Japan - May 2012

[madmonday]

go to sleep G, that is so the hotel folks aren't liable when an unstable person does something crazy . . . or put up more pictures 

[Giles]

In the lobby of the hotel.  Off to The Flat Head meeting now…..

[madmonday]

ah, yeah a few hours ahead. this world wide forum thing is insane

[Giles]

Wabash work - hard washed…..

[madmonday]

not convinced that i'm into it.

feed me Iron Heart or I'll starve.

top button is awfully shiny  :-\

[Giles]

For this iteration we are using stock buttons.  Haraki likes the idea of metal buttons so much, he has commissioned some bespoke iron buttons for the future…..

[madmonday]

does it have the little red bits like the 07 & 35?  with that rich Navy color it would be a great touch to consider

[hajduk]

nice!!@Giles:

Wabash work - hard washed…..

[Giles]

@madmonday:

does it have the little red bits like the 07 & 35?  with that rich Navy color it would be a great touch to consider

It has red chain stitch run off, but not the red bar tacks.  I refine with Haraki tomorrow…

[ALEX1976]

@Giles:

need definitely….epic!

[Giles]

A quiet evening stroll in Shibuya…..(this is seriously deserted)...

[Giles]

Hard at work @ The Works….

[MikeC]

Those devil ducks look sick!!!

[Giles]

Tony, Ollies son, giving me the omg wtf look on the Tokyo Metro…

Ollie, same train.  As Daniel says, "probably the best photo of Ollie I have ever seen"…

Flat Head. Kobayashi-san presents Daniel with a gift for the new DC4 store…

Never tried them before, "harf" noodles.  They were good, give them a try….

Capochino, Shibuya styley…

Kiya and Johan at dinner…

And then, guess who turned up.  Our favourite ex-translator - the one and only Ayumi….

[LandoCal126 0]

Great images G. Thanks for sharing with those of us who cannot be there. Cheers

[Chris]

Ex-translator?  Does that mean she's moving on to other things?

I sorta took it for granted that she'd be at the meet-up in NYC in October, is that an incorrect assumption?  She's been part of the Iron Heart family for a long time, it would be a shame if she's not there.

[Giles]

Complicated.  Ayumi needed to do something else to get permish to live in USA,  We all hope she will be there in Oct, if she is in NYC, you can bet your bottom dollar that she will be

[ALEX1976]

@LandoCal126:

Great images G. Thanks for sharing with those of us who cannot be there. Cheers

Japp

[Chris]

@Giles:

Complicated.  Ayumi needed to do something else to get permish to live in USA,  We all hope she will be there in Oct, if she is in NYC, you can bet your bottom dollar that she will be

Stupid laws.:(

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Chris:

Ex-translator?  Does that mean she's moving on to other things?

I sorta took it for granted that she'd be at the meet-up in NYC in October, is that an incorrect assumption?  She's been part of the Iron Heart family for a long time, it would be a shame if she's not there.

Ayumi moved on a couple of months ago, we have a lovely new translator based in Japan called Sarina.  But of course, Ayumi is still a cherished part of the family and we very much hope that she gets the visa she’s currently waiting on and is back in NYC to party with us all in October.  I was so upset I wasn’t in Tokyo to see her, it was a lovely surprise for Giles and the boys.