OSAKA: DAY1

This is what its all bout'... just landed in Osaka and despite the jetlag weighing me down like a led morphine vest, I still managed to drag my face across the asphalt (along with Ichibay) to my favorite Okonomiyaki spot. Been coming here for nine years. They know me. It's great.

THE TIME HAS COME!!



Here are the official details on the shoe release this Thursday..

MAN IN THE MIRROR


Michael Jackson was a child prodigy and helped alot of people world wide, yet he was human and was not perfect as seen in this video. You be the judge.

from: Taija N.
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
date: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:27 AM
subject: Tattoo

Hi!

I got a tattoo few years ago, when i was young and now I think I really didn't think it through. In tattoo there is cat (looks like a rat), so I started to wonder if the mark with the cat is really real. Does it say anything, is it false?

When I took it, it had meaning for me. Now I can't even remember that word what it was supposed to meant. I've checked all the possibles I know it could be, but haven't found that mark anywhere. I know, I've might been a stupid and I really don't understand how I forget it. Maybe it was that I didn't really understand what it meant and I just trusted the man who tattooed it.

I've read too much stories about people having stupid, even insulting or meaningless tattoos, so I just want to know if mine is real.

I guess, good thing is no one japanese or Chinese haven't ever stared it or laughed:D

Thank you very much in advance. I hope you can help me. I put the picture of tattoo for you.

Taija N.



It looks like 名 to me, what do you think?

City of Angels

We took all our Japanese friends shopping the last day they were in the states. Crazy day. 3 cars, 8 Japanese peeps and 2 Danes and way to many things to by and places they wanted to go...and too few hours in a day to get it all done. We had to plan everything so that they would get to go all the places that they wanted.

First stop, Bike shop for Hata. He is into these fixed gears bikes so he had this special shop he wanted to check out.

After that we went to Melrose where we started with some coffee. Amalie and me quickly realized that the Japanese guys were getting a bit to comfortable if they wanted to get everything so we decided to split up and meet back at the café a bit later. It kinda worked.

Wacko is this awesome bookstore/toystore/art gallery thing and this was on everybody's list so that was cool.

On the way to Swingers Rei remembered that he needed to go to a home depot to get some screws and bolts for making tattoo machines. To our luck I spotted one in the middle of a mini mall so one more thing on the list checked off.
We kinda need to go to Swingers when we are in LA. We really like the place and the food is good to so that was a must.

We ended the shopping spree at Amoebe where a bunch of music was bought and where I could have spend plenty of more hours but it was getting late and we had a long drive back to Santa Ana.

A fun but stressfull day.

...you know?

Thanks too Sid we now always have a place in California and some good friends!

What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart?

We didn't get to hang out that much with Bill this time but we did get to have a few meals together.

I don't think my wife really needs any presentation...Here she is...and yes that is Gene Simmons.

...And the sign says...

Jon, who used to be my little long haired freaky person, was actually the first to contact me about coming to California to work. Now he is one of my best friends. Vi elsker dig, Jon.

GOOD MORNING MR. BREAKFAST!!

Up next we have my evil twin Klaus. I fucking love this little hater. I got his stupid face tattooed on my arm and he has mine on his leg. More pictures of him here.

HAIL SATAN....Whaaaat?

The next few post will be dedicated to some of our friends that we hung out with in California...well those who got caught by my camera.

To open the ball we have Will. Will came to hang and get tattooed and just have an awesome time while we were in California. Such an awesome dude.

You!

I'm still here!! It's true! I am sorry that it has been so long since I have posted anything. While in the states I never had time to be on the computer so most of my internet activities was done on my iphone.
When we came back it was straight to work and some loooong days that didn't left me with any energy or time to blog either.
Then it was time to go to Germany to my friend Saschas wedding where I was the best man.
Now I am back and ready to get back into the blog world again. Hope I still have a few of you with me.

I feel like I should tell a lot about the trip to the states but I fear that I won't be able to catch up with all I need to post and there by never get back in the game. But how about some pictures instead? If you wanna know more about what we did then as always check out the wife's blog.

Here is just some random shots of things...thing that I saw in California this year.