First Leg!

I’m surviving the TAIKOPROJECT tour! Currently we’re in Stamford, CT. So far we’ve had a school show in North Haven, CT, two school shows in Manhattan, a workshop and concert in Stony Brook, NY, a series of workshops and a concert in Philadelphia, PA, and a concert and workshop here in Stamford. I’m exhausted, but I’m amongst good company. The TP cast has been in good spirits even during rough stretches of the tour. Gotta keep your spirits up on tour… otherwise you will be miserable! We have to take care of each other.

We got to have some fun days too. We went to Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant in Manhattan two times already. They have the best soup dumplings ever. So good! Here’s a pic of us (Courtney’s taking the picture) on the southern tip of Manhattan. The Statue of Liberty was too tiny for a camera to pick up in the distance. It was really cold that day, but got to eat good ramen at Ippudo (Jason’s suggestion) which warmed us up. We also got to see Bryan’s brother (Wynn) perform with his awesome group, happyfunsmile. Good times…

Tomorrow is a relaxing day. We’re gonna do some shopping, maybe see a movie, and then cook for our hosts, Sandra and Dave. Then on to Pomona, NJ for our first (re)generation show of the tour. Byron, Darren, John, and Scott fly join us for the 2nd leg of the tour.