FEB 28 MOON

Not the best of pics, having been taken with my i-phone,..but the moon rising over sakura Dori, in Nagoya, was HUGE this evening, ...big bright and clear,..tht's the biggest, highest light in the middle of the pic,...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1

Today, Feb 28 was my 42nd birthday,..and you know what, it was one of the best birthdays I've had in years. I was very lucky. Some prezzies arrived almost a month early! But I haven't touched them until today,... From my parents I got a couple of T-Shirts,...
From my friends at visual effects studio, G-Factory, Kobayashi San and Ai Chan, this ....
R2D2 desk bin, whih I'll probably use as a pencil holder...if I take it out of it's box. Kobayashi San and I are both HUGE Star wars fands, and the two of us have been giving each other Star wars related birthday and X-mas gifts for about 6 years now,... we seem to give each other R2D2 products each time,..it's almost a tradition,..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2

From my friend Mikitie, a Lego Darth Vader Tie Fighter,..it says ages 7 to 12, and mentally that matches about right, so I should be able to make this,....
From my dear friend Karen in Texas, some Dr. Who books and magazines, including a rare 1967/68 Dr. Who Annual,...honestly, if I were to get married again, Karen would have be a contender,...
And from my mate Colin and his wife Liz in the UK, a Dr. Who DVD set of the 6th Doctor adventure, Trial Of A Time Lord... With all these terrific gifts, a load of messages and phone calls, notes and parties, I've had a really great 42nd birthday! If I'd known it was going to be this good, I would have celebrated my birthday ages ago!

SAMURAI SHOOT

Went on location for a shoot and series of interviews for magazine, Tokai Walker. This time it was a historical theme, and so I wore my Samurai Armour around the ancient castle town of Kiyosu, just west of Nagoya. One stop was at my friend Yamada San's restaurant. Yamada San and I studied armour crafting under the same teacher....
Another stop was at the Kiyosu Armoury, at Kiyosu Castle, where locals learn armour crafting and make lightweight replica suits of armour from aluminium for the Kiyosu Castle Historical Festival and other events....
Not the LAST, but the LOST Samurai,...me in my armour in front of Kiyosu Castle
The armour workshop at Kiyosu Castle,...the old fellas do a great job making the replica armour, and were impressed with my armour too, noting the difference in not just size, but weight too, as my suit is a real set, not replica, and the weight of lacquered steel is much heavier than lightly coated aluminium...

ATM BEATLES SOLO HITS

FEB 25 On Air
RADIO-i「Across The Music」Music Express
This weeks theme,...

BEATLES solo hits

1.JOHN LENNON／WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU'…
2.JOHN LENNON／INSTANT KARMA, ALL SHINE ON
3.JOHN LENNON／WOMAN
ザ・ジョン・レノン・コレクション/ジョン・レノン

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4.JOHN LENNON／IMAGINE
Imagine/John Lennon

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5.PAUL MCCARTNEY／SILLY LOVE SONGS
6.PAUL MCCARTNEY／COMING UP
7.PAUL MCCARTNEY／BAND ON THE RUN
Band on the Run/Paul McCartney & Wings

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8.PAUL MCCARTNEY／MULL OF KINTYRE
9.GEORGE HARRISON ／ALL THOSE YEARS AGO
10.GEORGE HARRISON／MY SWEET LORD
11.GEORGE HARRISON／WHEN WE WAS FAB
12.GEORGE HARRISON／GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
Cloud Nine/George Harrison

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13.RINGO STARR／PHOTOGRAPH
Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr/Ringo Starr

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14.RINGO STARR／OH MY MY
15.RINGO STARR／YOU'RE 16
16.RINGO STARR／IT DON'T COME EASY

MEAT EATING PARTY

Wed 24. The monthly Niku Kai (Meat Group) business group meeting, and at the same time a bit of a birthday party for my upcoming 42nd...
Got a few prezzies, flowers and even a cake!
One gift was this Japanese parody cartoon series of Heidi mobile phone tag,....
And from graphic designer, Sachi, a set of Sexy Bath Salts,...well, I've got the bath salts, now all I need is someone to enjoy it with......

ATM 90'S NETWORK

FEB. 24 PLAYLIST FOR
RADIO-i「Across The Music」　90's Network

1.EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL／MISSING
2.INXS／SUICIDE BLONDE
3.WILL SMITH／GETTING' JIGGY WIT' IT
4.SPIN DOCTORS／TWO PRINCES
Two Princes/Spin Doctors

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5.BILLY JOEL／RIVER OF DREAMS
River of Dreams/Billy Joel

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6.MR. BIG／TO BE WITH YOU
7.DR. DRE & ED LOVER／BACK UP OFF ME
8.SPICE GIRLS／SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
Spice Up Your Life [12 inch Analog]/Spice Girls

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9.HANSON／MMM BOP
10.BRITNEY SPEARS／BABY ONE MORE TIME
11.WHITNEY HOUSTON／I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
THE BODYGUARD/ホイットニー・ヒューストン

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12.JOHN MELLENCAMP／KEY WEST INTERMEZZO
13.WHITE TOWN／YOUR WOMAN
14.TECHNOTRONIC／GET UP
15.DEE-LITE／GROOVE IS IN THE HEART

STAR WARS KEYRINGS

Feb 14 was Valentines Day, and in Japan, the girls give the guys something,...what a great way of doing things!!! Anyway, my friend Mikitie belatedly gave me some Star Wars Lego keyrings....

Darth Vader, .....Chewbacca..... and Yoda keyrings....

More items for my ever expanding Star Wars Collection,...now I have to think of something for White Day,...the day a month after Valentines when the guys give thanks gifts to the girls....

ATM FEB 23 80's ACTION

FEB 23 PLAYLIST
RADIO-i「Across The Music」　80's Action

1.JOAN JETT／I LOVE ROCK & ROLL
2.MEN AT WORK／WHO CAN IT BE NOW
3.KATRINA AND THE WAVES／WALKING ON SUNSHINE
4.ADAM ANT／GOODY TWO SHOES
5.TONE LOC／WILD THING
Wild Thing/Tone Loc & ZZ Brothers

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6.T'PAU／HEART AND SOUL
7.STARSHIP／SARA
8.PETER GABRIEL／SLEDGEHAMMER
Sledgehammer/Peter Gabriel

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9.CLASH／ROCK THE CASBAH
10.RICHARD MARX／DON'T MEAN NOTHING
11.THE POLICE／DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
12.JOE JACKSON／STEPPING OUT
Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson/Joe Jackson

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13.MADONNA／EXPRESS YOURSELF
14.HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS／STUCK WITH YOU
15.GLENN FREY／YOU BELONG TO THE CITY

ACROSS THE MUSIC FEB 22

FEB. 22 PLAYLIST FOR
RADIO-i「Across The Music」　70's Selection

1.STEVIE WONDER ／IF YOU REALY LOVE ME
2.DAN HARTMAN／INSTANT REPLAY
3.QUEEN／CRAZY LITTLE THING…
4.GEORGE MCCREA／ROCK YOUR BABY
Rock Your Baby/George McCrae

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5.SWEET／FOX ON THE RUN
6.WILD CHERRY／PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC
7.RAYDIO／YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT
8.ROD STEWART／YOU WEAR IT WELL
You Wear It Well/Rod Stewart

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9.DOOBIE BROS.／CHINA GROVE
10.SPINNERS／COULD IT BE IM FALLING IN LOVE
11.BEE GEES／JIVE TALKING
12.ROBERTA FLACK／KILLING ME SOFTLY
13.ELTON JOHN／DANIEL
14.STEELY DAN／RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER
15.ELVIS PRESLEY／BURNING LOVE
Burning Love/Elvis Presley

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16.EARTH WIND AND FIRE／LET'S GROOVE

007

Mon 22 Feb. Got a surprise package from the team at Sony Pictures,...they're moving office this week, and during the clean out, came across some interesting items... One is a rare STAFF Jacket for the premier to Spider-Man 3....
And the staff remembered a certain DJ who likes James Bond,...hence sending me a Bond promotional CD and this promotional goods 007 T-Shirt for the Daniel Craig 007 movie, Quantum Of Solace...
Note the 007 on a downward angle.... Thanks Baba San, and the Sony Pictures crew.....

COOKING ON TV

Friday 19. At the Kitchen Studios in Oogaki rehearsing for the next set of cooking shows for Mei-Terebi (Nagoya TV) Ofu-reai Cooking,...
Once again Chef Miho made some interesting dishes using traditional Japanese Ofu, a gluten based meat alternative. Some of them were almost edible too....

PREZZIE!

I have a birthday coming up, and received a present today from my friend Colin in the UK...

Don't know what it is yet,...have to wait till the end of the month,....Thanks Colin!

EMPTY SHOPPING MALL

Isn't it always the way,...you decide to go shopping in Nagoya's Central Park underground shopping mall,...on the only day in the year the whole complex decides to take a day off...

The corridors were pretty much deserted,...I would have liked to have bowled a bowling ball to see how far I could roll it along the empty lanes...

ATM BOOGIE

RADIO-i「Across The Music」Music Express

Playlist....
This weeks theme...BOOGIE!

1.EARTH WIND AND FIRE／BOOGIE WONDERLAND


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2.TASTE OF HONEY／BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
3.BACCARA／YES SIR, I CAN BOOGIE
4.HEATWAVE／BOOGIE NIGHTS
5.T-REX／I LOVE TO BOOGIE
6.KOOL AND THE GANG／JUNGLE BOOGIE
7.KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND／I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN
8.KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND／BOOGIE SHOES
9.BROOKS AND DUNN／BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE
10.SILVER CONVENTION／GET UP AND BOOGIE
The Best of Silver Covention: Get Up and Boogie/Silver Convention

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11.SILVERS／BOOGIE FEVER
12.BETTE MIDLER／BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY
13.FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONT' KIDS／DID YOU BOOGIE WITH YOUR BABY
14.JACKSONS／ BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
Destiny/The Jacksons

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15.LEILA WHITE／BOOGIE WOOGIE LOVE TRAIN
16.BAR KEYS／MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY
17.MATT BIANCO／BOOGIE MI VISTA/

HELI LICENSE

Since 1924, America's Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has issued pilot's licenses on paper. The above license is my original issue paper license, laminated for protection. Below is my new, plastic card type license with more security details on it...don't know whether it will make me a better pilot, but it LOOKS more authentic and professional than the old one!

ATM FEB 17

RADIO-i「Across The Music」　90's Network
Feb 17 show playlist

1.LENNY KRAVITZ／ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY
Are You Gonna Go My Way/Lenny Kravitz

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2.HOUSE OF PAIN／JUMP AROUND
3.WALL FLOWERS／ONE HEADLIGHT
4.TLC／UNPRETTY
Unpretty/TLC

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5.ALANIS MORISETTE／HAND IN POCKET
6.DIANA KING／SHY GUY
7.LABOUCHE ／BE MY LOVER
8.DICK DALE AND THE DELTONES／MISIRLOU
ベスト・オブ・ディック・デイル&デル・トーンズ(スーパー・ファンタスティック・ベスト2009)/ディック・デイル&デル・トーンズ

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9.INI KAMOZE／HERE COMES THE HOT STEPPER
10.ACE OF BASE／AL THAT SHE WANTS
11.COLLECTIVE SOULS／PRECIOUS DECLARATION
12.COOLIO／FANTASTIC VOYAGE
Fantastic Voyage: The Greatest Hits/Coolio

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13.ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT／MR WENDAL
14.U2／ONE
15.NATALIE MERCHANT／WONDER

FEB 16 MUSIC

【Feb 16, 2010】21:00－22:00
RADIO-i「Across The Music」　80's Action

1.TIFFANY／I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
2.SHEILA E／GLAMOUROUS LIFE
3.ROBERT PALMER／ADDICTED TO LOVE
Best of Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love/Robert Palmer

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4.WHAM／CLUB TROPICAMA
5.BANGLES／ETERNAL FLAME
エターナル・フレーム~パーフェクト・ベスト/バングルス

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6.TERRENCE TRENT D'ARBY／SIGN YOUR NAME
7.TWISTED SISTER／WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
8.RICK ASTLEY／NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley

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9.BOY MEETS GIRL／WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
10.SIMPLE MINDS／DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
Don’t You (Forget About Me)/Simple Minds

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11.KYLIE AND JASON／ESPECIALLY FOR YOY
12.FOREIGNER／WAITING FOR A GIRL
13.BOBBY BROWN／EVERY LITTLE STEP
14.HALL AND OATS／KISS ON MY LIST
15.DAVID LEE ROTH／CALIFORNIA GIRLS