松島玉三郎
@kutaja.bsky.social
自他共に認めるへんてこな打楽器奏者。音楽やら広告やら進学塾やらイルカ施設のセンター長やら、いろいろな仕事しました。 A quirky percussionist recognized by myself and others alike. I’ve worked in various fields, including music, advertising, prep schools, and even as a center director at a dolphin facility.
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“I’m gradually posting the English version of a novel I wrote in Japanese a long time ago on this site.”
“I’m gradually posting the English version of a novel I wrote in Japanese a long time ago on this site.”
The Rhythm Between Us ６
The Rhythm Between Us 5
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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“I’m gradually posting the English version of a novel I wrote in Japanese a long time ago on this site.”
“I’m gradually posting the English version of a novel I wrote in Japanese a long time ago on this site.”
The United States actually has quite a lot of unpaid dues (arrears, outstanding debt) to the United Nations. …So, how about suspending its permanent membership until it pays up? ♪
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The United States actually has quite a lot of unpaid dues (arrears, outstanding debt) to the United Nations. …So, how about suspending its permanent membership until it pays up? ♪
“A beautiful woman has the right to become a femme fatale, but I sincerely hope she would renounce it.”
September 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“A beautiful woman has the right to become a femme fatale, but I sincerely hope she would renounce it.”
Maybe it’s just because I’m not so young anymore, but I don’t really care about “movies I want people to watch,” “music I want people to listen,”or “books I want people to read.” Everyone, please just spend your time on what you love♪
September 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Maybe it’s just because I’m not so young anymore, but I don’t really care about “movies I want people to watch,” “music I want people to listen,”or “books I want people to read.” Everyone, please just spend your time on what you love♪
Since most films around the world are made by men, I believe that films, to a greater or lesser extent, inevitably contain a kind of “male selfishness.”
August 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Since most films around the world are made by men, I believe that films, to a greater or lesser extent, inevitably contain a kind of “male selfishness.”
I can’t quite recall whether it was in my twenties or in my thirties that I read Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra… Perhaps now is a good time to read it again.
August 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I can’t quite recall whether it was in my twenties or in my thirties that I read Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra… Perhaps now is a good time to read it again.
“Today, I’m attending the ‘Food Business License Issuance Seminar’ ♪”
August 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“Today, I’m attending the ‘Food Business License Issuance Seminar’ ♪”
“The scenery of Harajuku about 50 years ago”
July 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“The scenery of Harajuku about 50 years ago”
“This is a view of the area around Ochanomizu Station in Tokyo during the 1960s.”
July 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“This is a view of the area around Ochanomizu Station in Tokyo during the 1960s.”
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From those who live like leeches on the people's lives,
We must take back our land again,
America!
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!
-Langston Hughes, from ‘Let America Be America Again’ (1935)
#everynightapoem
We must take back our land again,
America!
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!
-Langston Hughes, from ‘Let America Be America Again’ (1935)
#everynightapoem
![[Robert Mapplethorpe, 1977]
Black and white photograph of a weather-beaten flag](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rkgmcmrlwobvdajgjmxlvfya/bafkreieftrfp3euqi4l45fe3o2wdnbtpfm7n2z7rpbjwpgjjxnxemazpdq@jpeg)
July 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
From those who live like leeches on the people's lives,
We must take back our land again,
America!
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!
-Langston Hughes, from ‘Let America Be America Again’ (1935)
#everynightapoem
We must take back our land again,
America!
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!
-Langston Hughes, from ‘Let America Be America Again’ (1935)
#everynightapoem
The distillery I work at makes not only shochu but also awamori. Now, there’s a female singer-songwriter—someone everyone in my generation would know—who currently lives in Okinawa. I sent her some of our Tosa awamori, and she really liked it! 🎵
July 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The distillery I work at makes not only shochu but also awamori. Now, there’s a female singer-songwriter—someone everyone in my generation would know—who currently lives in Okinawa. I sent her some of our Tosa awamori, and she really liked it! 🎵
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「ガザではナチスになったような気がした。まるで私たちがナチスで彼らがユダヤ人であるかのようだった」
イスラエルのハアレツ（Haaretz）に掲載されたイスラエル兵士の言葉
内心の限界に近づいているイスラエル兵士も多いようだ
イスラエルのハアレツ（Haaretz）に掲載されたイスラエル兵士の言葉
内心の限界に近づいているイスラエル兵士も多いようだ
July 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
「ガザではナチスになったような気がした。まるで私たちがナチスで彼らがユダヤ人であるかのようだった」
イスラエルのハアレツ（Haaretz）に掲載されたイスラエル兵士の言葉
内心の限界に近づいているイスラエル兵士も多いようだ
イスラエルのハアレツ（Haaretz）に掲載されたイスラエル兵士の言葉
内心の限界に近づいているイスラエル兵士も多いようだ
A day full of sixteenth notes
A day of complete silence
A day of complete silence
June 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A day full of sixteenth notes
A day of complete silence
A day of complete silence
“This is an image of the Sameura Dam in Kochi Prefecture. Currently, it is undergoing large-scale construction work.
You can now clearly see that work is progressing on three new discharge outlets being opened.”
You can now clearly see that work is progressing on three new discharge outlets being opened.”
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“This is an image of the Sameura Dam in Kochi Prefecture. Currently, it is undergoing large-scale construction work.
You can now clearly see that work is progressing on three new discharge outlets being opened.”
You can now clearly see that work is progressing on three new discharge outlets being opened.”
I’m distilling shochu right now. It’s making me really hot.
June 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I’m distilling shochu right now. It’s making me really hot.
“Back in the day, mood music and easy listening really used to sell. And they really used to get played a lot on the radio—both AM and FM ♪”
June 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“Back in the day, mood music and easy listening really used to sell. And they really used to get played a lot on the radio—both AM and FM ♪”
“The Pink Panther hiding on the pink carpet.”
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“The Pink Panther hiding on the pink carpet.”
One effective use of sake barrels was to stretch skin over them, giving birth to the musical instrument known as the conga.
June 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
One effective use of sake barrels was to stretch skin over them, giving birth to the musical instrument known as the conga.
“A hot spring bath with a bear”
June 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“A hot spring bath with a bear”
The petite woman sitting next to me is writing something with intense focus… and I just realized that what she’s doing is actually describing the world.
Right now, even my own actions seem to follow what she writes—as if I’m acting according to her script.
Right now, even my own actions seem to follow what she writes—as if I’m acting according to her script.
June 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The petite woman sitting next to me is writing something with intense focus… and I just realized that what she’s doing is actually describing the world.
Right now, even my own actions seem to follow what she writes—as if I’m acting according to her script.
Right now, even my own actions seem to follow what she writes—as if I’m acting according to her script.