近畿國賀会
近畿國賀会第50回記念総会が大阪KKRホテルにて大々的に開催された。何と、故郷、西ノ島町から町長他50名近い参加者があり、総勢200名の参加者となった。
先ずは町長挨拶
宴席に入りカーテンを開けるや大阪城の絶景が・・・。
演歌歌手「大林幸二」氏が記念総会を祝って、特別に祝舞を披露してくれた。
カラオケ全国大会で優勝した「浜辺つたこ」(西ノ島町波止の出身)さんが素人日本一の歌声を披露・・・
東京から「タイコラボ浅草盆太鼓クラス」のメンバーが駆けつけてくれた。メンバーの一人が西ノ島町倉ノ谷の出身。小生の同級生。この太鼓で宴がグッと盛り上がる。
恒例の盆踊りを最後に近畿國賀会第50回記念総会は無事終了。当然のことながら二次会へ・・・
この後,我が同級生は3次会へ・・・、翌月曜日は同級生とゴルフコンペ。少々疲れ気味であったが翌日は会社で軽い飲み会・・・、翌水曜日は関西総合調査業協会の総会で、夜は懇親会。 さすがに今日はダウン気味・・・。
The 50th anniversary general meeting of the Kinki Kokuga Kai was held at the Osaka KKR Hotel. There were nearly 50 participants including the mayor of Nishinoshima, our hometown, and a total of 200 people.
Let’s start with the mayor’s address.
As soon as we entered the banquet hall and opened the curtain, we saw the magnificent view of Osaka Castle…
Koji Obayashi, an enka singer, performed a special congratulatory dance in celebration of the anniversary meeting.
Hamabe Tutako” (from Hato, Nishinoshima town), who won the national karaoke contest, sang the best amateur voice in Japan…
The members of the Asakusa Bon-daiko class came from Tokyo to participate in this event. One of the members is from Kuranoya, Nishinoshima town. A classmate of mine. This drum will make the party more exciting.
Koji Obayashi sings Shintaro Nakaoka…
The 50th Kinki Kokuga-kai commemorative meeting ended with the annual Bon Dance. Naturally, the after-party…
After this, my classmates went to the third party, and the next Monday was a golf competition with my classmates. I was a little tired, but the next day, I had a light drinking party at my office… The following Wednesday, I attended the general meeting of the Kansai Research Association and had a social gathering in the evening. It’s a bit down today…