Americans successfully abroad

Hells bells we're back

15/7/2008 11:32 so close...

Airport MCD coke

...when I say large coke, I mean a carton of coke son!

Tour beard in full effect here. Off to the US!

Saying goodbye 2/2

Daiki is a solid bro and amazing tour manager, this guy is almost
solely responsible for getting US bands over to Japan and the first
person who has ever had Killing The Dream early to a show. Dude is so
pimp, for reals.

Daihei sings in Cleave and even though his ear injury caused them to
have to drop from the tour, he was still down to chill and let us use
his van, even taking us to the airport.

Konichiwa!

Saying bye to our hosts

Shuhei! King of botched stage-dives

15/7/2008 14:00 - at the airport

Unloading gear at the airport. We are all amped to get through
security, customs, and chillify til the flight.

15/7/2008 11:38 mobbin to the airport

15/7/2008 waiting to head to airport

We stayed at Daiki's last night, look at how may shoes this dude has.
This is why he gets all the ladies.

We're waiting for Diehe (singer of Cleave) to come pick us up and drop
us off at the airport. Tour was awesome, but I think we're all stoked
to be getting back to the states today.

Audi Forum Tokyo 2/2

Audi Forum Tokyo 1/2

This is for Josh and dad.

Dog boutique 2/2

..you can't make this stuff up.

Hirajuku dog boutique 1/2

14/7/2008 18:00 - Hirajuku, Tokyo

We have today off and came to Hirajuku to check it out, it's a very
trendy hip area and I found some truly excellent clothes. However, in
a truly bittersweet fashion, no Japanese clothes are available in
Zachary sizes. The shops I went to I would ask for larger sizes, they
wouldn't really understand so I would pat my belly and say "large?"
and they would politely laugh and say "oh no, velly solly!" haha sorry
Nelson! I wanted to get you some rad gear but they don't have big boy
sizes here.

KTD <3 penguins

iPhone needs a zoom function..

...that's Tokyo Disneyland in the background. Tried to get a better
pic for Nelson, but alas the iPhone has no zoom :(

Huge lobster

Penguins!!!!

Seaweed seahorse

Rolling into Sea World

14/7/2008 15:00 - visiting Tokyo Sea World

Ruiner goes shirtless for last night's show

"last show on tour! We're here to have a good time!" featuring shirtless mosh by patches and young HA. Japan seriously had no idea what was going on.

It's 2:35 on the streets of Shinjuku...

... and Wyman has passed on the afro torch to this dude passed out in
front of a club.

It's 2:30am on the streets of Shinjuku...

...and DJ is looking for a party. I have zero idea where this afro
came from, and DJ's not saying.

It's 2am on the streets of Shinjuku..

...and Joey justs wants to dance. Shirtless dance parties are no fun when no one wants to dance with you.

Eli and Shinjuku Little Bo Peep

Bandanna bros

13/7/2008 18:00 Shinkuku girls

As the sun started to go down, more and more colorful people started
coming out. These girls were getting ready to go out while we were
eating.

13/7/2008 17:00 - Shinjuku, Tokyo

The show tonight is in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, this street
runs right down the center of the district.

13/7/2008 10:42 - driving to Tokyo

Well we're on our was to Tokyo now and this rest stop has free wifi so
I was finally able to upload the past couple days worth of stuff.
Fukui was a great experience, the show was excellent and we had a
great time hanging with the locals.

Off to Tokyo!

Tryin to fit in with xglassesx crew

rockin steve's glasses here, and discovered he's as blind as he is edge.

This is what happens when you party with Ruiner

More illin in Fukui

Seriously bro...

I love you dog

Illin with Ruiner

Ruiner in Fukui

KTD in Fukui

that's Danny rockin the mic folks!

Wyman at show tonight

Partyin with Obosama

12/7/2008 16:43 - backstage in Fukui

Good times!!!!!

Magazine article featuring tonight's show

12/7/2008 15:00 - group pic with Obo-sama

Before we left to head to the venue we took a group pic with Shuhei's
grandma just outside the main entrance. That's her in the front next
to Shuhei.

Danny, Hemingway, and the foyer

This is right inside the entrance. Danny is reading some Hemingway but
I can't remember the title.

This is the chandalier I slept under.

Maybe the only time I've slept under a chandalier

Water and frog

There was a little waterfall behind this bush that didn't really come
out.

Another garden shot

Shots of the garden

The building you see is the 2nd hallway I posted already. The rest of
the house is on the left. More garden shots coming up.

Some antiques

This was behind me when I was taking a pic into the other room

One of the rooms we slept in

This is actually two rooms, I'm standing in one with the doors slid
open to take a pic of the second. All these rooms are filled with
antiques.

Second hallway

The floors in this hallway start off as stone then transition to
hardwood. The rest of the house has very soft carpet that feels great
on your feet. :)

Hallway from entrance

After entering the house, if you make a right this is the hallway you
see. Rooms line either side the whole way down, and at the end there
is another hallway to the right with more rooms. That pic next.

Wooden carving

Oops, not so much a dragon. Lion and tortoise :)