ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Shib9_24.html</TITLE> </HEAD> <body bgcolor="#2F4F2F" RGB="#000000" TEXT="#FFCCFF" ALINK="#FF63FF" LINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#00FF7F"><BODY> <BR> <P ALIGN=center> <IMG SRC="kappa9a.jpg"> </center></P> <BR> <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="boston.html"><font color="#FFF500"><I><B>KAPPA EXpress Report!</B></I></font></center></H1><BR> <P ALIGN=left> <IMG SRC="mami07.jpg"> </left></P> <BR> <B>Date: December 24, 2007<BR> From: Mamiko Nakagawa<BR> Subject: Shonen Knife Live in Japan, following U.S. 2007 Tour.</B><BR> <P> <P ALIGN=center> <IMG SRC="santa_med.jpg"> </center></P> <BR> <H2 ALIGN=left><B><font color="#FF0000">Space Christmas! Club Quattro, Tokyo!.</font></H2></B><BR><P> <B>This is my first 2008 report on Shonen Knife in Japan.<BR> <P> <B>I met Shonen Knife on December 20 at "Space Christmas Live." The tickets were sold-out, because "GIN-NAN-BOYS" of the opening band was a popular band.<BR> 800 people or more were there!!<BR> I took CD-R of US Tour picutures and the birthday present to Naoko. Arriving there, I found Manager Mr. Shibata in the large crowd. He took me to the dressing room. :)<BR> We had a lot of chats. Naoko said me, "Our east coast fans are intelligent and quiet, west coast fan is cheerful. I want you to see the fans of the west coast!"<BR> <P> A Big Shonen Knife fan (who attended some West Coast U.S. shows!) , Masahiro Takahashi introduced a fan named Marco, who had come from Australia.<BR> I heard that Marco and Takahashi made friends there at Quattro.<BR> I asked Marco, "What Shonen Knife song do you like?"<BR> Marco: "Banana Chips and People Traps!"<BR> <P> Hey, everyone - I like this tune "People Traps"! 2' & 45"::<BR> "There are many honeyed words. There is so much misinformation.<BR> There are many sweet talking guys. There are many temptations."<BR> <P> I love that harmony very much!!! Don't you think so, too?<BR> <P> Shonen Knife performed "Banana Chips" that night. WOW! It made him very happy! What a lucky man he is!!<BR> We did High Five!<BR> <P> They were energetic! Little time had passed since they returned home from the US by only 3 days.<BR> <P> Here is Special "Space Christmas 2007" Set List:<BR> <P> 1.Konnichiwa<BR> 2.Riding On The Rocket<BR> 3.Banana Chip<BR> 4.Wonder Wine<BR> 5.Las Vegas<BR> 6.Spider House<BR> 7.Public Bath<BR> 8.Minami-no-shima<BR> 9.Barnacle<BR> 10.Ramones Forever<BR> 11.Anime Phenomenon<BR> 12.Space Christmas<BR> 13.Cookie Day<BR> 14.Orange Sun><BR> 15.Explosion!<BR> 16.Flu<BR> 17Antonio Baka Guy<BR> <P> Encoreÿ<BR> 18.Satisfaction<BR> 19.Giant Kitty<BR> <P> That's all. See you with my next report of Shonen Knife Live in Japan!<BR> <P> (Space Christmas lyrics are <A HREF="http://www.rhapsody.com/shonenknife/193179_thebirdsthebsides/spacechristmas/lyrics.html">here</A>!)</BR></B> <B>KAPPA EXPRESS Report by:<BR> PLKC Mamiko Nakagawa<BR></B> <P> <P ALIGN=center> <IMG SRC="hollyline.gif"> </CENTER></P> <BR> <P> <A HREF="http://www.shonenknife.com/kappaexp.html"> <IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="kapxicon.jpg" ALT="Kappa Express"><B> Kappa EXpress News</B></A> <B>- Return to Mamiko's Kappa EXpress News Page!</B> <BR> <P> <A HREF="http://www.shonenknife.com/mamiko.html"> <IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="kappaflw.jpg" ALT="Heartfriends"> <B>Heartfriends of Shonen Knife</B></A> <B>- Return to Mamiko's Index Page</B> <BR> <P> </BODY> </HTML>