I Hear The Train a Comin'...

Hello from beautiful Nagoya! Just played the first solo show tonight to a good audience. It was different playing without the energy of the band but solo shows allow for more intimacy with the audience. This was my first gig using the iPod for backing tracks (kind of like karaoke for Apple scruffs). As you can imagine it created some tense moments.
Like every other show I have done in Japan, there were tremendous local bands on the some bill opening for me.
One killer band from Tokyo called "Idio-Gram" rocked the venue with a very original sound. Another cool band was Spark. More new friendships were made tonight.
Yesterday was awesome to say the least! Once my drummer and bass player were on their way to the airport I took the two-hour, 180 mph bullet train to Mt Fuji! It was rainy when we arrived so we hired a cab to take us to see some other local points of interest. We stopped at an ancient temple/shrine in the center of a city nearby before heading into the mountains and most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.
This morning we were blessed to see Mt Fuji in all her glory...WOW!!!
Then we headed to the train station to meet my manager Duane in Nagoya. Unfortunately, some poor soul decided to jump in front of the train ahead of us stopping the entire rail line for over two hours!
That's all for now gotta hit the hay for tomorrow is my last show before flying home to America
Much Love
Rick