仮想プラザ Ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ Ｐｌａｚａ Ｇｕｅｓｔｂｏｏｋ ゲストブック
“Ｉｔ＇ｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｕｓｉｃ ｏｆ ｌｏｎｇ－ａｂａｎｄｏｎｅｄ ｍａｌｌｓ
ａｎｄ ｓｏｌｉｐｓｉｓｔｉｃ ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ
ｓｐａｃｅｓ．” （１）
＂Ｉ ｆｅｅｌ ｌｉｋｅ ｉｔ＇ｓ ｍａｉｎｌｙ ｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉａ ｆｏｒ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｗｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｄ， ｏｒ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ．
Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ａｎｄ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｓｏ ｗｉｄｅ－ｓｐｒｅａｄ
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ９／１１． Ｉ ｆｅｅｌ ｌｉｋｅ ｉｔ＇ｓ
ｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉａ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ ｂｙ ９／１１．＂ （２）
"Ｇｌｏｂａｌ ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ ｉｓ ｎｅａｒｌｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ．
Ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｉｌｌ
ｏｎｌｙ ｂｅ ｌｉｑｕｉｄ ａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ
ｇａｓｅｏｕｓ ｄｅｓｉｒｅ． Ｓｕｂｌｉｍａｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ
ｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｉｅｓ， ｏｕｒ ｕｎｔｅｔｈｅｒｅｄ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
ｗｉｌｌ ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓｌｙ ｒｉｄｅ ｅｓｃａｌａｔｏｒｓ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｐｒｉｓｔｉｎｅ ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ
ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔｓ， ｍｏｒｅ ａｎｄ ｌｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎ
ｈｕｍａｎ， ｄｒｕｇｇｅｄ－ｕｐ ａｎｄ ｄｒｕｇｇｅｄ
ｄｏｗｎ， ｃａｔａｌｙｓｅｄ， ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇ ａｎｄ
ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｒｅｌｅｎｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ ｒｉｃｈ
ｅｃｏｎｏｍｙ ｏｆ ｓｅｎｓｏｒｙ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ，
ｖａｌｕｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｘｅｌ． Ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ
Ｐｌａｚａ ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅｓ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅ ｉｔ ｔｏｏ." （３）
＂Ｔｈｅ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ ｏｆ ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ
ｏｆ ａ ｎｅｗ ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅ， ａ
ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ ｐｌａｚａ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｉｎ
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅ ｒｅｌａｘ ｉｎ ｈｏｌｏｇｒａｐｈｉｃ
ｕｔｏｐｉａ， ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｃｈｆｕｌ ｅｙｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ
ａｔ ａ ｂｅｎｅｆａｃｔｏｒｉａｌ ｍｉｔｓｕｂｉｓｈｉ
ｇｒｏｕｐ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ．＂（４）
＂Ｉ ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅ ９０ｓ ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ
ｇａｍｅｓ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓ ｍｙ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ ｆｏｒ ｂｅ ｂｒｉｎｇｓ ｂａｃｋ
ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｔｉｍｅ＇ｓ ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌ
ｍｕｓｉｃ ａｎｄ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ＩＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＦＡＣＥ
ａｒｔ ｓｔｙｌｅ． Ｉｔ＇ｓ ｆｕｎｎｙ， ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｅａｔｈｅｒ ｃｈａｎｎｅｌ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ
ｉｎ ｏｕｒ ｈｏｕｓｅ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｍｕｃｈ ｏｎ ａ ２４／７
ｌｏｏｐ， ｉｔ＇ｓ ｎｏｔ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｍｙ ａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙ
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｃａｌ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ８ｓ ｍｕｓｉｃ
ｒｕｂｂｅｄ ｏｆｆ ｏｎ ｍｅ．＂ （５）
＂Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ ｉｓ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｅｄ
ｃｙｂｅｒｐｕｎｋ ｖｉｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ８０ｓ／９０ｓ
ｚｅｉｔｇｅｉｓｔ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｓａｔｉｒｉｃａｌ ｆｏｃｕｓ
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｉｏｄ＇ｓ ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌ ｖｉｅｗ ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ （ｉｍａｇｅｒｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｍｅｓ ｏｆ
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ， ｆｅｒｒａｒｉｓ， ｐｏｐ ｍｕｓｉｃ，
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ， ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ
ａｇｅ， ｔｈｅｎ ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ－ｇｉａｎｔ Ｊａｐａｎ ａｎｄ
ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｉｔｓ ｆｕｔｕｒｉｓｔｉｃ ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
ｉｎｎｏｖａｔｉｏｎｓ）． Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｉｔ
ｈａｓ ａ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｒｅｓｏｎａｎｃｅ ｆｏｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
ｗｈｏ ｇｒｅｗ ｕｐ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ８０ｓ ａｎｄ ９０ｓ
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｅｖｅｎ ｉｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｉｖｅｓ ｈａｒｄｌｙ
ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｅｄ ｔｈｉｓ， ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｉｍａｇｅｒｙ
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｘｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏ， ａｎｄ ａｔ
ｌｅａｓｔ ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ， ｓｅｅｉｎｇ
ｉｔ ａｇａｉｎ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｓ ｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
＇ｇｏｏｄ ｔｉｍｅｓ＇ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｉｔ ｂｅｃａｍｅ
ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ ｈｏｗ ｕｇｌｙ ａｎｄ ｄａｒｋ ｔｈｉｓ
Ｎｅｗ Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ Ａｇｅ ｃａｎ ｂｅ．＂（６）
＂Ｙｏｕｒ Ｐｌａｔｉｎｕｍ Ｃａｒｄ（ＴＭ） ｉｓ
ｍａｄｅ ｏｆ ｐｌａｓｔｉｃ．＂ （７）
＂ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ ｉｓ．．． ｗｅｌｌ－ ｉｔ＇ｓ ｆａｄｉｎｇ
９０ｓ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｄｅａｌ ｏｆ
ｄｒｅａｍｉｎｅｓｓ ｍｉｘｅｄ ｉｎ［．．．］ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ
ｙｏｕ ｇｒｅｗ ｕｐ， ｙｏｕ ｌｉｖｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｄｅｔｒｉｔｕｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ． ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｇ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ－
ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ ｌｅａｄｅｒｓ， ｗｏｒｌｄ ａｆｆａｉｒｓ，
ｄａｎｃｅ ｃｒａｚｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃ ｍｏｖｉｅｓ
ａｌｌ ｂｅｌｏｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ｎｏｗ． ｔｈｅｙ＇ｒｅ
ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ａ ｌａｒｇｅｒ， ｓｈａｒｅｄ
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ． ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ． ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｔｖ
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ． ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ
ａｎｄ ｓｍｅｌｌｅｄ． ｔｈｅ ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓ ａｎｄ
ｄｅｓｉｇｎｓ ｏｎ ｓｏｄａ ｃａｎｓ， ｐａｐｅｒ ｃｕｐｓ，
ｐｌａｔｅｓ， ｗａｌｌｐａｐｅｒ． ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｔ
ｔｕｎｅｓ ｏｎ ｃａｓｉｏ ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄｓ． ｔｈｅ
ｌａｙｏｕｔｓ ｏｆ ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ ｍａｌｌｓ． ｔｈｅ
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
ｂｕｔ ｔｈａｔ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ｗｏｎ＇ｔ． ｙｏｕｒ ｅａｒｌｙ
ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ ｗａｓ ａｎ ｉｎｔｅｒｃｏｕｒｓｅ
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ ｄｅｔｒｉｔｕｓ． ｙｏｕｒ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｅａｒｌｙ ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ， ｈａｚｙ，
ｄｉｓｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ， ｄｉｓｊｏｉｎｔｅｄ， ｆｕｌｌ
ｏｆ ｇａｐｓ， ａｎｄ ａ ｂｉｔ ｐｒｏｎｅ ｔｏ ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ａｔ ｏｄｄ ａｎｇｌｅｓ ａｓ ｉｔ ｉｓ，
ｂｅａｒｓ ｔｈｅ ｗｅｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ
ａｌｍｏｓｔ－ｂｕｔ－ｎｏｔ－ｑｕｉｔｅ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ ｔｏｋｅｎｓ． ｔｈｅｙ ｅｂｂ ａｎｄ
ｆｌｏｗ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
ｉｎ ａ ｖａｇｕｅ， ａｒｂｉｔｒａｒｙ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｗａｙ，
ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ
ｓｉｇｎｉｆｙｉｎｇ ｐｏｗｅｒ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｒｉｎｇ
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｃｅ ｏｆ ａ ｔｉｍｅ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ
ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｑｕｉｔｅ ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅ ｏｒ
ｑｕａｎｔｉｆｙ． ａ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｎｏｗ ｒｅｓｔｓ
ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ａ ｄｒｅａｍ
ｗｏｕｌｄ－ ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ｂｅｙｏｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｕｎｄｓ ｏｆ
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ， ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ， ｗｅｌｌ．．． ｖａｐｏｒｙ．
ｓｏ ａｎｙｗａｙ， ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ
ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ ｒｅｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ９０ｓ ａｓ ａ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
ｐｏｉｎｔ．［．．．］ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
ｙｅａｒｓ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｆｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｐｅｎｔ
ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ９０ｓ， ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
ｗｅｒｅ ｃｌａｓｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｌｌ ａｒｏｕｎｄ
ｙｏｕ， ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ
ｐｅｒｉｐｈｅｒａｌ ｖｉｓｉｏｎ， ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｙｏｕ
ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ ｏｒ ｃａｒｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅｄａｙ
ｔｈｅｙ＇ｄ ｂｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ ｔｈａｎ
ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ－ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅｄａｙ
ｔｈｅｙ＇ｄ ｂｅ ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｅｒｓ ｏｆ
ａ ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｂｙｇｏｎｅ ｅｒａ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
ｔｈａｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｐａｐｅｒ ｃｕｐｓ ａｎｄ
ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄｓ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ．
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅｉｎ， ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ， ｌｉｅｓ
ｔｈｅ ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ－ ｉｔ ａｉｍｓ
ｔｏ ｃａｐｔｕｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｅｅｌ
ｏｆ ｏｕｒ ｓｈａｒｅｄ ９０ｓ ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ
ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ （ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
ｇｒｅｗ ｕｐ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ９０ｓ）， ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ
ｖｅｒｙ ｅｔｈｅｒｅａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｆｅｅｌ．＂ （８）
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