SHOOTMINDさんと渉師匠と到着！
Osaka skate legend Shoot mind with Wataru – the night still in all it’s youngness!

SHOOTMINDの携帯に登録されている僕の名前は：
Here is how I am listed in Shoot-mind’s phone – in true ‘pokeshiko’ style!

JOEのセツコならび！
The lining of the Setsuko’s by Osaka’s own One-Flow-Joe!

CASPERはギターに直書き！できあがりはめっちゃ上手かった！
CASPER writin’ on everyone’s guitars. The end results were sick!

RIP KASSY

そしてRIPのイベントのお知らせ発見。
…and the eminent RIP event.

モンクさんはライブでピンストをやっていたぁ！（去年、僕のiPhoneにめっちゃやばい般若のモチーフを描いてくれたピンスト達人）新作品はこのヘルメット達！やばない？僕、バイク乗れたらいいのになぁ。
Remember the pin striper MONK who pimped out my phone with that pinstriped hanya? Well, he was back at this event with some sick new helmets! Makes me wish I rode a something just so I could don it.

いろんな人の絵が飾っていた！バテリーがなくなる前、これぐらい撮れた！かっこいいスケボ何枚もおいてあったが近く撮れなかった – 残念！
Finally, the best shot I could grab in the dark of the contributed artworks. There were also a bunch of skate decks by DISE and CASPER that sadly I couldn’t get near enough to photograph before my battery died. But rumor has it they got bought up for release from a certain undisclosed board manufacturer later this year! Stay tuned…

新年に面白そうなギャラリーが開始される。町の周りにこのステッカーはめっちゃ貼ってあるはず。（もう気付いている人もおると思う）めっちゃ近所のPROHIBITで日本全国のグラフィティ達人の展示！（２０１０年１月１６日〜２月１６日）
It’s going to be sweet to sing in the New Year with this sick exhibition opening up only blocks from the shop. You might have already seen the stickers around town – PROHIBIT is hosting the gallery (running from 2010.1.16~2010.2.16) featuring graf talent from all over Japan.

2ヶ月前の１９７７展示にいけなかった人、いろんなライター先生の作品をいっぱい見るチャンス！まだ先やけど楽しみやわ。
If you missed the 1977 Inkspot Exhibit 2 months back this is your chance to check out some serious writers that run the gamut of graffiti.

現場で会おう！
See you at the opening!

INKSPOT 1977から帰って来たとこ。アートやグラフ好きが多くてめっちゃえぇパーティやったわ。
Just got back from Ink Spot a few hours ago… the party raged all through the night. At some point I think every level of the downtown building was balls-to-butts with wall-art aficionados.

ギャラリー現場はすごい感じやった。コラボの新作、新しい材料の実験、作品になりかけDJブースも本当にイベントのプラスになっていた。
CASPER, JOTA, KE-1, ZYS were all in rare form at the reception. New collaborations, material experimentation, and even a DJ booth that doubled as an installation really punctuated an already talent-packed show.

私の話より、写真の方がおもろいんでチェックしてくださいね！
I could talk about it all day, but I’ll let some of the event photos speak for themselves.

お知らせ：先週、僕はやっとSLRのカメラをゲットしたんで色々実験して撮ってみたんだが…機会の動きに全然慣れていなくて上手く撮れなくて申し訳ないが。よろしキュ！
Full disclosure: I finally got an SLR this week so all these photos are the result of an amateur masquerading as a pro.

DJブースにダミーカメラが付いていて、ちゃんと動いていてえぇ雰囲気やった！
The DJ booth was fashioned out of pipes, corregated cardboard, and foliage to mimic a typical Osakan abandoned lot. Littered with tags and complete with a moving dummy camera – they really nailed it! The booth filled the whole rear of the room and really made the environment.

ピンストでHELLOシールを描いているのは初めてみたゎ！
When’s the last time you saw someone pin-stripe a “Hello, my name is” sticker?

They’re at it again – some of Japan’s finest graffiti virtuosos (All born in the same year – 1977!) are at it again featuring a two part gallery – Yokohama in the East and Osaka in the West! 4 amazing artists – a single generation:
CASPER / JOTA / KE-1 / ZYS
For those of us fortunate enough to live in the Kansai region, the opening party is October 24th. Do I see a rooftop BBQ in our future? I sure as hell hope so!

TEH BASIC INFOS:
Reception Party: 10月２４日 @ 21:00
Location: Downtown Bldg. 2F
Normal Gallery Hours: 13:00~21:00

画像はちっちゃすぎて読みにくくて、すみません〜！詳しい情報はこちら！
A proper description – too small to read! More Details HERE!The Japanese blog-o-sphere has been abuzz with reports of the Yokohama turnout – don’t miss your chance to witness firsthand the skill level to which these artists have risen today.

オリジナルポスターも発売中！エキシビション記念ポスター（A2サイズ）はZAKAIと一二三屋にて発売してそう。とてもえぇ用紙に印刷されていて、シンプルな白黒デザイン、立派なプリントや！
These are the event posters printed on heavy duty high quality stock. Simple. Clean. Beautiful.
They’ll only be available from Zakai and Hifumiya (same floor as the Osaka event space)

もうおもっきり秋なんで、季節に似合お花を選択してアレンジした。
It’s completely and totally fall now, so it’s time to choose more appropriate flowers for the season.

SUGAアンドMANABUが遊びに来たぁ！旅人達がよぅ廻っているなぁ！羨ましぃんしん！
Suga and Manabu, the wanderers from Peach Flash Tattoo and Biorhythm Tattoo are back! Oh, how I envy your travels to the mysterious west!

お客さんの美容室のマーク、デザイン完成！CASPER文字、DEPASの絵、そして僕のレイアウト。
One of our clients just opened a new hair studio so we whipped up some identity for him. Casper on the fancy characters, Depas on the scissor drawing, and myself on fonts and layout.

印刷会社から連絡あった！タトゥーフラッシュのプリントが今月中に届きそう！きたらまたアップするんるん！
News from the crazy print crew at Wild Zero Studios, the flash I ordered will be arriving (hopefully) this month! I’ll post it here on arrival!

MAGOSHIさんと食事を。兄貴の目はずっとこんな感じやったでぇ。裏山鹿！！
Had a nice dinner with Magoshi. He kept makin’ these suspicious eyes the whole time though.

のりぴーになりたい人の為、この特集番組！録画設定すればよかったぁ。タトゥーの入れた場所、大きさ、色等をいちいち説明された。マスゴミはどんだけ暇やなぁ！
Hey, for all y’all out there who love getting ‘celebrity’ tattoos – hope you remembered to record this program – they gave a nice play by play on the tattoos of fallen idol Noripi and her husband.