tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58930812011-04-22T06:54:31.782+09:00the ninth realmthe scribblings of an expat niseiZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-45061224395700403382007-06-16T09:48:00.000+09:002007-06-16T09:53:39.517+09:00MAS FUEGO OFFICIAL SITE LAUNCH!!!MAS FUEGO is proud to annouce the launch of its OFFICIAL SITE!!!■□■□■□■□■□UPCOMING EVENTS…■□■□■□■□■□ ◆ MAS FUEGO…drum'n'bass & everything nice… @ club MEL, SANNOMIYA, Kobe 2-13-13 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo Ward, Kobe City2007.07.07 (sat) 22:00～ 1,500 yen at the door Resident DJ's： - KSK (ruffbass.com) - DR.VIRUS (ruffbass.com) - BellaRockwell (MAS FUEGO) - CAN & ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-70764335849257110932007-03-11T09:47:00.000+09:002007-03-11T10:39:42.175+09:00ONE WEEK AND COUNTING...and so, the countdown begins."W-double-" DOUBLE THE BASS...DOUBLE THE BREAKS!!!3rd ANNIVERSARY BASHMENTat club DAUGHTER 4-3-15 Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya2007.03.17 (sat) 22:00 startcharge: 1,500 yen advance or with flyer 2,000 yen at the doorresident DJ's- DJ TAHARA (ex.Reload)- DJ HASEGAWA (Echoesvillbase)- DJ あゆみ (Platinum)- DJ ZIG-NINE (MAS FUEGO)LIVE ACT- FEBRUARYZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-14001670319423893582007-02-20T22:47:00.000+09:002007-02-20T23:18:47.891+09:00VIRUS FIGHTERS...damn...it has been WAY TOO LONG since i updatedthe english side to the NINTH REALM.hope everyone's doing OK.anyways, i just wanted to invite all of you to the official RE-OPENING of club DAUGHTER in sakae, nagoya.**************************************************bReAkBeaT dELa @ club DAUGHTER2007.2.24 (sat) 20:00 start1,000 at the doorclub DAUGHTER: 4-3-15 Sakae, Naka Ward, ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1141569612434671082006-03-05T23:28:00.000+09:002006-03-06T13:01:40.973+09:00「W」2nd Anniversary @ club DAUGHTER********************"W" 2ND ANNIVERSARY********************2006.03.18 22:00 start @ clubDAUGHTER, Nagoya1500 yen (with flyer)DJ KEISUKE (HEXION JP / RUFFBASS / MAS FUEGO)Profile:Discovers the wonders of turntablism in 1996 and begins DJ'ing. After crossing over to the U.S. in 1997, Keisuke further hones his skills by becoming friends with the legendary DJ ShorkutZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1139990841939680772006-02-15T17:06:00.000+09:002006-02-15T23:47:36.583+09:00HUNTING WABBITS!!!Bear with me for a sec as I wax politics…News from Capitol Hill tends to carry a time lag, especially if you live on the other side of the Pacific Pond…but not slow enough for this news flash to reach us!!!I’m sure most of you have read (and howled) at the headlines:“Cheney shoots friend while on hunting trip”C’mon, aiming for quail WITH A SHOTGUN???Maybe you were hoping for a ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1137040869506705412006-01-12T13:13:00.000+09:002006-01-12T13:43:13.860+09:00THE INFIRMARYhappy belated 2006, everybody!!!and where has zig-nine been hiding these last few months,you inquire???DATELINE: Sunday, Nov. 27th 2005I blew out the ACL in my right knee playing in a league basketball game. After being carted off on a stretcherand taken to a local hospital by ambulance, doctors confirmed the worst after taking an MRI: a complete tearwhich would result in ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1131848758015995562005-11-13T11:19:00.000+09:002005-11-13T11:27:08.866+09:00MAS FUEGO 2005.12.10■■■■■■■■■■■■MAS FUEGO■■■■■■■■■■■■drum'n'bass & everything nice...■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■DJ T-AK JAPAN TOUR...2005.12.10 22:00 start @ becak, sannomiya1500 yen (1D)MAS FUEGO continues to bring you the hardest hittin',soul-groovin', rump-shakin' DNB hits, courtesy of our resident DJ's.this month, we proudly present guest DJ T-AK, who has been tearing up the London scene ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1119627090301319002005-06-25T00:07:00.000+09:002005-06-25T00:39:57.986+09:00MAS FUEGO 2005.07.30*********************MAS FUEGO*********************drum'n'bass & everything nice...***************************************************2005.07.30 22:00 start @ becak, sannomiya1500 yen/1 drink for the first 75 customersRESIDENT DJ's-Can-KSK (ruffbass.com)-Bella Rockwell (MAS FUEGO, Curler)-Zig-Nine (MAS FUEGO, bendejo productions)-Dr. Virus (ruffbass.com)-Lil'C-MC ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1112154935469711602005-03-30T12:22:00.000+09:002005-03-30T13:40:26.563+09:00RELOCATION...moving house is always a huge deal for people, and the same goes for me as well. in my lifetime, the three biggest changes in location i've experienced were:1) moving from california to japan in the summer of 1998, 2) transferring from northern hyogo prefecture to kobe in 2001, and...3) the big jump from kobe to nagoya, spring 2005.after spending four terrific years in kobe, i've ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1108606186622868912005-02-17T10:51:00.000+09:002005-02-17T11:26:25.113+09:00MAS FUEGO 2005.03.12 *********************MAS FUEGO*********************drum'n'bass & everything nice...***************************************************2005.03.12 22:00 start @ becak, sannomiya1500 yen/1 drink for the first 75 customersGUEST DJ's-KILLA (Kool Eyez, Touchin'Bass, Bambaata)Well-known across the Kansai area for his ragga/jump-up set selection, DJ Killa heads the Doozy's ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1107776283770394552005-02-07T20:30:00.000+09:002005-02-07T20:40:45.086+09:00FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
autumn, 1999.
on my way to my first DJ gig in japan, i found myself in need of a thirst-quenching beverage. as my cronies and i pulled into the closest parking lot in search of liquid refreshment, this intriguing sign caught my eye...
okay...so it's not the american version, but look closely.
it's not a rugby ball, it's a giant CAPSULE.
someone upstairs in marketing ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1107103644715215022005-01-31T01:24:00.000+09:002005-01-31T15:22:51.846+09:00DOWN-TIME
having recovered from my ultra-nasty bout with the stomach flu, i ventured straight back to the watering hole to replenish various alcoholic fluids.
activities engaged in this past weekend:
1. rum and lime, on the rocks.
"northern spice" and "lemon hart" are equally tasty.
2. late night bowl-o-rama
never mind the fact that it's been 2 years...sure enough, the rum made my ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1106720174373212952005-01-26T14:58:00.000+09:002005-01-26T15:19:22.436+09:00HE-OF-THE-IRON-STOMACH
woe is me...
having been under heavy duress at the workplace, i haven't had a lot of time recently to do any good ol' home-style cookin'.
this leaves me with few choices:
a) running over to the local diner...
(quite good, but pricey)
b) scoping out the nearest ramen shop...
(your carbohydrate intake's worst nightmare...but terrific for hangovers)
OR...
c) the ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1106232922632860642005-01-20T23:44:00.000+09:002005-01-20T23:55:47.540+09:00PLANET OF THE APES
nope, not even divine intervention will save us from another agonizing 4 years.
just caught the news that the oh-so-festive inauguration will take place today.
the news out here has been following the youngsters on capitol hill recently, hinting that the general population is anxious for change (more power to ya, obama).
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1105717937098019812005-01-14T23:52:00.000+09:002005-01-20T23:57:56.993+09:00KILLA RIDDIMS, DEM!!!
osaka clubs have always been in touch the reggae/dancehall scene, as far as music goes. having gotten in touch with ragga and jump-up through my DJ'ing compadres, i've found myself steering away from the abstract records bins in and digging through the heavier drum'n'bass crates in the back. a lot of the stuff you get out here is U.K.-influenced, quite different ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1105080624941276932005-01-07T15:24:00.000+09:002005-01-18T02:41:53.776+09:00NEW YEAR, NEW SHOW
with earthquakes and tsunami's, 2005 seems to be off to an ominous start...
as for myself, i was able to brave the streets of tokyo during a visit to see my friends up north. i also ventured into nagoya to look for housing, as i'll be making a move up there in april. i've spent the rest of this winter holiday resting up and partaking in the celebrations of the new year, ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1103870691122051882004-12-24T15:42:00.000+09:002004-12-24T15:45:17.063+09:00HAPPY HOLI-DAZE
SEASON'S GREETINGS
wishing all of you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
thanks for your continued support!!!
see y'all in 2005...
love'n'respect,
DJ Zig-Nine
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1102866661292851672004-12-12T23:59:00.000+09:002004-12-22T01:59:22.033+09:00THIS YEAR'S NOMINEE'S
as the year winds down (and GODDAMN, this year was fast), i found that my crates needed a little dusting off.
it also gave me the chance to shuffle through the stacks and reminisce on a 12 months of innovative beats.
drum roll, please.
of course, i'll be happy enough if one head-nodda out there is cluing in on these tracks!!!
BEST ALBUM
AN EVENING WITH THE SOUND ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1101989733562149852004-12-02T20:51:00.000+09:002004-12-02T21:30:10.553+09:00STICKIN' IT TO THE MAN
it's been a bit since i've watched mindless entertainment.
where was i when this hit the states?
i can imagine the rage that dave chappelle's causing...with a buddy of mine from back home giving me his first season DVD. the rest of undercover brother's cast is full of veterans like
chi mcbride and eddie griffin, not to mention hottie
denise richards.
but ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1101047696328258792004-11-21T23:18:00.000+09:002004-11-21T23:35:38.336+09:00THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR...
10. that i'm NOT this turkey...or the one standing next to it.
9. that all of my family members are happy and well back home.
8. that i have great friends, regardless of wherever you may be on this planet of ours.
7. for my technics 1200MK3D's, ECLER mixer, and countless records.
6. that japanese tables have heaters under them for those cold wintry nights.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1099841083785691172004-11-08T01:12:00.000+09:002004-11-08T00:25:37.766+09:00THE VAPORS...
yeah, dubya gets the gas face, but here's something that i learned the hard way.
hope y'all heed my advice.
never, EVER eat a can of chili and a can of refried beans within the same day.
it'll just rip you apart...trust me.
and for those people who just can't stay away from these lethal legumes, here's something that may bail you out of those embarrassing moments.ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1099585050719702212004-11-05T01:15:00.000+09:002004-11-05T02:27:17.846+09:00STOP THE INSANITY!!!
someone, someone PLEASE tell me that this isn't a bad nightmare i'm having...
another 4 years of this guy??? i'm getting sick just thinking about the lame-duck shennanigans dubya has up his sleeve...
but while the rest of america was waiting with baited breath over the results from ohio's voting precincts, i was out in osaka attending more pressing matters, namely ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1098789311413210322004-10-26T19:36:00.000+09:002004-11-01T14:57:01.583+09:00GHOST SHELLED
it's far and wide between when i get all inspirational and try to put together a track...usually because i don't have enough time (yeah, i know it's a sorry excuse).
my latest creation uses samples pieced together from a beat made by
Yoko Kanno, who is currently the music composer for "stand alone complex," the television series continuation of "ghost in the shell."
an ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1098078729023772382004-10-18T14:17:00.000+09:002004-10-19T01:38:39.020+09:00MR. OCTOBER
autumn in japan is known as being "the season of food."
and true to its word, i've had more than my fill!!!
not so much in the edible sense, but more in terms of action-packed adventures across this archipelago.
here's a breakdown of the past 2 weeks:
october 10th BATTLE BY THE CASTLE, part II
like a brawny football player suiting up to do battle on the gridiron, i once again ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1097501144177757382004-10-11T22:12:00.000+09:002004-10-11T22:25:44.176+09:00KEEP ON STEPPIN'
happy one year anniversary.
somehow, some way, i've managed to keep this blog going since last october.
this year's theme:
BIGGER BELLY, BIGGER SHOW.
thanks for your support!!!
much love,
Zig-NineZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1096363106655446082004-09-28T17:05:00.000+09:002004-09-28T19:00:56.796+09:00TRIUMVIRATE
september brought this tiny island country a bevy of typhoons and earthquakes, but it also heralded the creation of DA HEADNODDAZ, breakin' atoms and invading a pair of stereo speakers near you!!!
"Q"
the lyrical one.
Q is the rhyme animal,
the one who flows across eight-bars
with efervescent ease.
Q is a gifted storyteller,
weaving tales of personal tragedy
and triumph, along ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1095339238734083082004-09-16T21:43:00.000+09:002004-09-16T22:27:06.200+09:00WELCOME TO THE MACHINE
it's been said that the first NINTENDO gaming system had much more computing capabilities than the APOLLO spacecraft.
pretty crazy thought, considering that we made it to the moon and back in what was essentially a bucket of bolts and wiring!
to celebrate this food-for-thought-of-the-day, i bring to you classic old skool shoot-em-up madness. enjoy, and make sure that ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1094526994313260562004-09-07T11:51:00.000+09:002004-09-07T14:12:51.536+09:00NO SLEEP 'TIL...
typhoons...tsunami's...and tectonic activity.
whatever the reason, there have been quite a few natural disasters taking place on this tiny island nation.
not to be slowed down by any of this, Mark from Cause 4 Concern and E.N.O. from PaRLaY records made a two-week stopover in japan, headlining in osaka, tokyo, and hiroshima.
i had a chance to catch up with both of them, ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1094194818767462682004-09-03T15:45:00.000+09:002004-09-07T01:42:22.173+09:00MONKEY FUN
One time I hired a monkey to take notes for me in class.
I would just sit there with my mind a complete blank while the monkey scribbled on little pieces of paper.
At the end of the week the teacher said, "Class, I want you to write a paper using your notes."
So I wrote a paper that said "Hello, my name is Bingo. I like to climb on things. Can I have a banana? Eek eek."
I got an ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1093487973175112842004-08-26T10:52:00.000+09:002004-08-26T12:59:09.476+09:00JOE'S BED-STUY BARBERSHOP...WE CUT HEADS
following in the footsteps of famous baldies before me, i took up clippers and a mirror the other day and shaved my head.
not only is it a great way to beat the summertime heat, my friends think it's the funniest thing seeing me go from spiky-haired techno boy to bad-ass shaolin monk.
just be sure to keep the following things in mind if ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1092887896478761192004-08-19T12:58:00.000+09:002004-08-20T01:28:44.380+09:00BACK TO THE MOTHERLAND
i always complain about how short my trips are back to the bay area, especially because it usually only involves a period of a week or two.
however, this time i lucked out and was able to escape home for close to a month!
not even the bad airline food, seemingly 10,000 VERY UNHAPPY babies, and gut-wrenching turbulence could dash my hopes.
looking back on it all now in ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1089825761792388122004-07-15T02:09:00.000+09:002004-07-15T02:43:52.143+09:00THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
Man it's hot. It's like Africa hot.
Tarzan couldn't take this kind of hot.
- Eugene Morris Jerome
with the end of the (extremely dry) rainy season officially in the books, summer has hit japan in full stride.
2 in the morning, and it must be something like 90 degrees...
as much as i slag the idiocies of californian politics,
it wasn't until after i left that i ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1089560154373105432004-07-12T00:29:00.000+09:002004-07-15T02:45:04.883+09:00LA COSA NOSTRA
R.I.P., don vito corleone.
of course everyone knows The Don was a pimp,but marlon brando wasn't exactly a happy camper in real life.
from his daughter's death to his son's long and expensive trial, i sure hope that vito's moved on to greener and happier pastures.
i managed to take home the last available copy from the local vid shop,
and will most likely spend the rest of this ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1088699181702734752004-07-02T01:09:00.001+09:002004-07-02T01:45:44.776+09:00THE DAILY GRIND
my weekly routine has now begun to center around 3 things,
in no particular order:
1. rooting madly for the hanshin tigers
current record at games attended this season:
1 win, 3 losses
2. track-making
3. checking out the latest DJ world tours
of course, it all involves consumption of alcohol
and smoking various ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1087780321957578772004-06-21T09:32:00.000+09:002004-06-21T10:18:16.130+09:00GUTTER-BALL
of all the sports in the world, bowling is definitely not my forte. milling about on a saturday afternoon without a whole lot to do, i casually asked my girlfriend if she was up for a friendly round or two down at the local bowling alley.
now, the rules and layout for bowling are the same out here in japan, but what's missing is the grime, grease, stench, and 70's cheese that has ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1086767812827744062004-06-09T16:56:00.000+09:002004-06-09T17:31:58.713+09:00THE THRILL OF VICTORY and THE AGONY OF DEFEAT
stupid ref...that's not a FOUL!!!
a picture paints a thousand words...
my good friend K-RATE informed me that EURO 2004 kicks on in portugal this week.
another reason to stock up on beer and indulge in the moment...
what's the time difference, anyways???
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1086686338019224932004-06-08T17:58:00.000+09:002004-06-08T18:20:50.706+09:00BLASPHEMOUS WEATHER
A flash of lightning!
The sound of drops
Falling among the bamboos.
-Buson
HAH!!! buson may have been gifted with words, but there ain't nuttin' pretty about the monsoon season in japan. known in more poetic terms as "tsuyu," or "plum blossom rain," it feels like you're standing inside one of those big chinese bamboo steamers...
and i have to put up with this nasty ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1085670170505247532004-05-28T00:02:00.000+09:002004-05-28T00:27:35.183+09:00A GRAND DAY OUT
koshien...lovely
it fits 54,000 fans, and the hanshin tigers have sold out pretty much EVERY GAME this season at koshien stadium. lucky for me, bella rockwell was able to procure some much-valued tickets to yesterday's festivities.
several hours and twice as many beers later, the tigers were spanked 4-0.
not to worry. they bounced back today with a 12-5 trouncing.
and even ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1084720136424464222004-05-17T00:04:00.000+09:002004-05-17T16:05:32.470+09:00ZOMBIE TV
it's finally happened. yours truly has succumbed to the cable gods and installed 50-some channels of absolute chaos.
yes, i know that the boob-tube is pure evil, but you can't beat watching the cartoon network dubbed in japanese.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1084322429487315212004-05-12T09:26:00.000+09:002004-05-12T09:57:12.310+09:00DELINQUENTS
it all started rather innocently, with a famous japanese actress appearing in a commercial where she urges the public to pay for public pension premiums. after appearing on billboards and on television for a few weeks, word got out that the spokeswoman herself had been skipping payments for quite a time.
the media scoffed at the ad, put out by the leading opposition party in japan,ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1083773904083587572004-05-06T01:18:00.000+09:002004-05-06T01:41:41.450+09:00WHIRLWIND TOUR
the beginning of may in japan is known as GOLDEN WEEK, when three national holidays appear consecutively on the calendar. it's at this time that people seem to go berserk, packing their bags and heading off to vacation spots both overseas and domestic.
seizing the opportunity, i had the rare chance to catch the esteemed bullet train not once, not twice, but four times between ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1083254869826461532004-04-30T01:07:00.000+09:002004-04-30T01:45:18.716+09:00FOOD FIGHT
DAMN!!! i just realized that it's been about a month since i've written an entry.
well, it's official now. yours truly is now an astonishing 30 years old.
the good ol' twenty-something decade is now a thing of the past. bring on the mid-life crisis, cuz there's a new sheriff in town!
so here, in no particular order, are
THINGS THAT ZIG-NINE WISHES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1080626982341711862004-03-30T15:09:00.000+09:002004-03-31T02:05:16.060+09:00EXERCISE IN FUTILITY
just received this from a friend back home...
sounds like the race for the presidency is in full swing.
Here's a few dozen reasons to vote for the G.
George W. Bush
The White House, USA
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1079972355725806182004-03-23T01:19:00.000+09:002004-03-23T19:28:42.610+09:00SPRING TRAINING
howdy.
it's been awhile...now that i am officially on "spring sabbatical" mode, it gives me time to concentrate on more important matters at hand, such as becoming a fat bastard through enjoying good eats and even better liquid refreshment.
did you know that the spring equinox was this past saturday? it also heralded the visit of my compadre J.C. to this side of the woods. J.CZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1078937181995086642004-03-11T01:46:00.000+09:002004-03-11T01:53:43.310+09:00THE LATE SHIFT, version 1.5
currently on TV: a cat with a BIG afro dancing madly to motown.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1078892831284982552004-03-10T13:27:00.000+09:002004-03-10T13:33:23.340+09:00VIRAL INFECTION
one thing about having high-tech friends is that they can always give you music software (among a sundry other things) for free...the only problem is, you don't know what you'll get along with the entire package.
once again, the gremlins of the cyberspace underworld managed to wreak havoc on my desktop.
being the overpaid and underworked at my day job, i've spent the last week ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1077618214934841222004-02-24T19:23:00.000+09:002004-02-24T19:35:23.623+09:00THE LATE SHIFT
for two weeks straight now, i've been slaving away at both my "real" job, as well as projects on the side. it's given me hardly any time to touch my blog on a consistent basis.
when we last left our superhero-for-hire...
week one: work as usual, along with working the sound equipment for a friend's play. this meant that i had to wake up extra early on both saturday as well as ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1077118915509103082004-02-19T00:41:00.000+09:002004-02-19T00:46:31.796+09:00THRILLA IN SAITAMA
and who said football wasn't exciting?
although clearly a divine gift from above,
the boys in blue are sittin' pretty in first place.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1075784820242013152004-02-03T13:37:00.000+09:002004-02-04T01:12:50.420+09:00RUFF, TUFF, and IN THE BUFF
with this weekend's super bowl shennanigans finally over and done with, i thought that folks back states-side would settle back into griping about bush's harebrained budget proposition, the increased suicide-bombing attacks in iraq, and on the chicken flu that is raging across asia.
thank the heavens for a little SKIN!!! the super bowl, that multi-million dollar ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1075377494887400992004-01-29T21:02:00.000+09:002004-01-29T21:44:55.873+09:00B.O. BARRAGE
the greater hanshin area is conveniently separated by three parallel train services: JR (national), Hankyu, and Hanshin. the hankyu line is considered affordable yet high-class; the wine-colored train chassis, plush seating, and well-dressed passengers give it somewhat of an elitist air. the JR line is punctual (you can set your clock to the train schedule), cheap, and can zip you ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1075131219403785242004-01-27T00:33:00.000+09:002004-01-27T01:02:08.576+09:00A MATTER OF FOOTBALL
sometimes i think that this country should have SUCKER printed across it's forehead. good ol' J. Koizumi has gone on a limb, cautiously sending out an expeditionary force to the middle east. not only does he face houndings daily from the diet floor that it's against the constitution, i doubt that south korea, china, and the jong-er himself will stay quiet for long...
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1074657819281491762004-01-21T13:03:00.000+09:002004-01-21T13:09:09.860+09:00BONE-CHILLY
ah, curse ye who bask in the warmth of the pacific!
january 21st is officially known in japan as DAIKAN, or BIG CHILL. according to tradition, it's supposedly the coldest day of the year, and for once i'm not doubting the meteorologists.
i awoke this morning to find my socks frozen stiff. it took a while for the water in the faucet to start running. my bike refuses to start...andZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1074056221400681272004-01-14T13:57:00.000+09:002004-01-21T12:47:46.966+09:00FOOD FEAR
no, that isn't a reference to DJ Food, but the realization that nuttin' edible is safe anymore...
midway through my lunch of fried chicken and miso soup, i paused and thought about the risk factor involved in my actions. could this seemingly harmless-looking bit o' chicken wing be spelling my utter and impending doom? a gastrointestinal disaster?? loss of bodily functions as we all ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1073919019980600622004-01-13T00:13:00.000+09:002004-01-14T09:28:52.826+09:00NEW YEAR MALAISE
man, this flu bug seems to be wreaking havoc worldwide. riding high on the pacific jetstream, i have no doubts that the shaolin super-virus made its way to my innards.
thankfully, it wasn't the bowel-bending type...more like a head-congesting, cough-inducing one. i was able to crawl away from the clutches of my bed to engage in a nabe extravaganza this weekend. the kimchee ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1072985536924579922004-01-02T04:32:00.000+09:002004-01-02T04:32:34.776+09:00A NEW PROJECT
japanese site is up!!!
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1072927444086395152004-01-01T12:24:00.000+09:002004-01-02T00:28:15.293+09:00YEAR OF THE MONKEY
wishing you a very
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR...
to get a better understanding of
japan's 47 prefectures,
here's this year's first lesson: click here.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1072283444893443512003-12-25T01:30:00.000+09:002003-12-25T01:36:04.073+09:00JINGLE ALL THE WAY
oh what a laugh it would have been
if daddy had only seen
mommy kissing santa claus last night
yikes. pretty scary stuff, if you ask me.
i guess that dysfunctional families really do mess you up.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!!!
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1072056121966980872003-12-22T10:22:00.000+09:002003-12-22T10:24:22.686+09:00AFTERMATH...
thank heavens, another MAS FUEGO is safely (?) in the books. of course, there was much personal drama as usual...cops, out-of-control birthday well-wishers, and an alcoholic wasteland that stretched as far as the eye could see.
needless to say, i spent a great portion of sunday in bed and tucked away from the rest of the world...nursing a hangover that would make dudley moore ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1071567763754828212003-12-16T18:42:00.000+09:002003-12-17T14:46:50.516+09:00MAS FUEGO BIRTHDAY BASHMENT
as christmas creeps ever closer and a bleak wintry gale screams down from the rokko mountains, it's time to look back on another year of insanity.
nothing better than to end this year's MAS FUEGO on one dj k-rate's birthday. i'm sure it'll be one for the ages, with plenty of liquid refreshment to go around.
if any of y'all are on this side of the globe, be sure ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1071037890268646982003-12-10T16:15:00.000+09:002003-12-10T16:16:14.953+09:00SALVATION
just when things were looking mighty bleak, a hint given to me by one dj lil' c, aka hiroshi, managed to save my computer from the depths of darkness.
apparently, 300 watts of juice just wasn't cutting it...i hoofed on down to harborland and purchased a bigger power source. opening up and exposing the innards of the computer case, i was at once baffled by the mass of circuitry, the ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1070584115428262012003-12-05T09:28:00.000+09:002003-12-05T09:45:53.440+09:00
damn gremlins...my computer's been on the fritz for the past few days, leaving me blog-less and feeling quite nekkid.
this'll have to do for the meanwhile.
a thousand humble apologies.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1069771719928443312003-11-26T00:18:00.000+09:002003-11-28T00:52:40.980+09:00
currently playing on the turntables:
the debut album from diverse --> one a.m.
"i know for certain...everything ain't right"
okay, so it's not the witching hour just yet, but i realized through the haze of spliff and sip of shochu that i needed to make an entry.
diverse, by the way, has put together quite an impressive first album. breakbeats/headz galore, to keep the neck exercised and ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1069134728861235942003-11-18T14:42:00.000+09:002003-11-19T16:37:16.913+09:00NOT-SO-FAMOUS BRITISH FOOD PRODUCTS, part 1
move over, marmite and vegemite!!!
i've got a product that will beat the competition into the ground...
i discovered the miracle of vegemite years ago when a junior high school friend of mine handed me a slice of toast with unappetizing black goo smeared all over it. after hiding my fears and taking a nibble, i was at once amazed at the richness inZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1068736070859317912003-11-14T00:07:00.000+09:002003-11-19T12:50:55.540+09:00A DEVIL AMONGST US
secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is in town starting tomorrow, off to hobnob with leaders of the japanese diet with elections in this country just having finished four days ago. while the opposition in iraq keeps the world's eyes trained on hot spots in the middle east, rumsfeld has moved in an aircraft carrier off the japanese coast, along with new-generation military ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1068650823890930052003-11-13T00:27:00.000+09:002003-11-13T00:37:01.550+09:00the redeye shift
and now, for zignine's turntable tip of the day:
easy listening and hip hop, although grating and unpleasurable to the ear, CAN be mixed together.
ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1068305048618962702003-11-09T00:24:00.000+09:002003-11-09T01:05:49.030+09:00KILLER VEGGIES
i decided to make cheese fondue for dinner tonight, and hoofed it over to kobe foreign grocers in sannomiya to buy the necessary ingredients. although the store itself is quite small, it's nice to browse the aisles, looking at enticing edibles from around the world.
after getting sidetracked by the betty crocker brownie and hormel spicy chili section (hmm...$4.00 for ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1067440188518584932003-10-30T00:09:00.000+09:002003-11-09T00:59:41.536+09:00SOMETHING'S ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
so now there's fire...soon to be followed by flood, pestilence, and a trumpeting cavalry of angels. my theory is that Ah-Nold has secretly been in cahoots along with GWB and Kim Jong-Il, establishing a network with mr. loose-i-fir himeself, plotting the end of the world and a takeover by small, green aliens.
i was NOT amused to find that my ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1067182158889813392003-10-27T00:29:00.000+09:002003-10-28T17:31:08.936+09:00BILL'S BEAT CHEF
all i can say is...WOW! KILL BILL kicked some serious oshiri. after much fanfare, the film opened across japan on october 25th, and i managed to catch the 9:15 screening last night. tarantino at his best...
some thoughts and drops of knowledge:
a) the bride's showdown with the CRAZY 88 is shown in full color, with severed appendages and blood aplenty.
b) O-REN ISHII's anime ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1066984387025328472003-10-24T17:33:00.000+09:002003-10-25T00:13:37.940+09:00A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS...
YEE HAW!!! it's finally the weekend, and things are definitely beginning to shape up. not only have the once-terrible tigers turned things around and evened up the series, it's friday night, i have money to burn in my pocket, and tomorrow, "KILL BILL" finally hits the silver screens over here.
a thousand apologies for the (somewhat) disturbing and (ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1066709770030606142003-10-21T12:55:00.000+09:002003-10-21T15:42:45.303+09:00MIDNIGHT MAURADERS
and now, for the truly bizarre.
being the late-night owl that i am, i was sitting at home in front of my computer, trying to figure out how to cut a drum 'n bass loop using recycle (technical jargon...i'm a closet geek)...
the boob-tube was on as usual, spitting out insane comedy shows and even more hysterical commercials...at thirty minutes past the witching hour it was ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1066575769710434722003-10-20T00:02:00.000+09:002003-10-20T12:38:03.546+09:00TIGERS IN TROUBLE???
the fervor attributed to baseball in japan is one of epic proportions. to be honest, i was never much of a yakyuu fan before venturing across the pacific. although the fans watch every move that hideki matsui of the bronx bombers makes out in the states, their eyes remain firmly focused on the JAPAN WORLD SERIES.
after 18 years of futility, the HANSHIN TIGERS, baseball's ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1066060894800250282003-10-14T01:01:00.000+09:002004-10-18T14:36:36.193+09:00BATTLE BY THE CASTLE
dj hype will have to wait for the next posting, thunderous as it was.
autumn is in the air, with the changing of the leaves, harvesting of rice, and the annual mikoshi battle of izushi. i spent 3 years out near the coastline bordering the sea of japan in a quaint castle town, population 11,000. only in the countryside does the local barber give you heads of napa cabbage ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1065712500094561222003-10-10T00:15:00.000+09:002003-10-10T00:30:55.630+09:00NIGHTMARES ON WAX
damned if i can't upload personal pictures on this blogsite!!!
a round of apologies to the masses from this weblog newbie.
with deadlines to make and people to please, i spent most of my wageslaving day trying to put together a decent midterm examination for my kids. i suppose that the test gods decided that TODAY was their SH#T day, aka trying to make every machine inZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1065565804781303262003-10-08T07:30:00.000+09:002003-10-19T23:33:20.273+09:00MAS FUEGO 2003.10.18
bendejo productions presents...
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MAS FUEGO @ mirrorball cafe in motomachi, kobe
22:00 start 1500 yen (1D)
drum 'n bass & a whole lot more...
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DJ's: Bella Rockwell
Hiro☆Sh#t
Biostepperz
Zig-Nine
Keisuke (99, 00, 02 DMC FINALIST)
Special Guests:
DJ Akashi
Masashi Orita (The CBB Soul Hour)
********ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1065293651410968042003-10-05T03:54:00.000+09:002003-10-05T04:04:53.996+09:00WAXING POETIC
It's like biting on a bullet.
He smiles a Colgate smile
And looks at you expectantly.
The way he makes conversation about
Anything and everything,
Hmm...must have come from years of
Squirming,
Gripping,
Prying...
I can see the reflection in his glasses.
And even as all my character
Goes swishing down the drain
To a happier place (I hope),
The hurt stays behind only to be found ZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893081.post-1065195475934608792003-10-04T00:37:00.000+09:002003-10-05T03:47:08.353+09:00FRIDAY NIGHT HANGOVER...
gee, midnight on a friday and somehow i've managed to avoid temptation and stay home. perhaps the killer migraine that has descended upon my poor head has something to do with it, although TYLENOL has gotten the job done. actually, it has more to do with events that took place last night.
october is all about SPORTS DAY in this land of the rising sun, a tribute to "featsZIG-NINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486060511638690487noreply@blogger.com