Posted in Uncategorized at 9:08 am by anthonytobin
I took this shot when I accidently stumbled upon the relocated Yoshiwara, the legendary “pleasure area” dating to the Edo Period in Tokyo. I left my hostel, the Hotel New Azuma and went through one of the most destitute homeless areas, turned 3 blocks to the northwest, and suddenly saw taxis and cars circling the streets. Many neon and florescent signs advertise the services inside, offered at a higher price than in the comparable area in Shinjuku. This is the area the “high rollers” frequent, secretly. I took a chance by taking these photos, but the surreal atmosphere was too much to resist. This shot made Explore on Flickr:
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:56 pm by anthonytobin
This photo of a vintage sign at Cartwright’s BBQ on US 290 West made Explore on Flickr this week:
I am preparing for the All Soul’s Festival November 5th at 7:30 PM at the Austin Waldorf School. Eurythmist Gail Langstroth will join Chaparral Eurythmy with Debussy’s Canope and some poetry. It will be interesting to collaborate with her. I am playing Brahms from all periods and look forward to communicating that evening.
I am also preparing to accompany Marlee Dietz’ student in the Austin Symphony Youth Concerto Auditions on the 8th of November. It will be fun to play Mozart and see how the auditions go!
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:33 pm by anthonytobin
Viemo is a site which enables HD uploads at 1024 by 720 resolution. I have six videos on their site. I would be interested in any feedback:
This is the latest, based on Fall 2007 footage from Tokyo. It is a quieter look at this large city:
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:42 pm by anthonytobin
November 2007 footage set to a recent electronic improvisation. It includes Tokyo, Japan scenes from Ueno, Yanaka above Nippori Station, Minami-Senju, Asakusa, and Minowa. This is some of the footage I will use in the Tokyo Documentary, Tokyo Raw.
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:15 am by anthonytobin
Here already?
Gary Powell will have an interesting meeting today. I will let you know what transpires.
Teaching at the Regents School is going well. I really like the people there.
An older photo made Explore on Flickr today. I took this on the walk from Nippori Station to the Hotel New Azuma in Minami-Senju:
