Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

I am going to be there and I can't wait.  Craig has one of the most beautiful locations for learning shakuhachi.  I was there last year and it is so serene.  He has a large zen garden with lots of room for introspection and private shakuhachi practice.  If you have ever wanted to have a great shakuhachi get away this is a great place to do it.  Michael is a great teacher with a gift for seeing what your next step is and helping you accomplish it.  I hope to see you there!

Brian

That Bally's and Eiffel Tower was in Vegas.  No luck getting one here in Ocala.  I can't wait to see you at the camp again.  It is going to be a blast!  I got my tickets the other day and I will be bringing my wife and son.  How's the Gyokusui treating you?

BrianP

chikuzen wrote:

The June camp organizers are offering the option of one extra day for those who wish to stay thru monday afternoon. Add $100. to the fee for the extra day of lessons and food/drink.
   
      Brian might beat us with the green laddle if he finds out that Jack (Daniel's) held the upper hand last year at camp? There was one of the blue bottles there.

Hmmm...I believe the rule on that is that Brian has to actually show up to beat you with the Green Ladle. Fair is fair.

Definitely bring some Dickel.  With Tanya (my wife) there we are going to need it.  We will have some too.  We'll bring Jack too in case anyone is into that too.  (Like any of us will care after a drink or two   It is starting to sound more like a drinking party than a RO camp at this point.  Just like I like it   Remember your speedo and I'll have the tats!  If anyone wants to revisit the last RO camp at Craig's you can see it here.  http://harpgear.com/rocamp/

Brian

No the speedo is just Clinton's shtick.  I don't want to step on toes so I just do the tats thing.  We are going to do a reality show about an "uptight" (not true at all, but what on TV is) Asian guy who lives with "free wheelin'" tattooed guy and the hijinks will ensue....  Watch for it on a corny Youtube channel in the future.

Brian "Tatts" Purdy

mrwuwu wrote:

I am just wary of the influence of the white demon beast that drinks immense quantities  of whiskey and has  historical cave drawings  on his breasts.

That sounds like the last word to me (at least we can hope).

This is a must attend event on my shakuhachi calendar, for all the reasons mrwuwu stated in his first post.

See you in June!!

The June camp will offer an extra day for those who wish for more shakuhachi. We will offer the extended camp thru monday, June 8 until 4:00pm. That gives us three more sessions: sunday night, monday morning and monday afternoon. Add $100. for the extended camp if registering.

I highly recommend Chikuzen's Ro camp. Imagine learning a foreign language and practicing only once a week, or less! Participating in the Ro camp would be total immersion and the benefits are immeasurable.

For myself, Chikuzen's tips stay firmly implanted after a day of playing and is applicable in other situations. Just one example, during the evening social activities while partaking in Brian P's Special Edition Jack Daniels' tasting sessions, I could still hear Michael's experienced advice, "chin up"!

I may be heading that advice soon as Tairaku is in town

Last edited by Yungflutes (2009-04-13 14:31:47)

chikuzen wrote:

Hmm? Perry, if I remember right, I think you guys were advising each other into the night well after I went to sleep! Maybe what happened was that you got all of them drunk and sold them shakuhachi! Ha Ha!!  There are some photos of those head positions in Brian's blog. Both when playing shakuhachi and when playing Jack Daniels! Evidence!

I hope Brian doesn't have pictures of what happened in the tent after wards

Day one of the camp is in the books and like the last camp I will be blogging from here as things are going on.  Check out my blog in the signature line for more...


Thanks,

Brian