ポートランドのライブも大盛況だった。何せ1998年以来訪れてなかっただけにみんな待ってたよーっ！と歓迎してくれた。
翌日はシアトルへ。ホテルに入り一休み、後中華風内装の会場でサウンドチェック、そして夕食には海老の天ぷらハニーマヨネーズ和えを頂く。美味。周りに添えられたクルミもおいしかった。
楽屋に戻ると、友人知人がたくさん来てくれていた。NIRVANAのサウンドマンで、ナイフのアルバムのエンジニアもやってくれたCraig、ツアー前半戦一緒に回ったVISQUEENのRachelなど。旧交新交を暖めつついざライブ。
満杯のお客さんはみんなニコニコしててすこぶるいい雰囲気。あまりの熱気にエアコンが結露してライブ中私の右手に水がポタポタ落ちてきていた。
ライブは無事終了、後半戦一緒にツアーしたGore Gore Girsとはここでお別れなので皆で記念撮影。
翌日、Craigと朝ご飯を食べに行き、テニスの話などで盛り上がった。彼もテニスを始めて3年だそうだ。そして我々は一路Vancouverへ。
April 1, 2005
Very successful gig in Portland, too. People in Portland welcomed us very much as we had there for the first time in seven years.
Next day we moved to Seattle, WA. We had sound check at a Chinese interior decorationed venue after getting some rest in a hotel. Had fried shrimp with honey mayonnaise for dinner. Excellent! Accompanied walnuts were also tasty.
We found many friends there when we were back to the back stage. There were Craig, who is one of sound engineer staff of Nirvana and also recording engineer of a Shonen Knife album, and Rachel from VISQUEEN who toured with us in the first half. I met them after a long (or short) interval and enjoy the friendship with them. The venue was filled with good audience who was smiling and had a great atmosphere. The heated atmosphere made condensation from the air conditioner and I felt that on my right hand during the gig.
The gig finished. That was the last live gig with Gore Gore Girls we toured in the second half, and we were photographed together.
The following day, we had breakfast with Craig and talked over a life with tennis or many things. I heard that he had begun playing tennis three years before. Then we were headed to Vancouver.
