Well I think its safe to say I win at this point lol... but I fear the dream may come to an end today, after having strategically not washed all of my right hand since that fateful day. But today I'm going surfing... sad day

Yup, that's all I had to say haha

what?! you seriously didn't wash your right hand for that long? crazy man.

i have to agree wit alnet, what???? yeah uh i would wash my hands cuz for sanitary reasons and dude just the feelin you felt that day after shaking their hands and the memory itself is priceless and i would be happy with jus that. but wow give you credit.

@zimbobbio you should have built a hyperbolic time chamber for your hand like the guy in Zoolander. Idk if you saw that movie.

lol guys TOMO is very special to neil, cut him some slack XD

and lmao @ moose heaven. we stopped by to see what it was all about, and the lady was telling us about all the charitable things they do. "but we only take applications from people over 21." as soon as i said i was over 21 she totally got excited and was like "OH WELL LET ME GET YOU AN APP RIGHT NOW." yeah, next time i'll just keep my mouth shut lol...

and oh man this is totally off topic but i just gotta say....

in zoolander the guy built a hyperbaric chamber for his hand. the hyperbolic time chamber is a location in DBZ where all sorts of weird stuff happens

Vince_Untan wrote:I was wondering has anyone caught this yet? .clap. http://daisukiscandal.jimdo.com/2011/07/06/自分のイラストがアナハイム会場に-その2/

you can tell i'm so excited in this picture >c<

@DBAG - You were one of the few people who got more than two words out of me. It was nice to meet you too.

@10fingersmikey - Yep, I live right outside Houston. It sucks, haha.

@bigOeyez - It's funny, I probably saw you the least, but talked to you the most. And that wasn't much, haha.

@Noodles - If wat wouldn't have left something and came back inside, I would have just let y'all leave without saying anything. Yeah, I suck. I think the best laugh I had with you was when that guy at the panel kept ducking when he walked in front of us, and SCANDAL hadn't even come out yet. Haha!

DAY 3

Got there at 9-ish and couldnt join Ross's group at the front, so I went to the back

Went to the panel where Cure mad me a mad panda

Went outside and waited for Ross and them

Waited in the front of the line where we waited for the first meet and greet

Got food with my bffl Ross-poo (thats a lie) and he slept like the latino he is, after he ate of course.

After the meet and greet, we hauled ass upstairs to wait in the line for like 5 hours.

We did some stuff that I forgot and went to the concert

AT THE CONCERT

The staff thought I was going to rush the stage, and I got yelled at by someone for running

I dont remember anything about the concert, except for my eargasms

AFTERWARDS

We had pictures taken of us for a while

I took my shirt off for some people

Received a hug from a person

Saw SCANDAL and then went to bed

DAY 4

Um, I got lost.............

I got there and waited for a while with other members.

Went to the meet and greet and remember Neil being a "fan-girl" (he really did call himself that at one point).

Then we went to Ihop with our 20 ish people group and ate after waiting like 20 minutes?

Then, I left

DAY 5

I go to Little Tokyo with family

I see Rob and Ross in Kinokuniya and hang out with them

Then Rob leaves and Jade and Erich come afterwards

I read Ross a bed-time story, entitled: "Go the FUC* to sleep"

Then, they abandon me. Which is a lie


Oh, I actually do remember something, I remember meeting that same person who I stripped for at the second meet and greet. Awkward........

Amazing story tofu :D

nice tofu, short and sweet. nice recollection.

Cool story tofu, I actually laughed pretty hard at some points.

Also, how come you didnt mention when you met me! your LIVE friend! D:

It was pretty funny, I guess I should do my review one of these days xD

You should, Noodles, everyone's stories are so interesting. Share yours~~

Laleykins~, I will do a recollection of all the people who I met
In order of who I met

Laleykins~ First person to greet me when I came there, we did the games downstairs, no innuendo intended, and went to starbucks before the concert!

Rossy Oliver, the Cute and Fluffy: Greeted my father and I, went to Baja fresh, slept like a baby after eating, "Tonomi" and "Tofuyoku." Yeah, glad he's taking Japanese classes now.
Oh, and he has a very intimate relationship with members of a certain visual kei group *Sadie*

Sam: My buddy from the Perfume forums, who I am really jealous of, talked to him about both SCANDAL and Perfume. Awesome dude

Erich: THE Man, covered my ass and I love him lots

Matt: Fellow Texan, figured out why his username is 10fingersmikey, made sense after some explanation

President Jade: The 5th member, really quiet, didnt talk to her much. But, she seemed like an older sister to me at the con

Neil: #1 Tomomi fan-girl "No way....." "Dude......" "I touched her......"

Philip and Freddy: Fellow drummers!

Peter and Thai: Thanks for letting me use the sandpaper and the drumstick idea, thanks Thai for sanding down the drumstick when you were bored.

Glen and Toshiko: Fellow Japanese! Nikkei and Issei! Thanks for the banner and the pins

Rob, Big D, Vince, Alan and Kelly: Didn't talk have the chance to talk to you that much, but, regardless, I had a really fun time with you guys!

Anson: Glowstick man! Thanks, but one of my glowsticks was defective, it never lit up.........


Oh, and before I forget, thanks Jade and Ross for the pictures, Erich for the shirts and everyone else for giving me great memories!

Sorry if the interviews seem a bit off. I left the interviews in my car for 2 weeks and I only got 15 minutes with Kanon x Kanon and Sadie and I was extremely nervous lol .


Kanon x Kanon

SHP: How did the two of you start collaberating?

Kanon-san: We have the same first name.

SHP: Would this be your first performance in the states together?

Kanon-san: Yes, this is our first performance in the world actually. We haven't performed in Japan yet.

SHP: Can you describe Visual Kei?

Kanon-san: Visual Kei is a group of entertainers, they are famous for their looks and music, But Visual Kei is an art above all of that.

SHP: Do you think Visual Kei can become as popular in the United States as it is in Japan?

Kanon-san: Actually Visual Kei is not that big in Japan, but maybe it can become popular here in the United States.

SHP: Where would you guys like to play live next?

Kanon x Kanon: We want to play in Japan, then we want to go on a world tour.


Kanon Wakeshima

SHP: What was it like being nominated for the best newcomer award in 2008?

Kanon-chan: I was very surprised and happy to know I have so many loving fans.

SHP: Cellos are an important part of your music, what influenced you to play the cello in your songs?

Kanon-chan: I have been playing the cello since I was 3 and when I was starting to make music the cello was the closest thing next to me so I decided to use that when I was making my music.

SHP: You have come to the states on several occasions, what makes each trip special and how many more times do you plan to come back?

Kanon-chan: The first time was very nice. I was given a warm welcome and I want to see more fans and come back more.

SHP: Can you describe Visual Kei?

Kanon-chan: Visual Kei isn't a genre, its what you make of it.

I have to apologize at this point. I was asking them questions that I thought of on a whim. Out of those questions I wrote down Yoshida Brothers. Now I believe Kanon-san said he would want to collaborate with them, but it could also be that they inspired him.

tofu wrote:Laleykins~, I will do a recollection of all the people who I met
In order of who I met

Laleykins~ First person to greet me when I came there, we did the games downstairs, no innuendo intended, and went to starbucks before the concert!

Rossy Oliver, the Cute and Fluffy: Greeted my father and I, went to Baja fresh, slept like a baby after eating, "Tonomi" and "Tofuyoku." Yeah, glad he's taking Japanese classes now.
Oh, and he has a very intimate relationship with members of a certain visual kei group *Sadie*

Sam: My buddy from the Perfume forums, who I am really jealous of, talked to him about both SCANDAL and Perfume. Awesome dude

Erich: THE Man, covered my ass and I love him lots

Matt: Fellow Texan, figured out why his username is 10fingersmikey, made sense after some explanation

President Jade: The 5th member, really quiet, didnt talk to her much. But, she seemed like an older sister to me at the con

Neil: #1 Tomomi fan-girl "No way....." "Dude......" "I touched her......"

Philip and Freddy: Fellow drummers!

Peter and Thai: Thanks for letting me use the sandpaper and the drumstick idea, thanks Thai for sanding down the drumstick when you were bored.

Glen and Toshiko: Fellow Japanese! Nikkei and Issei! Thanks for the banner and the pins

Rob, Big D, Vince, Alan and Kelly: Didn't talk have the chance to talk to you that much, but, regardless, I had a really fun time with you guys!

Anson: Glowstick man! Thanks, but one of my glowsticks was defective, it never lit up.........


Oh, and before I forget, thanks Jade and Ross for the pictures, Erich for the shirts and everyone else for giving me great memories!

@the Neil comment, I am hurt that I was not included in that as well tofu D:

HaruhoKaisser wrote:

thoseguiltyeyes wrote:

10fingersmikey wrote:And thank you once again for bringing them! None of it would have been possible without you guys bringing them here for us! It was absolutely brilliant! I can't say thank you enough for it. I am happy to hear you had such great positive feedback :D

I second this.

@Erich: Aww Seriously, though, thank YOU for everything.

@Freddy: Aww But you forgot the real reason we all met each other: Ross ordering you to check what was going on with the Sadie ticket holders haha


I still have to go through tons of my SCANDAL photos but currently can't right now (thanks, jury duty T_T), so here are a few from the panel and second M&G. Sorry all of them aren't uniformly colored the same/some are different sizes; I got lazy with editing haha.

Spoiler:

And here's a video of what happened with TOMO and the drinking straw haha. I haven't really been keeping up with what videos from the panel have been uploaded so far by others, but I don't think a video has been posted of this yet.

thoseguiltyeyes wrote:

Also, Moose Heaven!

Thanks Jade for the videos!! Tomo is really cute eh?? xDD

Thank you to everyone for sharing their stories, photos and videos!
They make people who don't go to AM2 (for example me ) able to see some interesting events there
Again, thank you!!

I want to make a doujinshi based on that video.. hmph.. but still got difficulity, what actually happen in that video.. can someone help me?

@above: if you mean the straw one, Tomomi opened her water bottle to drink and when she put the straw in, the straw was too small and it got stuck inside the bottle, so she couldnt drink, everyone started laughing xD

@noodles
well thanks for explaining the straw..

what about the question that answered by tomo?,, I try to figure out what the translator say.. but it's so hard to understand the sentences.. too noisy

Q: "My question's for Tomomi. In the Namida no Regret video you were crying over a girl and I just want to know how do you control yourself around these three girls?"
A: " ??? Ahh, lezu... lesbian... She was crying because she was fighting with her best friend and there were no romantic implications. I do think all the other members are cute and I love them, but not in that way. I like guys."

woah,, thanks 320x200,, now finally I get it :D

tofu wrote:
Rossy Oliver, the Cute and Fluffy: Greeted my father and I, went to Baja fresh, slept like a baby after eating, "Tonomi" and "Tofuyoku." Yeah, glad he's taking Japanese classes now.
Oh, and he has a very intimate relationship with members of a certain visual kei group *Sadie*

i almost forgot about that whole "Tonomi" travesty...

biggest facepalm in life coming up in 3... 2... 1...

Spoiler:

Thanks guys .whistle. feeling the love lol

10fingersmikey wrote:

tofu wrote:Laleykins~, I will do a recollection of all the people who I met
In order of who I met

Laleykins~ First person to greet me when I came there, we did the games downstairs, no innuendo intended, and went to starbucks before the concert!

Rossy Oliver, the Cute and Fluffy: Greeted my father and I, went to Baja fresh, slept like a baby after eating, "Tonomi" and "Tofuyoku." Yeah, glad he's taking Japanese classes now.
Oh, and he has a very intimate relationship with members of a certain visual kei group *Sadie*

Sam: My buddy from the Perfume forums, who I am really jealous of, talked to him about both SCANDAL and Perfume. Awesome dude

Erich: THE Man, covered my ass and I love him lots

Matt: Fellow Texan, figured out why his username is 10fingersmikey, made sense after some explanation

President Jade: The 5th member, really quiet, didnt talk to her much. But, she seemed like an older sister to me at the con

Neil: #1 Tomomi fan-girl "No way....." "Dude......" "I touched her......"

Philip and Freddy: Fellow drummers!

Peter and Thai: Thanks for letting me use the sandpaper and the drumstick idea, thanks Thai for sanding down the drumstick when you were bored.

Glen and Toshiko: Fellow Japanese! Nikkei and Issei! Thanks for the banner and the pins

Rob, Big D, Vince, Alan and Kelly: Didn't talk have the chance to talk to you that much, but, regardless, I had a really fun time with you guys!

Anson: Glowstick man! Thanks, but one of my glowsticks was defective, it never lit up.........


Oh, and before I forget, thanks Jade and Ross for the pictures, Erich for the shirts and everyone else for giving me great memories!

@the Neil comment, I am hurt that I was not included in that as well tofu D:

Matt! You didn't freak out as much as Neil did, if memory serves.
But, you are still Tomomi fan-girl #2 in my books!
I do remember you and Neil having a fan-girl moment after we shook hands with them

Here's more from the Panel. . . and a there's a photo gallery
http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/07/exclusive-scandal-spends-time-with-their-fans-at-am2/

Vince_Untan wrote:Here's more from the Panel. . . and a there's a photo gallery
http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/07/exclusive-scandal-spends-time-with-their-fans-at-am2/

thanks for the link vince!

"After the first six songs, the girls said that they were surprised to see so many of their fans at the airport the night before."

"Their last song before exiting the stage was “SCANDAL BABY”, but it wasn’t enough to satisfy the hunger the audience felt the group, and they howled for an encore."

and my favorite quote:
"Although the girls put on a splendid performance, a part of me wishes Haruna and Tomomi had moved around more and made better use of the stage."

little did the writer know that it was cause THEY DIDNT WANNA LEAVE OUR CRAZY SECTION
the way its written sounds like he was super jelly cause he was on the other side or something :whistle:

highlight quotes from the other page:
"Although the con itself seemed a bit quiet, the fans were anything but. The lineup of fans extended down the hall and filled the room to the max. The front row hosted the biggest group of fans in the room, as they held a banner for the girls that expressed their love; one dressed up as their mascot, and another dressed up as ‘Doraemon’, a reference to an inside joke with one of the members."

YESSS! haha im glad these guys got my costume, seeing as most ppl didnt get the reference .sweat.

"The once semi-quiet crowd suddenly became a mass of screaming fans, as they yelled the names of their favorite member and “I love you!”. It was quite amusing to see the looks on their faces when they saw the mascot and ‘Doraemon’ sitting in front."

"Some of the funnier moments during this event belonged to Tomomi." ...of course!