Deuce - We Are One

自分の居場所探し: 日本生まれ、アメリカ育ち
Find My Path: Japan born, USA raised

KISS on Australia's Channel 7 Sunrise

2015-03-12 | KISS

On Thu 12 Mar 2015, with KISS announcing their return to Australia (and New Zealand) this October,

Australia's Channel 7 Sunrise ( https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/ ) aired a piece on KISS

with concert footage, interviews with Gene & Paul, and snippets of interviews with fans (including yours truly).


I was interviewed for about 15 minutes but only 5 seconds were used.

Still very happy!!!


Here is the link to the video:

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/26635937/kiss-back-in-the-charts-in-japan/


Below is link to my earlier blog update regarding this interview:

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Yours truly interviewed by Australian Television Channel 7
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121/e/25ae3980098ed51d064fce68c6f95a3c







ミュージカル「ウィズ~オズの魔法使い~」

2015-03-07 | AKB48









スーパー・ソウルフル・ミュージカル「ウィズ~オズの魔法使い~」
2015年03月07日(土)
18:30開演
東京国際フォーラム ホールC

**この日の主演は梅田彩佳**


[原作] ライマン・ブランク・ボーム『オズの魔法使い』
[脚本] ウィリアム・F・ブラウン
[作詞・作曲] チャーリー・スモールズ

[翻訳・演出]  宮本亜門
[訳詞]      森 雪之丞
[編曲]      Nao'ymt
[音楽監督]   益田トッシュ
[振付]      仲宗根梨乃
[美術監督]   増田セバスチャン
[衣裳デザイン] 岩谷俊和
[映像デザイン] 真鍋大度

[出演]
ドロシー Wキャスト:梅田彩佳(NMB48)/田野優花(AKB48)
かかし:佐賀龍彦 (LE VELVETS)
ブリキ男:施鐘泰[JONTE]
ライオン:エハラマサヒロ
西の悪い魔女・イブリーン Wキャスト:岡本知高/阿知波悟美
南の善い魔女・グリンダ:小柳ゆき
北の善い魔女・アダパール:瀬戸カトリーヌ
黄色い道の案内人:仲宗根梨乃
エメラルド・シティの門番:吉田メタル
ウィズ:陣内孝則

穴沢裕介 飯田一徳 池田一葉 エリアンナ 川手恭治 丘山晴己
CRAZY SHIZUKA 田口恵那 つとむ 戸室政勝 FISHBOY
BOW MAEDA MIHO BROWN 廻修平 矢野祐子

http://www.parco-play.com/web/news/?id=171

http://www.parco-play.com/web/program/wiz2015/

http://www.parco-play.com/web/play/wiz/audition/wiz2014/index3.html

[ blast from the past ] KISS 2013 Budokan acoustic & concert video & pictures

2015-03-05 | KISS

Yesterday, it took a full day to convert the Tommy Thayer sound file into a format I could upload on YouTube.
This was my first time but does it always take this long??

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Tommy Thayer fan event Harajuku Tokyo Japan
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121/e/55c90c817d694b588494c101d6ba3c61
http://youtu.be/L8IcS-SdTX4

Currently I am uploading video & pictures from the Tue Mar 3rd 2015 Tokyo Dome acoustic set,
but in the mean time, please check out pictures and video from the two 2013 Budokan shows!



KISS - Monster Tour Japan 2013 @ Budokan (Oct 23, 2013)
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121/d/20131023

KISS - Monster Tour Japan 2013 @ Budokan (Oct 24, 2013)
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121/d/20131024



KISS Live @ Tokyo Dome !!!

2015-03-04 | KISS
What an amazing night!!!
Even my trusted dragon boots are sleeping in today.

With my morning coffee in one hand and my computer mouse in the other,
just taking in the after glow from last nights show
as well as going through the massive files I captured last night:

300 pictures
77 minutes of video
2 hours of audio

Not to mention the full audio from the Tommy Thayer special event last Sunday in Tokyo!

I will be uploading these onto my blog through out the next few days!

Blog http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121
Twitter @deuce1121
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kurosaka
Google Plus https://plus.google.com/+deuce1121x25
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/deuce1121x25

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome with Momoiro Clover Z pictures (3/4)

2015-03-03 | KISS

Third series of pictures from the March 3rd 2015 KISS show in Tokyo Dome.

These taken with my old but trusty Sony DSC-TX10.

Now there are some very nice shots here.
I especially like how this camera performs in capturing the subtle colors in low lighting.








A couple of great shots of Gene Simmons!









Great show of the full stage with the video monitor's full of speaker heads.




Mr Paul Stanley working the crowd.




Great shot of Tommy Thayer on the big screen with the flames during "War Machine".




And at the end of "War Machine", Michael Berger getting Gene ready for the song finale.










... and the money shot.




Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Gene Simmons!




"Deuce" !!!












Paul and Tommy on the front center lifts during "Lick It Up".



Eric Singer up in the air during the same song as well.
His flashing drum set was spectacular!







Blood and horror time starring the Bat Demon for the intro to "God of Thunder"!

























I love this freeze towards the end of "Black Diamond"!




The crowd getting excited for the encore.






"Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina (夢の浮世に咲いてみな)" with Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ).










Can't see the stage through the never ending confetti? Well it must be "Rock And Roll All Nite"!!!












KISS & Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ), take a bow!










Part 4 coming soon!

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome with Momoiro Clover Z pictures (2/4)

2015-03-03 | KISS

Second series of pictures from the March 3rd 2015 KISS show in Tokyo Dome.

These taken with an iPhone 5C

I expected these to turn out better then the previous iPhone 5
but surprisingly of similar quality.

Still, good to get out some Momoclo pictures out there.


Every fan received a KISS paper mask (plus flyers regarding the MCZ vs KISS single, KISS Army Japan, etc..)
and we got one each of Gene & Paul.

Folks around us were bartering with others to get the mask they desired or to complete the set.








Huge KISS Army banner on each sides of the stadium.





And some so so quality shots of KISS with Momoiro Clover Z

















I promise, the next two sets of pictures from my Sony camera are of better quality.

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome with Momoiro Clover Z pictures (1/4)

2015-03-03 | KISS

Pictures, pictures, pictures.
Now that I have finished uploading all the videos and reviewing the audio files,
I have spend the last 2 days going through the +300 digital stills.

And this time, I took pictures on four different devices:
1. iPhone 5
2. iPhone 5S
3. Sony DSC-TX10
4. Sony DSC-RX100M3

So first off, iPhone 5.

Perhaps due to the darkness of the venue or the proximity of my seat (5th row seats),
I only found 2 shots worthy of sharing.








First pictures pretty good but I would have liked a bit more sharpness when I used the zoom.

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome with Momoiro Clover Z 2015/03/03 (set list & videos)

2015-03-03 | KISS

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome
特別参戦!ももいろクローバーZ

Tuesday March 3rd, 2015 (2015/03/03) 2015年3月3日(火)
Tokyo
Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム)

17:30 open
19:00 start

** Set List **
01. Detroit Rock City
02. Creatures of the Night
03. Psycho Circus
04. Parasite
05. Shout It Out Loud
06. War Machine
07. Do You Love Me?
08. Deuce
09. Hell Or Hallelujah
10. I Love It Loud
11. Lick It Up
12. God of Thunder
13. Sukiyaki Song
14. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
15. Love Gun
16. Black Diamond

with Momoiro Clover Z - ももいろクローバーZ
17. Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina (夢の浮世に咲いてみな)
18. Rock And Roll All Nite

Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer




* * * Videos - Concert Footage * * *


KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Detroit Rock City" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (1/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Creatures of the Night" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (2/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Parasite" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (3/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "War Machine" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (4/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Deuce" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (5/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "God of Thunder" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (6/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Yume no Ukiyo ni Sai... (夢の浮世に咲いてみな)" "RARAN" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (7/7)



*** pictures coming next ***

Deuce - We Are One
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Yours truly interviewed by Australian Television Channel 7

2015-03-03 | KISS

For some reason, this tweet caught on fire!

< from a previous tweet >
KISS Live at Tokyo Dome
Ready to rock the house!
https://twitter.com/deuce1121/status/572607653169348609





Okay so after the acoustic performance, I noticed the massive crowd at the KISS merchandise tents so decided I better find the end of the line.

That is when I noticed Mr Mark Stroman (VP of marketing and sales at McGhee Entertainment), whom I had a chance to meet and speak to during the October 2013 Budokan shows.



Apparently my dragon boots made an impression as they asked me to be interviewed by Australian television.

Being the shy guy that I am, it took me less than 0.001 seconds to answer "YES!!!".



The interviewer was James Tobin of the program Sunrise on Australia's Channel 7 television.
https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/

Apparently it is to air on March 12 so gotta find a friend in Australia to record it!

What did they ask me? As I love the sound of my own voice, I don't really remember the exact questions.
Some thing like my first KISS concert, favorite member, prized KISS memorabilia, and of course these gorgeous dragon boots!

For some reason, I don't believe they asked me why my English was so perfect ...


















< from a previous tweet >
Yours truly being interviewed for Australian morning television, channel 7 Sunrise. Will air on March 12.
https://twitter.com/deuce1121/status/572688470365245440

KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Tokyo Dome acoustic performance 2015/03/03

2015-03-03 | KISS

KISS Ultimate Experience acoustic live

KISS Japan Tour 2015
March 3rd 2015 Tuesday (2015/03/03)
Tokyo Dome

** Acoustic Set List **
01. Comin' Home
02. Christine Sixteen
03. Hard Luck Woman
04. If I Fell (The Beatles)
05. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
06. Calling Dr Love
07. Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)
08. Got to Choose
09. You Shook Me (Led Zeppelin)
10. Beth

Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer

** Videos of the entire set below **




KISS back in Japan for their 11th visit in the land of the rising sun.
Unfortunately, I lost out on the Meet & Greet package
but got my Ultimate Experience tickets!



Even the Tokyo Dome staff were decked out in KISS spirit.



The Tokyo Dome is huge!






Paul Stanley's guitar tech, Francis Stueber getting things ready.


Side view of stage manager, Dean Snowden and Tommy Thayer's guitar tech, Jim Survis.


And the boys take the stage!


Michael Berger, Gene Simmons' guitar tech on the left. I am sure I have of Al Soluri (Eric Singer's drum tech) somewhere??






Mr Eric Singer throwing picks and sticks to the audience.




The powerful and attractive, Mr Gene Simmons.




KISS manager, Doc McGhee.














Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Tommy Thayer!


And of course, Mr Paul Stanley!







KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Comin' Home" 2015/03/03 (1/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Christine Sixteen" 2015/03/03 (2/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Hard Luck Woman" 2015/03/03 (3/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "If I Fell" "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" "Calling Dr Love" 2015/03/03 (4/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Sukiyaki" "Got to Choose" 2015/03/03 (5/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "You Shook Me" 2015/03/03 (6/7)



KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Beth" 2015/03/03 (7/7)



Deuce - We Are One
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121