It's Official

I'm leaving Japan October 1st for India then Paris then New York City, and then home come November. In the light of leaving, Tokyo has become the greatest, sweetest, exciting, shining place and 5 more weeks doesnt feel like enough for a last romp with this gigantic ol' gal.

Burning Hands

In June, Andy, Caitlin and myself were barred from entering what in a previous post I called the best bar in Tokyo by a jingoistic owner. Luckily for us the owner was so bigoted that we ended up in Hiro, a blues bar where we talked about our love of '50s and '60s rock n roll and soul stuff, and BAM! Blazing Cranes were born (although possible names included Norio's Orioles, and Tender Loving Cranes). With the irrepressible Leo Chen, we've been booking studios from Tachikawa to Tachikawa and writing and recording these songs found here:

http://www.myspace.com/blazingcranes

More are a coming.

La Dolce Vita

Like 1920s aristocrats,

Andy, Jamie, and myself took a boat last Thursday night for Niijima, an island about 160 km south of Tokyo.














There were these things and you bet your ass there were acoustic guitars plunking to the sweet progressions of he and he for all the surfers, snorkelers, fishers and other tattooed pleasure seekers on that island (try and keep it a secret by the way).