Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Happy New Year! Thanks much to the folks at Gargamel. I have no idea how I made their cut for this, but it’s appreciated. Year of the Ox, in old school robed attire. I get it completely. They’re doing a show at Grasshut in Portland on Jan 9th. Check it out if you’re up there. They make really nicely crafted vinyl dolls in special editions, customs, and more. Here’s a link.
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http://www.vimeo.com/1654340Can’t figure out how to load Vimeo clips here. Maybe someone can help me. Anyway check out the video above. Never thought a downhill skateboarding clip would make me homesick but I used to drive this road at least 4-5 times a week when I was in high school. The highway was always faster, but going over the Caldecott Tunnel from Berkeley back to my house in Orinda was always way more fun. It’s actually a really great road set up for mountain rally racing. I did many stupid things on that road as a kid. I can’t even remember how many times I’ve spun out on that crazy hairpin turn that you see these skaters barely make it around. I think I did skate it once or twice but I think I only had the balls to butt board it down. As you can see in the video here, you go really damn fast!They call it Claremont Canyon because it ends up near the Claremont Hotel which is the big white building you see near then end of their run. At the very end of the run you can also see the burrito joint I used to eat at all the time as a kid. I still try to stop by there at least once every time I go back.Actually now that I think about it, this road was the center of my existence as a youngster. I used to hang out in Berkeley on Telegraph Ave after school and on the weekends and then boy race it home back to Orinda when I was done. Sometimes my friends and I would spend the evenings racing though the hills in our cars and then end the night at a cafe down in Berkeley. Fortunately for me and my own personal safety I don’t race cars anymore but I can’t help but reminisce about the good ol’ days. Fun times it was.
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Did you know Japanese people do it up on New Years Day? Not Christmas, but New Years Day... So that's when there more food than anything. I had to put up a few pics, to give props to the hard work. It's a lot of work, and exhaustion soon follows. Now there's helps from a lot of people. The plates get divided up, but imagine, there was a time when mom had to do it all. That's nuts and other...
Did you know Japanese people do it up on New Years Day? Not Christmas, but New Years Day… So that’s when there more food than anything. I had to put up a few pics, to give props to the hard work. It’s a lot of work, and exhaustion soon follows. Now there’s helps from a lot of people. The plates get divided up, but imagine, there was a time when mom had to do it all. That’s nuts and other households do it this way too. See mom adjusting her hair? That’s Red Velvet. It’s good stuff and homemade. Everyone like Red Velvet.
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One of the best kept secrets on Sawtelle is Tempura House. I've written about them before, but this time, I have more pics. It's up a bit from the shops, but it's a good reason to hit that little strip of market, video store, and Tempura House. The Bento is now 5.50 and you actually get rice too. They make this everyday, and it's different just a bit from time to time. The folks there are nice,...