Loco in Yokohama

Yes, earthquakes are bad. They kill people, or they cause tsunamis and fires that kill people, or give people heart attacks (how one will kill me probably) and ruin families. I’m against earthquakes! I’m anti-quake. If there’s a petition to the Pontiff to use his connections and pass along a request to the Guy Upstairs to eradicate earthquakes from His list of [...]

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Just a few pictures I shot on the way to work this morning!    Nothing compared to the stuff people are dealing with up north but thought I’d share some of what I see with you guys. Say a prayer for the victims, and for the safe resolution of the nuclear issues in Fukushima and in [...]

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click here for pt.1. 8 years living on this island, among these people, had already rocked my world, in a slow incremental way. So much so that I took on a new moniker, Loco. (That, and it had a nice ring to it.) So much so that I didn’t think it could be rocked much more. I’ve confronted, [...]

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Just read a great post on violence over at my man Chris’ blog, Confessions of a badboy in Japan. If you don’t know his work, better get over there, peep the post, and drop a comment if you’re so inclined. Here’s a link to the post: Violence (It’s what you’d love to do) See, this is why I [...]

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I know, I know, I know…but you guys know how I LOVE Spider-Man, so cut me some slack. So, I go to Shinjuku to get my bi-weekly shave and a haircut (2 bits) and guess who I see doing a pole dance in Shinjuku? That’s right, none other than my childhood hero and role model, the [...]

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Purposely arriving an hour early for a private lesson at a Starbuck’s in Yokohama,  I sat at the only available table in the crowded cafe, placed my tall sized cup of Sumatra coffee on the tabletop and whipped out the reason for my over-punctuality: A book I’ve read four times since it was first published about 30 years ago. I’ve [...]

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Yep, they’re at it again! Man, the talent up in this place is just mind-blowing sometimes.   These kids never cease to amaze me! Is everyone a latent manga artist here or what? Well, there are always some haters, too, aren’t there? Future Jean Michel Basquiat here, maybe (-; At least they’re using English. I’ll be uploading [...]

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