By Rob Griffin

This first group photo is from the "special" Gohonzon room at the Kansai Culture Center.  President Ikeda requested that they open the special Gohonzon for us to chant.  The very same Gohonzon where he chanted during the Kansai persecution.  Wow.

This next photo, from the left:  Rob Griffin, Carolina Shorter, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock at the Kansai Culture Center.

This photo is the youth symphony rehearsal from ICAP "The World is ours to change" concert in Honolulu.  The show went beautifully.

I am on the road with the Wayne Shorter Quartet in the U.S. from September 23 through October 9, 2002.  Check www.imnworld.com for more info.  We will be playing at OSU Weigel Hall on April 3 after touring Europe for a month or so.   We are arriving in Columbus directly from Oslo, Norway.