Work and Out

Woke up early and headed to Chofu studio for a shoot. Got to the studio at 9 and had breakfast. Then after sitting around for a while we had lunch. Then maybe around 1 or 2 we got on set and started shooting. It was made to look like a cafe and somehow was an advertisement for a microchip company. It was also in french which made it even more confusing, but I guess I'll have to wait till it comes out to try and understand it.

After that I headed to Shibuya where I met up with Josh, Beck, and Yu at Outback Steakhouse. That place is a lot like Fridays so I don't really like it. The food isn't really good, I don't feel good after eating it, it's way too much food, and for food I don't really enjoy it's overpriced. However despite all the negatives for me I will still go every now and then to remind myself of why I don't go. After dinner everyone just headed home.

Touring a friend around Tokyo

Work like usual. In the evening I met up with my friend Jason who is visiting from the States. We headed out to Shibuya where we met up with Dave and some girls at Hub. From there we headed to Roppongi and hit up 57 since there was a party there and Dave knew the people working there so we got in cheap. It worked out well cause it was Jason's birthday as well so Dave got a bottle of Champagne for everyone which was good. Around 2 or 3 we all headed to Dave's place, played cards for a bit and then crashed there.

Work and Out

Today after work I went home and took a nap till 11:00 and then got up and headed to Roppongi where I met up with Josh and Ryan at a small bar and then we went to Lex for another friend's birthday party. Josh pretty much knows everyone there so we had free entrance, coat check, drinks, and access to VIP. It was a fun night.

Early Thanksgiving

Work like usual. In the evening I headed out to Ebisu where I met up with my friend Don and one of his friends at Buri for a Thanksgiving party. They actually had a pretty good representation of what Thanksgiving is like including turkey which you don't see very often in Japan. They were missing a couple things like pumpkin pie and sweet potatos but overall they did a good job. From there we headed to two different places where Don knows the owners in NakaMeguro. Good times.

Out and about

Did laundry and other things that I don't usually have time for during the week and in the evening I headed out to Shibuya where I met up with John, Kazu, and their girlfriends. I guess it was a typical night in Shibuya, we had a couple drinks, relaxed, and then took the last train home.

Work and out

Work like usual. In the evening I headed to 82 in Tamachi where I met up with John, Mike, and some other friends. From there Mike and I headed to Ebisu where we met up with Don at Buri and headed to Aoyama. Before hitting up the party we stopped at a pretty cool bar that Don knew and then headed to the party at Chambres D'hotes which I think is usually a restaurant but is used for parties on weekends. Good times.

Work and Billboard Live

Work like usual. In the evening I headed out to Billboard Live in Tokyo Midtown where I met up with my friend Ken. He knows the drummer from Swing Out Sister and got use back stage passes. The venue is pretty cool. We sat on the floor close to the stage and the sound wasn't too bad despite the fact that we were in the corner. The band was good and put on a terrific show. They had curtains behind the band which opened for the encore revealing an awesome view of Tokyo as the background.

After the show we went back stage and talked with the band for a while before heading to 57 to talk about the label that Ken is moving to Japan. Pretty cool stuff.

From there I headed to Rina's bar and met some cool people there before heading home.

Work and out

Work like usual. Today a customer came by and brought a bunch of ice cream and other sweets so that made the day go by a little quicker. In the evening I met up with Josh, Beck, Mike, and Yu in Shibuya for bowling and then Mike and I headed to Dave's place for a party. From there John, Mike, and I headed back to my place and they crashed there.

Work and out

Work like usual. In the evening I headed to Jiyugaoka where I met up with a friend for dinner and headed home.

Work and out

Work like usual. In the evening I headed out to 57 in Roppongi to see my friend's band play. They moslty do rock stuff and put on a fun show.

Another commercial

Usual Sunday today. Headed to Shinjuku for work. I found the Gatsby CM that I worked on is out now. I don't appear in this one but helped out behind the scenes choosing the model, her dress, and some coaching for the Kimtaku.

Work and out with friends

Work like usual. In the evening I headed to Shibuya where I met up with Dave and some other friends at the Hub for a big and then headed home.

Work and out with friends

Work like usual. After work I headed to Marunouchi where I met up with some friends at Pagliaccio for dinner and then we headed to the Cotton Club which is a really cool Jazz bar. Inside it's got a great layout and there isn't a bad seat in the place. It's not to big so it's got a really cool personal feel and the staff is all very professional. Pat Martino was playing, they got a video showing part of their first show. The band was really tight and my friend Ken knew all the guys in the band so we got to talk to them before and after the show. The owner also owns Blue Note which is another Jazz club in Tokyo. We talked to the owner and he worked as a producer in Cleveland. Small world.

Busy blog change and new CM

As you may or may not have noticed I haven't posted in a while. Basically with my new company we are going through a merger and there are a ton of changes being made with both our company and the one we are merging with. On top of that business has been going crazy and move than tripled the past 3-4 months. Since most days I'm just working and I know most people hate my posts where I say "went to work and went home" I'm going to post less frequently.

The only update recently outside of work is the Aoki commercial I was in is out finally. You can see me briefly walking on the left around the 2-3 second mark.