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Went to Japan Nite last tuesday with Pat. There were 6 bands. In order: Scandal, Detroit 7, The Emeralds, Petty Booka, Ketchup Mania and The Beaches. We missed Scandal and caught the last half of Detroit 7's set. They had a lot of energy and really rocked out.

Pat with Detroit 7. Getting my Japan Nite sampler signed.

The Emeralds came next but we didn't listen to them, They were at the last 2 Japan Nites and really haven't released anything new or changed their act. Petty Booka followed and they were a duet that did country/rockabilly covers of songs like Que Sera Sera and Friend of the Devil. Next up was Ketchup Mania and they were a bit more poppy than Detroit 7 but still had a hard edge to them.

Ketchup Mania.

Lastly came Beaches. Beaches pronounced in a Japanese accent sounds very much like Bitches which I think they were aware of. During their set there was a girl who was the most energetic and charismatic dancer who was just in front of us. She kinda looked like Scarlett Johansonn with black hair. She actually made the concert more interesting. During the last song the lead singer joined the crowd.

The Beaches. (That's her in the hat and the black top with blue stars)

Had a really good time. Our favorite band was Detroit 7. I ended buying something from everyone except The Emeralds.

Today a large group of us left work and as we were cleaning off our cars, a snowball fight broke out! It was lots of fun and just what I needed after a long week.

Happy Easter!