tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8745685550358225446..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Turning JapaneseBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86855854691450990182015-03-22T16:54:52.422-07:002015-03-22T16:54:52.422-07:00I've got it Ken...
The huge machine behind yo...I've got it Ken...<br /><br />The huge machine behind you in the pix at the Tokyo Dome is...<br /><br />"The unnecessarily slow-moving dipping mechanism"...<br /><br />Right?Artie in Sin Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926750887476570729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56269249593829315472015-03-18T18:37:24.411-07:002015-03-18T18:37:24.411-07:00What, no talk of geisha girls and public baths? Ei...What, no talk of geisha girls and public baths? Either you're holding out on us or you wasted a trip to Japan. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41028450181734685682015-03-18T17:10:10.262-07:002015-03-18T17:10:10.262-07:00Most honorable writer-san, me rikee vely much! Ka...Most honorable writer-san, me rikee vely much! Kanitchiwa!Sum Dum Yung Slant Honoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41197323166138664702015-03-18T15:23:27.266-07:002015-03-18T15:23:27.266-07:00I imagined the band playing the song that the band...I imagined the band playing the song that the band played at the officers' club on the Navy Base in Yokosuka when I was a kid, "When The Saints Go Bachini". That's what it sounded like to us..."oh when the saints go bah-chee-nee..."John Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534701157125020415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51400511667269139802015-03-18T13:24:19.901-07:002015-03-18T13:24:19.901-07:00Anonymous (the one posted at 7.57am)
After carefu...Anonymous (the one posted at 7.57am)<br /><br />After carefully considering your very interesting and detailed and intelligent comment, my response is as follows:<br /><br />About 2.30 in the afternoon most days, but check the timetable first.<br /><br />Hope that helps.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36229462185283238052015-03-18T11:36:10.720-07:002015-03-18T11:36:10.720-07:00Ron,
You are the best. Cheers mate. Thanks for th...Ron,<br /><br />You are the best. Cheers mate. Thanks for the heads up. <br /><br />Love that comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75526566800719769702015-03-18T11:11:28.547-07:002015-03-18T11:11:28.547-07:00Ken, Again a word of warning, protect your memorie...Ken, Again a word of warning, protect your memories of the genius of Neil Simon. DON"T WATCH the current horrid version of the Odd Couple.Ron Rettignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58633758428296017892015-03-18T11:11:28.087-07:002015-03-18T11:11:28.087-07:00@Matt Found out years ago after the song had been ...@Matt Found out years ago after the song had been out for a while that "Turning Japanese" was referring to the look that some men get on their face at the time of climax during masturbation. After that tidbit came out a PD at a radio station I worked for was debating whether to quit playing the record. All the DJs, perverts that we were, said we should put it into even heavier rotation. Glad I wasn't still there when Cyndi Lauper released "She Bop". He probably would have had a stroke.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61593533645152008262015-03-18T10:32:29.923-07:002015-03-18T10:32:29.923-07:00Ken, thanks for sharing some highlights of your tr...Ken, thanks for sharing some highlights of your trip. I was fortunate to have visited Tokyo over twenty years ago and was also blown away by the cleanliness of such a vibrant, jam-packed city. Good to hear it hasn't gone to the dogs.Jeff Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708037522976667642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85876510290882687872015-03-18T08:22:00.648-07:002015-03-18T08:22:00.648-07:00Ken, you've been in rare form with these trave...Ken, you've been in rare form with these travelogues. You should travel more often.<br /><br />Also, in that pic in front of the Tokyo Dome, what the hell is that rusty amusement ride behind you? Is it a weird Japanese trend to paint fully-functional rides to make them look like they're about to disintegrate from decay or did it really fall down after that pic was taken? Dan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865180000909831517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56070511851029965642015-03-18T07:57:41.886-07:002015-03-18T07:57:41.886-07:00Hamid,
Is there money in writing a travelogue. I ...Hamid,<br /><br />Is there money in writing a travelogue. I had a friend from London, who took over 10 years to write 5 travelogues but no publisher would grab it? All he did was brag on twitter about his birds and cats and what he ate for dinner. So sad.<br /><br />Do you know how much money a non-published writer makes? Are they making a living from writing scripts or travel books?<br /><br />How are they paying the rent? Are they asking their parents money all the time. <br /><br />Lucky my friend is from the Jewish background. And he is in the habit of asking his parents for money. Is this the norm?<br /><br />But really, if you are not making over $80,000.00 net gross after taxes per year writing, how do you pay the rent and mortgages and the bills? Who is paying of the Visa or Amex bills?<br /><br />Who is paying their rent? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59249881006301399482015-03-18T07:44:43.578-07:002015-03-18T07:44:43.578-07:00And when we arrived in Kobe there was another band...<i>And when we arrived in Kobe there was another band to greet us. But they kept playing “It’s a Small World” so I don’t know if they were being hospitable or just passive-aggressive. </i><br /><br />I've enjoyed all three parts of your travelogue but that line killed me. I'll now be getting Where The Hell Am I.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46432129262158749802015-03-18T07:35:25.261-07:002015-03-18T07:35:25.261-07:00Matt,
I agree it's very racist.
But isn'...Matt,<br /><br />I agree it's very racist.<br /><br />But isn't American and Europeans racist indirectly?<br /><br />In my line of business, I met lots of screenwriters who are very racist. But they have the right to be racist. It's their business. <br /><br />So don't pick on Japan.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42923670429067848802015-03-18T07:23:01.348-07:002015-03-18T07:23:01.348-07:00I hate to say this but Turning Japanese is a bit o...I hate to say this but Turning Japanese is a bit of a racist term.<br /><br />The Vapors were not politically correct.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777496001166356949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76676202778861295322015-03-18T06:51:05.303-07:002015-03-18T06:51:05.303-07:00Just wondering if some can tell why are all the gu...Just wondering if some can tell why are all the guys on DONE DEAL PRO so old. I found at all the contributors to their forum is over 60 years old. Damn, I am talking to these old farts? Bunch of losers. All these loser old men who cannot sell a studio script, joing Done Deal Pro? Is this true?<br /><br />MarylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80780920354144594812015-03-18T06:17:05.062-07:002015-03-18T06:17:05.062-07:00It doesn't have to be produced in Japan to be ...It doesn't have to be produced in Japan to be Kobe beef. The Lakers star can just tart his own line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com