Today we played a concert in Hiroshima.In the morning I went to the “bomb museum”.Sad and impressive.The guys went there yesterday,but I had a clinic to do at Hiroshima’s MI-GIT , I had to go alone today before going to the concert house.

Yesterday after the work I went to a restaurant with the illustrious company of Paul Gilbert. I learned so much listening to Racer X and Mr.big, and it was a honour to be with him and to spend the night talking about music, career, trip histories etc etc...

The restaurant was specialized in Fugu (Remember to pronounce “fu” as you were blowing something). It was a desire of Paul Gilbert, who insist on to eat Fugu. At the restaurant I found out that Fugu is our famous Baiacu. Many people is afraid to eat this,because it’s poisonous.If the restaurant is not reliable you get out straight to the hospital.I think this restaurant was only of baiacu.I was present to the biggest gastronomic orgy about the poor baiacus.I ate sashimi,fried baiacu,cooked on the bubbling water of pan which everyone puts the little wood used to eat japanese food (hachi!).Until the sack came along with baiacu fin.Sack flavour fish!The only thing missing here was a dessert of baiacu ice cream...but we asked for a candy of green tea.

Here in Japan is like this.The culinary variants are : fish, miojo , rice and green tea.

There’s no way to escape from these four things.

Attached my picture with Paul with his 1,94 centimeters of height in the restaurant otsukarechan! Kiko Rurero san saying goodbye for tomorrow to go to the seven degrees below zero of Sapporo.

Ohaioo gozaimatsu!Ogenki desu ka? Kakui des!

I am just stopping by to say “hello” to you guys from Japan!

Today here in Nagoya we took a picture with the whole people on the tour.Angra, Blind Guardian and the two crews.

The “problem” with the guardians is that they have too many bald guys... On the picture is missing one and the bass player is wearing a cap.There are actually 4 bald guys... On the first days we used to get confuse to recognize who is who...It’s enough the audience who is always full of similar persons.Notice that aside Aquiles there is a guy who looks like Harry Potter in his fourties and Havengar wanting to show aside Marquinhos.The first person is Peter who has already worked with us on Rebirth European tour,the other person is Blind Guardian’s Technical crew , he has a lot of experience due to work with Saxon since the 80’s.

I don’t have to tell you guys a lot, because Angra’s site is really well-updated with photos and news from the tour.

Kisses and Huges with japanese eyes!

Hello everyone! I know that I haven’t been sending news recently.I just arrived from my vacation and we have already got in into the stressful routin of São Paulo, with rehearsal and preparation to the long tour that we will have.Japan and Europe without any break.I still will stay in Europe for more ten days to do some clinics.It means Two months away from home...into the snow!!!

I leave here,to not lose the habit,some pictures from my end year trip.After many years travelling is really seldom to travel without my guitar aside me.

I flew over the “Lençois Maranhenses”.So beatiful!! I agreed to get in an airplane that looked inside seems to be a 1970 beetle.The pilot told us that it was safer than a Boing...so it’s ok... I faced it.To show how safe it is the pilot wanted to turn off the motor during the flight,saying that it would plane and really works.After our shouts ,the guys gave up this idea.

Going against any rule of “Turn off your cell phone when you are aboard”,the pilot spent a huge time driving the pilotting the pleane and talking about his life stuff,while we looked down and started picturing how would be a forced landing.At this moment we also calculated the percentage of staying alive if we fell over all this sand dunes and where we should go back on foot.

Happy 2007 to everyone!!!

This picture is from the same show... In Londrina-PR.

Smoke on the Water.It’s something really responsible to play Ian Paice’s stuff. After using a little my vocal folds I went to make some blisters on my fingers. Today we did the same in Belo Horizonte. I was a little hoarse , but everything was ok.Tomorrow Jaú concert and after in Rio.For sure we are going to do this “change-change” more times.

Who would say...

The most strange thing is to be on the stage without to play the guitar...

The pictures speak for themselves.