telecasterplayer said...

telecasterplayer at 12:00 AM JST - 25th June

Hey here's a thought: Maybe Don Imus could do what everyone else in the world does and not talk about race all the friggin' time.

I guess some seek to defend irresponsible speech with warnings of "big brother", but, the fact is that people have the right to respond. "1984"…

Posted in Don Imus says race comment about arrested NFL player was misunderstood at 12:00 AM JST - 25th June
telecasterplayer at 02:13 AM JST - 24th June

Different company, but everytime I take the shinkansen to kansai I look for that "sanyo solar arc", and I think "it CAN be done, why isn't it?"

But now Sharp IS doing it with solar, so.. I hope more big companies follow.

Posted in Kansai Electric to assist solar power generation for Sharp plant at 02:13 AM JST - 24th June
telecasterplayer at 06:03 AM JST - 21st June

Justice chief protests being called 'specter of death' in newspaper column

He prefers the nickname "Judge Dread THIS!"

Posted in Justice chief protests being called 'specter of death' in newspaper column at 06:03 AM JST - 21st June
telecasterplayer at 04:01 AM JST - 15th June

eco hard rock.. so, no new guitars, no instruments with exotic wood tops, solar powered amps? do solied state amps use less current than a Marshall Stack with a quartet of EL34's? costumes made of renewable fibers like bamboo & hemp?

Posted in X Japan's TOSHI launches new band at 04:01 AM JST - 15th June
telecasterplayer at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June

Whatever happened to "Zatoichi 2"? There was a story a while back in which Takeshi-san 'supposedly' said he was already shooting exteriors.

Posted in Takeshi to be given 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at Moscow film festival at 01:26 PM JST - 14th June
telecasterplayer at 01:24 PM JST - 14th June

Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system?

Stubbornness. There was a brief movement in the 70's to try to get people acclimated to the metric system. But it was treated as a joke, like stereotypes of a snooty French Waiter or near-sighted camera-crazed Japanese Tourist. Real Americans measured…

Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 01:24 PM JST - 14th June
telecasterplayer at 02:19 PM JST - 13th June

The crown prince said Wednesday he would travel solo to Brazil next week because the trip would be too tough for his ailing wife, Crown Princess Masako.

..and besides, she might escape.

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 02:19 PM JST - 13th June
telecasterplayer at 12:54 AM JST - 10th June

It's great that there's an interest in discovering what led up to this episode, but the involvement of politicians doesn't bode well.

Posted in Fukuda orders investigation into social background of man held in Akihabara killings at 12:54 AM JST - 10th June
telecasterplayer at 03:03 PM JST - 9th June

Fingerless I was thinking the same thing

Posted in Yukie Nakama crashes her car into pole in Tokyo at 03:03 PM JST - 9th June
telecasterplayer at 03:01 PM JST - 9th June

AS nice as it would have been to see this guy killed on the spot (and perhaps before getting out of the truck), the police are not supposed to be "instant revenge squads". They're there to enforce the law and keep order, and if can be done without a shot…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 03:01 PM JST - 9th June