Today I received a lovely gift from Bachido member Toni (who also donated to the Stellar Kickstarter Campaign) - Shamispoons!
At last I can combine coffee and shamisen! Many, many thanks Toni! I’ll cherish them as long as I drink coffee and play shamisen! 
(which should be quite a while)
Those are really beautiful! What a nice lady, to give such a gift!
I want some
Reeeeallllyyyy bad
wow those look like the coolest version of shamispoons I have seen also coming in that very nice box and everything I will add them to my mental list of things I could hopefully order sometime along with that bachi strap already available in the store . . .
anyway what a great gift and for the right person too . . .
speaking of bachis I spent the weekend in wine country where a gathering of cool relatives was held and on the way back still hung over from uhudler what did I see and make a drive by snapshot of (fast enough despite the alcohol level I was not driving btw) what the f is that?
austrian countryside I am really wondering now I mean I guess if the inhabitants were hardcore shamisen fans they would be on the forum by now or maybe it’s a secret second home of the yoshida brothers who knows I did not see anyone or hear shamisen playing coming from the house i should check this out in detail the next time I am in the region . . .
Whoaho!!! That is not a coincidence! It can’t be! I could see that shape being perhaps semi-religious if was a church (who knows!), but if that’s a private home? That’s a shamisen enthusiast right there!
Any chance you’re going back to the area and can knock on the door?
I remember last year, Karl was taking the train to work and he looked up at the giant spire and saw that it was basically the shape of a giant bachi,
yes of course I remember the swedish bachi tower and the bachido mon in the woods and now this . . . weren’t there even more such shamisen related sights already? sometime this should be compiled somewhere anyway I feel tempted to actually find out more about what’s up with that bachi house could be christmas though until I am in the region again . . .