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Ok.  It’s not as exciting as saving the whales or the pandas, but at least this campaign will have direct measurable results. What I am trying to do is get 30 friends to pitch in $50 to my “Save the … Continue reading →

shinnen akemashite omedetou gozaimasu I know.  I’m a bit late, but it’s been a busy year so far. January 1 found me at PDX booked on a cancelled flight.  Since I was going to miss my connection home and then … Continue reading →

I’m leaving out who because if you’re here you know who I am. What I’ve been doing a lot of lately is spending time with my grandmother.  She’s been going through a lot of radical changes in her life, losing … Continue reading →

I’m happy to be alive. Really. Kuri and I started out by driving equipment out to Kansas City. MO.  The first hint of trouble was heading up the hill (I-80) towards Reno.  We overheated somewhat abruptly.  I had been sleeping, … Continue reading →

I’m sitting at the port in Juneau waiting to get on the ferry. It’s about a 2-day trip from here to YPR (Prince Rupert, BC). Let’s see. Where did the adventure start? I had a flight all the way in … Continue reading →

Or not. I have been trying to pull things together for 2008, if no where else at least in my head. We’ve started, albeit a little late, pre-production stuff for Sacramento Taiko Dan’s Spring concert at the SCNA 24th Street … Continue reading →

Tucson International Airport has free wireless – FTW-! I am sitting an eating a tossed green salad and thin crust margarita (sic) pizza with a Hank’s gourmet philadelphia recipe root beer. Not a bad way to wait for a plane. … Continue reading →

I am in Tucson for Odaiko Sonora’s Taiko showcase, in which I performed an Odaiko solo that (internally, at least) felt like crap. Of course the solos I did in rehearsal went perfectly well. It’s hard because it’s like reaching … Continue reading →

Visiting Tamiya-sensei at his family temple, Kogenji.  In Tokyo tomorrow and heading home the day after.  I finally got a flight thanks to Grace Miyamoto at Miyamoto Travel. She is a godsend.  Truly. Said good-bye to Eileen who came in … Continue reading →

Gotta post this… Asano Taiko has built a new Taiko studio in Aoyama.  It’s available for rental and you can also take workshops. http://www.asano.jp/kyouwakan/index.html