Manu Chao - Entrevista

Manu Chao Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBUX_HBTmOc

Manu Chao - Entrevista CNN -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGlnyuSUEM

Manu Chao - Entrevista En Tijuana (1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCn5_i4-1iA&

Manu Chao - Entrevista En Tijuana (3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtHGVF16N4

Manu Chao - Entrevista Brazil + EN VIVO (1995) - MTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDlmBbRkQo

Manu Chao - Djanfa - A Cappella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk0raKD3bHc&NR=1

Manu Chao & Mariam - Pour Les Fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSWSKVKXVww

Wanko Soba Eating

Sugawara Hatsuyo-san won the Morioka City (Iwate Prefecture) Soba Eating content by eating 383 bowls of soba in 10 minutes. Each bowl contains a mouthful of soba, 10 bowls of soba equaling about 1 bowl of ramen. Because Sugawara-san won the contest last year, she was handicapped by 5 minutes; other




Sources:

Morioka city wanko soba eating contest
November 10th, 2008 by James
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7168

わんこそば３８３杯、女性連覇  盛岡で選手権
http://www.47news.jp/CN/200811/CN2008110901000197.html

Background:

A video report on the National Wanko Soba Eating Competition, which was held yesterday in Iwate Prefecture:
February 12th, 2008 by James
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3773

Wanko Soba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui6Ki1An_w4

Wanko Soba 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6K0E1EobWo&NR=1

Japanese Chopstick Master
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TILvrxosbS4

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Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet

Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet - Pt.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sApYx27yfnw

Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet - Pt.2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkawfQ7_5go

Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet - Pt.3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXM5kVbtcs

Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet - Pt.4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDaOMhtDGq8

Sun Ra - Space is the Place

Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise - Pt. 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDfeA7hYkY

Sam the Bartender

Awesome card trick - Sam the Bellboy

http://www.noob.us/entertainment/awesome-card-trick-sam-the-bellhop/

Awesome card trick - Sam the Bartender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBG140hMCu8
From the wonderful 1984 independent movie "The Brother From Another Planet".

Shovel Shamisen World Cup

The first Sukoopu Shamisen World Cup was held in Aomori-ken, Goshogawara-shi (五所川原市 ) at the beginning of December, 2007.


「千恵っ子よされ」(Chiekko Yosare) is the song the are playing for the competition. But first a version with subtitles, and then a version from Tateoka-sensei.


「千恵っ子よされ」工藤 秀太郎
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sFpvUnna-4


スコップ三味線家元・舘岡屏風山
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi4tHjB7Xc

And a handful of the performances

• エントリナンバー二番
  「千恵っ子よされ」根っこの会
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRpEeGjy6T8
  
  
• エントリナンバー三番
  「千恵っ子よされ」ひまわり会
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4i7ujCwY4
  
  
• エントリナンバー四番
  「千恵っ子よされ」大久保 忠彦
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1R791vlOcc
  
  
• エントリナンバー五番
  「三味線漫談～八戸小唄他」鹿島 正美」
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_gItW05DVU
  
  
• エントリナンバー六番
  「千恵っ子よされ」高橋 七聖
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNdQJdjMy-c
  
  
• エントリナンバー七番
  「千恵っ子よされ」城東今楽会
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psctXOShjZ0
  
  
• エントリナンバ八番
  「千恵っ子よされ」伊藤 英幸
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1I2Ab9Q7NA
  
  

... followed by a finale !

｢第一回スコップ三味線世界大会閉会式」
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gRtjqwwds

Migrate Now

In keeping with the geese overhead flying south, I've moved the AOL version of this blog to Blogspot. Once I got the url typed in correctly, it was 3 clicks and I'm done.

Mainly for fun, I'm going to add an ad sense gadget, and if I can track it down, the amzaon book gadget

Talking Heads

Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st1lH8zcIuQ

Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzORu1dqEE0

Talking Heads - Slippery People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnjsNTTz2Q&NR=1

Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXMNpYMGyck&NR=1