Take That, Brooklyn ;>)

I gotta thank everybody for making Sakura Matsuri ‘09 a raging success even with the rain. I think we all know who to thank for the sudden sunshine. Big turn-out and a lot of positive energy. After the show, the cosplayers took to the center field and we had a HUGE photo taken of all of us. Fans. Cosplayers. Citizens. Standing together. Good times.

This was a big chance for anime fans to openly gather in a non-convention setting and for Normals to be introduced to American cosplayers. How did the show go? You tell me:

Thanks again to Lawrence and Steve from Kawaii Films for the superior camera-tizing.

Got to see Vampt Vo from Anigamers, and before our moms met to trade trash about us, it was cool to have a mini-Anigamers reunion.

These awesome pics were given to me by a talented photographer named Jason Gardner whose website I recommend visiting here.

Another name to drop is Megumi Sato’s radio show Samurai Beat Radio, who will be posting their show later next week.

Check out the full description at SBR’s blog WITHIN THIS LINK.

I got to sit next to Ai Kawashima (pop-star) and Team USA for the World Cosplay Summit. Thanks to Anita Jacobs for giving me passes to go backstage and eat all the pocky I could swipe, big man Josh and, of course, Peter Tatara of the New York Anime Festival for ALWAYS reaching that extra distance.

Anime Boston is soon, so strap on those Akatsuki robes and brandish your bankais. ‘Cause we’ve got the American Otaku National Anthem to premiere. And that’s BEFORE the skits can even start.

Yo Interviewed by Backstage Magazine

Actors, directors and prospective performers all of the nation turn to Backstage Magazine for updates, reviews, and networking. Their newest issue from Thursday, March 12th, features an article by Sarah Kuhn that interviews Uncle Yo, theater company Vampire Cowboy, and Star Trekkin’.

You can read it right here.

The article explores the very specific niche of being a geek-oriented performer, and the many venues and opportunities we have to connect to plans. It’s an excellent beginning to the upcoming golden age of geekery. Ironman and The Dark Knight where just the beginning. This is my first interview in a nationally-published magazine, and I am very proud to have it replace the Naruto wall-scroll.

Just a quick reminder that my latest show is tomorrow at the Polytechnical Institute of Brooklyn for Spring Festival, off the Jay Street Subway exit. More info at their website.

It’s a lot cheaper than Broadway, and we’ve got almost a year before next year’s Comic Con…