Entries from 2010-01-01 to 1 year

Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year

Sasha and the Eiffel Tower. Not in Paris.

She didn't eat it afterwards. That was Godzilla, I think.

Every Now and Then, I See an 'Aaron' たまに「ああろん」が見つかります

「ああろん」という物は写真、かんばん、オブジェー、景色などです。全部私の友達アーロンくんが好きそうなものです。They are sights, objects, pictures etc that I imagine my mate Aaron would like. This is an Aaron in Hokkaido: This is called 'Con…

「であいその273写真と私の人生」招待 Invitation to the lecture "My Life in Photography" December 15th

京都市の中心である佛大キャンパスBUSECで12月15日で1pm〜2:30pm。 入場無料。All welcome, admission free. Please drop by if you are free, if only to check out the spiffy Butsudai centre, at the junction of Shijo-Karasuma (NE corner, 4…

誰かに負けていない、日本の海上自衛隊が全力で頑張っています

Not to be outdone, the Japanese maritime self-defence force are developing their own new systems of 'aerial locomotion', with the aim of 'putting a sailor into orbit' within the next three years. 新型空中移動装置です。

New Cut-Price Airline Starts Operations from Kansai International Airport 激安!大共栄圏航空KIX-HRB初便

Greater Co-Prosperity Airlines has announced a new service to Harbin, with one-way tickets starting at 500 sen. It is proving especially popular with young female 'OL' office workers, looking for an inexpensive getaway, and the opportunity…

Charlie Chaplin in Kobe in 1932 伝説に彩られた「ありふれた人」とハリウッドのスーパースターのチャーリー・チャップリン氏は、間一髪のところで神戸での暗殺を逃れました

In 3D, so they say! Looking happy. Before they tried to assassinate him, that is. Well, they thought about it, anyway. You can read about that here: ] 五・一五事件の前日にはイギリスの喜劇俳優のチャールズ・チャップリンが来日し、事件当日に犬…

I was wondering if anyone... あなたが果たしてこれを読むのか考えています。

...reads this anymore? And... Ou sont les pagodes d'antan? そして、心弾んだ過ぎし日の仏塔はどこに脱出しましたか? I like that word, 'antan' in French, by the way. It's a bit literary, so I suppose I read it in Racine, or some such like. In…

I will not be buying any of these cars soon. Alas.

[ This above is, believe it or not, a Toyota. 今現代このトヨタ(上)作ればいいね! So is this, an EX 111. これもトヨタですよ。 Whoever parked this 1970 Mazda RX-500 concept car here should really think more about the environment. 車の違法…

ようこさんの50年ぶりの出演

My friend came out of a 50-year retirement the other day to dance Nihon-buyo. She was amazing.

Yumiko Utsuの作品

[ シュルームズ! トマトヘッド] 蛸gramme.My titles, not hers, btw. i like her stuff. You?

琵琶湖から撮ったの比叡山 Mount Hiei from Lake Biwa

京都の人々と京都のなすび

[ 369 Gallery, near my house. Nishiki-koji Market. Cosplay Yout' at the Manga Museum. Geisha at Hanagumo. Diamonds Are Forever, at Metro. At TranQ Room.

あら!ま!

Bought these but not quite sure what to do with them. Last time I used 'ara' to make fish-head soup it tasted like watery glue.

Fud!

Micah Gampel's "Boku no Nippon" now showing at Caffe Dell' Orso. マイカーガンペル写真展「僕の日本」

Until October. 10月中旬まで Caffe dell Orso 京都市左京区吉田中阿達町36-13 TEL 075-761-7600 OPEN 11:30-18:00 (L.O. 17:30) Closed Sunday and public holidays.

This is a man with...

... a bucket on his head. バケツマンです。 in the town of Nishiwaki, Hyogo, where people make their own entertainment. エンターテインメントのスターやファンは、この町の死にお悔みを述べています。

I updated my Flickr account after a long absence お久しぶりにFlickrに写真をアップしました

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfa/ Here is Mr D aka Meatwhip, in DJ action. DJミートウィップさんです。 And Maria Jikuuuuuuuuu. (count those U-s, all 9 of 'em) マリア時空です。 This is all that remains of the Nishiwaki, Hyogo branch of Chica…

Me, Gazzer and BB . Tbe Goon, the Pretender, and the King

B.B King says "You are hot tonight, young man", to Gary Moore, and this ensues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAuuIDU2sw Don't get much better than this. BTW, some years ago, in the bowels of Yokohama Arena, I met B.B King (backstage at …

Good Sisters from the Past Cocerned about the Doodles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryh5hVC1iE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCa16-nxtM

No Chatting Allowed

Lola toes the party line in our living room.

A Sad Sad Day Today. Rest in Peace, Le Professeur

ご冥福をお祈りします, ローラン・フィニョン http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/sep/01/france-tribute-laurent-fignon Laurent Fignon est Mort Icône du cyclisme français, Laurent Fignon est décédé aujourd’hui alors qui luttait contre un canc…

今年の初マンホール

Happy New Year 2010! 明けましておめでとうございます!

今年も宜しく。