"i hear y'all talkin that work shit / thats cool / that dont mean shit / i dont know you"

GAUZE @ Shimoyane , Shimokitazawa 5/31/2009

another month another gauze show. shit is boring to people who dont like them. c'est la vie. it was a great show!! tiny club. my first time there. GAUZE was extra on point. all the members seemed super psyched to be playing that night. big smiles on thier face. yelling shit into the crowd without the mic. the set list consisted of mostly all old songs. a lot off of the fuckheads lp. highlights included the setlist, drummer somehow cutting his eyebrow while playing, stopping to tune!, and having the 1996 us tour shirts again which i doubled up on :)

opening band enslaved. started with a cool mosh intro. my enthusiasm quickly faded.



















in my 27 times seeing GAUZE dudes were going off so hard that they actually stopped to tune!

"its time to ill / so take this chill pill / if your cups are empty go get a refill / of whateva"

Gauze @ Earthdom, Shin-Okubo - 4/19/2009
the club is good sound but bad stage. not so high and the ceiling is really low so diving kinda sucks. but it was a good show as always






they had reprints of the 1996 US tour for sale :)

long vid steeze. almost the whole show. missing the first 4 1/2 songs. 19 min total :) sorry its a little grainy. i had to compress the 2 gig file to 500

"no truce / no mercy / no surrender / no rest / no more / this is war "

super lemon soda. good shit. nice and sour :)

selling point was the slogan on the can!
food and sauce bath goods. good mothers day gift

iced out letters. shootout to Spaulding and Big L (RIP)

korean pepsi.

during golden week vacation my schools calligraphy club was on TV in some tournament with 3 other schools across japan. Obv we came out as the top dogs!

after winning interviews

the damage
tokyo seaside industrial steeze
through a friend i made an appointment at the Nike Employee store. real low key location. no signage except the frosted logo on the door. kind of like an outlet but with new shit and everything is 50% off retail


a fastfood place has a "vegi" burger. its like being a vegetarian in the mid 90s. just a grilled piece of tofu. the first time i had it it was good. the 2nd time. not so much. and the 3rd time a little better than not so much. not sure if ill cop again
great present with magazine. a little murakami plate
lemon vingegar kitkat. pretty much just lemon flavor

apple vinegar kitkat. they must have gotten a sick deal on vinegar. same deal just apple taste

stumbled upon this pimp store. i never knew silk came in some many colors
with matching EVERYTHING!! shit was like a "fisher price - my first pimp suit" store

a $56000 TV. no big deal

smile slime stomach piece!!!!!!!!

went to a numb show to hang out. not my kind of scene but a lot of good dudes. good styles!

"Cold as Life / Harder than you"

morning banana got a friend. shootout to Emma
uniqlo had a shirt with the OG Ghosts and Goblins art on it. sick shit but they printed it on some weirdo knit fabric. couldnt cop :( biggie bumout
gummi mints cola flavor. tasted like eating candy after you brush your teeth. worst idea

Sami comes through huge with canadien snacks.
Money flavored doritos! big turk! ketchup! eat more!
sexy cat lady diet potion!
poop=delicious

copped for the name "snack nuts choco". pleasently surprised. tastes like those birdnest cookies. the ones with the shredded wheat covered in chocolate. good shit

secret flavored hi-chews. all of them awful :(
"It's so easy to see, if you wanna be free / Don't wanna be just a slave / Cause no matter how you choose / You know you'll lose / If you ain't looking for the truth"
display for a photo frame. great pics. my guess, it looks like some dude decided to be Rambo 2 years in a row for halloween. he figured, "i got the same sick haircut so why not"

highlight of this karaoke session
holy shit!
the wutang video has a skin in the background. just hanging out, walking down the street.




finished the weekend with some potato salad. ma dukes style!