As for the concert, Mie and Kei put on a great show as always, they even did a rendition of “Heya Wo Dete Kudasai“, the song they performed as cute, fresh faced teenagers on Star Tanjo all those years ago that was the springboard for their emergence as the pop music tour de force that came to be known as Pink Lady. While I couldn’t attend that show in person, it was more than enough to have seen the home video, and that made me happy, especially since I made a boatload of screen captures to share as “Pink Finale”. Twenty years later, that show remains as special to me now as it was when I first watched it. Until next month, take care and have a great day!
Your Friend,
Jeff
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Welcome to May! I hope all is well with everyone. It turns out there’s a goodly amount of celebrating to do in May. As I type these words of wit(?) on March 28th, we’re seven days away from May 4th, or, if you’re a Star Wars fan, “May the Fourth be with you”, and, the very next day is Cinco de Mayo, a good time for the two T’s: tacos and tequila!
Oh, yeah, there’s another celebration worth mentioning that’s close to home for us: it was twenty years ago this month, May 27, 2005 that Pink Lady held what was supposed to have been their final performance together, their “Unforgettable Final Ovation” (UFO for short, damn clever, eh?) as Mie and Kei wrapped up their two year long reunion tour which I had been extremely fortunate to have attended on August 26, 2003. Now, as we all know, that finale wasn’t at all final as the Ladies hit the road again in 2011, followed by sporadic appearances in the years that followed, but, at the time, it was genuinely thought by their fans that the UFO concert was indeed Pink Lady’s last hurrah. Now, I don’t know if I mentioned this back in 2005, especially since I don’t archive my editorials, but, I also thought this was the end of the road, so I tried to catch lightning in a bottle and see Mie and Kei live one last time, but, alas, I failed to pull it off. Bummer. However, it wasn’t a complete loss as several months later, the concert was released on DVD, so I bought it and, via a region free Blu-Ray player, was able to enjoy the show from the comfort of my home.
