Proud to be British;-) wrote:
>>>There has been a series on TV in the UK about Japanese pop culture.
>>>Despite having Jonathan Ross present it - it was really interesting (it
>>>is where I got the 'Otaku' bit from, sorry) and I thought of you over
>>>there and, from the look of what is on offer, how you must be having a
>>>whale of a time.
>>
>>
>> Oh yes. I am assuming you are referring to Japanorama which I've
>> recently downloaded from uk nova.
>
>
> That's the one.
>
>>I got so used to being over here I
>> forgot to see what it was like from the outside, and Woss' programmes
>> opened up a whole new era of lunacy. Mostly the movies - have you
>> watched Battle Royale yet?
>
>
> I have seen Battle Royale (loved it) and its sequel. Also dark water,
> the grudge and ring movies - the originals not the recent remakes.
Try and track down Avalon if you can. More of an arty film rather than
a traditional storytelling.
>
>>BTW Did you see the Godzilla episode with
>> the 2 actors trashing the model city? One of those buildings is my head
>> office.
>>
>
> Now that is a claim to fame. Godzilla films are such fun. Of course it
> has to be the correct Godzilla and not the awful Mathew Broderick
> hash-job;-)
They should have trashed the John Lennon museum. There's nothing in it.
>
>>
>>>Some very cute Japanese women out there and some
>>>interesting pop culture. How do you find it?
>>
>>
>> The girls can be emphatically cute, even if Victoria Beckham is some
>> kind of a role model to some of them. There's still millions left to
>> drool over though.
>
> Lucky bastard;-)
Presumably you know what cosplay is. These girls love attention from
photographers.
>
>> The Union Flag is seen as a fashion statement over
>> here,
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>
> And so it is the world over;-)
I walked past a shop near one of the american bases once. The stars and
stripes was hanging up next to that black, white and red nazi Germany
swastika flag from the Third Reich. I thought a symbol of fascist
opression, racial seperatism and clensing and totalitarian idealology
being placed next to Hitler's banner was a bit tasteless, and moved on.
>
> the inferior stars and stripes is almost no-where to be seen.
>> Unfortunately, Burberry is becoming popular. Is there anything you want
>> to know?
>>
>
> I'm looking to exhibit over there at some point. If you have an up to
> date list of photography galleries that would be really helpful. Does
> your email addy work? If so I will send you a link to a magazine you can
> get over in Japan that has my work in it.
I have an associate who works as a features editor for an art magazine
over here anyway. If you really want to plug your stuff, then I'll get
back to you in a few days.
