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I thought this would suck and I'd hate it, especially since its for an event I could care less for but need to go to nonetheless, but woah.
It's great to start my day this early.
The streets are relatively empty, the sun is still beginning its climb upward, the heat isn't unbearable just yet. It's calm, it's nice.
I'm going to regret this by midday when I'm trudging the city with another dull headache but for now, it ain't half bad.
May 9, 2025
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not as painful as 6 but still put together and better than 8
May 23, 2024
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I feel like I have an extra two hours in my day than everyone else. Plus, sunrise.
Feb 24, 2025
getting up at 6 am isn't fun but seeing this every morning makes it worth it !!
Jan 14, 2025
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May 10, 2025
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my job is watching movies and getting paid but sometimes it does get annoying to watch the same thing 3 times a day so i just sneak out and fuck around in the parking lot roof until i either get kicked out or someone notices im out. clerksmaxxing
May 7, 2025
One night I'd realized that I was sorely lacking in any experience in Tokyo nightlife. I wasn't sure if I'd wanted to go out to Shinjuku for the red light district or risk being ID'd at the bars across Roppongi.
I wandered for a while before finding a nifty little spot. Small, quaint, warm. Plus, they allowed indoor smoking, so I was more than happy.
The first night I went I was the only one in, conversing endlessly about Mingus and other jazz giants with the barkeep, Kyoko. A simple gin & tonic and some Mingus was enough to keep my head straight for the rest of the night.
Last night, my final night in Tokyo, I decided to say my goodbyes there. It was full this time around, salesmen having just gotten out of work and the like. I had a wonderful conversation with each and every single one of them. Two whiskeys and five cigarettes deep, I still feel like it was a work of my imagination to have heard a group of middle aged men call me "sugoi".
Unfortunately, I do believe I owe all of them one of my own records. If I can get into a recording studio at all.
Nonetheless, its the best experience I've had in Tokyo thus far (aside from... usual tourist stuff, I'd say.)
Volontaire in Akasaka, Tokyo. If you like jazz and want an intimate night with yourself and some jazz records, and have 2,000 yen to spare for the cover charge, it's well worth it. It's not particularly foreign friendly but it's a wonderful place.
Jun 6, 2025