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Full moon tonite...
Saw a beautiful full moon from the train...
on my way home from Daniel Powter's concert in Shibuya.

What a night!

When I heard Daniel Powter's song on American Idol,
I fell in love with his music, his voice, his lyrics, etc...
I bought his CD and thought it was awesome and found out about this show in Shibuya,
the one I went tonight and I bought the ticket.

The ticket was out from July 22 and I knew about it but I didn't buy it right away
(so stupid!!!)
and when I finally bought it, the ticket number was 378.
I was upset over it thinking how dumb I was, but because my ticket was 378
I sort of settled in at a perfect position at 0-East.

Had a beer before the show and I was just sooooo excited!
The show was amazing!

After the show, I ran to the front and handed this note to one of the staff
and asked him to give it to Daniel.
I wrote my plans for this site and the KANALU projects and all,
(KANALU Projects page: not up yet, but the projects are to help
abused kids and dyslexic kids through my books and my products...)
hoping to connect with him in the future,
just like he connected to me through his music.

Then, I went outside, rested for a while, and I was walking toward Shibuya station,
and I saw some people lined up.
I thought maybe Daniel Powter's coming!
I waited a little bit...

And, he DID come!!!!!

Daniel Powter, he was such a nice guy.
He made some time for the fans and gave autographs to everyone.
I got to talk to him a bit and he was such a friendly guy.

I told him the show was awesome and he asked me where I was from,
I told him I was from Japan but I grew up in states,
and he said "I can tell. Which state?"
and I told him "North Carolina..." (should have told him California or something...:) )
and he said "ya'll, right?"

I asked him if he was tired and he said,
"no, I'm alright. I can stay up all night!"
well... I could too if he needed company, but I didn't say anything.

Anyway, I got to talk to him a little and I got his autograph.

It all was just so amazing!

Daniel Powter, man!
He is so hot all over the world right now!
And I got to talk to him! He was right in front of me!

I was feeling great. I still am feeling great.
Almost 2am, but I don't care.

Coming back home, on the train, I saw a hospital.
Thinking there must be many people in bed fighting some disease.
In front of me, there were a couple happy couple chatting and kissing.
And, I was remembering what happened today.
Life is funny.
You never know... you never know what's gonna happen.
You meet a lot of people and you never know where you're gonna end up...

There are many many things I want to accomplish.
Write my books, my KANALU projects, do better job with my internet businesses, etc.
I am trying hard everyday to get there, wherever that is.

Sometimes, I get lost trying too hard.
Am I stupid trying to make all these stuff come true?
Is it ever gonna happen?
Am I talented enough?
and those questions will never end.

Daniel's music and his success inspired me and I wanted to see him and talk to him.
But he's a super star now.
Did I seriously think that I get to meet him?
No.
But I tried anyway.
And see what happened! I DID get to talk to him!

I thought Daniel was a beautiful guy, both inside and outside,
and I also thought he is one of us.
He's just like us.
He eats, he takes a shit, he laughs, he gets pissed, he gets down, he gets high...
just like I do.
He is more famous and richer than I am (no doubt:) )
but we are living in a same world.

Where I'm trying to get from here is that, I thought anything is possible.
I dunno... but we are all the same; we have good days and bad days,
we have lives and the happiness and the problems we get are not that different.
What I need is some talent, some luck and lots of efforts.
And, if I have a strong vision what I want to be, then maybe it will come true.
Just like tonight.
I got to see Daniel Powter play and sing, and I got to talk to him cuz I tried to.

Meeting Daniel Powter, that's pretty much accomplished, but that is not the goal.
Now I feel like I opened another door.
There's no such thing as "goal". It's all a "start".
I feel confident that if I try hard enough, I can be whomever I want.

Next time I see Daniel, I want to be something else than "just a fan".
He got music and his sweet personality,
and I'd like to have something to offer him too.
He connected to me through his music,
and I'd like to connect to him through my talent, whatever that may be...

No "Bad Day" for me.
"It was a wonderful day"
Thanks for the amazing show, Daniel!

August 10, 2006 02:24am







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