Posts by blackjack

About a month and a half ago, I was killing some time in a DVD/game rental store in the outskirts of Tokyo when I noticed they had an adjoining vintage clothing shop. Spotted a leather jacket that at first I thought must have been...

http://nymag.com/print/?/news/features/rudy-kurniawan-wine-fraud-2012-5/ Quote:Château Sucker Rare-wine collectors are savvy, competitive guys with a taste for impossible finds. The biggest hoax in history took place right under their...

Thanks for all the great advice! Not sure why but I was asked to wear a white dress shirt. Will ask if a light blue shirt is okay. Otherwise a dark navy suit with a subtle window-check. Haven't figured out which tie to go with but...

I'm going in for a video session and they've only given me very vague information at best to wear "business clothes". When pressed, they added a preference for a "white dress shirt". For anyone who has worked in film or TV, do you have...

Apparently it was released a week ago. Some pretty good scenes including a real deal Godfather (oyabun). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f6vxamBkL4

I guess I'm going to get them done stateside. Resole America works okay for me but it was much less hassle with an APO address... A friend lives in Azabu Juban and indicated Spica did a great job on his shoes. And, the second one,...

Quote:Originally Posted by impolyt_one The second boots look better, but the cobbling services here are terrible, I'd never let them attempt a re-sole on any of my shoes. You're better off doing that in Japan or someplace like...

xericx and impolyt_one - many many thanks for your advice and tips! The leather daypack I'll be toting along has a bit less functionality than the GO RUCK pack (which looks sweet by the way) and a bit on the fashionable side. It has an...

I'm planning a short (just shy of) one-week trip in South Korea. It's almost all personal so no need for suits, laptops and other gear. This time, I want to travel super light. No check-in luggage - and I'll figure out where I want to...

Thanks, okay.w0w!