An aside: In loving memory of Jasmine You...

An aside today from my regular journal... I was absolutely shocked today to find out that Jasmine You, the basist from one of my favorite Japanese bands, Versailles, died yesterday. So young and so damn unexpected...It breaks my heart... Just on Friday, I was making plan to go see this band play in October and I was so excited...

So much death lately... and he was truly beautiful and so talented. I actually saw a picture of him (see below), without his makeup, while I was in Tokyo and gods, he looked like an angel...

My adoration for Japanese music artists like Jasmine You was greatly a part of the reason that I became interested in Japan... so, it is quite a blow to me. I hope I will still get to see Versailles again someday, though one man short...

sad Baer