ROR III

This past Saturday's Raugh out Roud (ROR) featured the stand-up comedy of Tony Romani, Kwame Alexander, Edd Daggers, Zach Strickland and Mimi U.  All the comedians were very good and I think you should see them when you get a chance!

Tony Romani

 Educating the crowd.

 Mimi U, who came all the way from Tokyo to perform her great set.

Zach and Kwame, performing Manzai (a Japanese variation of stand-up where the two comedians play off each other.)  I'll never look at Pokemon the same way again. 

 Kwame's solo set.

Edd Daggers' had a few things to say about the Queen's Guards.

Zach and Miku's Wedding

At the beginning of the year, two of my close friends were married.  I was honoured to have been asked to photograph the ceremony for them.  A mix of Japanese and American traditions, and some new traditions of their own, made for a thoroughly entertaining and moving celebration.  These are some of the highlights:

 

Mt. Nijo - 二上山

Last Friday was the end of my most recent contract for teaching English at a high school in Osaka.

On this day the first year students climbed one of the local mountains, the two peaks of the mountain giving it its name: Nijo-san.  On the mountain is a beautiful cedar forest.

Possibly the best last day of a contract I have had.

Lights of Osaka. 大阪の夜景

Umeda seen from the bank of the Yodo river.

Musuji / CCCR

One of the events leading up to my friend Zach's wedding.  

Featured were 1/2 of the band Musuji and the CCR cover band CCCR.

Great music and great time was had by all!

Zach wielding the mic.

Pearce on guitar.

Lucas on drums.

 

 The other half of the performance was CCCR.

 Tom

 Rich.  

He's concentrating, not angry that the drums are in the corner by the coat rack. 

Great bass player, I'll put his name here once I find out what it is.

Hisato Yamatsu

 

  

Raugh out Roud II

I tried to get a few more introspective shots of the comedians who preformed this night.

Guillaume Geoffroy

Kwame Alexander

Dan Dorman

 Bucky Buckman

Edd Daggers