The other day I was talking to a co-worker about some of the lite-jazz music I liked and mentioned liking Hiroshima's "East" album back in the day. He said, 'You Like Hiroshima? I got something for you!" The next morning I come to work and he presents me with this stunning gift: A copy of Hiroshima's first album signed by all the members of the band!! WHOAAA!
Seems his Mother was friends with one of the women in the band (he has long since forgotten who) and she'd gotten the copy of the signed album then! It had since then been passed on to him, but as he didn't know Hiroshima much, it mostly sat in a box along with all of his other old LPS.
I, of course, begged off accepting such a grand gesture, only telling him i wanted to take pics of it, but he insisted, knowing it would be in possession of someone who really cherished it!
Ahhh, time to break out that album and give it a spin!!!
PS: I was so excited when he gave me the LP and showed it proudly to everyone, but all my other co-workers had no IDEA who Hiroshima was until I said, "They're the ones who did the "Hawaiian Electric" song, and then they all went "OH YEAHHHH!!!!" So funny to think that an innovative Jazz band with such a long career and catalog is only known by most people for that one song!
