Got to say thanks to the tropical storm that just passed by. It totally got rid of the awful air that was lingering here.

All the gun violence news coming from the US is really disheartening. the numbers of deaths from guns is mind blowing. It's the numbers you'd see in a small war.

Had a great rehearsal today. There was one song I couldn't figure out the right beat for. Got that one sorted out. From now until recording, it's all fine tuning now. ## Today's Japanese - 塩分チャージ = salt content charge

I swear I listened to that Sam Gopal aready this year. It's a good one for people into 1960s pyches for sure. Shocking Blue was a lot heavier than I remembered they were too. - 最も　= the most

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." ~ Mark Twain