1st- Monday Vegas gig:
6am we set off w/ 4 (Maz, Bryan, Jen, & Courtney) in a car, for a 10 o clock call time. This would be our quickest trip EVER made! Upon arrival, we load out and meet up with members of LV Kaminari Taiko, Jen & Wendy and head over to the Venetian hotel! A quick lunch and then we did short but efficient run thru tech. Then in it's time to change and perform our short 5 minute stint for the opening of the conference. Immediately we change back, and then it's back on the road!
Total driving time: 8.5 hours
Total actual time in Vegas: 4.5 hours
Short post. But there's only so much a person can write about a 5 hour span.
2nd- Monday Vegas gig:
Round 2. The same foursome, this time with more drums and a bigger van. We head off this time to the Wynn Hotel, where we met Vegas' version of Higashi's security guard, Rodney. He let us into the back of the hotel, where we loaded and then... waited.
While we waited, Jen did some work…
Maz got busy…
I did some homework…
and Bryan…
= D
3 hours later, we headed for the stage to rehearse our 1.5 minute piece, an abridged Expanding. Add one oroshii and you have a grand entrance for the executives of the conference. We called it a day and headed to our posh Wynn hotel rooms where we could unwind and relax. Then around 11pm, we had another LVKT reunion, this time with more members and food! We had an early call time so our time together was somewhat limited, but not without eating some delicious bacon wrapped mochi, ramen, etc… and ending our meal with Honey Toast!
There are many diverse personalities in LVKT, but one thing that many of them have in common…. is the name Jen.
Plus our Jen from Tp, they decided to take a traditional “jen” picture.
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