StillShibataBread

is my new account name under Utube.

Thanks everyone for their patience.

pt 27 is reuploaded. Give it some time for it to fully process to HD.

S

Newsflash

(sounds of camera flashing)

"How do you feel about the removal of your account, ShibataBread?"

SB: "I have been down this road before. But this one was a harder hit than the previous ones. My neck is still bleeding profusely"

"Why not stop using the name "shibata" all together?"

SB: "I think I'm going to stick with my name because regardless of what name I choose, they will find me eventually. I'm kind of like the Neo in the Matrix."

"Will you reupload on ytube again?"

SB: "Yes, I will, but I will be embedding videos from a different source like Veoh onto my blogpage(thanks Scotty for the info)

And let's not start attacking others. We should take the high road, yes?

(Hotel pt 27) I'm not scared

Many people seem to enjoy the "Don't be scared" segment of the 24 hour series.
Maybe next year, they should just do the night segment of it.

くいだおれ人形　or Kuidaore Ningyou is　this mechanical drum playing doll that resides in front of the restaurant called "Kuidaore." Anybody who visits Osaka usually gets the chance to take a picture with him. He's been there since the 50's but the restaurant has recently closed and the Kuidaore Ningyou is to be removed (someone, please verify this, please?)

You can read more about Kuidaore, or Dotonbori(area where the doll is)
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/osaka_dotonbori.htm

I want to thank everyone for their support on my podcast. And I really appreciate everyone's feedback, suggestions, and questions.

My wife and I will do one last test podcast before the official one. I'll have a short interview with many of your favorites, so stay tuned.

If there's any musicians out there who has a short music I can use for the podcast intro and outro, I'd be happy to take a listen.

Yes, Hotel Man saga is almost over!

Thank you, Alex

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(Hotel pt 26) What happens at Bounenkai stays at Bounenkai

For those who have not read my blog about this Japanese traditional End of the Year Wicked Bash, please do so here:
http://www.shibatabread.com/2009/10/cheers-pt-16.html

This clip shows many half-naked men in the end-of-the-year-bash setting. Their group is called the 豆しぼり、MameShibori, which is a specific type of design in hand towel. It's a simple design of many aligned dots like this photo.

The word 豆、Mame, means "bean." Thus, the dots represents this bean-like design.

Hand towel has many uses in Japan. First and foremost, It can be used to protect your neck from a sudden dagger attack.

And it can personalize your favorite whisky bottle as well as to protect it from a sudden dagger attack.

Let's see what the States are doing with this fine product.


YEAH! Suicidal!

Word

Grrrrrrh, huh?

Thank you Alex, and my wife-san.
Enjoy.

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(Hotel pt 25) You can smack me in the head so I can get some laughs

I have talked about Manzai before in this following blog if you haven't read it.
http://www.shibatabread.com/2009/01/manzai.html
One guy in Manzai duo plays the part of "being stupid, or air-headed," while the other guy would point out his/her error usually by yelling at him/her in funny ways.

Matsumoto of Downtown usually is this "being stupid" guy in Downtown while Hamada's the one to put Matsumoto in his place by pointing out Matsumoto's "stupid-ness" or "error." Hamada's preferred method of correcting his partner is to smack Matsumoto in his head, sometimes pretty hard. They've been doing this since the 80's and it has become Hamada's staple move even when he's not doing Manzai talk with Matsumoto. Many of the guests on Hamada's TV show would be feared (or anticipate) to be smacked by Hamada sometime during the show.

What a life it must be to get paid by smacking people in their heads.

I'd imagine many of you already know who Takeshi Kitano is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kitano
I love the story about how his directorial debut has come about.
Here's the excerpt from Wiki;
After several other roles, mostly comedic, in 1989 he was cast as the lead in Violent Cop (Sono Otoko, Kyōbō ni Tsuki), playing a sociopathic detective who responds to every situation with violence. When the original director (Kinji Fukasaku) fell ill, Kitano offered to step in, and rewrote the script heavily. The result was a financial and critical success in Japan, and the beginning of Kitano's career as a filmmaker.

I understand he's very popular in Europe especially in France. I personally miss him being the comedian, but hey, his talent shouldn't go wasted.

Thank you, Alex!
And my wife, too.

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(Hotel pt 24) I guess someone had to do this

Who else would you have wear this ridiculous outfit other than Yamasaki?

I feel like the production team milked this bit for all its worth. I understand that it was a rainy day on the day of this shoot, and some of the outside activities weren't possible so the team had to resort to something indoors, like this.


By the way, the helmet worn by Yamasaki is called "Kabuto" in Japanese. It is a traditional armor used to be worn by Samurai.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuto

I don't believe there's any deep meaning into what Yamasaki is wearing (or not wearing) It's just for the laughs.

Thank you Alex!
Enjoy!

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(Hotel pt 23) Quick announcement

I'm keeping my tradition of being stylishly one step behind the rest of the world by starting our own podcast soon. I'm saying "our" because I'm dragging my wife into this.

I will be test running a podcast sometime soon. So feel free to shoot me with any questions. I will answer them in my test run podcast.

As you could have guessed, my wife and I will (try to) deliver a series of Japanese language lessons for those planning a trip to Japan. I will also throw in lesser known facts about Japanese cultures and traditions along the way.

If time permits, I might even tackle Kansai-ben lessons. Kansai-ben is a dialect spoken mainly around the Osaka regions, and you all have been exposed to it by watching many hours of Gaki videos.

We'll try to keep each podcasts very brief as everyone has a little time to spare these days.

Thank you, Alex for another great job. And of course, my wife ,too.


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(Hotel pt 22) I humbly receive

For Japan-savvy folks, this is nothing new, but for those who aren't, Japanese customarily say a phrase before and after each meal: いただきます( Ita da ki masu) for before the meal and ごちそうさま(Gochi sou sama) for after the meal.

Of course, I didn't think too much about this when I was living there. I was merely doing "what I was supposed to do." I got the chuckles when I looked it up on Wiki and it translated the "Ita da ki masu" as "I humbly receive." I guess that's what it is, but it just sounds odd and funny to me. Anyhow, the phrase delivers thanks to all the people  involved to make the meals possible. Oh, and don't forget to put your hands together as you say these phrases. It can make you a cooler Gaijin.

You can hear "Ita da ki masu" more than a couple of times in this clip. Phonically, it won't sound like how I had it spelled but hope you can at least spot when they say this.

And thank you to those giving us more information on certain celebrities whom miss to explain. It helps me, too.

Thank you Alex, and of course, my wife for their help.
Enjoy,

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