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"Kumi-daiko" literally means a taiko ensemble that consists of various taikos. Surprisingly, the Kumi-daiko style was invented in 1950's by a single person although taiko itself has a long history. Daihachi Oguchi, the founder of Osuwa Daiko, created the Kumi-Daiko style in 1951. He was actually a jazz drummer. One day, he was asked to interpret an old sheet of taiko music for the Osuwa Shrine, which was found in an old warehouse. The sheet music was written in an old Japanese notation and he couldn't understand it at first. He, fortunately, found an old man who had performed the tune, and then he succeeded in interpreting it at last. However, as a jazz player, the rhythm pattern of the tune was too simple for him to play. He wondered why nobody played taiko together. A marvelous idea came across his mind and made him decide to break through the tradition. Inspired by a western drum set, he formed a group in which each player beats a different taiko; in short, he gave the group a function as a drum set. A high-pitched Shime-daiko established a basic rhythm like a snare drum does. A growling Nagado -daiko added accents like a bass drum. His intention was right to the point, and this epoch-making invention changed the taiko music forever.- Excerpt from The History of Taiko, the Drumbeat of Japan
Sono allergico a molte cose. Nel senso più medico del termine eh. Già a febbraio mi premuro di cominciare ad assumere pasticche di antistaminici in previsione dell'ondata di sostanze orribili dell'aria che si concretizza attraverso ripetuti e rumorosi starnuti, conditi da una produzione decisamente fuori misura di muco e lacrime agli occhi. Tutto ciò solitamente avviene intorno a pasqua. Ma quest'anno no. Pochi starnuti, solo rare mattine e quindi poche lacrime e pochi pacchetti di fazzoletti di carta usati.
Ma a Parigi, il secondo giorno, mi sono svegliato con uno strano e fastidioso prurito in gola e ho iniziato a fare qualche starnuto di troppo. L'idea della mattina era di visitare il Jardin des plantes, che era pure abbastanza vicino, per poi andare sull'isola di San Luigi.
Ebbene, appena il mio naso ha varcato il cancello del parco, vicino all'edificio del museo di storia naturale, con lo stegosauro in bella mostra, ebbene, l'allergia si è rivelata in tutta la sua potenza con una sequela ininterrotta di starnuti per almeno un paio di minuti; lacrime, lacrime e ancora calde lacrime che scendevano e due pacchetti di fazzoletti di carta fatti fuori in un tempo record.
Poi il Jardin des plantes non l'abbiamo mica visto, perché io ho implorato di uscire al più presto da quel luogo infernale, che magari a gennaio avrà anche il suo fascino, ma a fine aprile è soltanto un incubo.
Al primo incrocio mentre le macchine erano ferme col rosso ho inspirato profondamente le ristoranti esalazioni di monossido di carbonio e polveri sottili, accogliendo tutto ciò con profonda gioia.
E adesso al lavoro ho una confezione da supermercato di autentici “muchoirs” parigini (comprati a Montmartre, per la precisione) nel cassetto che spero di metterci un anno a finirla tutta.
These beautiful Waxwings just can't get enough of these berries!
It was a very windy day, don't know how the berries managed to stay attached.
The city council around here used an old Fiat 500 to measure the parking spaces when creating this parkinglot.
Environmentalists they say they are. Morons.
Like their efforts gonna change anything.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
In order to get out of your car, you need to park this tight.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Delta Formation perform the "Delta Closer" maneuver Nov. 2, 2014, during the Amigo Airshow at Santa Teresa, N.M. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's premier precision-flying demonstration team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)
CSX Q032-05 brings the "precision" through TL in Langhorne, PA with Tropicana loads and intermodal for North Bergen eastbound on a cloudy afternoon. June 6, 2018.
Collecting a framed print from Precision Imaging. They do a fantastic job on printing and framing. More on what I picked up in a later post!
8.23mm BPAP suppressed carbine.
Silent, but absolutely deadly.
~Excerpt from an AR-133 advertisement.
A prototype carbine using an experimental low audio output round and a high durability removable suppressor. The combination of these two quirks makes the weapon nearly silent when firing in full auto.
Using the AAC Honey Badger as a base, they modified the lower receiver to accommodate a larger magazine, and added grip-ribs to the handguard.
Aside from those differences, it isn't too dissimilar to its parent design.
This is a composite image with my original base shot of the red berries against the blue sky.
Without any tweaking, I was pleased with how it came out, but I couldn't resist. I felt that it needed something more so I added the jet with its associated vapor trails. And of course, it had to maneuver through those very dangerous berries.
It's not even Slider's Sunday yet. It's only Tuesday night. Go Figure.
A Seattle Tunnel Partners worker ensures that a northbound (lower) roadway deck panel fits in a very tight space. Crews started placing the first of 1,152 panels inside the bored section of the tunnel on Nov. 8, 2017. Learn more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org or follow us on Twitter @BerthaDigsSR99.
The Breitling Display team with six out of their seven Czech built Aero L-39 Albatros jets
Based in Dijon, the team are the largest civilian aerobatic team in Europe
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Shot last weekend at Folehavna, Sandefjord, Norway.
This is the remains of an old WWII gun position. I wanted to do some monochromes of the remains and 1:1 format was what I ended up with.
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