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12.31.2011

二零一一

有鑒於近年來記憶衰退, 就說上次同事問我結婚幾年, 我竟一時記不得確切年份而回答了"讓我上flickr查查", 想當然是被恥笑一番。因此在2011最後一天, 我看著桌邊一疊票根, 想著古云勤能補拙, 該當數位存檔這一年來金錢與青春之交織....

演唱會：

Feb. 3 Olafur Arnalds @ GAMH
Feb. 4 Cat Power @ The Fillmore
Feb. 13 Smith Westerns & Yuck @ BOTH
Feb. 19 Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ The Warfield

Mar. 8 Balmorhea @ Utah
Mar. 16 - 19 SXSW
IODA Party @ Emo's
Independent Asia Panel
Suuns @ Red 7
James Blake @ Stubb's
Smith Westerns @ Stubb's
Cruel Black Dove @ Prague
A Place to Bury Strangers @ Prague
This Will Destroy You @ Malverde
Olof Arnold & Twin Shadow@ Other Music Lawn Party
Tahiti 80 @ French Rocks Austin
The Strokes @ Auditorium Shores Stage
Mount Kimbie & Friendly Fires @ The Windish Agency House
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead @ Beauty Bar/Palm Door
Taiwan night: Aphasia, Wonfu, Fire Ex. Echo, The White Eyes, Tizzy Bac
Telekinesis @ Parish
Brooklyn Vegan Day Party

Apr. 8 Jero @ Berkeley
Apr. 14 PJ Harvey 腸胃炎去不了, 2011最大遺憾。
Apr. 19 Janet Jackson 除了身邊的好友, 其他一切都爛透的一場表演

May 2 Tindersticks: Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 @ Castro Theatre
May 4 J Mascis & The Black Heart Procession @ The Independent
May 9 Mogwai @ The Regency Ballroom
May 22 James Blake @ GAMH ; James Blake dj set @ Som bar
May 23 Aloe Blacc @ GAMH
May 31 The Antlers @ GAMH

Jun. 2 Anna Calvi @ Cafe DuNord
Jun. 10 Lee Douglas(NYC) + Conor + NAVID @ 222 Hyde
Jun. 27 Yellow Magic Orchestra @ The Warfield

Jul. 25 Cold Cave & Austra @ GAMH
Jul. 26 Thurston Moore / Kurt Vile & The Violators
Jul. 27 Yuck & Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Jul. 28 SF Symphony: My classic Four Seasons with Lara St. John
Jul. 29 Steve Arrington of Slave @ Som Bar

Aug. 14 Outside Lands Festival: Arcade Fire, Ty Segall, Beirut, Little Dragon, Major Lazer
Aug. 19 Tri Angle Tour @ 103 Harriet: oOoOO, Water Borders, White Ring, Clams Casino, Shlohmo, and Babe Rainbow
Aug. 27 Sade @ Oracle arena

Sep. 10 Mark Eitzel @ GAMH
Sep. 22 Bon Iver @ Greek Theatre
Sep. 26 閃靈 @ Regency Ballroom

Oct. 1 Martyn, Bok Bok, Girl Unit, Santiago Salazar @ Public Works
Oct. 2 Amon Tobin Isam Live with Eskmo@ The Warfield
Oct. 4 Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles / Colleen Green @ GAMH
Oct. 8 The Rapture, Fred Falke, Lifelike, Treasure Fingers @ The Sound Factory
Oct. 15 - 16 Treasure Island Festival - Geographer, Aloe Blacc, Shabazz Palaces, YACHT, The Naked & Famous, Battles, Dizzee Rascal, Buraka Som Sistema, Chromeo, Flying Lotus, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun, Explosions In The Sky, Beach House, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, St. Vincent, The Antlers, Thee Oh Sees, The Hold Steady, Friendly Fires, The Head and the Heart, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, Weekend
Oct. 21 Portishead @ Greek Theatre
Oct. 27 SBTRKT live@ 103 Harriet

Nov. 10 M83 @ Mezzanine
Nov. 11 We Were Promised Jetpacks and Royal Bangs @ Bimbo 365
Nov. 14 Feist & Chilly Gonzales

Dec. 2 Jabberloop & coma @ The Wall
Dec. 30 Addison Groove & Sepalcure @ 103 Harriet

表演藝術：
Feb. 10 Ex Machina: Eonnagata - Sylvie Guillem ♥
Mar. 4 Merce Cunningham Dance Company @ Zellerbach Berkeley
Apr. 9 SF Ballet program 6: 7 for Eight, Ghosts, Chroma
May 5 SF Ballet The Little Mermaid - 潭圓圓 ♥
Jun. 4 Royal Danish Ballet
Jul. 31 SF Ballet @ Stern Grove
Oct. 23 Alonzo King Lines Ballet

進戲院看的電影：
Attenberg, Mysteries of Lisbon, Sound of Noise, Night Watch, Absent, Romeos, Tomboy, Grease sing-a-long, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Drive

旅遊依舊乏善可陳：
Mendocino, Austin, Seattle, Redwood National Park, 台灣

9.20.2011

對我來說也是充滿Cicada的一年

Cicada
"Drowning in the Fog of Yours" (mp3)
from "Pieces"
(White Wabbit Records)

12.19.2010

硬鞋試穿心得

從今年2/22開始穿硬鞋開始, 10個月內就經歷了三任老婆。第一任是請舞者表妹一起在台北Tutu挑的2007 Grishko, 2007 Medium (中等硬度)很容易掂起來但也因此不耐穿, 幾個月後(每個禮拜一兩節課)底版就軟掉, 剛開始幾次外翻(go over on Pointe)時以為是腳踝力道不夠撐不住, 老師看過鞋子後才知道是軟底版所致, 只好上網訂了同款最硬的版本, 而第一雙因為外表還很新捨不得拋棄, 所以我每次穿過都用快乾膠和吹風機加硬, 並與第二雙鞋交替穿, 勉強扶持她渡過人生最後一段路。

第二任2007 Grishko Hard夠堅固夠硬, 但不知為什麼, 雖跟第一雙尺寸一樣, 套上去卻大了許多, 必須死命綁緊鞋帶並將鬆緊帶盡量往後鞋跟縫, 做做扶把動作ok, 但中央動作就很挫折, 最近甚至有因為不夠合腳覺得指甲快折到的恐怖感覺, 總算是下決心不再貪便宜, 進店裡請專業店員試鞋....

昨天到SF Dance Wear試鞋, 協助我的是個漂亮的金髮美女舞者, 這是在實體店面試鞋的福利之一! 很不好意思的讓她奔波拿了十幾雙鞋, 因為我的腳型扁細長, 腳趾尤其長, 試了Bloch, Capezio多款和Russian Pointe Rubin這些方鞋箱的硬鞋, 都是還沒掂起大拇指就已被鞋箱頂得發痛或是扁腳塞不滿鞋箱, 最後只有Repetto Carlotta和Freed Wing Block (key make)好穿。

Repetto Carlotta不用break in就可以推出漂亮腳背, 但仔細看會發現有沈進鞋子的問題(sink into pointe shoes), 通常是鞋子偏大造成的, 此外因為底版較軟, 可能很快也會被我推到壞掉, 所以雖然很想擁有Repetto, 也只好安慰自己起碼可以買Repetto娃娃鞋來穿(耶！)。

Freed從倫敦來, 是目前最多專業舞者穿的牌子, 所有的鞋子都純手工, 同款鞋子除了可以選硬度和寬度, 還要留意不同的makers symbols, 每種maker的platform shape和block strength都有些許差異, 很多專業舞者會親自到Freed工廠請師傅為自己量身訂做硬鞋, 這也是Freed受專業舞者歡迎的原因之一。Freed Wing Block key make讓我一穿上就有一見鍾情的感覺, 包覆佳又輕, 外觀細長優雅, 鞋底還刻印上不同make的圖章, 極有質感。

我的Freed Wingblock key make