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- Hi to everyone again and it's time for
the TOUR DIARIES once more. Well, after a hectic 3 weeks at
home (in which I spent most of the time in the Studio between Brussels
and London) it was time to jump aboard the plane back to Tokyo,
for rehearsals for this year's YAZAWA
ROCK TOUR. We have a great band again this year, and the rehearsals
have gone really well. We arrived in Hammamatsu, and today
(the 18th) we have our first show. I can't wait to get on the
stage and rock out for 2 and a half hours! Woke up early this
morning with that feeling of anticipation and excitement, so got
some breakfast and set about listening to the rehearsals one last
time, to make sure I have everything firmly in my head. Feeling a
little nervous, but after 1 or 2 songs that will go, and the fun
starts!
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- Went for a run outside, as the weather
is still hot! Summer is hangin' on out here, although watching
CNN they say another Typhoon is on it's way... There seems to be
more of them this year than I ever remember... GLOBAL WARMING it has
to be! We had a couple of big quakes at the end of August /
early September... a bit alarming !!!!!!!
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- Before tonight's show I got a message
from my friend Akira Inouie, to say he
was in the venue next door to us playing with a jazz trio, so we met
up for a few moments before show time. I have known him for
many years... a great producer and musician out here. We did
the Spiderman soundtrack
together (he was producing). It was great to see him.
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- Show No 1 just finished. It was
great to get in front of an audience at last. Yazawa's
fans are great... always pushing us all on. Yazawa
was burning it up at the front having a great time. After the show
we all had some dinner, and feeling pretty exhausted I got back to
the hotel and crashed out. Today we move on to Shizuoka,
about 2/3 hours from Hammamatsu heading back towards Tokyo.
On the road now and loving it.