Too sick for movie

Met Bob in Shinjuku in afternoon. Plan was to eat lunch then go see Charlie's Angels, but I was not feeling well. Flu and fever. We went for okonomi yaki. Ate a fair bit. Was feeling worse and worse as time goes on. Went home, really bad shape.

BBQ at Don's house

The Ichimuras, The Itos, Justin, Jeff and his girlfriend Noriko, Nick (DJ Muthafunka), Tim, this couple where the husband is a genki American guy working in a toy shop... Lots of fun. Nick took over the the BBQ duties and made some great stuff.

Day in Kamakura

What a terrific day. Left with Kasumi early for Kamakura. Met Kumiko Matsui. Then Fusa-sn arrived on her bicycle. We all rented bikes. Spent the day bicycling around with Matsui-san and Fusa-san. Checked out a small art gallery located off a dirt road in the hills. What a place for a gallery! Solo exhibition by a Korean woman artist. She is in her 60s and seems to have quite a feminist conciousness.

Then went past a bakery, bought some ham sandwiches and other breads. Went back to Fusa--san's shop. Hung out for a long time.

Okonomi-yaki

Met Rogan and Haruka at Tsutaya 4th floor, magazine area. Went to JPop Cafe, drank some wine and ate some salads.

After that walked around for a while in Shibuya. Went to Comix, across the street from the Beam building. They sell old American DC and Marvel comics for only 100 yen! Some are 300 yen. I bought two Thor comics and two Hulk comics, all were 100 yen.

We then went to this okonomi yaki place. It was really good, and not expensive. It took a while to decide on it, because there was also this very tempting shabu-shabu place for 1500 yen all-you-can-eat. Haruka seemed really tilted towards the shabu-shabu, she wanted meat! Rogan seemed more inclined towards the okonomi yaki. Maybe he thought that if we go there he would be able to keep it to under 1000 yen.

Eel

Went to Una-something for dinner with Kasumi. Ate una-juu. Really good eel. Drank uulong-cha. Trying to stay away from alcohol for a while, after my Bobby’s Blunder (see previous post).

Debauchery and drunkenness

Drank and ate with Yamana-san, her boyfriend (whose name I didn’t catch), and their friend Mori-san, who I rather liked. Really guzzled the beer and sake. After that, on the way home I went to Bobby’s Bar. Met a French fellow, Nicolas. Ordered a Guiness. During the time, also tippled a glass of Czech absinthe, and a shot of this really potent killer brew appropriately named Bobby’s special.

Was devastatingly drunk. Fell asleep at the bar. Awoke past 4am, then caught a cab home. Was a hungover wreck the next day.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Woke at 11 am, went back to sleep. Woke up again at 1pm. Got up.

Called Kasumi, found out that she is on the way home from her tea ceremony lessons and will arrive between 30 min and 1 hour from now. I told her I will make or buy something for lunch.

No food in the house, so I ordered take-out Indian food (yay!) from Shane Punjab in Toyotama, Nerima. Phone number 3994-2799. Tandoori chicken, samosa, nan, saffron rice, vegetable curry, keema curry. Took bicycle to pick up the food. Returning I met Kasumi at the door. Ate lunch a bit after 2 pm food was great. Drank masala tea. Relaxed until around 3pm. She then left for work.

Checked Info about movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Kasumi forgot the name, she only remembered the word "and", and the fact that it was at the Musashino-kan. Checked the info on Yahoo! Japan. Also used i-mode on my cell phone and phoned the cinema.

The movie was cool. It reminded me of my feelings in the early 80's watching stuff like Rocky Horror, The Wall, Quadrophenia and Tommy.

Came home and listened to The Who's Live at Leeds, at VERY loud volume. Just blared it. I then started listening to a number of MP3s. Listened to Come Sail Away by Styx. Back in grade 8 all of a sudden. Again, blaring volume. Fantasized about how I would get back at any neighbor that comes to complain. I hate Japanese neighbors. I fantasized about yanking the complainer into my house, tying him up, and carrying him up to the attic. I would keep him up there for several days, blaring Led Zep and The Who 24 hours a day, feeding him onigiris (rice balls). You need well-trained neighbors, and if they just won't get with the program...

Net Surfing

Net Surfing continuously from 4 pm to 9pm.

Some hilights were:

1. The Who, John Entwistle
Did not spend much time on a particular site. Checked out the BBC archive on stories about John Entwistle. Too bad about him having cocaine in his body. He used to be a cool spiffy dresser back in the sixties. Looked around for photos.

2. Missing Persons
Extensively looked at Terry Bozzio's site. Jumped to the site of his sister Carol Bozzio. She and her husband perform as a duo. Man, she is a looker! Wow! I wonder how old she is. Considering that her brother is over 50, she must be getting up there herself. She looked very young. I then looked around for recent news and info and pictures of Dale Bozzio. She too remains attractive to this day. These women getting on in their years really have it!

3. Poppy Family
West Coast Canadian lumberjack rock. Terry Jacks, Seasons in the Sun. Read about his recent divorce and story of spousal abuse with a dish rag. Read about his environmental activities. Searched high and low for pictures of Susan Jacks. She was a hottie, and probably still is in her fifties. Was a bit frustrated. Found out a lot of info about the Poppy Family. Found a sarcastic cool site with information about the Poppy Family:
http://www.scrammagazine.com/index.html

4. Limewire
Purchased and downloaded Limewire Pro. Looked around for some info about the company. Did not study anything very deeply. Want to understand better their open source business model.

5. Amazon Jp
Ordered the Poppy Family CD.