Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Pregame. This is what it looks like. People sitting, maybe yawning. It’s dude style. Look at the gear, it’s all athletic with cut off sleeves. This was Game One for the LA Parks and Rec tournament. The Giant Robot team had a mediocre season in the c+ league, so entering the tournament could be redemption. We were playing a team called GRF. No relation. We haven’t played together since December, and for most of us, it might be the first look at exercise since then. Martin the pitcher in his pregame ritual. That’s Bill behind him writing a journal entry. Martin pitched well, we didn’t hit well, we made a lot of errors, which is pretty normal actually. This is Sean. He’s a big dude with a lot of power. He always tunes everyone out before a game and listens to his music. That tree is under duress. It’s actually a cool looking tree. Sean hit pretty well, did his thing at first base, but in the end, our team lost to GRF who we thought we could beat, but it didn’t happen and just like that, we’re out of the tournament. Everyone parted ways. Some went to eat, some went home. I did eventually go home, but I went to 99 Ranch and saw the biggest fruit ever. That’s a jackfruit, who I’m sure doesn’t give a shit about softball. Instead, I think the jackfruit is laughing at the pineapples who are usually the bullies of the fruit pile.
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I shoot images of cherry blossoms about this time every year. It's that great two weeks or less when you see the pink flowers that fall and actually look cool on the ground. Imagine the pink on green grass. That contract is amazing. It's a shame it's such a short season every year, and it being short is a reason why it's so revered. On Sawtelle, people just walk on by, probably inebriated and on...
I shoot images of cherry blossoms about this time every year. It’s that great two weeks or less when you see the pink flowers that fall and actually look cool on the ground. Imagine the pink on green grass. That contract is amazing. It’s a shame it’s such a short season every year, and it being short is a reason why it’s so revered. On Sawtelle, people just walk on by, probably inebriated and on their way to an amorous adventure this Valentines night. The new issue of GR is out and unleashed. Number 58!
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Mr Hahn shows his displeasure with the Street Fighter 4 party at The Geffen MOCA spot. The event was huge. It seemed like as many people inside was doubled up with the people outside in line that never moved. Inside, it didn't seem so packed, but what can you do when there's capacities? The best part of the night. 1) Seeing a fairly low budget stage event for a high budget party. I'd have done...
Mr Hahn shows his displeasure with the Street Fighter 4 party at The Geffen MOCA spot. The event was huge. It seemed like as many people inside was doubled up with the people outside in line that never moved. Inside, it didn’t seem so packed, but what can you do when there’s capacities? The best part of the night. 1) Seeing a fairly low budget stage event for a high budget party. I’d have done that part different. 2) A woman we were dubbing as Margaret Cho meeting Divine who was in charge of something freaking out, and repeatedly saying to herself, “I need to make a big decision.” 3) Getting in the building after much hell, and seeing Aaron Yoo not be able to get in to the VIP section because it was too packed. 4) Seeing staff who were stuck outside and couldn’t get in. 5) A strange array of videogame machines, and pseudo events strewn around the inside of the building. There’s plenty of other things I’d have set up differently, but the event is now done. Chris Klein, Taboo, and oh yeah, that’s Joe on the left. He answered a question that went something like this: “I think Chun Li is the best female StreetFighter character”. What can you say in times like that? For the kids. Action figures galore. I’m not sure if these will be mass market, but there’s a lot of figures on display. Honda! That’s the red carpet area. It’s odd how it works. A star has a publicist. The publicist stands there and gets people their interviews. Then it probably gets shelved for soundbites. Where will it really go? But in case of something strange, they roll on it. Over capacity, this building was governed by fire marshalls. That pissed off plenty. A lot of the stars couldn’t even get in. Yet, as with many buildings, it seems like another 1000 could have fit easily. Yoshinori Ono – Streetfighter 4 producer
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