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The Aomori Nebuta Festival is a Japanese fire festival held annually between August 2nd and 7th in Aomori city. Every year more than 3 million visitors gather for the festivities from all over Japan and abroad to attend. During the festival, over twenty dynamic nebutas – massive lanterns floats based on kabuki or mythical stories – parade through the city of Aomori. On the evenings of August 2nd through 6th and daytime of the 7th, colorfully dressed Haneto (nebuta dancers) as well as flutists and drummers convey the nebuta floats through the city. On the night of the 7th, the nebutas are placed in boats and ferried around the Aomori Bay as fireworks light up the night sky to conclude the festival.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan in 1980.
When I saw that V-8, I yelled out, "That's a 'Boss Hoss'" which immediately got their attention.
I was first introduced to "the Hoss" years ago on a ride for MS in Austin, Texas. The owner of the company was down there showing off this monster.
They've come a long way since then. They were pretty rough then, sporting a HUGE gas tank that took up a good bit of my 32" inseam, and a single-speed trannie . . . just roll on the throttle and go . . Car tires were standard issue then. They all have reverse, which you just have to have to moved this hummer out of an angular parking place. I have to say they were pretty well balanced then, and I'm sure they've improved.
They were kit bikes at that time, but since then they roll off an assembly line, and have a full line of amenities.
This one was a beaut . . . and so were the owner and her partner. They had been together for only a short time, and this was the new GF's first big outing. Blondie and I talked motorcyles, about the Hoss,and bantered which the passenger found intriguing.
They OK'd me to take pictures and as you can see they were difficult to animate . . .
When I saw that V-8, I yelled out, "That's a 'Boss Hoss'" which immediately got their attention.
I was first introduced to "the Hoss" years ago on a ride for MS in Austin, Texas. The owner of the company was down there showing off this monster.
They've come a long way since then. They were pretty rough then, sporting a HUGE gas tank that took up a good bit of my 32" inseam, and a single-speed trannie . . . just roll on the throttle and go . . Car tires were standard issue then. They all have reverse, which you just have to have to moved this hummer out of an angular parking place. I have to say they were pretty well balanced then, and I'm sure they've improved.
They were kit bikes at that time, but since then they roll off an assembly line, and have a full line of amenities.
This one was a beaut . . . and so were the owner and her partner. They had been together for only a short time, and this was the new GF's first big outing. Blondie and I talked motorcyles, about the Hoss,and bantered which the passenger found intriguing.
They OK'd me to take pictures and as you can see they were difficult to animate . . .
Boxing in Cuba (19)
A young six-year old boy punches a sand sack at a gym in Guanabacoa, a colonial township in eastern Havana.
Cuban children today begin to box at 8 or 10 years of age. There’s no time to lose—there are many competitors in an island filled with boxers. If you don’t start to train at an early age, you’ll never get to be a champ. Also, Cubans are famous for their skills in all combat sports. A chain of gyms throughout the country give young boys the chance to practice boxing under all requisite rules and regulations as well as safety measures. “Sport is the right of the people” is the slogan of the National Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation.
Eddie (not his real name) is a professional musician. The City Market hired him as a resident busker, providing music and entertainment to the Market's customers. Eddie can render a blues riff and song right on the spot to fit the situation. He's great with the children. Eddie is an all-around great guy!
On the day of my stalking photo ops in the bars along Hennepin Avenue, this opportunity presented itself.
I couldn't decide on the mono or color, so I leave it to the Flickr folks. The light was wonderful that day and the tongue-in-groove walls looked lustrous in the sunlight, IMO as well as providing some nice highlights on the subject.
I have no idea what she was doing. I think she was playing on her phone.
I was a bit hesitant in putting this up thinking some may take offense that I was implying something about the character of the young woman. Nothing of the kind.
The way I took it was the woman was so engrossed that she couldn't be disturbed by some guy with a pick-up line. So, the "No Sale" sign seemed appropriate.
Shuri Theatre 首里劇場(www.shurigekijou.com) is Okinawa's oldest cinema, nestled quietly away in Shuri, Naha City. Opened in 1950, the cinema was a central presence in Okinawa's entertainment culture, allowing visitors to enjoy both theater and films. The slightly dilapidated building currently gives off a nostalgic vibe as one of Okinawa's historical monuments, and continues to this day to be in operation as an adult movie cinema. A retro Showa-esque atmosphere drifts through after setting foot into the theater. The rows of unusual long benches and leather covered chairs with an antiquated feeling paint a unique landscape, and are coupled with a screen that has been in use since the theater began business. Also used as an event site, Shuri Theatre became a hot topic in 2014 with the performance of the Shibusashirazu Orchestra, a big band known for its one-of-a-kind performances.
At the protest against human rights abuse by China as the Olympic torch relay was rerouted through a different part of the City.
The Embarcadero, San Francisco.
McSorley's Old Ale House, generally known as McSorley's, is the oldest "Irish" tavern in New York City. Located at 15 East 7th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the "Men Only" pubs, only admitting women after legally being forced to do so in 1970.
The aged artwork, newspaper articles covering the walls, sawdust floors, and the Irish waiters and bartenders give McSorley's an atmosphere that many consider reminiscent of "Olde New York." No piece of memorabilia has been removed from the walls since 1910, and there are many items of "historical" paraphernalia in the bar, such as Houdini's handcuffs, which are connected to the bar rail. There are also wishbones hanging above the bar; supposedly they were hung there by boys going off to World War I, to be removed when they returned, so the wishbones that are left are from those that never returned.
At the Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Parade 2007, Civic Center, San Francisco.
The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (青森ねぶた祭り, "Aomori Nebuta Festival" or simply "Aomori Nebuta") is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
"Nebuta" refers to the float of a brave warrior-figure which is carried through the center of the city, while dancers wearing a unique type of costume called haneto (ハネト) dance around in time with the chant Rasserā (ラッセラー)(shorten dialectal version of "irasshai", calling visitors and customers to watch or join).