2006 November 11 Saturday.
Another cold and rainy day. A good day to stay inside and become more computer literate. Oh, by the way, speaking of GRAND OPENINGs as I mentioned briefly in yesterday's blog, a childhood friend of my wife, together with her husband, just opened a brand new restaurant today. It is called the Mongol ShokuDo モンゴル食堂. See the photo on the left for details. Because it was raining, and I will be drinking beer at their new restaurant tonight, Ikuko and I called a taxi and rode over to the new place, arriving just before 18:00. It was already full so we had to wait about 10 minutes or so. Ikuko first met the owner's wife, whose name is also Ikuko, when they were both in the 2nd grade of elementary school. I met the husband of my wife's childhood friend only about 2 or 3 years ago. Last summer, on August 7, we played together in a band with 3 other people. I played the bass guitar, and he played a percussion instrument known as the KaHo. You can see a photo gallery of that day's events, by clicking here. This new restaurant also has a stage area, for live music. I have this funny feeling that the owner and I will be getting together again in a few months or so, and making some music. I'm ready any time. My wife Ikuko and I ate and drank our fill, and bid congratulations and farewell to the owner and his wife at about 20:00. When we stepped outside of the restaurant, the rain had mostly stopped, so we decided to see how far we could walk on our way back home. About half way there, it started raining again, so I hailed a taxi passing by on the street, and we rode the rest of the way in comfort. Another new family business has just started in Asahikawa. I will do my best to support it in anyway I can. Maybe by playing music for free on certain occasions, and drawing a bigger crowd from time to time. It is something that the owner and I both like to do. Play live music.
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