I don't regularly drink coffee but since I've caught the gout, I've heard that it helps. That's my excuse anyway for buying 8 cans of Dydo Coffee today. The fact that they have a Michael Jackson pin attached has nothing to do with my purchasing decision. Apart from Billie Jean and Heal the World, I landed the others in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, these appear to be issued last May and I found them in a Lawsons 100￥store so the chances of getting the missing two are slim.
I got two Thrillers and I'm going to keep one for myself, the others shall be distributed among the masses. Anyone want one?
Starting this week, Boss/ Softbank has started a promo with 5 different doggies bearing a different coloured sweater. I got two today yet I wish there were a Tommy Lee Jones variant out there!
Watch that ad and then click around for more of TLJ's commercials. If you want to check out some older ones, try these Japanese Coffee Commercials. My very own Tommy Lee Jones blog entries can be found at that link.
Time for bed. The highway is closed so it takes me much longer to get to work. I'll need one of those coffees in the morning!
When in Akihabara, the first thing I did is enter one of those massive shops where individual vendors rent a glass case and sell all kinds of goodies from within. I was looking for some obscure Godzilla stuff when I came across something I'd never seen before. Three figures from "The Wizard of Oz!" As soon as I espied them, I asked the Shopkeeper if he had any others...he didn't. So for the rest of the day I wandered the Otaku shops in vain, hoping for lightning to strike twice. I've since tried to track them down on Google but can't locate anything that quite matches them. I can only assume that there were at least a half-dozen characters but more likely a dozen. I won't tell you how much I spent in case someone out there wants to offer me a small fortune for them.
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If anyone out in the blogosphere has any knowledge of this set, let me know!
UPDATE: Apparently these figures came from choco-eggs!
In other Ozzy news, I also took a Wiz. I had a lot of time to kill one afternoon, so I labouriously leafed through the Movie Pamphlets and came across this little gem. Apart from some clips here and there, I've never seen this movie but I do like me some Nipsey Russell. I saw a DVD copy a while back but I'll wait until I see it a bit cheaper.
Meanwhile, check out some of the pics from the pamphlet:
Hey, did anybody see the news today? Apparently Farrah Fawcett died today! She wasn't my favourite Angel (Jacqueline was), but I did like her in Logan's Run...
And her figure was the only thing good about Saturn 3 (Kirk, what were you thinking?)
Alas, her tragic demise was somewhat overshadowed by another famous individual.
I'm glad to see that I outlived him and the last time I spoke of the King of Pop, I wasn't overly complimentary. I'm still not a fan of Michael the person, but his music certainly earned him his title.
I received 2 emails this morning at 8 informing me of his sickness/coma/death and when I turned on the TV, and all I could think of was, "I'd better pick up some CosBabies at HMV before they sell out."
I did so after work today I need not have worried for there were tons of them. This is what I got...
Billie Jean is pretty sweet, as is MJ in his pre-Zombie Thriller outfit. Yet at 980￥ a pop, it's not worth picking up anymore though some of them look pretty cool.
I don't have much else to add except my slight connection to Thriller. I am actually 2 degrees of separation from MJ. Back in 1999, I had a role as one of 500 other extras in Blues Brothers 2000. We were waiting (and waiting and waiting) in the stadium stands when who should I espy but the director, John Landis. I exclaimed, "Hey, there's John Landis!" Much murmuring amongst my surrounding Monster Truck fan/Extras ensued, "Landis, who's John Landis?" When one of the brighter ones proclaimed, "John Landis, he's the director of Thriller!" They collectively nodded their heads in agreement, proud of themselves for recognizing the esteemed video director. None of them seemed to realize that Mr. Landis had done several other movies as well, including a certain Blues Brothers pic!
Back to Jacko. Here he is flogging Pepsi:
Speaking of Pepsi, today I discovered a new flavour of it, SHISO...Japanese Refreshing Flavor. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this is what led to the death of Michael! It was abhorrent! Neither co-worker could stomach more than a sip, and I bravely consumed about half of it, but could no longer continue and ended up pouring it down the sink. It looks yummy enough but smells of Peppermint deodorant and tastes like industrial strength detergent. (Oh no, just when I thought it was safe to go to the supermarket again, they've launched another Snoopy campaign! Aw man, I haven't finished off the swill from the last one!)
ps. Just to round off the Trio of Death, I should mention that Ed MacMahon has joined Jooooohny in the hereafter. He was rarely funny but a greater straight man/sidekick has yet to be made.
...unless you can afford 3500$ US to spend 30-60 seconds with the Queen of Pop, Michael Jackson. We all know that MJ (man, I hate those initials) needs money to pay for his recent legal difficulties, so where better to go than to Tokyo and milk some money out of some gullible rubes. I will not speculate on his guilt wrt his recent battles with lawyers for he was found innocent of all charges. So then, of course, he must be innocent.
Throngs of younguns must agree with that assessment for they really like their Michael. For the full story, read Michael
And to view his arrival in Tokyo where he is mobbed by a swarm of fans, watch this:
Aren't you proud of me? I made it all the way through this post without making any stupid jokes!
