THINGS 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.

5. that drum'n'bass isn't just a blip on the radar...

4. that although a majority of the u.s. is still being bamboozled by a sheisty gang of leaders, there are people out there willing to encourage change.

3. for convenience stores. where else can you buy rice balls, minute maid orange juice, and tapioca pudding at 3 o'clock in the morning???

2. that the city of kobe resembles san francisco just enough so i can tolerate being away from the bay area for long periods of time.

1. that life's been pretty good up to this point, and the hope that things'll get better for each and every one of us.

happy thanksgiving.

THE 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.

STOP 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 giving my eardrums an auditory cleansing.


tuesday night heralded the arrival of the U.K.'s bass-heavy mix masters BAD COMPANY and
DJ FABIO.

k-rate, bella rockwell, and i reached osaka's club triangle at about 2:00 in the morning, just in time to catch the second half of FABIO's set, as well as the sinister sounds of BAD COMPANY's D-Bridge.





after giving our auditory senses a thorough pounding thanks to their respective one-hour sets, our crew came to a decision that while
BAD COMPANY possesses excellent beat-making creativity, DJ Fabio is by far the more skilled artist in terms of track selection and mixing.

all in all, it was good getting a break from all of this election madness.
at least the rerpurcussions of dubya's impending second tour of duty won't numb my senses for a few days...