Inspiration For Longevity

d       Please see below for the Japanese translation! I hope you enjoy my recording of Burt Bacharach's classic hit, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. This is dedicated to my friend Nari, who has been fighting a bad case of food poisoning. I hope you recover quickly! I am very pleased with these additional photos from the trip to Lake Kawaguchiko with my friend Stuart. I still cannot believe the quality of the camera in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. I did not take a single picture with my professional gear because the quality of the iPhone camera is so high, the iPhone is lighter and is easier to use and it is easier to switch to different zoom levels. Quite amazing! The weather has turned to hot and humid in our area west of Tokyo. To help me with this ongoing challenge, I purchased a cooling vest. I had never seen these before. It is a vest with a couple of fans that can be attached to the vest. Those fans are charged by a rechargeable battery. The fans have four speeds. I t...

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! I think this was my third trip to the fabulous Lake Kawaguchiko area. What an area it is! I hope you enjoy these pictures! I had the fortune of doing this trip with my good friend Stuart. He speaks excellent Japanese, so I had a wonderful companion as well as an interpreter. It does not get any better than that! This photography process is new to me. When I photographed in the US, I had so little time that I wanted to go to new and different locations each time I did a photo trip. As a result, I rarely photographed a given location more than once. The advantage of going back to a site multiple times is that the photographer learns more about the location and develops different ideas of how to approach the photo shoot. Boy oh boy, did that ever apply to this trip!   I so enjoyed having a new perspective on the lake and the local photo hot spots. In addition, I was up and out the door between 4:30 and 5:30 in the morning, so I was...

          Please see below for the Japanese translation!  I would like to dedicate this recording of "Where Do I Begin" (Theme from Love Story) to my friend Nari. You have inspired me to return to playing the piano and recording. I made this recording on my Yamaha P-515. Thank you!  These are more pictures from the Music Forest Museum in Kawaguchiko. What a treasure it is! It seemingly has endless delights around every corner!  I am going to make this short as I am working hard to finish the school year on a strong note. 13 days to go, but who is counting? All the best, Bob Reed   日本語訳は以下をご覧ください！ 「Where Do I Begin」（ラブストーリーのテーマ）のこの録音を、友人のナリに捧げたいと思います。 あなたの刺激のおかげで、ピアノを弾き、レコーディングを再開することができました。 この録音はヤマハP-515で行いました。 ありがとうございます！ 河口湖のオルゴールの森美術館で撮った写真です。 本当に素晴らしい場所です！ 隅々まで無限の魅力が詰まっているようです！ 新学期を良い形で終えられるよう、頑張っているので、今回は短くまとめます。 あと13日ですが、誰が数えているでしょうか？ ご多幸を祈ります。 ボブ・リード   Nihongo-yaku wa ika o goran kudasai! `Where Do I Begin'(rabusutōrī n...

 I am now going to put my recorded songs into a table so you can find those songs more easily. Please  go to the "Music" page and you will see the table at the beginning of the document. I have also put the  current list below. Please check back frequently as I am currently working on recording "Where Do I  Begin" from Love Story, and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," the classic hit written by Burt  Bacharach.  BOB’S RECORDED MUSIC Song Instrument Post Date Seattle Yamaha P-515 10/20/23 Perhaps Love Yamaha P-515 10/25/23 Try To Remember Yamaha P-515 10/27/23 Play Me Yamaha P-515 11/3/23 All I Ask of You Yamaha P-515 11/5/23 Moon River Yamaha P-515 11/24/23 A Time For Us Yamaha P-515 11/25/23...