New Productions

I created a video recently with some of the footage I shot near my house in Japan. There was a field with a bunch of those concrete jacks that they like to tumble in the ocean to prevent beach erosion. They were all lined up and created square foot pedestals evenly placed from eachother. I decided I wanted to run across the field stepping only on the pedestals. Here are the results:

Block Hoppin'

Also, I had the opportunity to jump off some amazing cliffs in Ko Phi Phi, Thailand last September. What a rush. (Sorry about the quality of both movies, then again, you get what you don't pay for.)

Andaman Plunge

Stay Tuned...

Back in Kumamoto, we often went out and watched a JET band play at local watering holes. TOKA was a tight five member outfit that enjoyed purveying some fine rocking tunes to the loyal, yet intoxicated superfans. Many an occasion did we find ourselves grooving and dancing underground, opening our auditory canals to the smooth vibrations of Carly, Wooley, Chambers, Elton and Ken.

I had the chance to videotape (one of) TOKA's last performance(s) in February of last year. I hadn't much thought about the tape in a long time. Then I got an e-mail from Carly recently and said she would like a copy of it. So I've spent some time recently throwing together all kinds of footage, not only TOKA, but some of my other random stuff from both Japan and the amazing countries of Southeat Asia. Being the consummate cheapskate, I fully plan on putting some of these videos on the internet for free somewhere. I think I am close to locating a host, but it's still in limbo.

So I encourage you to stay tuned, sure my posts are sparse, but I promise you I will have some pretty good stuff up very soon.

Coming on Strong

As a SLU Alum, I have a strong interest in the Billikens Men's Basketball team. Let's take a look at how they are doing this year. The results of their first 19 games:

Yes, that's right. The hadn't won more than one game in a row, and likewise didn't lose two in a row. They were, in the words of John Ebel, consistently inconsistent. Some local talking heads wondered if there had ever been a streak of this type and this length in any sport.

However, with the emergence of Kevin Lisch as a solid offensive threat not to mention all along being the Bruce Bowen of the A-10, the Billikens have embarked on an epic three game win streak. After they were thrashed by Phil Martelli and the St. Joe's Hawks, they beat Fordham, came away with a tough W at Rhode Island, then beat a strong Xavier team for the second time this season. If they can keep it up, move up in the parity-rich A-10, then they have a chance to play in the postseason. Go Billikens!