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Genki Gaijin

Mecha tanoshiiyo~!! Yes, I am Mr. Moumantai!

About Me

Hello, I love everything about Japanese culture. I studied Japanese at Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan. If you have any questions about studying in Japan, working in Japan, or Japanese culture, post a comment or send me an email and I promise to get back to you. I love playing Guitar, mainly Electric. I love Japanese Indies. Also every short story written by H.P. Lovecraft!!One day I hope to be as half as cool as my Idol Okamura Takashi "What A Cool We Are.".. Now all my pics are available at http://flickr.com/photos/genkigaijin/
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My Interests

Playing Guitar all Day & Everyday, Takoyaki, Melon Soda served Ice Cold, anime, manga, video games, ninjas, Stephen K. Hayes, Japan, Osaka, Tokyo, Florida, Hawaii, Okinawa, Hokkaido, Kyoto, ShinOsaka, Mikuni, Toyonaka, Visual Kei, Pocari Sweat, Shizuoka, Bruce Lee, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Devo, 80's Old Wave, Okamura Takashi, Club Metro in Kyoto, Shibuya-kei, Club Quattro Shinsaibashi, Keihan Line, Underlounge in Amerika-Mura, Uni, Unagi, Nabe Party, beaches, Den Den Town, Akihabara, MosBurgers, First Kitchen, Animate, LAWSONS, Daily Yamazaki, Family Mart

I'd like to meet:

I would Love to meet anyone Japanese to practice Japanese with:)I want to meet ANYONE in a Japanese Indies Band!!!!!Also,Someone who is Ninja trained.Someone who is a Jedi Master. Someone who is Japanese. Someone who has a good sense of humor, is easy going, and is fun to be with. Anyone who can take a Katana and slice open a juicy watermelon. So, stop reading this and Contact me Today!!

Music:

MacDonald Duck Eclair (Very cool J-Indies band), Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Muraji Kaori (Classical Guitarist)Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Sharon Isbin, John Williams (Classical Guitarist), Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Utada Hikaru, Go!Go!7188, ayaka, Mozart, Bach, Amber, 800 Cherries, Cornelius, Minekawa Takako, Chara, Nami Tamaki, Shinna Ringo, The Blue Hearts, Crystal Kay, Natsumi Abe, Pink Lady, PUFFY, Jun Mayuzumi, Emi Tamura, Miki Kawana, Maria Mari, Za Ba-zu, Aki Izumi, Moeru Toshigoro, The Boredoms, Violent Onsen Geishas, Yentown Band, Aiko, Hitomi, Mansfield, Como Estas, Judy & Mary, Jimi Hendrix, Handel, Beethoven, Devo, Polysics, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Tanaka Tomoyuki, , Hotei Tomoyasu, Brillant Green. Tommy Feburary 6, Tom Jones, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Max, Suzuki Ami, Morning Musume, Norah Jones, Shonen Knife, Emerson Laker and Palmer, Goblins, Moody Blues, Herbie Hancock, Van Halen, Run DMC, The Fat Boys, The Cure, YMO, Dreams Come True, Speed, Le Couple, Boa, Globe, Hamasaki Ayumi, Kahimi Karie, Loudness, Natsu & Sentimental Bus, The Beatles, Jim Croce, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, America, Asian Kung Fu Generation, Dragon Ash, Buddha Brand, Asian Dub Foundation, DJ Honda, Lulu's Marbles, Kuraki Mai, Weird Al Yankovic, Richard Cheese

Movies:

Linda Linda Linda, Kamikaze Girls, Densha Otoko,Swallowtail Butterfly, Chungking Express, UHF, Tokyo Monogatari, Rashomon, Messengers, Mr. Moumantai, Star Wars 1-6, Enter the Dragon, Jaws, Revenge of the Ninja, Manos The Hands of Fate, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, Citizen Kane, Dawn of the Dead, The Rear Window, Drunken Master II, Jet Li's Fearless,

Television:

Ultraman, Police Squad In Color!, Twilight Zone, New Battlestar Galactica, The Munsters, The Adams Family, Old 60's campy Batman, Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, Shimura Ken No Baka Tonosama, The Drifters, Mecha Mecha Ike Teru, Sama-san Karakuri Terebi, Funniest English, Manimal,

Books:

The Dunwich Horror & other stories by H.P. Lovecrarft, Genki I, Genki II, Remembering Japanese Characters by Kenneth G. Henshall, Guitar World Magazine, The Sound of Waves by Mishima Yukio, The Inland Sea by Donald Richie, 100 Years of Japanese Films by Donald Richie, Making Out in Japanese by Todd and Erika Geers, More Making Out in Japanese by Todd and Erika Geers, The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art by Stephen K. Hayes, Essence of Ninjitsu by Masaaki Hatsumi, Bruce Lee's Fighting Method 1-4, Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee,

Heroes:

Joe Satriani, H.P. Lovecraft, Jimmy Brown (Guitar World), Andy Aledort, Steve Vai, Utada Hikaru, Ultraman, Mark from Battle of the Planets, LT Rick Hunter from Robotech/Macross, Stephen K. Hayes, Okamura Takashi, Masaaki Hatsumi, Bruce Lee, Adam West, Burt Ward, Bill Gates, Mishima Yukio, Shimura Ken, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and the 3 Stooges,

My Blog

Tampa Daze (poem)

Ok I haven't written much poetry since college during a creative writing class. Here is last night's effort. Tampa Daze Hot concrete burns pink soles Gulls scream by White clouds darken As the mind se...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:00 PST

Like A Rolling Stone

Monday night I was just bored. So I went out and bought Kirin Ichiban beer. After drinking the 4th beer, I decided to listen to Bob Dylan. It all made sense. I understood every word that Dylan was say...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:56:00 PST

Book Review of Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan by Donald Keene

Donald Keene's Chronicles is an enjoyable read. At first I hestitated to buy it because I had already read On Familiar Terms (now out of print) and I didn't want a rehash. I was wrong. Keene took the ...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:25:00 PST

Shikoku DVD Review of a Japanese Ghost Story

This is a quiet psychological Japanese ghost story. Its a very dry film, in that there is no blood and gore. There is little if any action. It reminds me of Peter Straub novels and how ghosts from the...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:01:00 PST

The Machine Girl DVD Review

Abunai Fun This movie delievers. It has just the right amount of gore, violence, and black humor to appeal to me.  The action scenes look great and can stand along side the best scenes from Kill ...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:30:00 PST

Bat Attack

Yesterday morning, as I was driving to work around 4:30am, on Bayshore Blvd just past Gandy Blvd, I saw a strange brown thing in the middle of the street. At first I thought it was a bird. A big bird....
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:08:00 PST

Under Lounge In Amemura

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6wZ-s-SNU One of my favorite places in all of Osaka. Cool night club in Amerika Mura....
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:29:00 PST

Up The Irons Mate!! Iron Maiden Guitar Legends

Guitar World magazine has just put out the ultimate Guitar Legends devoted to Iron Maiden. 5 classics songs tabbed out from their Golden Era like Powerslave and Piece Of Mind. New Interviews with Dave...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:30:00 PST

Japan’s Greatest Guitarist

CD Review for Muraji Kaori Into The Light It is a sad fact that Muraji Kaori is not well known in the US. She is easily Japan's greatest classical guitarist. I've recently started listening to people ...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:34:00 PST

From Osaka With Love

Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji Book Review This is the only Japanese cookbook you will ever need. As other reviewers have already mentioned, it is indeed "the Bible of Japanese cookin...
Posted by Genki Gaijin on Sat, 17 May 2008 02:49:00 PST