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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Monster Japan Travel Guide At No. 51

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Above, Miki with "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan." Photo by Armand Vaquer. The Amazon Kindle Store ebook edition...

Thank You, Japan Daily!

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Maybe I shouldn't be at all surprised at the sudden upsurge of sales of the Amazon Kindle Store ebook edition of The Monster Movie F...

Monster Japan Travel Guide Shoots Up In Rankings At Amazon

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Above, Ai with "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan." Photo by Armand Vaquer. It appears that October will be ending ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Wall Street Journal's "Tablet Wars"

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Above, Apple's iPad Air. Since the Christmas holiday season is just around the corner, a number of companies have introduced new t...

Thank-You To 800,000 Viewers!

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Above, fireworks over Lake Kawaguchi in Japan.  Screen shot from video by Armand Vaquer. Armand's Rancho Del Cielo (named for Pres...

Tea Party Fights Back

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The Tea Party is fighting back against smears by the Democrat Party. An email containing the following is being sent out: To go ...

Sticker Shock, Etc.

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My employer for my security "parachute job" says we're to receive paperwork for medical insurance coverage around the first o...

Monster Japan Travel Guide Still Available At Amazon.com Kindle Store

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A couple of days ago, I posted about the Amazon Kindle ebook edition of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan being available in t...

Foreign Visitors To Japan In September Break Record

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Above, the giant lantern at the entrance gate to Nakamise Dori.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. Foreign tourism to Japan hit a new record i...

Top Tub Tips and Tattoo Taboos At Japanese Baths

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Above, a public bath in a business hotel.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. First time visitors to Japan, or people who've been there but n...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

More Space For Godzilla Panel At Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo

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We're a little over a week away before the opening of Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This is ...

A "Brosurance" Ad I'd Like To See

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The Serene & the Surreal: 10 Unique Experiences in Tokyo

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Above, the Narita Express passes through a Tokyo neighborhood with the Sky Tree in the background.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. If you ar...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Osamu Tezuka, "The Godfather of Anime"

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Tofugu.com has posted an article on the life of Osamu Tezuka, the "Godfather of Anime." They start it with: Starting in ...
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Superman At The Broadway Department Stores In Los Angeles

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In his book, Flights Of Fantasy, The Unauthorized But True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman , writer Michael J. Hayd...

The Late, Great Centinela Drive-In Theatre

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Wich Stand (named for a popular hang-out for teen cruisers from the 1940s to the 1960s) at Facebook posted some photos of the late, gre...

"The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan" Now Available At Amazon Kindle Stores In 10 Countries Outside of the U.S.

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We're almost into the holiday season and what better way to brighten up the kaiju fan in your life's day than to give him (...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

"Pacific Rim"

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I've finished watching Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures' Pacific Rim . What do I think of it? For starters, it has plenty of a...

Sarah Palin: D.C.'s "Corrupt Bastards Club"

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes a look at what's going on in Washington, D.C. and compares it to her experience with the e...

Ex-Leader of Mexico Drug Cartel Killed By Gunman In Clown Costume

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Above, Roger Moore in "Octopussy" (1983).  United Artists photo. When I first saw this story, for some reason it reminded ...

Don't Miss Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo!

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Above, Comikaze Expo 2012.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. Described by some as "L.A.'s answer to the San Diego Comic Con", Sta...

Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo Schedule Announcement

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PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT! The moment you have all been waiting for - The Stan Lee's Co...