Sorry – we left Sendai early this morning on the shinkansen so I didn’t have time to update my blog.  We just arrived in Yokohama after another busy day performing in Koshigaya and Shiodome … and boy, this schedule is really starting to take its toll on us. I can tell because it’s getting harder …
It’s around 10:30pm and we just arrived at our hotel in Sendai. We caught the Shinkansen out of Tokyo Station after our last performance at the JTB offices in Shinjuku. To all of you who came out to see us at the Imperial Hotel and Shinjuku, we send you a big “Mahalo!” We’ll be in …
It’s another overcast day and I’m beginning to wonder whether there is going to be any sun at all! Actually, I prefer the overcast skies because it keeps the temperature cooler. I’m going to skip the breakfast buffet this morning and just pick up some coffee at Starbuck’s … not really hungry after pigging out …
We just got back from dinner at Carne Station next to Donki in Shiodome. As usual, we ate and drank too much but what the heck … we deserved it after today’s grueling schedule! Although today’s performances were quite exhausting, it was nice to see a lot of our friends and fans who came out …
We arrived in Shiodome late last night, checked in, and went to bed … boy, was I tired! I started watching the final round of the British Open and passed out – woke up around 2:30am with the TV still on! I skipped the breakfast buffet this morning because it’s not very good … went …
It’s day #2 here in warm & overcast Narita and I’m sitting in my hotel room listening to the “Jersey Boys” soundtrack. I’ve always loved the Four Seasons’ music but never realized that they had so many hits until seeing the “Jersey Boys” musical last year. After checking out of the hotel later this morning, …
Aloha Kakahiaka! It’s 4am here in Japan and I’m wide awake. I always have a hard time adjusting to the time change (-5 hours) so I end up going to sleep around 7pm and waking up around 1 or 2am. And just around the time when my body finally adjusts, it’s time for us to …
We just got home after performing with our full band at the Honolulu Zoo before a fun crowd. My voice was ok but probably needs a few more days to get back to full strength. Unfortunately, we start a performance marathon on Friday (Saturday in Japan) with the first of 20 shows in 9 days! …
Gotta get an early start this morning … I need to work on arrangements for a couple of last-minute songs that were requested by HTJ for the upcoming promotional tour. It looks like this trip will be different from the previous ones since we’ll be doing a lot of small commercial performances (travel agencies etc.) …
The sun is starting to peak over the mountain ranges as I sit here on our lanai with my laptop. Mornings are my favorite time of day – very cool & quiet. We have a lot of work ahead of us this week in preparation for our second Japan tour this year – gotta pack, …