FRIENDS
This is a photo taken outside that popular gaijin hangout, Busho. We have Honda-san, Brian, Jon, Nobuko (who teaches me Japanese), Obasan (the owner and operator of Busho), Darren and Lara. If you ask me, they all look yopparai (look that one up).
This is the gang (again) from Chikugo/Yame area. Let's see, from left to right, there's Jon, Brian, some guy named Mac, Nicky, from England, Paul, from Ireland, Monti, and Lara. High energy bunch, don't you think?
This is Buraian-san (Brian), an Okie from the United States o' America. This picture was taken at his birthday bash, just before he jumped up, swang on a chandelier for no reason, slammed back a drink and kick boxed the bar into mere splinters. That's OK, though. He likes Bruce Lee.
This is Mr. Jon Wilks, in a picture he is sure to be proud of (as are we all). This is a typical pose, drunkenly leaning to one side, drink in one hand, guitar in the other. I wonder if he's just swallowed his pick..?
This is Monti, from LA, and my good friend Lara who hails from none other than good ol' Lindsay, Ontario. Monti's being his usual slick self here, but Lara seems somewhat subdued. That's probably because there is no karaoke machine...
This is a picture of me and some friends. Let's see...from back to front, left to right, there's me, Nicky, Paul, Lara and three of Lara's students that I run into from time to time in Yame-shi of all places...
This is a picture of some guy I don't know very well, Me, Jun-san, Yutaka-san, and Erica from New Zealand.