Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hello shakuhachi brothers and sisters, its good to be here.  I have only recently (past 2 months) found the shakuhachi, and that is how I feel about it--I "found" it. And what a discovery!! I feel like I'm falling in love, I think about it all the time, how it makes me feel, its ability to produce such pleasant sensations and how deep affects me.  That's what I'm really turned on about right now, coming from a zen background, I can clearly experience its connection with this other tradition. And how it all relates to breath and posture.  After a particularly strong practice session of blowing long notes the other day, I was just a little surprised at how grateful I felt, my whole being radiated positive energy and I felt a deep reverence for this stick with holes in it. How it connected me to the world I only an hour before felt almost alienated from. What a wonderful beginning, would that the whole trip be so! Its good to be here with you all.