February, 2007

Chichishigure - Yoko Matsugane

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

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Chichishigure - Yoko Matsugane - Air Control/Melon

The Skinny: Two Thumbs up and Must See despite some (relatively) obvious (but not crucial) drawbacks.

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Let’s get something out of the way before we go any further. I reviewed Yoko Matsugane’s Body Scandal DVD back in November.

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Here’s a quote:

“But since there’s less of Yoko than we’ve been accustomed to from the past years, then the score must also give up some points. But guess what, despite the serious loss of weight - this is a woman that can still definitely stop you in your tracks if you found yourself walking towards her.”

For that DVD, the circumstances were that we hadn’t seen her in a while so the weight loss was a tad shocking. This time we were better prepared. While Yoko is still slender, she’s not slender everywhere, and seemingly, the effect is still shockingly different but not because she’s lost weight, but that she’s put some weight back on. So let’s have a look at Chichishigure from Air Control.

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Googoogajoob

Friday, February 16th, 2007

On February 17th, 1969, almost forty years ago, a popular singing group, very well known in their day (wink-wink), released a Double-sided A single 45 rpm record. The names of the songs were Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever. Maybe you recall this group - they were called The Beatles.

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Mikie & Mayumi in Vietnam

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

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Viet Nam -

What kind of images do you conjure up when you hear these words ?

Maybe you think of movies like Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Born on the 4th of July, or even Forrest Gump.

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Alternatively, you are recalling America’s longest involvement in a single war which we remember as the War In Viet Nam because your family suffered a loss of a loved one in that conflict.

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