Bristol! Internationally renown city: Notably there is a shop in Tokyo, Japan, that has been selling all sorts of records from the city since 1998...
The couple who created Disc Shop Zero, fan of the band the Moonflowers, came over to Bristol for their honeymoon, and have since welcome so many bands in Tokyo - Alpha and the Mad Professor, Chaos UK, DJ Flynn, Smith & Mighty and More Rockers, Young Echo, etc.
And thus Naoki and his wife, every time they came over, made dozens of friends in Bristol.
Unfortunately, Naoki is now really ill, and his Bristol friends are raising funds to try and help him save the shop.
Here they are at Trinity Centre, Lawrence Hill:
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I spoke to Ray Mighty among many people on Tuesday from the duo Smith & Mighty and the band More Rockers, and he share some of his memories with Naoki:
“Naoki is a very
friendly guy, such a fan of Bristol. When I went to Tokyo, I met all his
family, so every time I go to Japan or when he comes over to Bristol I meet him
and his family at one point. But especially, when we went to Tokyo, he and his
family always took time to take us out for a meal. What I remember from the
shop is this weird feeling, being in the middle of Japan, and seeing all the
records from Bristol, all sort of music, not only hip hop, really everything,
from punk to all sort of stuff, any kind of genre, it’s amazing. And he’s such
a good man with a really good vibe, so we’re obviously all sad to know he’s in
the condition he is right now.”
Message from the group:
Raising funds for Naoki E-Jima
Our friend is going through a really rough time right now, we're raising funds to help him and his family.
Watch this space for special events, music etc
If you would like to donate directly to Naoki & family please do via paypal at info@discshopzero.com
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Raising-Funds-For-Naoki-DSZ-110424707177484/?ref=search&__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARABHOkO2UhOEp8kryNdqqDHNoA7P5JSh1IxwD_JQkUPPZP6eH9ei5XKDH_hTKCKOy0pXbbGTdh3LCRm
Go to their page for more:
https://www.facebook.com/Raising-Funds-For-Naoki-DSZ-110424707177484/?ref=search&__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARABHOkO2UhOEp8kryNdqqDHNoA7P5JSh1IxwD_JQkUPPZP6eH9ei5XKDH_hTKCKOy0pXbbGTdh3LCRm
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