Long Overdue

Here I am in Kobe and it is 4:20 in the morning. We have had a serious lack of internet, hence, the no posts since our first show. This tour has been so amazing so far. Scraps of Tape are the best group of guys in the world, plus they are my new favorite band.

I am going to do a quick run down of some shows...

The Zankyo Festival in Toyko was crazy. We played to about 800 people on a huge stage. We had our own dressing room, an interpreter, free shirts, and we did an autograph session. It was great fun, but we were nervous so the show could have been better. Te', Scraps of Tape, and Naan were all really good!

Whoopees in Kyoto was a good show. S o T were awesome and we had fun, but that was a really long day. That night we got to stay in a traditional Japanese style home, which was a very unique experience.

Okayama was another good show for us. We got a live DVD of this show that may appear some day in some form. That night we got to stay at Kono's familys house in Okayama. Kono (the label president and manager) was kind enough to let YMDITD to stay at his familys home where we were recieved with pen arms and showered with gifts. We got a traditional home cooked meal and some Japanese PJ's!

Fukuoka was probably the best show on th tour so far. It was a smaller venue, but everyone there was really into the music. We sold a lot of merch and Brian went crowd surfing. We had a crazy after party with a bunch of the bands and then went to Kareoke...

Osaka was an odd show. The venue seemed great, but the sound eneded up being really bad. The crowd was not very responsive and it wans't our best show. There was also a girl at the show from MTV Japan to check out us and Scraps of Tape. I guess we ended up selling a bunch of stuff, which was weird considering not many people were into the show. This night was my first time really going into the crowd during the performance. There was a huge stage and a barrier, but some show I got over it all and rocked out in the crowd trying to get a response.

Tonight at Helluve Lounge in Kobe was probably our best performance. The stage is lit from below and it is a nice small venue with good sound. Scraps really did an amazing job tonight too. Maybe the best show of tour?

I really can't say enough about how great Scraps of Tape are. Such an amazing band and such awesome guys. I wish we could tour with them all them time, even more I wish we lived on the same continent so that we could hang out as friends.

I'll try my best to keep updating.

I miss my family and friends, but I love Japan.

xoxo
Brandon

pics soon.