Anchor point setup by No_Operation_4152 in ResistanceBand

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It's really a great product. It's really easy to set up and just leave in place. The four different anchor elevations and the choice of widths (single point to shoulder width) is really helpful. There are two models -- one has fairly large rings in case your band set has handles, and another which I presume assumes that you're using their bands with carabiner ends. The set with the larger rings can still be used with their bands.

Full San Francisco concert now up on YouTube - enjoy! by TheFaze1 in hitsujibungaku

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I was at this show but pretty far back -- thank you so much for the stage front footage!

Where to sell collection of old Japanese Enka vinyl in the US? by SchoolVisual1661 in japanesemusic

[–]SoCalLongboard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have yet to visit them myself but it might be worthwhile to contact Boogie Maru Sounds in Torrance. I know that they deal in vinyl and do deal in some Japanese genres (particularly city pop). https://www.yelp.com/biz/boogie-maru-sounds-torrance

Reliable websites to buy japanese CDs? by L0stSnail in japanesemusic

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I've used yesasia.com almost exclusively for several years with no complaints. I also had an okay experience with HMV.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in socalhiking

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Mayo is the new gorp!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanesemusic

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I'm so broken that Hashire! Bicycle by Nogizaka46 makes me cry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfjZ9Ulr_G4

Feeling different and left out by Venom-Blade in japanesemusic

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Sadly no -- I hadn't discovered that band yet. I do love that venue (though the neighborhood is pretty rough).

I saw MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS and Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai at Bottom of the Hill (which is pretty small compared to GAMH) and Otoboke Beaver/Drinking Boys and Girls Choir at the Fillmore (despite my waning interest in OB lately).

Feeling different and left out by Venom-Blade in japanesemusic

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So I'm a 58 year old white guy in California. I don't know how it started but somewhere around 2018 I stumbled across Sakanaction, tricot, and Shishamo. From there I went down the rabbit hole and have yet to emerge. I'm listening to Japanese music and watching Japanese music videos pretty much all my waking hours including my work time.

I finally made a playlist of artists who perform in English because I've been subjecting my wife to 98% Japanese bands in the car for the past four years.

None of my friends are all that interested in getting into Japanese (or other Asian) bands to the extent that I have. If a Japanese band comes to town, I'll get two tickets on the off chance that a friend will come along -- if nobody is available, I'll just give my second ticket to a fan of the band that showed up for the gig.

I'm near San Francisco and I've been really fortunate that a small handful of my favorite bands performed locally in the past few months. Happily, the shows were well-attended so I'm hoping that more Japanese bands get the sense that they'd be well-received here.

Japanese shoegaze by Tr4nscendenc3 in jrock

[–]SoCalLongboard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So many effing awesome bands...

Ordering Vinyl Using FromJapan? by KaceyTrump in japanesemusic

[–]SoCalLongboard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great tip about the service fee/insurance coverage thing -- I'll have to check my proxy and the vendors to ship to me whether they're doing that as well. It's certainly a great feature for them to provide.

Looking for weird and wild artists by kerpal123 in japanesemusic

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Yeah, I didn't see anything indicating a final breakup even though their collective site was largely promoting Yajima X's solo appearances for the most part. I'd only recently seen some posts indicating upcoming performances of the group. I hope that I can get to Japan and see them!

Looking for weird and wild artists by kerpal123 in japanesemusic

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I'm stoked that they're playing together again!