Fifth Avenue's got nothing on this.....

This morning, Bob and I headed for nearby To-ji temple, as this was the day of the Kobo-san market fair, held at To-ji only once a month. If you've a taste for all things Japanese (as I do), then this is a Nipponese orgasm; Kimono, scrolls, pottery, lacquerware, all manner of food, on and on and on and on till your wallet is empty and you stagger out (as we did) with so many packages that getting past the other shoppers was nearly impossible. Some of our important acquisitions? An ancient lacquer box, a 100 year-old cape made for men, a wonderful painting of a Boddhisatva, a beautiful (and extremely affordable) kimono, and a few others as well. Luckily, we arrived at the market early - by 10 a.m. you could hardly move through the crowd.

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Domo-Kun says:

"Have a Domoriffic day!"

Of Shopping and Singing Crabs

As we were walking in a huge Kyoto shopping arcade we fell victim to the intoxicating siren song of a giant plastic crab. In an atempt to lure customers many restaurants in Kyoto employ the talents of singing plastic food all of whom have childlike voices and big round eyes. I'll post more Japanese singing entrees as I find them.

Very Well Hung

Our co-conspirator in LA Keven has just hung his first gallery show and we're as proud as we can be. TOM OF FINLAND: ROUGH Early Notebooks Preliminary Drawings Master Works This smokin little show is on through September 9, 2006 at Western*Project in LA. Should sudden swelling occur please contact your doctor immediately or better yet tell us all about it in the comments section.

Angels and Others

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