Showing posts with label Super Hooper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Hooper. Show all posts

June 18, 2008

Tokyo Freeze 2008

While cruising the streets of Harajuku Sunday afternoon, hoops in tow, looking for a nice veggie meal to sate our bottomless appetites, Superhooper Deanne and I serendipitously caught up with the organizers of Tokyo Freeze 2008. This event is one part street art, one part improv and one part theater inspired by this

The Grand Central Freeze in New York.


This is the Tokyo version.

April 21, 2008

A Sketchy Earth Day

What a weekend!
It really is all a blur and so are the pictures but well worth the dizzying effort. If you couldn't make it to the Dr. Sketchy 1st Birthday party at Velours you missed one truly unforgettable spectacle. The Anniversary celebration marked the launch of the new Dr. Sketchy's Tokyo logo and fashion extravaganza for trendy-chic t-shirt designer Chief & Mischief. Super Hooper Deanne of TokyoMade kicked off the evening with a stellar hoop performance that set the mood just right.

Her hypnotic hips and LED hoop were certain crowd pleasers that kept everyone drooling for more. Then Stacy, the Voguing High Priestess of Velouria mesmerized the crowd with sensational cape tricks.

And rounding off the evening with a truly scandalous strip tease was Bex, the Costuming Temptress of the Night. So sizzling was her performance that we nearly were escorted out stage left for over-exposure!!!


More pics here.
Many more curious Sketchers were added to the Dr. Sketchy fold and the buzz surrounding Chief & Mischief, reached new heights as models and promoters alike sported the new Spring line down the catwalk at the ultra glamorous after hours lounge, Velours.

Sunday I was off to save the World, through hooping of course!
Super Hooper, Deanne organized a lovely day of Hoops and Mother Nature. One only needed to get to her, a challenge that was met with many colorful distractions. The first of which was the stupifying 20 minute traffic jam at the Harajuku turnstile but once I made it out and swiveled my hips in the direction of Yoyogi Park; I bumped into two revelers from the night before taking in the usual Sunday parade of Goth Lolitas loitering on the boulevard for all the shutter happy tourists.
Picking up speed we made our way passed all the foot weary dancing Elvi and onto the Green where the Hooping Fairy godmother awaited us with open hoops and a heartwarming smile. The rest of the day is a story the pictures tell better than I.

Enjoy.

April 11, 2008

So much to look forward to!

The sun is out.
My funk has lifted.
And this weekend promises to be action packed. Saturday night will be spent chillin in Osaka with my good friend, Master Rakugo performer and balloon artist extrodinaire Diane.

We haven't seen each other since last year around this time so I'm really looking forward to this happy reunion. Hopefully we'll sit around Cafe Absinthe in Shinsaibashi and soak in the sweet Osaka accented Mediterranean vibes and catch up on old times. Then it's back to Tokyo for some more Hoop action in Yoyogi koen with Tokyo's Premiere Super Hooper Sushizume!

See you there!