Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Self-Portrait Tuesday, Feb. 7

Togane, Chiba prefecture, Japan, 1997 or '98

11 comments:

Phats said...

Hey if that's you, you kind of look like George Michael, can you break into your version of Faith? Were you honked with Fred Durst covered it? haha! :)

Kim said...

very cool.

Michael said...

Thanks, guys!

Michael said...

Hey Beachy,

Yeah, that was me when I was about 25 pounds heavier, in far less physical shape, had less taste in clothes, couldn't find a good barber (or a good hairstyle) and realized, but not fully, just how magical a time and place I was living in.

With wisdom comes age, indeed.
Thanks for being a great friend!

Michael said...

Hi Anu,

That was a different life in a different world, 10,000 years ago ...

Michael said...

Hi Greensleeves,

Yes, the color of the wall really caught my eye.
There's a kaigan road that runs from the small town in Chiba-ken where I lived south to Togane-shi, and then on to Minami-Boso and Tateyama-shi.
I always used to drive past an abandoned pachinko parlor on this road, and one day I got out of my car to take a look.
The place was locked up, there was garbage strewn inside, and all the pachinko machines were still lined up in the aisles.
I would have loved to have gone in to take photos, but I had to settle for this green outside wall.

LBseahag said...

wow...you were a hip and happenin' guy!!! Very Top Gun!

Michael said...

Hi LB,
And now I'm old ... :)

Hi Greensleeves,
Yes, yes, I do, too. The traces of human warmth were what made this place so interesting.

Hello Anu,
I sure hope so... :)

LBseahag said...

HAAA!! Hey, I am right there behind ya!!!

Anonymous said...

"And now I'm old ... :)"

Aren't we all :). It happens, heading west.

BTW, you DO look like George Michael in that picture.

Michael said...

Hi Kitty,

Yes, the circle eventually closes, only to begin anew.