After fighting the crush of Tokyo rush hour commuters, eating on the fly and getting lost because someone (that would be me) forgot to bring the map to the club, J. and I made it to Shibuya O-East in plenty of time for the Donovan Frankenreiter show. It was awesome!
If you aren't familiar with him, Donovan Frankenreiter is NOT a Munich symphony conductor - despite that name. In fact, quite the opposite - he is a Hawaiian surfer-musician who plays funky, upbeat music that is the cure for any winter blues. Special thanks to our friend, Kerry, a former resident of the Islands, for insisting we catch this show. It was a fun time and without sounding overly corny, you can't help but be in a good mood after seeing him. And we all have to be a little envious of a guy whose found a way to make a very solid living through surfing and music. I expect him to live until he's 180 years old because he seems to have mastered the "good life"...
Here's a video clip from his prior visit to Shibuya/Tokyo/Japan performing "It Don't Matter"...
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