On Tour Part II

The last few days have been spent working gigs and traveling. After Enoshima Lighthouse, we had two performances at Thumbs Up Club in Yokohama. The people there are CRAZY! I always look forward to Thumbs Up...You can always count on a crowd with personality there...Although I'm sure the huge amounts of alcohol consumption plays a part in that. DJ, Vance K, attended the concert and had a birds eye view from the Green Room.

C&K Performing at Thumbs Up in Yokohama

After Thumbs Up, we headed to Tokyo to perform at Duo Music Exchange in Shibuya. There were a lot of people that attended both Thumbs Up and Duo Music Exchange. At the end of the night, I felt so sad telling those people goodbye. Safu-san (the owner of Thumbs Up) and family attended as guests, and I had a wonderful time getting to know them a little better. His daughter, Arisa, is a University student in Montreal and speaks perfect English. She's already volunteered herself to be my personal tour guide the next time I'm in Japan for pleasure. Cici and his wife, Kanoko, were a huge help in selling our merchandise, and I was just as sad to tell them goodbye as I was with Safu-san and family. Konishiki and Kamasami Kong were also visitors at that show.

Duo Music Exchange in Shibuya, Tokyo

C&K Performing at Duo Music Exchange

Safu-San (the owner of Thumbs Up) with his daughter, Arisa, and wife, Yuko.

Last night we were at Bottom Line in Nagoya. Even though there was only a small crowd, they were very spirited and made the time go by a little faster.

Today we spent the day traveling from Nagoya to Osaka via Shinkansen (aka Bullet Train). I ALWAYS look forward to riding the Shinkansen! I can't believe that something so huge goes so fast. When you're inside the train riding it at full speed, you can't even tell it's moving...It's so smooth and so quiet. Tonight we had our performance at Big Cat in Osaka. I LOVE it there! In addition to being inside a mall, the area is surrounded by little boutiques. They have awesome things and the prices are very reasonable. I wish we could've spent at least a day walking around and exploring, but unfortunately, we're off to Fukuoka tomorrow via ANA. We've got a day off, but I'm planning to spend it relaxing and napping at the hotel.

Our last performance will be on Saturday at Gate's 7 in Fukuoka, then it's off to Guam for an overnight layover and finally back to Honolulu...And hopefully some cooler weather. I've got about days of rest, then I'm off to Reno and Laguna Beach.

I hope everyone is having an awesome week, and you didn't get too wet during Flossie. It's crazy...I missed Flossie by being in Japan and we'll be missing a typhoon here in Japan by just a few days. I can definitely count my blessings.

Keep dancing,
Kim