Word just coming in from ESPY Intel on Overtone Frequency 109khz: We’re working out the sexy details now, but it looks like ima gunna bee on the NHK TV program Eigo de Shabera Night sometime real soon. Honda-san informs me that previous guests have included Paul Weller and Cameron Diaz, so I guess I should go to Neo-Muji and buy a Tanuki Mario suit in case Natsuki Kato does the interview. No idea as of yet what the heck they want me to do, or when the episode will tape and air, but the odds of me winding up in Akihabara getting thrown out of the Gatchapon Kaikan, as per usual, are high.
I guess we need a song to fit the mood. Here's Kanojo wa Delicate from 1982's Niagara Triangle Vol. 2 LP, a crown jewel of '80s J-pop. Production is by Eiichi Ohtaki, a key name to drop when you want people to think you are tragically uncool.
Dude....
You have GOT to find a white Nehru jacket, white sharkskin slacks, glossy black shoes, and your sunglasses for the shoot.
Just sit there like you're from Planet X and answer their 'poke the gaijin with a stick' questions in a monotone.
You'll have your own gameshow within a week :)
Posted by: Steve Harrison | November 10, 2005 at 09:06 AM
You once dubbed Eichii Ohtaki the Japanese Phil Spector, but if he is that, who is the Japanese answer to Maurice Starr? We tragically uncool die-hard fans of early New Edition-material need to know.
Talking about the combination Maruice Starr and J-pop, a long-forgotten classic of East meets West:
Seiko Matsuda feat. Donnie Wahlberg - The right combination:
http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K2H2JHD8X6RX0P834365SBAPE
Posted by: Anders HJ | November 10, 2005 at 11:49 AM
"...white Nehru jacket, white sharkskin slacks, glossy black shoes..."
Take it the the next level with an Ed Straker wig.
Posted by: Matt Gray | November 10, 2005 at 01:06 PM
Since it's NHK, it's possible that Captain Future is going to interview me, ala Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast. In which case, I should channel the spirit of Edmond Hamilton, come to collect on unpaid royalties.
Given the whole boy-band thing, and the *ahem* rumors, the Japanese Maruice Starr would have to be Johnny Kitagawa, but I don't think any of the songs he green lit were ever as good as Candy Girl.
Posted by: Patrick3 | November 10, 2005 at 05:17 PM
You should also mention in your interview that Rakee Imquan is now 43 years old and has defended both the Heavyweight and Unified belt about 6-7 times a piece. At 42, he earned the Precision Punching award.
He's ready for Ass Coffee, Patrick.
Posted by: Joseph Luster | November 10, 2005 at 11:34 PM