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July 7, is Tanabata day in Japan. I can't dare get into what it means, but you can make a wish by writing it on some paper and affixing it to the bamboo tree. Aaron Brown puts his on. It's not bad to do more than one, so go for it. Today is the day. Here's the Tanabata entry at Wikipedia.








Martin and Julienne affix their wishes to the GR office Bamboo!
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July 7, is Tanabata day in Japan. I can’t dare get into what it means, but you can make a wish by writing it on some paper and affixing it to the bamboo tree. Aaron Brown puts his on. It’s not bad to do more than one, so go for it. Today is the day. Here’s the Tanabata entry at Wikipedia. Martin and Julienne affix their wishes to the GR office Bamboo!
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July 7, is Tanabata day in Japan. I can’t dare get into what it means, but you can make a wish by writing it on some paper and affixing it to the bamboo tree. Aaron Brown puts his on. It’s not bad to do more than one, so go for it. Today is the day. Here’s the Tanabata entry at Wikipedia. Martin and Julienne affix their wishes to the GR office Bamboo!
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The Flip Camera does it again, sort of. At the Hollywood Bowl, I actually got stopped by security from shooting video with my Flip Camera. What's the difference between the Flip Camera video and shooting video from a decent digital camera, or shooting video with an Iphone. It's output is strictly Youtube or Facebook. So why even deal with a Flip Camera? It's as small as a digital camera, it does a...
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The Flip Camera does it again, sort of. At the Hollywood Bowl, I actually got stopped by security from shooting video with my Flip Camera. What’s the difference between the Flip Camera video and shooting video from a decent digital camera, or shooting video with an Iphone. It’s output is strictly Youtube or Facebook. So why even deal with a Flip Camera? It’s as small as a digital camera, it does a bit better, but in the end, it’s not professional video or sound.. so I don’t get it. I am glad the new iPhones will create havoc on the security. When everyone has video, phone, recorder, and camera in one, things will be equalized. The show was fun nonetheless. Before I was stopped, I shot a bunch of videos. Oh yeah, the food photos. Seats and food compliments of Julia Huang and Takao. Amazing and rivals any show. Death Cab For Cutie – Marching Bands of Manhattan Death Cab For Cutie – Your Heart is an Empty Room Death Cab For Cutie – Grapevine Fires Death Cab For Cutie – You Can Do Better Than Me Tegan and Sara The New Pornographers Back to Death Cab and the orchestra Saying goodbye. No encores
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