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today I have my friend Shannon
today I have my friend Shannon if Abe did I pronounce that red
if Abe did I pronounce that red
if Abe did I pronounce that red is perfect it's awesome
is perfect it's awesome
is perfect it's awesome so he has a kind of funny last
so he has a kind of funny last
so he has a kind of funny last name can you spell your last lef
name can you spell your last lef
name can you spell your last lef eb v re ok
eb v re ok
eb v re ok French Canadian French Canadian
French Canadian French Canadian
French Canadian French Canadian top don't hold it against me
top don't hold it against me
top don't hold it against me where are you living now i'm in
where are you living now i'm in
where are you living now i'm in Nagasaki Japan and where are you
Nagasaki Japan and where are you
Nagasaki Japan and where are you from I'm from Australia born in
from I'm from Australia born in
from I'm from Australia born in Sydney but raised in down in the
Sydney but raised in down in the
Sydney but raised in down in the in the north so so you can see
in the north so so you can see
in the north so so you can see that he's and interesting
that he's and interesting
that he's and interesting eclectic mix of lots of
eclectic mix of lots of
eclectic mix of lots of different things french canadian
different things french canadian
different things french canadian and some Japanese influence now
and some Japanese influence now
and some Japanese influence now but also from Australia's are
but also from Australia's are
but also from Australia's are accidents or a little bit
accidents or a little bit
accidents or a little bit different from being a
different from being a
different from being a completely different yeah they
completely different yeah they
completely different yeah they are they are quite different
are they are quite different
are they are quite different you'll notice I'm from Chicago
you'll notice I'm from Chicago
you'll notice I'm from Chicago even people in America we've all
even people in America we've all
even people in America we've all got different kinds of accidents
got different kinds of accidents
got different kinds of accidents it's really a huge country
it's really a huge country
it's really a huge country lots of different influences and
lots of different influences and
lots of different influences and you know so i can because he's
you know so i can because he's
you know so i can because he's coming yes
coming yes
coming yes West goes 0 midwest and the
West goes 0 midwest and the
West goes 0 midwest and the south so I've been to quite a
south so I've been to quite a
south so I've been to quite a few different places in the
few different places in the
few different places in the American and I can ever where
American and I can ever where
American and I can ever where have you been in America are
have you been in America are
have you been in America are pretty much all over over that
pretty much all over over that
pretty much all over over that probably 30 32 states and the
probably 30 32 states and the
probably 30 32 states and the out of 50 that's like more than
out of 50 that's like more than
out of 50 that's like more than me that think mostly more than
me that think mostly more than
me that think mostly more than most Americans a distance yeah
most Americans a distance yeah
most Americans a distance yeah I've been a bit so I don't know
I've been a bit so I don't know
I've been a bit so I don't know Alaska
Alaska
Alaska I haven't been to Alaska Alaska
I haven't been to Alaska Alaska
I haven't been to Alaska Alaska is one of the definitely the
is one of the definitely the
is one of the definitely the places i really want to go to
places i really want to go to
places i really want to go to it's on the list it's on the
it's on the list it's on the
it's on the list it's on the list well I got a lot of family
list well I got a lot of family
list well I got a lot of family up in the risk comes to kind of
up in the risk comes to kind of
up in the risk comes to kind of vancouver all right so it's not
vancouver all right so it's not
vancouver all right so it's not too far
too far
too far no sort of little hop skip and
no sort of little hop skip and
no sort of little hop skip and jump just to get to the open to
jump just to get to the open to
jump just to get to the open to Alaska for me
Alaska for me
Alaska for me well anyway today so this month
well anyway today so this month
well anyway today so this month we're talking about music you
we're talking about music you
we're talking about music you got to listen to a conversation
got to listen to a conversation
got to listen to a conversation I had with my older sister who
I had with my older sister who
I had with my older sister who is a flute teacher and I also
is a flute teacher and I also
is a flute teacher and I also learned some things about her
learned some things about her
learned some things about her that I didn't know so maybe my
that I didn't know so maybe my
that I didn't know so maybe my memory is kind of i'm losin I'm
memory is kind of i'm losin I'm
memory is kind of i'm losin I'm losin my memory I guess lazy
losin my memory I guess lazy
losin my memory I guess lazy it's a little foggy I suppose
it's a little foggy I suppose
it's a little foggy I suppose but when I was younger I always
but when I was younger I always
but when I was younger I always assumed she was playing the
assumed she was playing the
assumed she was playing the piano
piano
piano something like a long time but
something like a long time but
something like a long time but she wasn't my younger sister
she wasn't my younger sister
she wasn't my younger sister I knew she was a piano player as
I knew she was a piano player as
I knew she was a piano player as well but so anyway my older
well but so anyway my older
well but so anyway my older sister is a flute player and
sister is a flute player and
sister is a flute player and since we're talking about music
since we're talking about music
since we're talking about music this month i wanted to talk with
this month i wanted to talk with
this month i wanted to talk with my friend Shannon hear about
my friend Shannon hear about
my friend Shannon hear about some like musical experiences in
some like musical experiences in
some like musical experiences in his life he's a big fan of
his life he's a big fan of
his life he's a big fan of singing he loves it go to
singing he loves it go to
singing he loves it go to karaoke
karaoke
karaoke well yeah okay remember my
well yeah okay remember my
well yeah okay remember my birthday party love yes yes we
birthday party love yes yes we
birthday party love yes yes we we built it out a couple of
we built it out a couple of
we built it out a couple of numbers
numbers
numbers I the tiger eye of the tiger
I the tiger eye of the tiger
I the tiger eye of the tiger this is a great song and
this is a great song and
this is a great song and especially if you are a fan of
especially if you are a fan of
especially if you are a fan of learning English
learning English
learning English one of the interesting things
one of the interesting things
one of the interesting things that kind of different things
that kind of different things
that kind of different things about the the karaoke culture
about the the karaoke culture
about the the karaoke culture again if you're Japanese this
again if you're Japanese this
again if you're Japanese this would be caught oh ok
would be caught oh ok
would be caught oh ok and the Japanese for that is
and the Japanese for that is
and the Japanese for that is open work is yours if you didn't
open work is yours if you didn't
open work is yours if you didn't know what that meant anyway so
know what that meant anyway so
know what that meant anyway so it's really interesting we've
it's really interesting we've
it's really interesting we've got coming from America open
got coming from America open
got coming from America open orchestra becomes , oh ok in
orchestra becomes , oh ok in
orchestra becomes , oh ok in Japanese and then it comes back
Japanese and then it comes back
Japanese and then it comes back to english to become karaoke
to english to become karaoke
to english to become karaoke karaoke but the interesting
karaoke but the interesting
karaoke but the interesting thing about the culture of
thing about the culture of
thing about the culture of karaoke in America is that what
karaoke in America is that what
karaoke in America is that what you usually have is like a bar
you usually have is like a bar
you usually have is like a bar or like a restaurant or
or like a restaurant or
or like a restaurant or something and then everybody is
something and then everybody is
something and then everybody is sitting in one room all the
sitting in one room all the
sitting in one room all the people eating or drinking
people eating or drinking
people eating or drinking together and then there's one
together and then there's one
together and then there's one microphone so you need a lot of
microphone so you need a lot of
microphone so you need a lot of courage or you need to drink a
courage or you need to drink a
courage or you need to drink a lot of alcohol or something or
lot of alcohol or something or
lot of alcohol or something or be a great singer
be a great singer
be a great singer I suppose which most people
I suppose which most people
I suppose which most people aren't to get out and really be
aren't to get out and really be
aren't to get out and really be able to do some things like that
able to do some things like that
able to do some things like that so in Japan it's all little body
so in Japan it's all little body
so in Japan it's all little body is no buckle
is no buckle
is no buckle it's family
it's family
it's family and friends so it's a little not
and friends so it's a little not
and friends so it's a little not as intimidating sure it's very
as intimidating sure it's very
as intimidating sure it's very very open and very friendly and
very open and very friendly and
very open and very friendly and is a friendly and your food
is a friendly and your food
is a friendly and your food anyone gives you a little clunky
anyone gives you a little clunky
anyone gives you a little clunky of the under what you're really
of the under what you're really
of the under what you're really bad
bad
bad yeah and they have some some
yeah and they have some some
yeah and they have some some instruments ya tambourine and I
instruments ya tambourine and I
instruments ya tambourine and I got the little bit of a good
got the little bit of a good
got the little bit of a good time
time
time you know you have like a little
you know you have like a little
you know you have like a little it's like it's like a 2d
it's like it's like a 2d
it's like it's like a 2d yeah for a guitar you can keep
yeah for a guitar you can keep
yeah for a guitar you can keep your not like pretend to play
your not like pretend to play
your not like pretend to play the guitar in some places it's
the guitar in some places it's
the guitar in some places it's kind of really it's kind of
kind of really it's kind of
kind of really it's kind of funny you know when you do
funny you know when you do
funny you know when you do something like that you know
something like that you know
something like that you know they're very to get into it
they're very to get into it
they're very to get into it yeah you know putting a kind of
yeah you know putting a kind of
yeah you know putting a kind of significance and stuff like that
significance and stuff like that
significance and stuff like that yeah I going to do for the
yeah I going to do for the
yeah I going to do for the singing I don't really get there
singing I don't really get there
singing I don't really get there for the yeah a good time and
for the yeah a good time and
for the yeah a good time and stuff like that but now that you
stuff like that but now that you
stuff like that but now that you know everything everybody says
know everything everybody says
know everything everybody says they're really good yeah exactly
they're really good yeah exactly
they're really good yeah exactly it to each his own
it to each his own
it to each his own yes really but tell me about the
yes really but tell me about the
yes really but tell me about the first time you went to karaoke
first time you went to karaoke
first time you went to karaoke you may like so you've been in
you may like so you've been in
you may like so you've been in Japan longer than I am yes
Japan longer than I am yes
Japan longer than I am yes you've been here like 12 years
you've been here like 12 years
you've been here like 12 years or 13 years that on and off yeah
or 13 years that on and off yeah
or 13 years that on and off yeah not all for me for about 16
not all for me for about 16
not all for me for about 16 years 16 years but in total
years 16 years but in total
years 16 years but in total probably around about seven
probably around about seven
probably around about seven years now so yeah now I remember
years now so yeah now I remember
years now so yeah now I remember the first time with the
the first time with the
the first time with the character very clearly
character very clearly
character very clearly yeah it was with the adult
yeah it was with the adult
yeah it was with the adult classes teaching a conversation
classes teaching a conversation
classes teaching a conversation class
class
class I rock up into the listen and
I rock up into the listen and
I rock up into the listen and they're like a we're going to
they're like a we're going to
they're like a we're going to select bunny
select bunny
select bunny haha let's go and like okay his
haha let's go and like okay his
haha let's go and like okay his men and women men and women on
men and women men and women on
men and women men and women on I was a group of I you know
I was a group of I you know
I was a group of I you know business around the flat and
business around the flat and
business around the flat and they're there
they're there
they're there the philosophy of learning
the philosophy of learning
the philosophy of learning English was not candidates
English was not candidates
English was not candidates let's hit the books now sure
let's hit the books now sure
let's hit the books now sure like free conversation huh
like free conversation huh
like free conversation huh let's do whatever we feel like
let's do whatever we feel like
let's do whatever we feel like make it fun and make it
make it fun and make it
make it fun and make it interesting so there is like a
interesting so there is like a
interesting so there is like a you know an amalgamation of
you know an amalgamation of
you know an amalgamation of people just you know enjoying me
people just you know enjoying me
people just you know enjoying me how to to to talk English with
how to to to talk English with
how to to to talk English with each other and stuff like that
each other and stuff like that
each other and stuff like that it's great so we went to a bar
it's great so we went to a bar
it's great so we went to a bar and they're like a que I want
and they're like a que I want
and they're like a que I want you to sing you know it's
you to sing you know it's
you to sing you know it's something for us and them yeah
something for us and them yeah
something for us and them yeah look it's not like character
look it's not like character
look it's not like character today today and got you know all
today today and got you know all
today today and got you know all the latest in our top 40 you got
the latest in our top 40 you got
the latest in our top 40 you got all those you're all the new
all those you're all the new
all those you're all the new song yes
song yes
song yes this rock is pop this you know
this rock is pop this you know
this rock is pop this you know arm because you know pretty much
arm because you know pretty much
arm because you know pretty much a full spectrum of the of the
a full spectrum of the of the
a full spectrum of the of the singing genre but in the old
singing genre but in the old
singing genre but in the old days
days
days 15 16 17 years ago you had only
15 16 17 years ago you had only
15 16 17 years ago you had only the song from the sixties and
the song from the sixties and
the song from the sixties and seventies
seventies
seventies oh really oh yeah and now there
oh really oh yeah and now there
oh really oh yeah and now there was nothing nothing you know I
was nothing nothing you know I
was nothing nothing you know I had no idea i'm kind of newer to
had no idea i'm kind of newer to
had no idea i'm kind of newer to the carrier he's the only
the carrier he's the only
the carrier he's the only choices you really had was Elvis
choices you really had was Elvis
choices you really had was Elvis Presley
Presley
Presley huh the beatles as far as like
huh the beatles as far as like
huh the beatles as far as like for music seriously now that was
for music seriously now that was
for music seriously now that was it the beatles and carpenters
it the beatles and carpenters
it the beatles and carpenters and the end of carbon and that
and the end of carbon and that
and the end of carbon and that was that
was that
was that I'm like that sing sing sing
I'm like that sing sing sing
I'm like that sing sing sing sing the Capitals for me not
sing the Capitals for me not
sing the Capitals for me not like a better even though the
like a better even though the
like a better even though the company's little own songs from
company's little own songs from
company's little own songs from the comments be sure
the comments be sure
the comments be sure well if you're if you're not
well if you're if you're not
well if you're if you're not Japanese and you're watching
Japanese and you're watching
Japanese and you're watching this the carpenter's it's an
this the carpenter's it's an
this the carpenter's it's an American band it's a I think
American band it's a I think
American band it's a I think their husbands wives husband and
their husbands wives husband and
their husbands wives husband and wife team and they're singing
wife team and they're singing
wife team and they're singing singer-songwriters like ballads
singer-songwriters like ballads
singer-songwriters like ballads yes so they produce balance
yes so they produce balance
yes so they produce balance there's lots of different genres
there's lots of different genres
there's lots of different genres of music and a ballot is a kind
of music and a ballot is a kind
of music and a ballot is a kind of like a love song I'm like
of like a love song I'm like
of like a love song I'm like singing about how much I care
singing about how much I care
singing about how much I care about you and
about you and
about you and and all of these things but one
and all of these things but one
and all of these things but one of the reasons they're popular
of the reasons they're popular
of the reasons they're popular in Japan is because their music
in Japan is because their music
in Japan is because their music is really slow
is really slow
is really slow yes it's clear it's easy to
yes it's clear it's easy to
yes it's clear it's easy to understand this is the
understand this is the
understand this is the Carpenters you can get this but
Carpenters you can get this but
Carpenters you can get this but a lot of students listen to this
a lot of students listen to this
a lot of students listen to this in English classes in japan so
in English classes in japan so
in English classes in japan so everybody knows copy
everybody knows copy
everybody knows copy unfortunately she she died
unfortunately she she died
unfortunately she she died already young
already young
already young you didn't know not going out
you didn't know not going out
you didn't know not going out anorexia it really yes she was
anorexia it really yes she was
anorexia it really yes she was one of the first like stars
one of the first like stars
one of the first like stars singers and actresses to
singers and actresses to
singers and actresses to actually full frail to obviously
actually full frail to obviously
actually full frail to obviously an eating disorder
an eating disorder
an eating disorder really and I was back in the
really and I was back in the
really and I was back in the seventies so yeah so you know a
seventies so yeah so you know a
seventies so yeah so you know a little bit of a you know
little bit of a you know
little bit of a you know music music trivia there why
music music trivia there why
music music trivia there why didn't like how do you can ask
didn't like how do you can ask
didn't like how do you can ask your friend how did karen
your friend how did karen
your friend how did karen carpenter died as i was the name
carpenter died as i was the name
carpenter died as i was the name was it I think Karen car came
was it I think Karen car came
was it I think Karen car came for and I think my this before
for and I think my this before
for and I think my this before LOL generation sure sure
LOL generation sure sure
LOL generation sure sure i know i don't know if you heard
i know i don't know if you heard
i know i don't know if you heard about the cop news before you
about the cop news before you
about the cop news before you came to Japan I i think i think
came to Japan I i think i think
came to Japan I i think i think i had heard some of the music of
i had heard some of the music of
i had heard some of the music of The Carpenters but I didn't know
The Carpenters but I didn't know
The Carpenters but I didn't know who produced
who produced
who produced ok like what's that what's the
ok like what's that what's the
ok like what's that what's the one song when i was young i
one song when i was young i
one song when i was young i listen to them and I listened to
listen to them and I listened to
listen to them and I listened to that in school and let him lick
that in school and let him lick
that in school and let him lick I've heard that before
I've heard that before
I've heard that before i know i have but i don't know
i know i have but i don't know
i know i have but i don't know the people who produce song
the people who produce song
the people who produce song that's interesting like every
that's interesting like every
that's interesting like every school like junior high school
school like junior high school
school like junior high school elementary school I guess even
elementary school I guess even
elementary school I guess even high school in Japan they have
high school in Japan they have
high school in Japan they have got their song at the end of the
got their song at the end of the
got their song at the end of the day or even like the town that
day or even like the town that
day or even like the town that got the like another eight
got the like another eight
got the like another eight o'clock in the morning we'll do
o'clock in the morning we'll do
o'clock in the morning we'll do the five o'clock from yeah and
the five o'clock from yeah and
the five o'clock from yeah and if it one in my town was good I
if it one in my town was good I
if it one in my town was good I know and which translates as
know and which translates as
know and which translates as Love Field town
Love Field town
Love Field town I was yesterday by oh yeah sure
I was yesterday by oh yeah sure
I was yesterday by oh yeah sure sigh every day for the three
sigh every day for the three
sigh every day for the three years i lived there
years i lived there
years i lived there I listened to yesterday really
I listened to yesterday really
I listened to yesterday really yeah so I went to a
yeah so I went to a
yeah so I went to a there is a grocery store I think
there is a grocery store I think
there is a grocery store I think it's still in the old over i was
it's still in the old over i was
it's still in the old over i was living before when i first came
living before when i first came
living before when i first came to Japan it was a small grocery
to Japan it was a small grocery
to Japan it was a small grocery store is where i started
store is where i started
store is where i started practicing my Japanese actually
practicing my Japanese actually
practicing my Japanese actually ok and every Wednesday they had
ok and every Wednesday they had
ok and every Wednesday they had a sale and guess what music they
a sale and guess what music they
a sale and guess what music they played your never you'll never
played your never you'll never
played your never you'll never guess
guess
guess and you just take a wild guess
and you just take a wild guess
and you just take a wild guess Michael Jackson be there no no
Michael Jackson be there no no
Michael Jackson be there no no not Michael Jackson they played
not Michael Jackson they played
not Michael Jackson they played the music for Indiana Jones
the music for Indiana Jones
the music for Indiana Jones really
really
really oh I was in their shopping in
oh I was in their shopping in
oh I was in their shopping in like I don't know why they
like I don't know why they
like I don't know why they picked it but i felt i don't
picked it but i felt i don't
picked it but i felt i don't know that i felt i was like I
know that i felt i was like I
know that i felt i was like I want a shot so but like did it
want a shot so but like did it
want a shot so but like did it there
there
there did it is late grabbing my
did it is late grabbing my
did it is late grabbing my bananas a day off
bananas a day off
bananas a day off I guess it was a nice a a
I guess it was a nice a a
I guess it was a nice a a marketing ploy
marketing ploy
marketing ploy I guess maybe they had to pick
I guess maybe they had to pick
I guess maybe they had to pick something yeah to use your you
something yeah to use your you
something yeah to use your you know your subconscious to tell
know your subconscious to tell
know your subconscious to tell you see if to buy more stuff
you see if to buy more stuff
you see if to buy more stuff because you felt I guess what
because you felt I guess what
because you felt I guess what adventures so sure i could see
adventures so sure i could see
adventures so sure i could see that working more in like an
that working more in like an
that working more in like an American store but like a small
American store but like a small
American store but like a small Japanese plays that people would
Japanese plays that people would
Japanese plays that people would know I mean I I know Indiana
know I mean I I know Indiana
know I mean I I know Indiana Jones is popular but i could if
Jones is popular but i could if
Jones is popular but i could if i could imagine more popular
i could imagine more popular
i could imagine more popular money and I but if you go into a
money and I but if you go into a
money and I but if you go into a lot of different supermarkets
lot of different supermarkets
lot of different supermarkets and a lot of the different
and a lot of the different
and a lot of the different department stores and stuff
department stores and stuff
department stores and stuff they will play music sure
they will play music sure
they will play music sure they're I mean they're all like
they're I mean they're all like
they're I mean they're all like music music music is everywhere
music music music is everywhere
music music music is everywhere it's like there's always like
it's like there's always like
it's like there's always like some kind of thing but I don't
some kind of thing but I don't
some kind of thing but I don't you know you know it
you know you know it
you know you know it mr. max they play with what is
mr. max they play with what is
mr. max they play with what is mr. max is a BB gun like a
mr. max is a BB gun like a
mr. max is a BB gun like a department store where is a
department store where is a
department store where is a Alice Nagasaki
Alice Nagasaki
Alice Nagasaki really yeah mr. managed to max
really yeah mr. managed to max
really yeah mr. managed to max this one and two get soon
this one and two get soon
this one and two get soon let me love ya one I need to get
let me love ya one I need to get
let me love ya one I need to get out more anyway they they played
out more anyway they they played
out more anyway they they played the when the saints
the when the saints
the when the saints oh really yeah but then at the
oh really yeah but then at the
oh really yeah but then at the end they put them on Nuala
end they put them on Nuala
end they put them on Nuala spilling remember when the same
spilling remember when the same
spilling remember when the same time mr. max
time mr. max
time mr. max haha I've ever the states that
haha I've ever the states that
haha I've ever the states that mr. man that's butcher the song
mr. man that's butcher the song
mr. man that's butcher the song but it's still going to catch
but it's still going to catch
but it's still going to catch the rhythm and meter not even 10
the rhythm and meter not even 10
the rhythm and meter not even 10 20 30 minutes after I left the
20 30 minutes after I left the
20 30 minutes after I left the place i'm still having that many
place i'm still having that many
place i'm still having that many songs
songs
songs ya like like Max like
ya like like Max like
ya like like Max like subconsciously like it's looked
subconsciously like it's looked
subconsciously like it's looked in so you know where that
in so you know where that
in so you know where that concept that you make you into
concept that you make you into
concept that you make you into concerts i've been - Wow
concerts i've been - Wow
concerts i've been - Wow I'm trying to think of some more
I'm trying to think of some more
I'm trying to think of some more intimate kind of concerts up
intimate kind of concerts up
intimate kind of concerts up into actually there
into actually there
into actually there there's a a singer i really like
there's a a singer i really like
there's a a singer i really like all Rufus Wainwright
all Rufus Wainwright
all Rufus Wainwright you probably never heard of him
you probably never heard of him
you probably never heard of him and he's actually he's been in
and he's actually he's been in
and he's actually he's been in like a couple of movies and done
like a couple of movies and done
like a couple of movies and done songs and that you probably
songs and that you probably
songs and that you probably heard some of his music before
heard some of his music before
heard some of his music before but i really like his music
but i really like his music
but i really like his music rufus wainwright and it's
rufus wainwright and it's
rufus wainwright and it's actually it's actually not bad
actually it's actually not bad
actually it's actually not bad for learning English because
for learning English because
for learning English because he's he has a kind of like a
he's he has a kind of like a
he's he has a kind of like a really like nasally kind of
really like nasally kind of
really like nasally kind of voice like me is like
voice like me is like
voice like me is like it's like but like it's like a
it's like but like it's like a
it's like but like it's like a very pretty easy to sing
very pretty easy to sing
very pretty easy to sing well yeah I mean I keys are
well yeah I mean I keys are
well yeah I mean I keys are really he has a really
really he has a really
really he has a really distinctive divorce
distinctive divorce
distinctive divorce ok and so would you like you can
ok and so would you like you can
ok and so would you like you can yeah you i mean like as soon as
yeah you i mean like as soon as
yeah you i mean like as soon as I I I heard it I was like all
I I I heard it I was like all
I I I heard it I was like all like I really like the song but
like I really like the song but
like I really like the song but there's some really good songs
there's some really good songs
there's some really good songs it's actually not bad for
it's actually not bad for
it's actually not bad for learning English ok so i mean
learning English ok so i mean
learning English ok so i mean it's it's
it's it's
it's it's he has some slower ones that
he has some slower ones that
he has some slower ones that it's not it's not like the
it's not it's not like the
it's not it's not like the Carpenters it's not that easy
Carpenters it's not that easy
Carpenters it's not that easy that obvious but it really good
that obvious but it really good
that obvious but it really good stuff so I saw him actually that
stuff so I saw him actually that
stuff so I saw him actually that was on it was one of those
was on it was one of those
was on it was one of those things you never had this happen
things you never had this happen
things you never had this happen to you where you're thinking
to you where you're thinking
to you where you're thinking about like I really want
about like I really want
about like I really want something to happen but I don't
something to happen but I don't
something to happen but I don't know how it's going to happen
know how it's going to happen
know how it's going to happen and you just kind of put the
and you just kind of put the
and you just kind of put the idea in your mind and I was like
idea in your mind and I was like
idea in your mind and I was like man I really love to see that
man I really love to see that
man I really love to see that guy in concert but I never
guy in concert but I never
guy in concert but I never really liked
really liked
really liked I just kind of put the idea in
I just kind of put the idea in
I just kind of put the idea in my mind didn't do any a key and
my mind didn't do any a key and
my mind didn't do any a key and I didn't I was I mean it's like
I didn't I was I mean it's like
I didn't I was I mean it's like clearly he's like popular and
clearly he's like popular and
clearly he's like popular and touring and i'm sure i could
touring and i'm sure i could
touring and i'm sure i could like find him somewhere whatever
like find him somewhere whatever
like find him somewhere whatever and then I was looking on
and then I was looking on
and then I was looking on craigslist and we were actually
craigslist and we were actually
craigslist and we were actually I was talking with my sister
I was talking with my sister
I was talking with my sister last month in the master English
last month in the master English
last month in the master English conversation master class lesson
conversation master class lesson
conversation master class lesson video about that about how she
video about that about how she
video about that about how she used craigslist craigslist to
used craigslist craigslist to
used craigslist craigslist to find some kit because she's
find some kit because she's
find some kit because she's looking for some kids were
looking for some kids were
looking for some kids were talking about pets yes yeah yeah
talking about pets yes yeah yeah
talking about pets yes yeah yeah and i was looking on craigslist
and i was looking on craigslist
and i was looking on craigslist when i was living in seattle and
when i was living in seattle and
when i was living in seattle and there was a a woman that had
there was a a woman that had
there was a a woman that had posted like I've got two tickets
posted like I've got two tickets
posted like I've got two tickets to Rufus Wainwright will answer
to Rufus Wainwright will answer
to Rufus Wainwright will answer in Seattle
in Seattle
in Seattle yeah and i was i was in the
yeah and i was i was in the
yeah and i was i was in the bathroom as like they're looking
bathroom as like they're looking
bathroom as like they're looking at my phone I was like oh man
at my phone I was like oh man
at my phone I was like oh man like that's awesome so I mailed
like that's awesome so I mailed
like that's awesome so I mailed her and actually like met her
her and actually like met her
her and actually like met her and got to go to the concert and
and got to go to the concert and
and got to go to the concert and it was I just like met a new
it was I just like met a new
it was I just like met a new person like that it was it was
person like that it was it was
person like that it was it was weird it's like put yourself out
weird it's like put yourself out
weird it's like put yourself out there like whatever whatever you
there like whatever whatever you
there like whatever whatever you would like
would like
would like don't don't be fearful of
don't don't be fearful of
don't don't be fearful of meeting new people think about
meeting new people think about
meeting new people think about the experiences you want to have
the experiences you want to have
the experiences you want to have in like even if you don't know
in like even if you don't know
in like even if you don't know exactly how it will
exactly how it will
exactly how it will you know get out there and like
you know get out there and like
you know get out there and like figure out some way to do it
figure out some way to do it
figure out some way to do it actually had a lot more chances
actually had a lot more chances
actually had a lot more chances to go to concerts when I love
to go to concerts when I love
to go to concerts when I love being in Japan yep
being in Japan yep
being in Japan yep australia I've actually I've
australia I've actually I've
australia I've actually I've been to a few myself what if you
been to a few myself what if you
been to a few myself what if you see I i went to another concert
see I i went to another concert
see I i went to another concert I really where was that cool oh
I really where was that cool oh
I really where was that cool oh really and I mean oh shoot sure
really and I mean oh shoot sure
really and I mean oh shoot sure sixty eighty thousand people out
sixty eighty thousand people out
sixty eighty thousand people out and I mean she you know she was
and I mean she you know she was
and I mean she you know she was doing the whole you know the
doing the whole you know the
doing the whole you know the full song list like you know
full song list like you know
full song list like you know from her early stuff too
from her early stuff too
from her early stuff too - like you know I was really
- like you know I was really
- like you know I was really nice to me it was right i mean
nice to me it was right i mean
nice to me it was right i mean she she's saying a lot of the
she she's saying a lot of the
she she's saying a lot of the classics and one of the earlier
classics and one of the earlier
classics and one of the earlier songs and then this you have an
songs and then this you have an
songs and then this you have an opening act
opening act
opening act ah no she didn't opening act as
ah no she didn't opening act as
ah no she didn't opening act as though it was a longest
though it was a longest
though it was a longest constantly being too like three
constantly being too like three
constantly being too like three hours right
hours right
hours right so every time she left the stage
so every time she left the stage
so every time she left the stage like they're screaming for the
like they're screaming for the
like they're screaming for the comeback and stuff like that so
comeback and stuff like that so
comeback and stuff like that so no no I was really amazing
no no I was really amazing
no no I was really amazing another interesting that's a bad
another interesting that's a bad
another interesting that's a bad thing that happens to be one of
thing that happens to be one of
thing that happens to be one of my students at all students are
my students at all students are
my students at all students are from when I lived in the way
from when I lived in the way
from when I lived in the way down his son is a famous get
down his son is a famous get
down his son is a famous get Tyrus great
Tyrus great
Tyrus great yes and yeah he we went with his
yes and yeah he we went with his
yes and yeah he we went with his father to one of his concerts
father to one of his concerts
father to one of his concerts went backstage and had some eats
went backstage and had some eats
went backstage and had some eats and drinks with some of the
and drinks with some of the
and drinks with some of the other band members and stuff
other band members and stuff
other band members and stuff like that . got introduced to
like that . got introduced to
like that . got introduced to the crowd as the father in the
the crowd as the father in the
the crowd as the father in the two bodyguards and so through it
two bodyguards and so through it
two bodyguards and so through it too much foreigners with the
too much foreigners with the
too much foreigners with the father here
father here
father here but you're not at the end we
but you're not at the end we
but you're not at the end we went to a restaurant and we got
went to a restaurant and we got
went to a restaurant and we got mugged by some of these girls
mugged by some of these girls
mugged by some of these girls and they wanted their like a
and they wanted their like a
and they wanted their like a singer
singer
singer yeah not a lot of things about
yeah not a lot of things about
yeah not a lot of things about like patch and backstage passes
like patch and backstage passes
like patch and backstage passes and stuff like that and are a
and stuff like that and are a
and stuff like that and are a bit stupid I was like so over
bit stupid I was like so over
bit stupid I was like so over all these young girls coming up
all these young girls coming up
all these young girls coming up to me like you know how
to me like you know how
to me like you know how so you alive more like oh yeah
so you alive more like oh yeah
so you alive more like oh yeah with me okay
with me okay
with me okay their head and rock star now I
their head and rock star now I
their head and rock star now I mean I giostra possibly get it -
mean I giostra possibly get it -
mean I giostra possibly get it - and then you know kind of
and then you know kind of
and then you know kind of regretted after that I want to
regretted after that I want to
regretted after that I want to keep that as I like I'm a mentor
keep that as I like I'm a mentor
keep that as I like I'm a mentor as I like it you know sort of
as I like it you know sort of
as I like it you know sort of souvenir or something like that
souvenir or something like that
souvenir or something like that so
so
so but you know I was young and
but you know I was young and
but you know I was young and silly and you know sort of like
silly and you know sort of like
silly and you know sort of like affected by women a lot more
affected by women a lot more
affected by women a lot more than what I am
than what I am
than what I am well I it does happen you know
well I it does happen you know
well I it does happen you know it happens to the best of us
it happens to the best of us
it happens to the best of us right now i'm not a lot of
right now i'm not a lot of
right now i'm not a lot of musical talent for me personally
musical talent for me personally
musical talent for me personally I do not want nor myself
I do not want nor myself
I do not want nor myself I guess what I was younger my
I guess what I was younger my
I guess what I was younger my mother made me do a little bit
mother made me do a little bit
mother made me do a little bit of like a piano and organ is the
of like a piano and organ is the
of like a piano and organ is the fact that it
fact that it
fact that it I didn't want to play the organ
I didn't want to play the organ
I didn't want to play the organ applied the open like this like
applied the open like this like
applied the open like this like look like a church or not a
look like a church or not a
look like a church or not a church was more like a rock and
church was more like a rock and
church was more like a rock and roll organ way you can you know
roll organ way you can you know
roll organ way you can you know change the tempo and like a
change the tempo and like a
change the tempo and like a suicide yes since I putting some
suicide yes since I putting some
suicide yes since I putting some backbeats and over it i like i
backbeats and over it i like i
backbeats and over it i like i like an electric keyboard but
like an electric keyboard but
like an electric keyboard but you know you could do the oboe
you know you could do the oboe
you know you could do the oboe and the flute and the drums and
and the flute and the drums and
and the flute and the drums and you could be night soon like
you could be night soon like
you could be night soon like you're doing and I enjoyed you
you're doing and I enjoyed you
you're doing and I enjoyed you know but there wasn't really
know but there wasn't really
know but there wasn't really anything you know straight it it
anything you know straight it it
anything you know straight it it didn't take them
didn't take them
didn't take them yeah i was just i want to play
yeah i was just i want to play
yeah i was just i want to play sport ah well yeah I mean I was
sport ah well yeah I mean I was
sport ah well yeah I mean I was younger in my generation sport
younger in my generation sport
younger in my generation sport was the man's things sure
was the man's things sure
was the man's things sure playing you know musical
playing you know musical
playing you know musical instrument was the girls you
instrument was the girls you
instrument was the girls you know it's true but I think
know it's true but I think
know it's true but I think today's society is a little bit
today's society is a little bit
today's society is a little bit more well-rounded sure I think
more well-rounded sure I think
more well-rounded sure I think you know when you do have
you know when you do have
you know when you do have children you realize what
children you realize what
children you realize what I need to have a little bit like
I need to have a little bit like
I need to have a little bit like a full rounded to know sort of
a full rounded to know sort of
a full rounded to know sort of the a learning experience in the
the a learning experience in the
the a learning experience in the need to learn you know how to
need to learn you know how to
need to learn you know how to sing and they need to go - yeah
sing and they need to go - yeah
sing and they need to go - yeah it's I think it's a good lawyer
it's I think it's a good lawyer
it's I think it's a good lawyer it's again get on piano and
it's again get on piano and
it's again get on piano and stuff like that so
stuff like that so
stuff like that so yet when you start young you
yet when you start young you
yet when you start young you know you can do something
know you can do something
know you can do something musically than that to keep in
musically than that to keep in
musically than that to keep in good stead for the rest of your
good stead for the rest of your
good stead for the rest of your life
life
life anyway so we'll we'll let my my
anyway so we'll we'll let my my
anyway so we'll we'll let my my friend shannon and go but you
friend shannon and go but you
friend shannon and go but you can say bye bye to everybody all
can say bye bye to everybody all
can say bye bye to everybody all over the world is watching this
over the world is watching this
over the world is watching this yes thank you very much I've got
yes thank you very much I've got
yes thank you very much I've got a good time i'll see you again
a good time i'll see you again
a good time i'll see you again and yeah he'll be he'll be
and yeah he'll be he'll be
and yeah he'll be he'll be joining us i love talking to
joining us i love talking to
joining us i love talking to shannon he and i always have a
shannon he and i always have a
shannon he and i always have a good time and i'll be back at
good time and i'll be back at
good time and i'll be back at him in just a moment with the
him in just a moment with the
him in just a moment with the special mission homework
special mission homework
special mission homework assignment all about music and
assignment all about music and
assignment all about music and really going deep for this month
really going deep for this month
really going deep for this month by Cena
by Cena
by Cena all right and here we are at the
all right and here we are at the
all right and here we are at the special mission homework
special mission homework
special mission homework assignment for this month i hope
assignment for this month i hope
assignment for this month i hope you enjoyed my conversation with
you enjoyed my conversation with
you enjoyed my conversation with Shannon and it's a really
Shannon and it's a really
Shannon and it's a really interesting chance for you as
interesting chance for you as
interesting chance for you as well to listen to the
well to listen to the
well to listen to the differences between our accents
differences between our accents
differences between our accents remember that how you sound is
remember that how you sound is
remember that how you sound is not so important
not so important
not so important it's a nice thing to have a
it's a nice thing to have a
it's a nice thing to have a native British or American or
native British or American or
native British or American or Australian accent if you want
Australian accent if you want
Australian accent if you want that but it's more important for
that but it's more important for
that but it's more important for you to focus on basic grammar so
you to focus on basic grammar so
you to focus on basic grammar so get that down
get that down
get that down make sure you can speak properly
make sure you can speak properly
make sure you can speak properly and then worry about things like
and then worry about things like
and then worry about things like pronunciation practice so you
pronunciation practice so you
pronunciation practice so you can sound a lot more native
can sound a lot more native
can sound a lot more native well the special mission
well the special mission
well the special mission homework assignment for this
homework assignment for this
homework assignment for this month is actually quite easy
month is actually quite easy
month is actually quite easy what I want you to do is using
what I want you to do is using
what I want you to do is using music find some new cds or mp3's
music find some new cds or mp3's
music find some new cds or mp3's or videos or anything like that
or videos or anything like that
or videos or anything like that on YouTube and really listen to
on YouTube and really listen to
on YouTube and really listen to something over and over again
something over and over again
something over and over again but I want you to go deep with
but I want you to go deep with
but I want you to go deep with it i want you to really master
it i want you to really master
it i want you to really master something
something
something and in this case I want you to
and in this case I want you to
and in this case I want you to find even if it's just one song
find even if it's just one song
find even if it's just one song but find something that's pretty
but find something that's pretty
but find something that's pretty popular
popular
popular so you can listen to the music
so you can listen to the music
so you can listen to the music and actually watch the video so
and actually watch the video so
and actually watch the video so you can see how people are
you can see how people are
you can see how people are moving around you can see their
moving around you can see their
moving around you can see their lips moving and another really
lips moving and another really
lips moving and another really good thing you want to look for
good thing you want to look for
good thing you want to look for when choosing a song to practice
when choosing a song to practice
when choosing a song to practice so again just take one song
so again just take one song
so again just take one song if you have a lot of free time
if you have a lot of free time
if you have a lot of free time and you want to listen to more
and you want to listen to more
and you want to listen to more things find a whole album
things find a whole album
things find a whole album so an album is like one CD so
so an album is like one CD so
so an album is like one CD so whatever you're interested in
whatever you're interested in
whatever you're interested in doing
doing
doing I want you to find something
I want you to find something
I want you to find something that's really popular
that's really popular
that's really popular that will give you chances to
that will give you chances to
that will give you chances to listen to other versions of the
listen to other versions of the
listen to other versions of the same song
same song
same song one popular example is 99 red
one popular example is 99 red
one popular example is 99 red balloons
balloons
balloons you can hear the german version
you can hear the german version
you can hear the german version of this or there are many
of this or there are many
of this or there are many American versions of this song
American versions of this song
American versions of this song but it's really interesting to
but it's really interesting to
but it's really interesting to hear other people or other bands
hear other people or other bands
hear other people or other bands singing the same song in
singing the same song in
singing the same song in different ways
different ways
different ways so just like you get to hear
so just like you get to hear
so just like you get to hear people on master English
people on master English
people on master English conversation you get one english
conversation you get one english
conversation you get one english sentence using different grammar
sentence using different grammar
sentence using different grammar points or grin a different
points or grin a different
points or grin a different grammar tenses and you also get
grammar tenses and you also get
grammar tenses and you also get to listen to something using
to listen to something using
to listen to something using different voices
different voices
different voices so you want to diversify this
so you want to diversify this
so you want to diversify this means to listen to lots of
means to listen to lots of
means to listen to lots of different kinds of things but
different kinds of things but
different kinds of things but take one content one piece of
take one content one piece of
take one content one piece of media like a song and then
media like a song and then
media like a song and then listen to that in many different
listen to that in many different
listen to that in many different ways so watch the video
ways so watch the video
ways so watch the video listen to the song over and over
listen to the song over and over
listen to the song over and over again listen two different
again listen two different
again listen two different versions of the song and you
versions of the song and you
versions of the song and you will really find yourself
will really find yourself
will really find yourself enjoying that music a lot more
enjoying that music a lot more
enjoying that music a lot more one thing you should do before
one thing you should do before
one thing you should do before you pick a song is to read the
you pick a song is to read the
you pick a song is to read the lyrics so whatever your song is
lyrics so whatever your song is
lyrics so whatever your song is however you want to practice I
however you want to practice I
however you want to practice I don't want to tell you a
don't want to tell you a
don't want to tell you a specific thing but find
specific thing but find
specific thing but find something that you can read the
something that you can read the
something that you can read the lyrics first so that you're
lyrics first so that you're
lyrics first so that you're already listening for keywords
already listening for keywords
already listening for keywords it's difficult if you start with
it's difficult if you start with
it's difficult if you start with listening first and then try to
listening first and then try to
listening first and then try to go back so again that's why you
go back so again that's why you
go back so again that's why you can do the same thing with
can do the same thing with
can do the same thing with master English conversation we
master English conversation we
master English conversation we have five different lesson sets
have five different lesson sets
have five different lesson sets but you can go through them in
but you can go through them in
but you can go through them in any order you like
any order you like
any order you like so if you want to go through the
so if you want to go through the
so if you want to go through the vocabulary lesson first before
vocabulary lesson first before
vocabulary lesson first before you listen to the the real
you listen to the the real
you listen to the the real conversation lesson that's a
conversation lesson that's a
conversation lesson that's a great way to practice as well it
great way to practice as well it
great way to practice as well it just depends on how you like to
just depends on how you like to
just depends on how you like to practice if you'd like to
practice if you'd like to
practice if you'd like to challenge yourself more begin
challenge yourself more begin
challenge yourself more begin with the real conversation
with the real conversation
with the real conversation so the same thing this month for
so the same thing this month for
so the same thing this month for finding some piece of music that
finding some piece of music that
finding some piece of music that you like but make sure you find
you like but make sure you find
you like but make sure you find something that's popular so you
something that's popular so you
something that's popular so you can listen to different version
can listen to different version
can listen to different version love it you might hear the
love it you might hear the
love it you might hear the acoustic version this is like
acoustic version this is like
acoustic version this is like just using a guitar or just
just using a guitar or just
just using a guitar or just playing the piano and singing
playing the piano and singing
playing the piano and singing this is without having like
this is without having like
this is without having like electric instruments like an
electric instruments like an
electric instruments like an electric guitar
electric guitar
electric guitar so find some popular music that
so find some popular music that
so find some popular music that you like read the lyrics
you like read the lyrics
you like read the lyrics listen to the song watch the
listen to the song watch the
listen to the song watch the music video and really go deep
music video and really go deep
music video and really go deep really master it just like
really master it just like
really master it just like you're doing with these lessons
you're doing with these lessons
you're doing with these lessons here every time you listen to
here every time you listen to
here every time you listen to something even now there are
something even now there are
something even now there are songs that I listened to and i
songs that I listened to and i
songs that I listened to and i didn't i didn't know that before
didn't i didn't know that before
didn't i didn't know that before I will find something that I
I will find something that I
I will find something that I just didn't realize was there
just didn't realize was there
just didn't realize was there before so just like these
before so just like these
before so just like these lessons every time you listen to
lessons every time you listen to
lessons every time you listen to them every time you go over and
them every time you go over and
them every time you go over and back and repeat
back and repeat
back and repeat you'll find new things that you
you'll find new things that you
you'll find new things that you learn new phrases that come out
learn new phrases that come out
learn new phrases that come out and this is how you build your
and this is how you build your
and this is how you build your fluency
fluency
fluency this is how we build our fluency
this is how we build our fluency
this is how we build our fluency in our own language and exactly
in our own language and exactly
in our own language and exactly how you'll do it in English so
how you'll do it in English so
how you'll do it in English so find some songs and tell me what
find some songs and tell me what
find some songs and tell me what it is you're practicing this
it is you're practicing this
it is you're practicing this month so i can tell other
month so i can tell other
month so i can tell other students what you're practicing
students what you're practicing
students what you're practicing and really think about finding
and really think about finding
and really think about finding something fun and if you can do
something fun and if you can do
something fun and if you can do more than one song that's
more than one song that's
more than one song that's fantastic so do at least one
fantastic so do at least one
fantastic so do at least one song find something that's
song find something that's
song find something that's interesting with music videos
interesting with music videos
interesting with music videos available and then tell me what
available and then tell me what
available and then tell me what the song is well have an
the song is well have an
the song is well have an excellent day i will see you
excellent day i will see you
excellent day i will see you next month with a brand-new
next month with a brand-new
next month with a brand-new master English conversation
master English conversation
master English conversation we're always trying to do new
we're always trying to do new
we're always trying to do new and interesting things
and interesting things
and interesting things so if you have any questions at
so if you have any questions at
so if you have any questions at all or if there's anything you'd
all or if there's anything you'd
all or if there's anything you'd like to see this course is all
like to see this course is all
like to see this course is all about you a lot of the
about you a lot of the
about you a lot of the techniques i'm teaching here
techniques i'm teaching here
techniques i'm teaching here it's the same thing I use every
it's the same thing I use every
it's the same thing I use every month to continue building my
month to continue building my
month to continue building my Japanese fluency
Japanese fluency
Japanese fluency I actually like Japanese pop
I actually like Japanese pop
I actually like Japanese pop music I like a band
music I like a band
music I like a band actually it's one it's a girl
actually it's one it's a girl
actually it's one it's a girl j-pop it's a little bit
j-pop it's a little bit
j-pop it's a little bit embarrassing actually so don't
embarrassing actually so don't
embarrassing actually so don't tell anybody
tell anybody
tell anybody her name is old Scott I if
her name is old Scott I if
her name is old Scott I if you're Japanese maybe you know
you're Japanese maybe you know
you're Japanese maybe you know who this is but i really like
who this is but i really like
who this is but i really like the I get very excited about the
the I get very excited about the
the I get very excited about the music but it's kind of difficult
music but it's kind of difficult
music but it's kind of difficult to sing if i try to sew
to sing if i try to sew
to sing if i try to sew everything I use in these
everything I use in these
everything I use in these lessons it's the same things i'm
lessons it's the same things i'm
lessons it's the same things i'm using for myself to build my own
using for myself to build my own
using for myself to build my own fluency in Japanese these are
fluency in Japanese these are
fluency in Japanese these are all just really practical ways
all just really practical ways
all just really practical ways of getting out and practicing
of getting out and practicing
of getting out and practicing your fluency
your fluency
your fluency so get out find your music find
so get out find your music find
so get out find your music find your music videos
your music videos
your music videos and tell me what they are have a
and tell me what they are have a
and tell me what they are have a great month and i will see you
great month and i will see you
great month and i will see you next time bye bye