Archive for June, 2008
the INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR @ tokyo Big Sight
ok! This is an industry convention, which lasts about a week, but the last 2 days are open to the public.
crowded!!
Above, this little girl seems not all that happy to be loomed over by a giant monster.
A [...]
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Defiance (portland), no evacuations, disclapties, hat trickers, Tom and the boot bois,
DEFIANCE JAPAN TOUR, JUNE 2008 @ HATSUDAI WALL
NO EVACUATIONS
No Evacuations played mid-tempo punk, with a motorhead feel to it. They weren’t so good.
TYPICAL DISCLAPTIES FANS
yeah, it was that Spikie Drunx Punx kind of [...]
No commentsPigmen record release gig: with mind of asian, UG man, angel OD
PIGMEN RECORD RELEASE PARTY @ earthdom, friday june 20th.
MIND OF ASIAN
Mind of Asian : they play fairly generic fastcore, blastbeats and 30-second-shredding songs, but what makes them so awesome [...]
No commentsEgg magazine ‘Gaijin Punch’ article
June 2008 EGG magaine, featuring a special report on
HOW TO HIT FOREIGNERS:
. .. no, wait, actually it’s a report on how to stop sexual harassment by foreigners at a club.
I hope the "GET OUT FACE!" expression catches on.
Below, women’s fashion:
. . . and men’s fashion:
Pretty sure one of the two is a joke, but I’ll [...]
2 commentsVINTAGE TOY FLEA MARKET
@ Big Sight
It was at Tokyo’s biggest convention center, so I expected that it would be mega, but it was kind of small. Most of the toys were from the ’70s, it looked like. I couldn’t find the giant-ass Raydeen I wanted when I was a kid. There was some crazy Shogun warrior doll that [...]
firefighting trade-show
FIREFIGHTER SHOW — July 6th, 2008 @ tokyo big sight.
one of the puzzling that things Japanese do – combining industry conventions with "Let’s teach kids about the importance [...]