Comments on: Ray Charles over coffee… http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/ An Aussie girl living in Tokyo with her Japanese boyfriend trying to make sense of her crazy yet funny Japanese life... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Enny http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-442 Enny Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:25:18 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-442 They've also passed on appreciation for Simon and Garfunkel, the divine Miss Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, James Taylor... if my iPod hadn't completely shat itself, we coulda had a competition! They’ve also passed on appreciation for Simon and Garfunkel, the divine Miss Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, James Taylor… if my iPod hadn’t completely shat itself, we coulda had a competition!

]]> By: Lulu http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-441 Lulu Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:56:04 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-441 Deb- My dad started us early at home and my mum used to take my brother and I to those mummy and me music classes and kadai (I am not sure of spelling of kadai but it is a music thing). I did ballet until aged 6 but I got kicked out for violence or something...hehe. I can not dance. And while I love karaoke, the best thing about it is going and screaming with friends...I am not that great at it. BUT I DO LOVE IT! I sing to myself a lot... It's never too late to start...my brother taught himself to play the guitar at 15 or 16 and now he is awesome! Adam- Yes but what did you parents force you to listen to? I think you read the blog Boudist right? I love that guy....going to all those music gigs and meeting all those people would be so much fun. I love live gigs... Miss Natalie- I feel your embarrassment...well I used to. But now that I am older I appreciate the music my parents, in particular my dad, introduced to us at a young age. I LOVE ARETHA FRANKLIN!! And I like Billy Joel too ( my mum was a fan!!) It took me a second to realize what NKOTB meant but I got it now... Enny- I know a lot of Elvis songs...I love old Elvis movies too... Deb- My dad started us early at home and my mum used to take my brother and I to those mummy and me music classes and kadai (I am not sure of spelling of kadai but it is a music thing). I did ballet until aged 6 but I got kicked out for violence or something…hehe. I can not dance. And while I love karaoke, the best thing about it is going and screaming with friends…I am not that great at it. BUT I DO LOVE IT! I sing to myself a lot…
It’s never too late to start…my brother taught himself to play the guitar at 15 or 16 and now he is awesome!

Adam- Yes but what did you parents force you to listen to? I think you read the blog Boudist right? I love that guy….going to all those music gigs and meeting all those people would be so much fun. I love live gigs…

Miss Natalie- I feel your embarrassment…well I used to. But now that I am older I appreciate the music my parents, in particular my dad, introduced to us at a young age. I LOVE ARETHA FRANKLIN!! And I like Billy Joel too ( my mum was a fan!!)

It took me a second to realize what NKOTB meant but I got it now…

Enny- I know a lot of Elvis songs…I love old Elvis movies too…

]]> By: Enny http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-440 Enny Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:19:35 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-440 My upbringing resulted in me knowing all the words to all the Elvis songs. Uh-huh-huh. My upbringing resulted in me knowing all the words to all the Elvis songs.

Uh-huh-huh.

]]> By: Miss Natalie http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-439 Miss Natalie Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:42:01 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-439 I love Ray Charles. I grew up listening to Elvis, Aretha, Dusty Springfield, i thought is oh so daggy when mum played it. now it's some of my ultimate favourite music. When i was a little older and started developing my own music taste it included Billy Joel, Wacko Jacko, NKOTB (everyone did) Madonna, George Michael. Nowadays when i'm driving to appointments my music sways between Earth Wind & Fire, Ottis Redding, Billy Idol to Bell Biv Devoe, Jodeci and Snoop Dog I feel so embaressed now I love Ray Charles. I grew up listening to Elvis, Aretha, Dusty Springfield, i thought is oh so daggy when mum played it. now it’s some of my ultimate favourite music.

When i was a little older and started developing my own music taste it included Billy Joel, Wacko Jacko, NKOTB (everyone did) Madonna, George Michael.

Nowadays when i’m driving to appointments my music sways between Earth Wind & Fire, Ottis Redding, Billy Idol to Bell Biv Devoe, Jodeci and Snoop Dog

I feel so embaressed now

]]> By: Adam http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-438 Adam Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:00:10 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-438 Lulu, this is a great little post. I hang out with musos and dancers all the time and really wish I had skills in either/both... Lulu, this is a great little post.

I hang out with musos and dancers all the time and really wish I had skills in either/both…

]]> By: Deb http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-437 Deb Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:00:07 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2006/11/27/ray-charles-over-coffee/#comment-437 wow! you are so lucky to be able to hold a tune and play an instrament... Being able to sing and to be able to play the piano is something I wished i could always do... When i was in school, i was always hanging around the music rooms and wishing i could play an instrament like the other kids (i went to a private school where kids had been playing since they were like 2!). You're really lucky to have had parents that gave you such a love of music... i know when i have kids, i'm going to make sure i give them the chance to learn to dance, sing, play music from a young age... everything i wished i could have done. bet you kick ass at karaoke, eh? :P wow! you are so lucky to be able to hold a tune and play an instrament… Being able to sing and to be able to play the piano is something I wished i could always do… When i was in school, i was always hanging around the music rooms and wishing i could play an instrament like the other kids (i went to a private school where kids had been playing since they were like 2!). You’re really lucky to have had parents that gave you such a love of music… i know when i have kids, i’m going to make sure i give them the chance to learn to dance, sing, play music from a young age… everything i wished i could have done.

bet you kick ass at karaoke, eh? :P

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