Tsucchi's "Taiko Strange Story" Part 7 | Hits and misses: simple and hasty mistakes in judgment

Dear readers of the JPC newsletter, welcome back to the Yota story page. I'm Tsucchi, the drummer. Today, I would like to take some time out of your precious time to write about this.

Well, the other day, by chance, I went into a candy store and bought a bunch of nostalgic sweets with my daughter.That evening, while reading, I snacked on curry-flavored arare and chocolate castella. When it comes to cheap sweets, the standard lottery ticket is the one placed inside the back cover or wrapping paper of the sweets. If you win, you get another candy, and if you lose, that's it. All the sweets I bought were a loss, but for some reason I didn't feel bad about losing them.

It would be normal for a grown-up person to think that a 10-20 yen lottery ticket is not something that they would be happy or sad about, but even though it was a loss, I was able to enjoy the nostalgic candy and had an experience that was more than worth the price, so I couldn't have asked for anything more than that. There are hits and losses, and if you've lived a little longer, you're obviously happy when you win, but you also start to feel something in the losses.

I often hear that it is hit or miss in the world of musical instruments.
This is especially common when it comes to consumables.
In our world, drum heads and sticks are often used, and we often hear things like, ``Ah, this head is missing,'' or ``This stick is a failure, so get rid of it.''
Of course, as I said before, the selection of tools is important in the strict pursuit of quality in the professional world and in working hard to reach even higher heights.

However, are losing heads and losing sticks really a loss?

One drummer brought a large number of sticks with him when he came to Japan.
It was probably about 8 dozen, and since it was a long tour, they probably estimated that they would need it and brought it.
From two weeks of tour rehearsals to two months of touring, the two of us choose the sticks we will use today.
The rule is that lighter items will be repelled, so if I knew the weight standard, I could do it by myself, but the foreign drummer and I would always drink tea and chat about what we thought, and select the 5 or 6 pairs we would use today.
One day, when more than a dozen sticks had been knocked out, I asked, ``What should I do with this stick?'' He said, ``It's not a loss, it's just not suitable for playing on this tour, but keep it for recording and playing in small clubs.''
I thought to myself, ``That's right, even though it's a little light, it has a lot of uses.'' I carefully put it away in my tour case.
When you call it a failure, you tend to treat it as if it were trash with no use for it anymore, but in reality, it's just that it doesn't fit the music that's being played at that moment, and once you leave that place, there are many uses for it. In other words, there are many places for these losers.

When I think about it carefully, when I win a lottery ticket at a candy store, I think it means that I have obtained a ticket to the "next move".I have come to realize this almost illogical truth, which is why I am writing such a forceful article lol.
If by some chance you win at the candy store, that's your "goal" and you're done. I have to find my next target.
Isn't it a stepping stone to the future where you say, ``Okay, next time I'll win that first prize''? . The next day, I plan my strategy until the moment I draw the lottery again, and I try to take a different approach to winning the lottery, so I forget about my school lessons and my brain is running at full speed, but I think that working at full speed is a very important brain training.

However, you are writing such stupid things that it kills you.
Whenever I notice a grouper, this body is working.
When I suddenly come back to my senses and think about why I am writing this, I realize that somewhere in my mind I am stuck with the ``simple and hasty mistakes in judgment'' that I encounter in various situations these days.
Speaking of sticks, I sorted them on the premise that the lighter (or heavier) sticks that were sorted out as losers would be given another place to play, but occasionally I see brand new sticks being thrown away in the studio trash. If I knew the person who dumped me, I would probably ask this question. "Are you going to throw it away even though it's brand new?"
He immediately replies, ``Oh, it's a mistake and it's garbage.''
Now, being the poor person I am, I'm going to check out that pitiful discarded stick lol
It's a normal stick with no cracks, no chips, no warping, and no bad balance... I just tilt my head. Throw it away because it doesn't fit the current situation. Because it's a mistake.
Of course, if it's a "defective product", there's nothing we can do about it. Because you can't use it. Still, I can't bear to throw away a new item. That's why I always feel like it's okay to simply throw away something just because it's a loss.
I'd like to at least let it make a sound, even if it's just one hit.
Is feeling like this a sign of getting older?

In any case, I can't help but feel like bad things are happening in the world these days due to this short-sighted thinking.
I feel that the kind of obscene values ​​that say, ``I'm 100% right. You're wrong. That's why it's no good,'' are becoming more and more prevalent, and the world we live in today feels like it's stuffy and stuffy.
There are good things about losing, and it's okay to fall behind. At first glance, people say, ``Value individuality!'' But in reality, a large group of people with no individuality has formed, and it's a little scary that they all live by the same values.
A world where there is no way for losers to live will lead to a world where those who do not share their values ​​are rejected, and it is possible to use those values ​​to control groups.
The story has become somewhat exaggerated...lol

Short story Q subject.

Well, recently I went to pray at Meiji Jingu Shrine.I dropped my offering and as I was walking around the grounds, I noticed a small line forming.I wondered what was going on, so I went to check it out...and it turned out that there was only a line of women there, and everyone was lining up to receive something like a ``goshuin.''
Goshuin, to put it simply, are stamps from temples and shrines, each with their own characteristics, and they can certainly be fun to collect.
It's nice to have fun, but this is actually quite different from the Ultra Monster Stamp Rally on the Yamanote Line that I've been doing recently (although it really makes me want to complete it), and when you receive a goshuin, in most cases, it has the word "worship" written next to it along with the date. Worship is literally ``offering and worshiping,'' and if you go to a temple, for example, you read the sutra of that sect, or you copy it and put it in there, and as a proof of that, you have a goshuin.
I mean, isn't it a bit creepy that a certain woman didn't wash her hands or pray, but just went straight to the goshuin reception desk and stood in line calmly? That's what I think.

I'm not saying that you should copy sutras, but I think that if you at least cleanse yourself in the water, pray, and enjoy the atmosphere of the temple grounds, then you won't be able to win even if you get a goshuin stamp.
hey? It's a simple and hasty error in judgment.
All I was interested in was collecting Goshuin stamps, and I often went there without knowing the origin of the shrine or temple or the names of the gods or Buddhas. I wonder if I will look back at that goshuin book later and remember it. It's bland, isn't it?
Yes, it's "bland". It would be very boring if the success or failure ended there.

Each of them has a different story, a mix of sadness and joy, and in reality, you should be happy when you hit it, but it turns out to be a shame, but when you look at it from the side, it's kind of funny, just like a hole-in-one in golf.
It doesn't happen very often, so the person in question is happy, but if they do it, they have to make a congratulatory gift to the people who are playing with them or their caddy. Still, it's a good idea to not only receive congratulations from the people around you, but also to show consideration to each other so that you don't become truly poor. If you just win and run away with it, you won't be invited next time. Even if you just have a beer and a snack and say, ``Oh no, hello, what's this again?'' you won't win any drumsticks. Feelings are important.

If you stick with him for ten or twenty years, even if you lose, he becomes an irreplaceable partner, which is much better than the occasional hit.
Recently, I've gotten rid of most of the instruments I haven't used in a while, and have started keeping only those instruments that have been a big hit for me and have "grew" into me.
Two drum sets, three snares, and three cymbal sets. I felt very refreshed and started to approach my instruments more carefully than before. After all, when there are a lot of people, it can be difficult to manage. It's an old instrument and not in good condition, but it's my one and only companion. When I showed the instrument to someone, he looked at the label on the inside and said, ``Ah, the two toms are made in different factories. That was a mistake.'' I mentally kicked the instrument away, thinking, ``You're just taking care of me! You should just lose it!''
It's certainly fun to gush about what's good and what's good about vintage items, but you shouldn't grab someone's partner and say you're a loser. We shouldn't be so quick to criticize things that other people consider important.

Come to think of it, something like that happened the other day, when a French magazine satirized the God of Islam...this is something that should not be done. God and terrorists are different.
I also think that if you understand why terrorists became terrorists, you will be able to understand a lot of things.
At least, the Muslim guy I know at the kebab shop is a very nice guy who always gives me extras and says things like, ``How's your family doing?'' ``It's nice weather.'' ``Keep up the good work today.'' When I went to buy kebabs the other day, that old man looked really sad and said, ``JapanThe people here all care about me. I'm sorry. "Allah, I will never kill anyone," he said. All I could do was nod and hug him.
I wonder when a peaceful world will come...

Both wins and losses are important.
This month I got a little off track.
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Until the next newsletter... Wishing you love and peace.