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POPSTONIGHT: Brad Warner @ Diesel Bookstore in Oakland, CA
About the Author (in his own words): My name is Brad and I'm a Buddhist. I was ordained in the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, the sect brought to Japan by a dude named Dogen in the 13th century. My teacher is Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He originally studied under Kodo Sawaki, a radical teacher who set out to overturn pretty much all of what had become established as Buddhism in Japan in the early 20th century. I began studying Zen in the early 1980s in Ohio under Tim McCarthy whose teacher was Kobun Chino who was brought to America by Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. In those days, I was the bassist for ODFx (or Zero Defex), a hardcore punk band who none other than MDC cited as one of their fave groups. After ODFx bit the dust, I signed to Midnight Records and made five albums under the band name Dimentia 13. In 1994, I fulfilled a lifelong dream and got a job in Tokyo, Japan with the company founded by the special effects man behind the classic Godzilla films.
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POPSSkeletal Godzilla Found a name in an old copy of Hobby Japan - 竹谷隆之 (takayuki takeya). A swift Google for his name comes up with plenty of detailed resin kits, everything from Aliens to Zeiram.
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POPSFind Sounds Now here is a GREAT time waster.If you can't amuse yourself here,you don't belong in grade school :)
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POPSValentine's Day is Hell I haven't celebrated Valentine's Day since a boyfriend of mine gave me the cliche stuffed teddy bear, card, and Russell Stover's chocolates. He could have upgraded to Ghirardelli, Lindt, or Godiva. I think you should celebrate your love every day; not one Hallmark-designated day.
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POPSGreat Japanese Monster Collection From BoingBoing, comes this wonderful collection of Japanese monster figures made by Bandai. Brings back lots of memories -- I was watching the original Godzilla yesterday with my son...good times...
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