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hartsmar Jul 13 2008, 12:04 PM
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"Absinthe Suisse" was the highest quality designation possible in the era, indicating a naturally coloured absinthe of the finest quality. The wording "Grande Distillerie Lyonnaise" almost certainly indicates that this was manufactured by the Ferrand Freres distillery in Lyon.
AVERAGE SCORE 96
Reviewed by Mthuilli 3/29/2008
COLOR BEFORE WATER 10/10
Splendid feuille morte with a beautiful orange tint, a forest in autumn.
LOUCHE ACTION 10/10
Quick and thick! Me likes!
COLOR AFTER WATER 10/10
Still has that wonderful amber/orange tint.
AROMA 28/30
Hard to beat such a floral bouquet, an explosion. A great panel of fruity and fresh aromas that mainly includes green anise, then angelica, then a bit of A.a. and a few others hard to identify because of the wonderful mixture of perfumes.
MOUTH-FEEL 8/10
Milky and savory. I was expecting it to be a bit more creamy because of the wonderful thick louche.
TASTE 19/20
Definitely not a Pontarlier style absinthe, a real change and a real blast for my palate, the most unusual vintage absinthe I've ever tasted. That angelica is incredibly perfumed, I've never tasted it that way in any modern absinthe. And the green anise is as fruity and biting as the one in PF 1914.
OVERALL IMPRESSION 10/10
I want more, I'm still sniffing the empty sample bottle with a straw.
I was married with the wonderful Pernod Fils from Pontarlier, now I have a mistress from Lyon.
Mthuilli scores Absinthe Suisse Grande Distillerie Lyonnaise, circa 1895 95 out of 100
Reviewed by hartsmar 7/23/2008
COLOR BEFORE WATER 10/10
A beautiful dead leaf brown/amber with a hint of orange. Not too dark - very inviting.
LOUCHE ACTION 10/10
It builds up wonderfully and steadily from the bottom. A perfect louching which ends up as a textbook example of The Louche.
COLOR AFTER WATER 10/10
It shows a very interesting and beautiful hint of peachy color mixed with a bit of green and of course the classic brownish yellow so well known from the pre-bans.
AROMA 28/30
Before water it is very floral with the most wonderful perfume. A nice Angelica touch finely tuned with a nice scent of fruity wormwood and fine anise. A slight hint of Veronica is present and it's all nicely balanced and rounded.
After water it turns into full bloom and with an amazing freshness it is highly intriguing. This is actually one of the finer aromas I've encountered in a pre-ban to date.
MOUTH-FEEL 10/10
Wow! The creaminess and richness of this is amazing. An absinthe this thick and creamy is often otherwise a bit tongue numbing or too coating in the mouth, but this is not. Very nice!
TASTE 18/20
A little less actually than expected from the wonderful aroma and mouth-feel but absolutely great. Each major ingredient is nicely present without taking over the show and the taste is nicely balanced.
OVERALL IMPRESSION 10/10
For once I'm truly impressed. I've had several vintage absinthes of various ages but only very few have been this good. I'm amazed by the level of quality and character this absinthe shows after almost 115 years. This is what absinthe is all about.
hartsmar scores Absinthe Suisse Grande Distillerie Lyonnaise, circa 1895 96 out of 100
August 10, 2009
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The fetishists (14 pics) » Izismile.com - In fun we trust! Pictures, photos, videos, flash, games, celebs, hot stuff
The fetishists (14 pics) » Izismile.com - In fun we trust! Pictures, photos, videos, flash, games, celebs, hot stuffPerhaps it is the spring that makes this effect on people?
Inside the post, you will see photos from a fetishists’ forum, who just love wool clothing...
To each their own tastes, but this is just ridiculous.
Biographer claims that Michael Jackson spent last hours 'high as a kite' and writing poetry
Biographer claims that Michael Jackson spent last hours 'high as a kite' and writing poetry
By Greig Box Turnbull 10/08/2009
Tormented Michael Jackson wrote scary poetry during a nightmare 12 final hours in which he pleaded to see his father, it was claimed yesterday.
Jacko's biographer Ian Halperin said the star slumped into a drug-fuelled breakdown and began writing poems in the early hours.
Mr Halperin claimed: "He was as high as a kite. What he wrote was dark, sort of frightening.
"The poems were found, hanging in his room on strings. He was over the edge."
For the next 40 minutes he sat on his bed reading the Bible and crying.
Mr Halperin also claimed the singer had snapped and demanded his 50 London gigs be called off and cried out for his 80-year-old dad Joe - shouting that he was the only person he could trust.
The author alleged when Jacko was told his dad was not available he ordered Dr Conrad Murray, who is being investigated by police, to give him drugs to "put him out".
Mr Halperin said: "Michael was cracking up. He had been injecting himself for over 12 hours, he said for excruciating pain. "He begged to see his father but was told they couldn't get hold of him."If Joe Jackson had seen him that night, I believe Michael would still be alive."
Mr Halperin said Jacko had left his bedroom at 2.40pm still dressed in his pyjamas, adding: "He was a bit high but struck up a conversation with an aide. He reminisced about his childhood."
Michael then returned to his bedroom, refused to take calls and cancelled a rehearsal. The author went on: "He couldn't keep in sync because of drugs and pain. Three days earlier, he had said he had 'made a deal with the devil'."
In the early hours on the day of his death in June, Jacko appeared "scared and angry", said Mr Halperin. He revealed the singer's aides told him Michael had been listening to music.
The author continued: "He listened to classics for a couple of hours. Then he switched to the Gipsy Kings, which was odd. They weren't exactly Michael's thing. His mood was extremely chaotic."
Mr Halperin said Jacko took a call at 1.20am and claimed: "He got in a shouting match about finances. That was when Michael said he was calling off the tour. He said some advisers didn't care about his welfare. I've been told he was crying.
"He demanded an aide call his father.
He said his father was the only person who could 'clean up the mess'."
Erin Andrews Video Turns Into Media Blow
Erin Andrews peephole video turns into media blow-up
Media blow-up over Erin Andrews peephole video July 23, 2009
Unsporting ... ESPN reporter Erin Andrews seeking to press charges over peephole video.
ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken from a video showing sideline reporter Erin Andrews nude in a hotel room.
The Post published three images from the blurry video Tuesday.
"While we understand the Post's decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism," ESPN senior vice president of communications Chris LaPlaca said in a statement Wednesday night.
Newspaper reporters are regular guests on ESPN shows.
Post spokesman Howard Rubenstein did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.
The Post was one of several TV networks and newspapers that aired or published images from the video, which Andrews' attorney says was shot without her knowledge. Andrews plans to seek criminal charges and file civil lawsuits against the person who shot the video and anyone who publishes the material, attorney Marshall Grossman said.
Kelly McBride, a journalism ethics expert with the Florida-based Poynter Institute, said it was unethical for news organizations to show images from the Andrews video.
"There is some illegally obtained material, leaked documents or video of a CIA person torturing a soldier, or stuff taken out of Gitmo, that I think has great public importance," McBride said. "But this doesn't do that at all.
"I actually do believe in giving the audience what they want to certain restraints, and I think this clearly crosses that line," she said. "I don't think with a straight face you could justify this on journalistic grounds."
The blurry, five-minute video shows Andrews standing in front of a hotel room mirror, fixing her hair in the nude. It's unknown when or where it was shot.
Andrews, 31, has covered hockey, college football, college basketball and Major League Baseball for the network since 2004, often as a sideline reporter during games.
A former dance team member at the University of Florida, she was something of an Internet sensation even before the video's circulation. She has been referred to as "Erin Pageviews" because of the traffic that video clips and photos of her generate, and Playboy magazine named her "sexiest sportscaster" in both 2008 and 2009.
It was not clear when the video first appeared on the Internet. Most of the links to it had been removed by Tuesday.
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Michael Jackson Gemstones - Gemory Places Nano King of Pop Pictures Inside Diamonds
Michael Jackson Gemstones - Gemory Places Nano King of Pop Pictures Inside DiamondsTrend Hunter has previously reported on diamonds being made from Michael Jackson’s burned hair. Another unusual diamond memorabilia is now being offered by Gemory, where they inject a nano-photograph of the King of Pop just below the surface of a diamond.
Gemory uses a patented nanotechnology process of inscribing the photograph without damaging the gemstone. The technique is not like the invasive and permanent laser etching of diamonds because the photographs can be removed safely as well.
These Gemory Michael Jackson nanophotographs will be preserved forever inside the diamond. You can’t see it, though, unless you use a special viewer. The limited edition diamonds are available in two sizes—0.1 and 1 carat. Only 10 diamonds of each size were made. You can now buy them on eBay for $850 and $4,900.
References: pressrelease365, beadinggem
August 9, 2009
Glossary
GlossaryClick on terms for additional information and images, where applicable.
- Aircon - (�G�A�R��)
- An air conditioner. Often mounted on the wall, these units can be used to both heater and cool a space. Does the trick, but will raise your electric bills considerably.
- Buchō - (����)
- Department chief.
- Bunraku - (���y)
- Traditional Japanese puppet theater.
- Cosmos - (�R�X���X)
- Cosmos are flowers that bloom in the autumn. They come in a wide range of colors, but white, pink, and red are the most common.
- Enkai - (����)
- A dinner party often involving copious amounts of alcohol. The most common office enkai are held:
- when new employees enter the company (kangeikai - ���}��) or leave the company (sōbetsukai - ���ʉ�)
- if a large project has just been completed (otsukarekai - ������ or irōkai - �ԘJ��)
- at the end of the year (bōnenkai - �Y�N��) or the beginning of the new year (shinnenkai - �V�N��)
- Fusuma - (��)
- A papered sliding door used to partition rooms within a house. Often painted with beautiful landscapes or other natural imagery. Unlike shōji, fusuma are opaque.
- Gaijin - (�O�l)
- An abbreviation of gaikokujin (�O���l) - "foreigner" - this word is used to draw a thick line between the Japanese and everyone else (gaijin literally meaning "outside person"). Whether it is intrinsically racist and offensive, or the simply along the same lines as calling a British person a Brit, the true meaning of gaijin has been bitterly argued time and time again.
- Geisha - (�|��)
- The characters for geisha mean "a person of art". Often thought of as little more than fancy prostitutes, Geisha have long been misunderstood in the west. While geisha were involved in the sex trade long ago, a geisha's true profession is that of an artist and entertainer trained in classical Japanese dance and music. Thanks in part to geisha, many classical and traditional Japanese arts have been perserved.
- Gokkun - (�������)
- Gokkun is a beverage produced in Umaji-mura made from yuzu juice and honey. The word "gokkun" refers to how you're supposed to drink Gokkun - all at once. It's the onomatopoetic sound and the feeling of guzzling down a refreshing and delicious citrus beverage. I honestly can't reccomend it enough, though you'll be hard pressed to find it anywhere outside of Japan. You can order it online though.
- Hanko - (���q)
- A personal seal used instead of a signature. Important for business transactions, opening bank accounts, buying a car, etc.
- (O)hashi - (����)
- Chopsticks. See also: inane questions you will be asked every day (ie: "Can you use hashi?")
- Hostess club - (�z�X�e�X��y��)
- A bar you can go to where overly madeup women will tell you how great you are as long as you continue to buy all sorts of over priced drinks ($20 for a small beer for example). Don't get confused though, they will never sleep with you; they're just doing their job.
- Janken - (�W�����P��)
- A way of life for the Japanese. Basically, janken is rock paper scissors, but it has become an important part of Japanese life. Janken can be played simply for the sake of it, as the way to determine who goes first for other games, in order to make decisions, in place of bingo at raffles, etc. There are numerous variations, and the Japanese are trained from birth to be able to play it in big groups as opposed to one on one. It is also a great way to kill time in the class room.
- Jichō - (����)
- Literally - 'next boss'. In general jichou is translated as 'deputy department chief', but this can vary depending on placement. (In a board of education, jichou is translated as 'deputy superintendent of education')
- Jinsai - (�_��)
- Jinsai are local Shintō festivals with their origins going back to harvest festivals. Jinsai vary from area to area, but they usually involve a lot of eating and drinking, the carrying of a mikoshi, and traditional music and dance performances at the local shrine.
- Kachō - (�ے�)
- Division chief.
- Kakarichō - (�W��)
- Section chief.
- Kei car - (�y�J�[)
- Small cars perfect for cramped Japanese city life. Their engines are smaller than normal cars (usually with motors of no more than half a litre), but what they lack in power they more than make up for by being inexpensive to run and incredibly convenient.
- Kimchi - (�L���`)
- Delicious Korean kimchi - spicy pickled vegetables. Oh so spicy. Oh so nice.
- Konbini - (�R���r�j)
- Japanese konbini - or convenience stores - go above and beyond when it comes to convenience. You can do the expected such as buy food and drinks, magazines, and basic household goods, but that's not all. You can also pay your bills, buy bus, train, ferry, and plane tickets, as well as popular video games and DVDs. And the girls who work there are usually pretty cute too.
- Kotatsu - (���)
- A table with a heater built in underneath. The kotatsu is one of the main - and favored - ways of keeping warm during the Japanese winter. The table is covered with a blanket to trap the heat, warming your legs and any other body parts you stick underneath. The downside is that you will not want to move from the kotatsu for anything in fear of the cold waiting in the rest of your home.
- Kyōikuchō - (���璷)
- Superintendent of Education.
- Kyōikuiinkai - (����ψ��)
- Board of Education.
- Mama-san - (�}�}����)
- The owner of a snack or a hostess club. Usually a woman in her 30's or 40's and tough as nails, though she'll act sweet as long as you continue to buy drinks.
- Matsuri - (�Ղ�)
- One of the best parts of Japan is the abundance of matsuri - festivals. Many festivals are rooted in Shitoism and local folk beliefs, and are an important part of a region's traditions. A popular time for festivals is during the hottest time of the summer, and again in the autumn or early winter as a harvest celebration. Festivals involve lots of eating and drinking. Especially drinking. Drinking a lot. Probably more than is healthy. Inspite of this (or perhaps because of this) festivals are not to be missed.
- Mikoshi - (�_�`)
- Mikoshi stay in their shrines for most of the year, but during Shintō festivals, these portable shrines are carried around town by the local young men. As it was explained to me, local gods like to get out and travel around the area where they live, and the mikoshi is like a car for the gods. The young men who carry the mikoshi will first participate in a Shintō purification ceremony, and then drink a lot to prepare themselves for carrying the mikoshi around town. At certain places they stop to rock and shake the mikoshi violently, leading to many bruised shoulders and tired legs. Afterwards, the mikoshi is set on portable legs, and people crawl under it for continued health and good luck in the coming year while the young men take a break and have more to drink.
- (O)mochi - (����)
- Rice cakes made from steamed rice high in glutin. Traditionally the rice is pounded in a large wooden mortar (usu - �P) with a wooden mallet or pestle (kine - �n). Mochi is eaten year round, but makes its main appearance at festivals, especially during New Year celebrations.
- Momiji - (�g�t)
- Autumn foliage in shades of reds and yellows.
- Nattō - (�[��)
- Nattō is defined as "fermented soybeans", but it's actually closer to the Devil's own snot. However, all Japanese are convinced that foreigners cannot eat nattō, so do your part to dispell this silly stereotype by shoveling down a bowl of this sticky, stringy, and especially stinky dish the next time you go out to eat. You might want to practice at home first. When mixed with rice, nattō is almost eatable.
- Nori - (�C��)
- Dried and salted sheets of seaweed. Used for making onigiri, or good on its own. The Korean variety is quite nice as well.
- Omiyage - (���y�Y)
- Omiyage are kind of like souvenirs you bring back from vacation, except that they're required by social custom. Whether you travel for personal or business reasons, you are expected to bring something back for your officemates. Usually the local specialty - often snacks like cookies or sembei - will be perfect. However, other times grander gifts are expected. It's sort of like an apology to all the people who didn't get to go.
- Onigiri - (������)
- The word "onigiri" roughly means "to grasp with your hands". Onigiri is made by taking freshly steamed rice and shaping it into a ball or triangle with your hands. As you pack the rice, a firm outer layer id formed to keep the onigiri from falling apart. Often something is added to the middle, such as a little piece of fish, or an umeboshi, and then the onigiri is wrapped in nori.
- Onsen - (����)
- A natural (or not so natural) hot spring. Onsen are probably the most popular destination for Japanese to visit when they travel domestically. Often there are a variety of baths with various mineral compositions, each boasting some kind of healing power. Whether they make you healthier or not, soaking in a steaming hot bath is never a bad thing. It should be noted though that onsen are not for the prudish or timid, as everyone bathes nude. Men and women do have separate baths of course.
- (O)sake - (����)
- Also called nihonshu (��{��) literally: Japanese alcohol. Traditionally the most popular alcoholic drink in Japan, nowadays it falls behind beer, especially with the younger generation. Much like wine, there are sweet and dry varieties, and a wide range of flavors that vary from region to region. Sake is still very important in many Shinto celebrations, and often used as gifts and prizes.
- Shinkansen - (�V����)
- Also known as the bullet train, the sinkansen is the fastest way to travel by land in Japan. The shinkansen travels at speeds up to 300km/h, covering the 515km from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka in about 3 hours including stops. That's not too shabby.
- Shōchū - (�Ē�)
- Shōchū is a distilled liquor that is made from wheat, rice, corn, and even sweet potatoes. A favorite drink of middle-aged and elderly men, it's usually no more than 30-40%, and is often drank mixed with cold or hot water, or fruit juices - popular with the ladies. I reccomend mixing shōchū with Gokkun.
- Shōji - (��q)
- A sliding door or window screen made from a wooden frame covered in Japanese paper. Unlike fusuma, shōji are papered with translucent Japanese paper to allow light in.
- Snack - (�X�i�b�N)
- Similar to a hostess club, but a bit less up-scale. Snacks often have karaoke as well as the requisite young women who will sit and chat with you while pouring your drinks. Like hostesses, they're just doing a job. Many foreigners are offended by the overpriced drinks and empty flattery, but for some reason the Japanese (especiall older men) love it.
- Tatami - (��)
- No Japanese house is complete without at least one tatami room. Tatami are mats made from straw and covered in rushes, usually measuring 90 x 180cm (about 3' x 6'). Shoes are not allowed on tatami floors, and stepping on tatami in the sight of a Japanese person is a great way to reinforce the ignorant barbarian stereotype.
- Umeboshi - (�~����)
- Umeboshi are pickled plums, usually eaten with steamed white rice. Incredibly salty and sour, many non-Japanese find them difficult to eat at first, but the taste does grow on you after a while. Eating umeboshi is also rumored to have various health benefits such as helping you to recover from fatigue, and purifying your blood.
- White plate
- A way to refer to normal passenger cars as they have white license plates, as opposed to kei-cars which have yellow license plates.
- Yellow plate
- Another way to refer to kei-cars.
- Yuzu - (�M�q)
- Also known as the Japanese citron, yuzu is a citrus fruit found in Japan. Delicious when added to grilled fish and other dishes, yuzu is especially good when turned into soy sauce or even better, Gokkun. It mixes awfully well with shōchū too.
PIN PON PAN Japanese Drinking Games
Japanese Drinking GamesJAPANESE DRINKING GAMES
When many westerners think about Japanese people, they envision a nation of super-industrious workaholics. Ranks upon ranks of salarymen in dark suits filing onto sardine tin-like morning trains that whisk them off to the office for another 12 to 18 hour work day. Actually, that's not too far off... So is it any wonder the Japanese like to drink so much?
In my neck of the woods, the salaryman suit is often replaced with the uniform of a construction worker or fisherman, but the strong work ethic is the same. And so is the thirst for sweet, sweet alcohol at the end of the day, so much so that Kochi is thanked yearly by Kirin Breweries for consuming stupid amounts of beer.
And where there's drinking, one can always find drinking games. The following are some I've come to enjoy down here in Tosa.
Why don't we warm up with a little bit of pin pon pan?
PIN PON PAN
This one's easy. You don't need anything other than something to drink and 3 or so people, though the more the merrier. Someone starts - it doesn't matter who - and they say "pin" (pronounced like it looks). The person to their left says "pon" (like the mustard), and then the person to their left says "pan" (like French bread) and points at anyone they please. That person then says "pin", the person to their left says "pon", and then the third person says "pan" and points to someone. Simple. Just remember to only point on "pan".
HOW YOU LOSE: The big no-no is being slow when you get pointed at on "pan". If you aren't right there with the "pin", that's a drink. You point but you aren't "pan"? That's a drink. Don't point when you are "pan"? Drink. Pretty much anything that disturbs the flow of the game is a penalty. As with all drinking games this one gets harder as you go along. Good fun though.
Next we'll play a bit of dobin chabin hagechabin, or whatever it's called. This game is a bit more complex, and following a few rounds of pin pon pan, it can be almost impossible to get right. The rules are similar, but not really. Be careful.
DOBIN CHABIN HAGECHABIN... ICHI NI SAN!
This game starts with one person saying "dobin" and pointing. In dobin chabin hagechabin you always point. Not pointing is penalized. See what I mean about being rough after pin pon pan? "Dobin" points to someone, that person says "chabin" and points to someone else who says "hagechabin". However, it doesn't end there. "Hagechabin" then points to a fourth person and says, "ichi", that person points to someone and says "ni", and finally that last person points at someone and says "san". That person then becomes "dobin" and it starts all over again. You can point to anyone at anytime except... well, I'll explain that in a bit.
HOW YOU LOSE: If you don't point, don't say the right word, or otherwise break up the flow of the game, you take a drink. People who have had to drink can not be pointed to on "san". If you say "san" and point to someone who has previously had to drink, you both have to take a drink. As this continues, there are fewer and fewer people you can point to on "san". Last person standing wins.
Feeling warmed up? Let's move on to the deadly kiku no hana, before taking on my favorite, hashiken.
KIKU NO HANA
This game is pretty simple, but by no means a good game for light drinkers. What you need to play are a number of opaque cups equal to the number of people playing, a tray to put them on, and a small item that can fit under the cups. Traditionally, I suppose that a flower - a kiku (�e chrysanthemum) would be used, but a coin or a little piece of paper, pretty much anything is fine as long as you can't tell where it is by sight, or sound for that matter.
First, place all of the cups face down on the tray. One person is chosen to conceal the marker under a cup, and does so making sure that no one knows where the marker is hidden. The tray is then handed to the next person, and the game starts by turning over one cup. If nothing is underneath, the tray moves on; each person turning over a cup until someone finds the marker. The person who finds the marker has to then drink as many cups as have already been turned up. This of course means that the person who hid the marker in the first place will have to drink all of the cups if the tray gets back to him, but that's part of the fun.
As people are selecting a cup to turn over, you repeat the phrase: "Kiku no hana, kiku no hana, akete tanoshii, kiku no hana," which roughly means, "Chrysanthemum flower, chrysanthemum flower, it's fun to see what's underneath, chrysanthemum flower." The person selecting a cup should turn it over on the final "kiku no hana", making it a good way to keep people from taking too long. This tends to get louder and quicker as the game goes on, but that's not so much a part of the rules as an effect of the alcohol.
And finally, without further adieu, hashiken - the king of Tosa drinking games.
HASHIKEN
Hashiken is not really all that complex of a game, but it is a game best learned through actually play as opposed to reading a description. However, I'll do my best to explain it as clearly as possible.
For hashiken you need a few things, the most important of which are six chopsticks. Then you need some cups and something to drink. Sake is the traditional beverage of choice, but anything can be used. Then all you need a few people and the games can begin.
The rules seem complex, but it's really quite simple once you get the hang of it. Two people face off, each holding three chopsticks, a cup of sake in the middle. They both hide the chopsticks behind their backs and then janken to see who goes first. The loser, we'll call him A, chooses a number from zero to three and then holds that number of chopsticks out infront of himself, being careful to keep them covered by his forearm so that B cannot see them. While doing this, A says, "irasshai!", meaning "welcome", or "come on!"
B now has to guess how many chopsticks A is holding, and then hold out enough of his own chopsticks for the total number of chopsticks in the middle to equal three. He keeps them hidden and says, "san!" - "three". Next A says either "ichi!" - "one" - or "go!" - "five" - depending on whether he chose to hold out zero / one chopstick(s) or two / three chopsticks respectively, and they both show how many they're holding. If the total number of chopsticks is three, B gets a point. If one or five, A gets a point. Nothing happens with two or four. The roles then switch and B is the one who goes first.
Are we clear up to this point?
Well, here's an example:
A: Oh man, I lost at janken! Irasshai! (holds out 1 chopstick)
B: Hmm... I bet he's holding two... San! (holds out 1 chopstick)
A: Ichi! (they both show)
Judge: Four chopsticks! No one wins!
B: Okay, irasshai! (holds out 3 chopsticks)
A: I bet he's going to go with one again... San! (holds out 2 chopsticks)
B: Go! (they show)
Judge: Five! B wins!
A: Ah, crap.
...etc.Play for the best two out of three, loser drinking the penalty shot placed inbetween the two players. If no one is winning after a few round, the judges (everyone watching) may call for a "mizu iri", meaning that both players have to have a drink. If you have a lot of people, play as a tournament, winner getting a few rounds of free drinks. After all, if you're winning, that means you're not drinking.
Mark Lester Oliver Song for Paris Jackson (transcribed by a dyslexic)
- Consider Yourself Lyrics
[DODGER (spoken)]
So, Paris Jackson, you're coming with me.
[OLIVER (spoken)]
Are you sure Rebbie won't mind?
[DODGER (spoken)]
Mind?!
Consider yourself at home.
Consider yourself one of the family.
We've taken to you so strong.
It's clear we're going to get along.
Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself par to the furniture.
There isn't a lot to spare.
Who cares?..What ever we've goin we share!
If it should chance to be
We should see
Some harder days
Empty larder days
Why grouse?
Alsyas a-chance we'll meet
Somebody
To foot the bill
Then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We do't want to have no fuss,
For after some consideration, we can state...
Consider yourself
One of us!
Consider yourself...
[OLIVER]
At home?
[DODGER]
Consider yourself...
[OLIVER]
One of the family
[CAPTAIN]
We've taken to you
[OLIVER]
So strong
[HAND WALKER]
It's clear...we're...
[ALL]
Going to get along
[DODGER]
Consider yourself...
[CHARLIE BATES]
Well in!
[DODGER]
Consider yourself...
[SNAKE]
Part of the furniture
[OLIVER]
There isn't a lot to spare
[ALL]
Who cares?
Whatever we got we share
[DODGER]
Nobody tries to be lah-di-dah or uppity--
There a cup-o'-tea for all.
[ALL]
Only it's wise to be handy wiv a rolling pin
Whne the landlord omes to call!
[DODGER]
Consider yourself
Our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss
[ALL]
For after some consideration we can sate
[OLIVER]
Considter yourself
[DODGER]
Yes!
[ALL]
One of us!
[COMPANY]
Consider yourself at home...
We've taken to you so strong.
Consider yourself well in...
There isn't a lot to spare
If it should chance to be
We should see
Some harder days
Empty larder days --
Why grouse?
Always a chane we'll meet
Somebody
To food the bill --
Then the drinks are on the house!
Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss
For after some consideration, we can state...
Consider yourself...
One of us!
[DODGER]
Consider yourself
[ALL]
At home.
[DODGER]
We've taken to you
[ALL]
So strong
[DODGER]
Consider yourself
[ALL]
Well in.
There isn't a lot to spare.
Nobody tries to be lah-di-dah or uppity.
There's a cup-o'-tea for all
Only it's wise to be handy wiv a rolling pin
Wen the landlord comes to call
Consider yourself our mate
We don't want to have no fuss
For after some consideration we can state
Consider yourself
One of us...
For after some consideration we can state
Consider yourself...
One of us!
If it should chance to be
We should see some harder days,
Empyt larder days,
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
Somebody to foot the bill.
Then the drinks are on the house.
Consider yourself at home.
Consider yourself one of the family.
We've taken to you so strong.
It's clear we're going to get along.
Consider yourself well in.
Consider yourself part of the furniture.
There isn't a lot to spare.
Who cares?
Whatever we've got we share.
If it should chance to be
We should see some harder days,
Empty larder days,
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
Somebody to foot the bill.
Then the drinks are on the house.
Paris' Dad Not Gay Dermatologist - Actor Claims! He May Be Daddy
Actor Claims He May Be Paris' Daddy
The godfather of Michael Jackson's three kids says he "could be" the father of Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris .. and it sounds like he may be waging a legal fight.Mark Lester -- a longtime friend of Jackson's -- says M.J. asked him if he would donate sperm during the time the singer was married to Debbie Rowe. He says a London clinic contacted him and he obliged with the donation.
Lester claims there's an uncanny resemblance between his 15-year-old-daughter Harriet and Paris.
Lester, who spoke with News of the World, says he is willing to take a paternity test.
Lester says he has "concerns about the welfare and upbringing of the children." Lester says he does not currently have contact with Jackson's three kids and it's "heartbreaking."
Lester did not say he's gearing up for a legal fight, but the signs are there ....
UPDATE: 2:27 AM ET: Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Londell McMillan, is scoffing at Lester's claim and the move made by Dr. Arnold Klein's lawyer in court last Monday. McMillan said, "These genetic lottery attempts aren't going anywhere. They have no legal standing. They may seek 5 seconds of fame but the claims have no merit."
Actor Claims He May Be Paris' Daddy
Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, is my child, actor Mark Lester says (most fucked up headline to write: i know - check my YouTube Video)
Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, is my child, actor Mark Lester saysMichael Jackson's daughter, Paris, is my child, actor Mark Lester says
Saturday, August 8th 2009, 9:16 PM
Bouys/Pool
Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson, broke hearts at the King of Pop's memorial service when she referred to him as 'Daddy' and 'the best father you could ever imagine.'
Columbia Pictures
Former child star Mark Lester, however, says that he believes Paris to be his daughter.
TMZ.com
If the Jackson children had any other father, though, they've never seemed aware of it.
British child star Mark Lester says he's the father of Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris.
"I gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids - and I believe Paris is my daughter," said Lester, who played Oliver Twist in the 1967 flick "Oliver."
The 51-year-old told Britain's News of the World he gave Jackson his semen 13 years ago and is godfather to all three of Jackson's children.
He believes Paris, 11, is his daughter because of an "uncanny likeness" between the girl and his own daughter, Harriet, 15. He wants to take a paternity test.
Lester said he donated his sperm at a London clinic while Jackson was married to Debbie Rowe.
"She's the birth mother of the children so I naturally assumed the sperm donation would obviously have gone into Debbie and Debbie would have borne the children," he said in a video posted on the paper's Web site.
He said he's coming forward now because he has "concerns about the welfare and upbringing of the children."
"I dearly want to remain in contact with those kids and I feel now this is the only way I can ensure that," he said.
Jackson and Lester were friends for more than 25 years and he reportedly spent the day with the Jackson kids after their father's memorial service last month.
"The kids seemed to be coping quite well and they are surrounded by their family right now," he said at the time. "They are very polite and quite quiet kids, and despite all the publicity surrounding them and their family, they are trying to keep things as normal as possible at home."
Rock 'n' Roll Summer School: The Songwriters - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
Rock 'n' Roll Summer School: The Songwriters - All Songs Considered Blog : NPRRock 'n' Roll Summer School: The Songwriters
by Tom Moon
Every Wednesday this summer, we're offering a quick course in early rock 'n' roll. Your professor will be Tom Moon, NPR contributor and author of the book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. These overviews, mostly covering music from the 1950s, are not intended to be comprehensive, but to help curious listeners dive in and explore some of the genre's often-overlooked building blocks. Whether you're a novice or a rock snob, join the conversation below.
THIS WEEK: SONGWRITING
Haters had a field day during the first decade of rock 'n' roll. Almost as soon as it appeared, the sensation was derided as animalistic and uncouth, the reckless expression of uncontrolled hormonal urges.
That's only part of what makes the music great. The performers had to have something to sing, and in the early days, the lucky ones snagged tunes that were as streamlined as a 12-bar blues and blessed with glowing, irresistible melodies. An astounding stack of those tunes (including "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog," "On Broadway" and "Yakety Yak") were written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the powerhouse tandem that brought cunning wit and sharp production values to "that crazy kids' music."
Here's one key breakthrough, "Hound Dog," which was recorded by Big Mama Thornton a few years before Elvis Presley covered it. Check out the young Buddy Guy on guitar:
LINK
continued...
The rapid ascent of rock 'n' roll in the '50s created serious demand for songs, and gave rise to a new cadre of tunesmiths. These behind-the-scenes talents, including the great lyricist Doc Pomus ("This Magic Moment" and "A Teenager in Love"), understood rock as a visceral experience -- and still managed to infuse songs about teen romance with a knowing adult perspective.
Pretty soon, though, performers began writing their own songs. Arguably the first great rock singer-songwriter was Buddy Holly, who borrowed elements of the frameworks used by Leiber and Stoller and then added his own infectious hook-phrases and guitar riffs. Holly's works, including the great "Peggy Sue" that's linked below, show that at its best, rock songwriting can be something more than nonsense syllables; it can be a thrillingly simple, even elegant, expression of desire.
LINK
REQUIRED LISTENING
Big Mama Thornton: "Hound Dog"
The Coasters: "Yakety Yak"
Dion and the Belmonts: "A Teenager in Love"
Buddy Holly and the Crickets: "Peggy Sue"EXTRA CREDIT
Ben E. King and the Drifters: "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Chuck Berry: "Roll Over Beethoven"DISCUSS
Which was more important to the development of rock 'n' roll: the intense energy of the performers, or the melodies written by Leiber and Stoller and others?Besides blues form (and its derivations), are there other musical traits that turn up in many of the great early rock songs?
Bill Frisell Meets Buster Keaton - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
Bill Frisell Meets Buster Keaton - All Songs Considered Blog : NPRBill Frisell Meets Buster Keaton
by Bob Boilen
Back in the early '90s, guitarist Bill Frisell scored and performed original music to six Buster Keaton films. The music is brilliant, and I'd seen the Buster Keaton movies, but until now, I'd never seen and heard the two together.
On Sept. 1, those six Buster Keaton films -- including Go West, One Week and High Sign -- will be released with accompaniment by Frisell, drummer Joey Baron and bassist Kermit Driscoll. Here are a few samples. My only regret is that Keaton never saw this; no doubt, he would have loved it.
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Exclusive First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch : NPR
Exclusive First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch : NPRExclusive First Listen: Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch
Hear The Year's Most Mysterious Album In Its Entirety, Before Its Official Release
From left: David Lynch, Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse.
From left: David Lynch, Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse.
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June 14, 2009 - When the first cryptic bits of news about Dark Night of the Soul began trickling in earlier this year, it all sounded too good to be true. Though the whole project was shrouded in mystery, it appeared that Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous, two of the most inspired artists making music today, were collaborating on a new album. That alone was enough to get our geek gears spinning with excitement. But there was an unusual twist that few of us at NPR Music could make sense of: Director David Lynch was somehow involved.
It all started back in March, at the South by Southwest music festival and conference. A number of us on the NPR Music team had noticed strange posters around downtown Austin, Texas, that read "Dark Night of the Soul." They looked like movie posters and had David Lynch's name on them, alongside names of some of our favorite artists, like Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, Vic Chesnutt, Jason Lytle and more. We wondered if it was some sort of musical film.
Soon after our Austin trip, NPR Music received copies of the mysterious posters in the mail. No return address. Someone was messing with us. I tried to find out more, but had zero success. Then, weeks later, I finally got a note from a publicist with all the details we'd been waiting for.
It turns out Dark Night Of The Soul is an album and the songs were written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), though the myriad singers featured on each track also had a big hand in composing and producing the work. The album was initially going to be packaged with a book of photos taken by David Lynch. But now there's word that the music may never be officially released at all.
An unnamed spokesperson for Danger Mouse says that "due to an ongoing dispute with EMI" the book of photographs will "now come with a blank, recordable CD-R. All copies will be clearly labeled: 'For legal reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.'" While offering no specifics, EMI has acknowledged the legal dispute with Danger Mouse and released a statement saying, "Danger Mouse is a brilliant, talented artist for whom we have enormous respect. We continue to make every effort to resolve this situation and we are talking to Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) directly. Meanwhile, we need to reserve our rights."
You can order the book, sans music, from the official Dark Night Of The Soul Web site. In the meantime, you can hear the entire album here on NPR Music as an Exclusive First Listen.
I've listened to the record all the way through at least a dozen times, and can confirm that Dark Night of the Soul delivers in every way you'd hope for. It's beautiful but haunting, surreal and dark, but sometimes comical and affecting, with ear-popping, multilayered production work. It just gets more mesmerizing with every listen.
In addition to Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), other artists appearing on Dark Night of the Soul include James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils.
William Christenberry audio:lens culture photo book review
William Christenberry
photography, painting, sculpture, and audio commentary by the artist
“It is the genius of William Christenberry to stir up intensely evocative emotions and meanings from common, even humble, pieces of the world.”
— Howard N. Fox, curator of modern and contemporary art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
If you call the current comprehensive exhibition of William Christenberry's work a "retrospective," he will politely correct you with his charming Southern drawl: "It's not a retrospective, because I'm not dead yet."
Nevertheless, the show at the Smithsonian, and the accompanying book by Aperture, show the artist and his evolutions and variations and recurrent themes in near encyclopedic form. We discover his strong reliance on photography dating from his first photographs from 1961 (used primarliy as source material for his painting and sculpture), through his instant leap from a brownie camera to an 8 x 10 view camera (at the insistence of his friend Lee Friedlander) in the mid 1970s.
His professional interests have remained intensely personal throughout his career. He values vernacular architecture and signs from the southern United States. And he continues to document these kinds of subjects year after year, to show the deterioration and changes brought about by time and nature and human intervention.
The book itself is beautifully designed and printed. The sequencing of material allows you the shock of recognition at the passing of 20-plus years of time, year by year, of some of the same subject matter. And we are able to experience how a talented painter and sculptor like Christenberry can use these captured fleeting moments of time to create paintings, sculptures and collages.Christenberry spoke to an audience of photography enthusiasts on December 1, 2006 at a presentation for San Francisco's PhotoAlliance and Aperture West. Here you can listen to some choice bits from that presentation:
William Christenberry audio: About bringing photography into his practice as a painter and sculptor: and personal anecdotes about some of his iconic images: Green Warehouse, BBQ Inn, Red Building in Forest, Coca-Cola Sign, Door with Christmas Lights, plus comments about current work of dreamlike sculptures of imaginary Southern Monuments.
(17 minutes, 30 seconds)— Jim Casper
| William Christenberry
photography, painting, sculpture, and audio commentary by the artist book review and audio commentary   William Christenberry |
Keith Moon Dallas, TX 1971 | Tom Wright - if jane aldridge thinks i'm a weirdo, she's glad she wasn't in dallas, tx in 71
Keith Moon Dallas, TX 1971 | Tom Wright
Keith Moon Dallas, TX 1971Sizes: 11x14 16x20 20x24 30X40 Color: Black and White Type: Archival Digital Print Edition of: Limited Edition (11x14 Open Edition) Signed
Ethan Russell Comes to La Jolla - oh, right, kids, he took dis
Ethan Russell Comes to La Jolla
Keith Richards, 1972 U.S. TourSizes: 11x14 16x20 20x24 30X40 Color: Black and White Type: Silver Gelatin Edition of: Limited Edition (11x14 open edition) Signed
Let It Bleed, Ethan Russell
Let It Bleed, Ethan Russell
"Let It Bleed" by Ethan RussellLet It Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. Tour
420 pages, 15" x 12" page format, limited to 2600 copies, each signed and numbered by author/photographer Ethan Russell.
In the world of high-end collector volumes, Rhino distinguishes itself in this debut release with the same passion and dedication that has made it the leading caretaker of musical legacies for three decades. Crafted to the highest standards using superior materials, this signed limited edition is not just defined by its exceptional content, but the quality of paper, binding, inks and printing. It is only natural that Rhino's legendary care for the musical history would translate into such a well-crafted and luxurious volume as Rhino extends its music expertise to visual culture.
* Distinctive oversize 15 x 12" page format
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Herman Leonard | Palm Court Cafe, New Orleans, 1996 - this is where i got to know danny barker, who had passed when this photo was taken
Herman Leonard | Palm Court Cafe, New Orleans, 1996
Palm Court Cafe, New Orleans, 1996To purchase 16x20, 20x24 or 30x40 limited edition prints please call our galleries in SoHo NYC 212-941-8770, La Jolla, CA 858-551-0835, Los Angeles, CA 323-874-2068, The Bowery NYC 212-677-2253 or Americana Manhasset, NY 516-627-5130.
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