Looking at retirement pictures (Touko and a tiny bit of Asuka) got me teary-eyed but also gave me a strange sense of calm.

They're happy. This is what they want.

Then I thought about doing this for my own troupe, and... it's harder to bear.

But hey, if Touko is doing Aida so soon after leaving, maybe Tani will return to the stage to herald a new ( Read more... )

A day in the Mura with ekusudei, sumire_no_hana and wao_waoJen was there ridiculously early for Masaki irimachi. Manda and I showed up for lunch. We had okonomiyaki at Mai and chatted for an hour and a half ( Read more... )

( Masaki Masaki Masaki Masaki Masaki-chaaaaaannnnnn )

I... I think I finally got it.

The word 総スパン, which sounds for all the world like "saucepan" and has been bothering me for months on end...

I think it means MATERIAL COVERED IN SEQUINS.

Thank you, Yuzurun, for writing about Touko's zebra coat in Graph. ^_^;;;

Four shows and a shimbokukai in three days. So tired ( Read more... )

Angel iri was at 11:30 today; she came at 11:35. She was wearing a black semi-fluffy coat, cream-colored shorts with thin plaid stripes, and black knee-high lace-up boots. Her hair was in a braid going around the back of her head, and at least on the right side (the side I was walking on) she had a sparkly pin above the braid ( Read more... )

I already have this chirashi in my hands. :D

There are stories from the stage door to be told, most importantly a very funny Touko incident, but it'll take a while to dictate everything out.

Iri for Alice-chan was 8:30AM. Learned that she rehearsed the Paris number today, and Micchan has taken Tomu's spot in that scene (when I thought it would go to Tomochin!). Alice-chan didn't remember who would be singing "Malaguena" in Micchan's place (I felt embarrassed for asking her questions unrelated to herself anyway ( Read more... )

Finally got around to checking the new discs sumire_no_hana gave me.

Manda, I feel like I owe you part of my soul for the Kiss to the Flames / Neo Voyage raku. 1) Because it's one of my favorite shows, 2) Because it's always good to go back and watch more Wao & Hana, 3) Because in the tap scene ALICE-CHAN WORE A DIFFERENT OUTFIT AND I CAN SEE HER FACE SO MUCH ( Read more... )

Not only is 2009 the 95th anniversary of the Revue...  January '09 Kageki marks the 1000th issue of the magazine! It says so in glossy gold print on the front. :) And clearly this calls for...

( Julie's Review of the Latest Kageki, Basically Cover-to-Cover )