1時～2時くらいになることもあります。
The Fillmore
http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-tickets
これはYoshi's と Boom Boom Roomの間にあります。
名前の通り、Fillmore Street沿いにあります。入り口はGearyをちょっと入ったところにあります。
60年のサイケデリックミュージック全盛のころから、あり、２階のラウンジには、当時のサイケなポスターがいっぱい張ってあります。ここも人気のミュージシャンが多数ライブを行なってます。
今はLiveNationが経営しています。
The Independent
http://www.independentsf.com/
サンフランシスコのDivisadero通り沿いにあります。
ここは繁華街とは離れたところにありますが、
けっこういいアーティストが来ます。
もちろん日によって違いますが。
住宅エリアにあるので、パーキングがかなり大変です。
他にもありますが、こんなところで。
どれも共通して言えることですが、ライブハウスでのライブは夜で、お酒を出すこともあり、
マナーの悪い輩もいます。なので、そういう輩には近づかない、自分の身は自分で守る、
もしくはグループで行動、危険そうな所には行かないことがライブを楽しむ秘訣でもあります。
もし、女性でしたら、グループか、信頼のおける男性と一緒に行動した方がいいです。
アメリカは日本と違って治安がよくないので、常に身のまわりには注意しておきましょう。
私は以前、ベイエリアに住んでいましたが、今年引越しをして、オレンジカウンティにいます。
ベイエリアもいいライブがたくさんあるので、楽しんでください！
Akiram
10/06/2009
8/31/2009
8/30/2009
Got 2 drumsets.
なんと1日に２つもドラムセットをゲット。
Craigslistで見つけたGretschのCatalina Club Jazzを見に行ったら、
なんとそこはPawn Shop（質屋）。
ベードラ、タム、フロア、スネアドラムの４つ、中古で、$375で出してたんだけど
行ってみたら、$250だって。
ヘッドは死んでたけど、まあその値段ならいいだろってことで、購入。
で、シンバル、スタンド類を見に普通の楽器屋に行ったら、
TAMAの18"ベースドラム含む5ドラムのセットが$600で売ってる！！
しかも、スタンド、シンバル、ハイハット付。
なので、結局、そちらも購入。
今後は、TAMAのセット、メインで、Gretschもたまに使って行こうかなと。
こちらではスタジオや演奏するハコにはドラムはないので、
ドラマーはドラムを持ってないとお話にならない。
なので、どれがいいか、いろいろ探してたんだけど、
ドラムセットを運ぶ機会が頻繁にあるので、ベードラの小さいやつがいいなーと
18"のベードラのセットを探していました。
ほんとはこの前に別でGretschのCatalinaをセット丸ごと売ってくれるやつがいたんだけど、
そいつが連絡とかちょー適当で、住所も教えないし、ドタキャンするし、そいつを見切った後の出来事でした。
とにかくドラムゲットできてよかった。
今日はジャムセッションに参加した。
おっさんばっかでアットホームな雰囲気。
やる曲はブルースばかりでちょっと退屈だったけど、まあまあ楽しめました。
5/06/2009
AT&T Problem
Hi, This is Akira Muramatsu.
I moved in Orange County, Southern California from Bay Area since I've got a new job here. I moved in the apartment and tried to get a home phone and internet service from AT&T. But it's just a beginning of the terrible story...
Here is the whole story of my AT&T home phone and internet service problem.
Since I'm an IT engineer, it is so inconvenient that I can't use internet home.
4/2 Applied AT&T home phone and internet service.
4/4 Moved in the apartment in Irvine.
4/10 Called AT&T because the DSL modem was not delivered. The AT&T staff found some mistake in his side and rescheduled to deliver the modem.
4/15 Got modem. But I found that there are no dial tone and DSL signals in the line.
4/16 Called AT&T to fix the problem but the AT&T staff told me that if The problem is in the AT&T's facility, it's free. But if the problem is in my apartment's facility, it costs $55. So I called the leasing office of my apartment to check if the problem is not in my apartment's side.
4/20 Got a call from the leasing office that there is no problem with the apartment's facility and they told me to call AT&T to fix the problem.
I called AT&T and got an apointment that the tech staff of AT&T came fix the problem. I told the leasing office to get the AT&T into my room to fix the problem because I was not home for working at my company at that time .
4/21 Got a call from tech staff of AT&T that he fixed the problem, it should work(should???). At that time I was in the office and told him that I checked it when I got home. After work, I checked if I could use home phone and internet, But I COULDN'T.......
4/22 Called AT&T to cancel the service. The staff was trying to get the disconnect fee from me even though I coudn't use their service AT ALL.
4/23 I sent the DSL modem back to AT&T.
It took 20 days since I applied AT&T home phone and internet service. But it's still not available. I'm exausted of those things.
It was so painfull. I talked with my collegues about this problem and he had a same problem. He did same thing as me. called AT&T and leasing office, tried to find out what the problem is by himself.
AT&T told us that the customer's satisfaction is their #1 priority but actually it's not.
I'm so disappointed with their service. That's just the waste of time for 3 weeks!!!
I moved in Orange County, Southern California from Bay Area since I've got a new job here. I moved in the apartment and tried to get a home phone and internet service from AT&T. But it's just a beginning of the terrible story...
Here is the whole story of my AT&T home phone and internet service problem.
Since I'm an IT engineer, it is so inconvenient that I can't use internet home.
4/2 Applied AT&T home phone and internet service.
4/4 Moved in the apartment in Irvine.
4/10 Called AT&T because the DSL modem was not delivered. The AT&T staff found some mistake in his side and rescheduled to deliver the modem.
4/15 Got modem. But I found that there are no dial tone and DSL signals in the line.
4/16 Called AT&T to fix the problem but the AT&T staff told me that if The problem is in the AT&T's facility, it's free. But if the problem is in my apartment's facility, it costs $55. So I called the leasing office of my apartment to check if the problem is not in my apartment's side.
4/20 Got a call from the leasing office that there is no problem with the apartment's facility and they told me to call AT&T to fix the problem.
I called AT&T and got an apointment that the tech staff of AT&T came fix the problem. I told the leasing office to get the AT&T into my room to fix the problem because I was not home for working at my company at that time .
4/21 Got a call from tech staff of AT&T that he fixed the problem, it should work(should???). At that time I was in the office and told him that I checked it when I got home. After work, I checked if I could use home phone and internet, But I COULDN'T.......
4/22 Called AT&T to cancel the service. The staff was trying to get the disconnect fee from me even though I coudn't use their service AT ALL.
4/23 I sent the DSL modem back to AT&T.
It took 20 days since I applied AT&T home phone and internet service. But it's still not available. I'm exausted of those things.
It was so painfull. I talked with my collegues about this problem and he had a same problem. He did same thing as me. called AT&T and leasing office, tried to find out what the problem is by himself.
AT&T told us that the customer's satisfaction is their #1 priority but actually it's not.
I'm so disappointed with their service. That's just the waste of time for 3 weeks!!!
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