今夜はMORTAL COMBAT！
Mortal Combat kicks off again tonight!
OPEN 23:30
CLOSE 5:30
今年LOUD PARKは東京だけなのでHEAVY ROCKが好きな関西の人ならこのイベントはおすすめや！
Couldn’t make Loud Park in Tokyo? Than this is the event for you!
今回のフライヤーのイラストはベン作や！
Also, I did the artwork for the flyer this month, so there you go.
Ashes to ashes, stardust to stardust. It is hard to believe that half a year has passed since my comrade Hiderow completed his journey in our world and rejoined the universe. Even though it has taken those of us who knew and loved him some time to resign ourselves to the idea that we shall not meet him again in this space and time, we are thankful for the legacy that Hiderow left behind – through his life and by extension, his art.
Now the time has come to celebrate that legacy in full force.
Mugenkidou (loosely translated to “the boundless road”) November 15th, 2009 in Hiroshima City. A plethora of talent from all over Japan will be performing live music, DJing, and of course our lifeblood – tattooing.
A veritable tour de force of artists will be in attendance – if you’re in the Hiroshima area and you’ve been waiting to get a piece from a favorite artist far away this might just be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Don’t take my word for it – check out the lineup for yourself!
日付：１１月１５日（日曜日）
場所：Club China Town
OPEN：１６：２０
START：１７：００
前売り：￥３０００
当日：￥４０００
Special Note! – For those interested, I can still fit in one more piece (or a few small ones) into my schedule at the event -drop me a message from the contact form – cheers!
イベントにてBenタトゥーを入れたい人：メールフォームよりお問い合わせください！
昨日のよみがえった人形の話は嘘と疑った人よ。この写真は証拠や！カメラ付き携帯さまさま！！
Oh what, so you thought that post from the other day about the mannequin coming to life just like in that 1980s movie was a lie? Well here she is, in the flesh! Ubiquitous camera phones vindicate me!
あまり外の世界に慣れていなかったけどすぐKYONちゃんと友達になった…
At first she wasn’t used to the outside world, but she quickly became friends with Kyon…
…そしてアルコールの素晴らしさを体感して、みんなと仲良く出来たぁ。
And then discovered the wonders of alcohol and became beloved by all. (Please see Splash! for more details)
みんなのファッションリーダーにもなってオーバーオールの時代が到来しそうな予感！
俺の勝ちやぁ！！！
Eventually she became so popular all the girls in Minami started biting her style… and the benefactor is me!
I finally swept everything off my plate and sat down and painted a sheet of commemorative flash in honor of my fallen friend and fellow tattooer Hiderow who passed away this past spring. I’ll be making a run of 40 signed and numbered giclée prints on watercolor paper. All proceeds from these prints will benefit Hiderow’s surviving family to assist with final expenses. The prints will go on sale 11/15 at Hiderow’s memorial event in Hiroshima City (more info on that to follow). Those interested in pre-ordering please drop me a mail via the contact form on the contact page.
The charity auction last week by machine maestros Aaron Cain and Seth Ciferri was a great success. Their efforts are greatly appreciated by all of us at home and abroad who cherish Hiderow’s memory. Thanks to all those who participated and also to Doug Hardy and Gus for making sure everything went smoothly.
HIDEROWさんのメモリアル・フラッシュが出来上がり！このデザインの水彩用紙プリントの４０枚を印刷します。（全てのプリントはサイン有り）１１月１５日のHIDEROWメモリアル・イベント（広島）でチャリティーを目的として販売し、売り上げはHIDEROWさんのファミリーに。興味ある人連絡下さい。
そういえば、先週のAARON CAINとSETH CIFERRIが行ったチェリティー・タトゥーマシン・オークションは大成功でした。兄貴達に本当に感謝しています、ありがとうございました！
友達何人と鳥肌実のライブをみにいった、昨日！
A bunch of us got together and went to see the Torihada Minoru live event at Nanba Rockets yesterday!
えぇ、まず、入場する前、グッズを買わんと！ライブ中にぐちゃぐちゃになりそうで恐いけどとりあえず欲しい！！
First of all, buy stuff before you go in which will all no doubt be wrinkled and wrecked by the time the live show is over.
僕もトミーさんはファンだ！（通じたかな、亜米利加んジョーク？）
Tommy and I are fans! (heh, get it?)
ファンはいつもより丸尾末広っぽいなぁと思って、やっぱり鳥肌先生の前はVisual-Kバンド何件も！
Look at all these Maruo-esque fans… that’s how we found out there’d be Visual K bands to wait through before Torihada…
Visual-Kのライブは基本的にみにいっていないんでちょっと心配していたがかなり上手かった！！
Don’t usually go to Visual Kei shows, but to be honest it wasn’t that bad – these guys were pretty good and the girl blew bubbles and threw feathers around.
はよぅ先生でてぇ！って感じ
We were getting so impatient…
ライブの後、テレビに先生の攻撃プランがでたぁ！
After the music came Torihada’s message and plan of attack on all the monitors!
でたでたぁ！！こんなに近く撮れるとは嬉しいなぁ。というか、撮影禁止かなぁ？どこにも書いていない！遠慮なしっぷぷー！
There he is!! And to think I could take a photo so close-up!! It didn’t say ‘no photography’ so off I went with reckless abandon.
日の丸の前に全裸にならんと。基本やわ〜。
It’s not a Torihada show until someone gets naked in front of the Japanese flag.
なんでかあまり知らんけどライブが終わったら、先生を抱きしめちゃってグルグル回った！！（本当に御免なさい！）
I don’t know if it was the influence of drugs or his powerful message, but I was compelled to hold him and spin around after the show!! Waiwai!!
