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February, 2008

For Your Rewinding Pleasure

February 27, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

A segment from the making-of DVD for Re: Return.

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The One That Will Probably Lead To CJ Getting His Ass Sued Off By Jeff Dunham

February 26, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

reina_t_1111: I see the hype is already underway for the new photobook.
minimoniotaku: You can say that again.
reina_t_1111: I gather my American fanbase – and I’m asking you because well, duh, you’re part of it – is excited about it?
minimoniotaku: I would like to think they’d get excited about anything involving you.
reina_t_1111: You’re too kind.
minimoniotaku: Any picture of you in a bikini or bathing suit makes this shitty winter weather a little more bearable.
reina_t_1111: Yeah, well, the person who made the above statement also likes seeing me in kimonos, so I should think it doesn’t matter to you what I wear during a photo shoot.
minimoniotaku: Perhaps not. So, what are you doing up so early in the morning today?
reina_t_1111: You’re one to talk. You’re on IM during work hours again. Usually you don’t turn IM on unless you’re home at night and taking a break from writing.
minimoniotaku: Yeah, but it’s almost 3 PM here on the East Coast. It’s almost 5 in the morning in Tokyo.
reina_t_1111: So?
minimoniotaku: ‘Fess up, Reina. Why are you up so damn early?
reina_t_1111: Because your favorite MoMusu is wired for sound right now.
minimoniotaku: Huh?
reina_t_1111: Too much Starbucks. Coffee-coffee-coffee! *teeth grinding*
minimoniotaku: Since when do you drink coffee late at night?
reina_t_1111: OK, I’ll admit it. It was crack.
minimoniotaku: REINA!!! You did not do crack!
reina_t_1111: OK, then you did.
minimoniotaku: I’ve never done a drug in my life and neither did you!
reina_t_1111: Are you sure?
minimoniotaku: Positively!
reina_t_1111: Because it sure seems like one of us did *teeth grinding*
minimoniotaku: *rolls eyes*
reina_t_1111: Are you sure you’ve never done drugs?
minimoniotaku: Absolutely.
reina_t_1111: Never dropped acid?
minimoniotaku: Never!
reina_t_1111: Never did speed?
minimoniotaku: No!
reina_t_1111: Never smoked pot?
minimoniotaku: NO!
reina_t_1111: Well then, how the fuck do you come up with these dialogues with ME?!?
minimoniotaku: Not enough Starbucks.
reina_t_1111: *headdesk*

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Reina Tanaka Is Proof That God Exists And Wants Us To Be Happy

February 25, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

Courtesy of fellow Tanakachii fan and blogging brother from YODC, Langdon Alger, some preview pics from Re: Return, first posted after some research by Langdon at the home of the Magnificent Bastards. The bottom two are screencaps from the making-of video.

I should be playing John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme instead of Miles Davis’ Milestones while I’m spinning these photos… swear to god.

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“Return”? Bullshit, She Never Left My Heart!

February 23, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

With little apparent warning, another photobook featuring the Wonkylicious Sex Bomb, entitled Re: Return, is coming out this forthcoming Wednesday – the third photobook in a little more than a year after Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina and GIRL, and her sixth overall. Is that a fake tattoo on Reina’s arm? (Pre-order from YesAsia here or Amazon Japan here – I’ll add more links as I discover them.) I ordered GIRL from YesAsia last September, and the wait for the book to arrive was absolutely painful.

If anyone has preview pics or video from this new photobook, cough ‘em up!

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The One Which Has Too Much Sugar In It

February 17, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

minimoniotaku: I see that Tanakamesen is old enough to have a beer in the States now.
reina_t_1111: Aw, c’mon, in Japan you get an extra year to work on your liver – drinking age is only 20 here.
minimoniotaku: Like I’m one to talk. I hardly drink to begin with.
reina_t_1111: You’re of Italian heritage and you don’t even have a glass of wine every day?
minimoniotaku: No, but I should – especially at my age and considering that I like wine.
reina_t_1111: What’s stopping you from doing that? Not having any wine in the house?
minimoniotaku: No, I have a few bottles here. What stops me sometimes is if I get a cold or allergy I’m afraid to drink anything alcoholic when I’m taking medicine.
reina_t_1111: OK, I can see that. Sounds a little overly cautious but better safe than sorry, huh?
minimoniotaku: Exactly.
reina_t_1111: What about chocolate? I know we discussed this before Valentine’s Day offhand, but…
minimoniotaku: You know how I said I couldn’t get Tara any chocolate for Valentine’s Day because she’s in the middle of a diet?
reina_t_1111: Uh-oh.
minimoniotaku: Yeah, I got an entire bagful.
reina_t_1111: LOL! I hope you have a good dental plan!
minimoniotaku: Yeah, it’s called not eating it all at once.

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The One In Which Reina Discusses The Grammys And More Old Vinyl

February 11, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

reina_t_1111: Hey Ceej, I heard about that pileup on the Interstate near your hometown. Were you anywhere near that?
minimoniotaku: An exit to that interstate is only about a 5 minute drive from my house.
reina_t_1111: Whoa. Talk about too close for comfort.
minimoniotaku: Yeah, I’m glad I stayed home. 68 vehicles, what a mess though! And it’s still fuckin’ cold!
reina_t_1111: Here, this should warm your disposition:

minimoniotaku: Hehehe, I always like seeing you in kimonos.
reina_t_1111: Get one for Tara and have her wear it on your honeymoon!
minimoniotaku: Don’t even tempt me, Wonkylicious! That won’t be until 2010 anyway.
reina_t_1111: Well, given the reaction you had to my 20th Tanakamesen I figured I’d throw you a treat. Speaking of treats, you ready for Valentine’s Day yet?
minimoniotaku: I’m about 95% finished.
reina_t_1111: I know you don’t do Valentine’s Day like we do in Japan, where the women give men candy and then the men have to wait until White Day on March 14th to reciprocate. Did you get her any candy?
minimoniotaku: I can’t get her any candy this year (under penalty of death) as she’s on a diet right now.
reina_t_1111: Knowing what I know about you, I’d probably have to give you records instead of chocolate!
minimoniotaku: Ha! I just got some old J-pop from the 70′s and 80′s on vinyl today. I’m playing the second Akina Nakamori album right now, and I was listening to Amii Ozaki before.
reina_t_1111: Whoa. How’d you find that stuff?
minimoniotaku: I have my sources.
reina_t_1111: eBay?
minimoniotaku: Goddamnit!
reina_t_1111: Anyway, back to present day music… did you see the Grammys last night?
minimoniotaku: Nope. Spun a couple of old Miles Davis records and a Mariya Takeuchi album and wrote that new piece for the music blog.
reina_t_1111: There’s a clip of Tina Turner doing a duet with Beyonce on YouTube. Check it out.
minimoniotaku: Oh yeah, I heard about that. Beyonce had to be outclassed by Tina Turner last night.
reina_t_1111: Do you think Tina Turner was thinking in the back of her mind, “Fuck you, Ike, I’m still here and you’re officially a dead motherfucker!”? XD
minimoniotaku: I wouldn’t doubt it for a nanosecond.
reina_t_1111: I know you’re a big TLC fan. Did you like Destiny’s Child when they were in existence?
minimoniotaku: Early on, but they got on my nerves after Survivor. They should have changed their name to Beyonce’s Ego. Don’t even get me started on her solo stuff.
reina_t_1111: You don’t think Beyonce’s sexy?
minimoniotaku: Reina, I wouldn’t fuck Beyonce if she had your cunt between her legs!
reina_t_1111: Hey! I’m supposed to be the snarky one here, fart aimer! :p

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The One In Which Reina Plays Catch-Up And Talks Vinyl

February 5, 2008 by CJ Marsicano

reina_t_1111: Hey Ceej. What are you doing on IM at 2:30 in the afternoon your time on a work day?
minimoniotaku: My dipshit boss is out sick with the same thing I had three Sundays ago and I’m up front watching the store and playing Jimmy Smith CDs.
reina_t_1111: Aw, that explains it. You heard about Johnson?
minimoniotaku: Yeah. About time. I thought she was overdue.
reina_t_1111: You and me both. I see I missed some, um, excitement over the past week or so.
minimoniotaku: Yeah, let’s just say some people shouldn’t get to be within 100 yards of your band.
reina_t_1111: I think I saw him from the stage… the guy looks like Penny Rimbaud from Crass does today, only with more weight and less hair?
minimoniotaku: Give that wonky-eyed beauty a 200-gram vinyl pressing of Kind Of Blue!
reina_t_1111: Yeah, speaking of vinyl, where in the hell do you find a copy of that?
minimoniotaku: Classic Records put it out a few years ago. It sounds fucking great.
reina_t_1111: Sounds like a good excuse for me to buy a turntable. Let me check it out…
minimoniotaku: Go for it.
reina_t_1111: *looks* THIRTY-THREE FUCKING DOLLARS AMERICAN?!? Jesus Xavier Christ! It’s not like I can’t afford it, but do you realize how much that is in Japanese yen?!?
minimoniotaku: It costs me $25 for a MoMusu album from CD Japan before Express Mail postage! Nothing different on either side of the pond.
reina_t_1111: Yeah, but still… thirty-three bucks?!?
minimoniotaku: Reina, it’s Miles motherfuckin’ Davis! One of the greatest albums ever made. Every home should have a copy.
reina_t_1111: 200 grams sounds like it would survive a nuclear holocaust along with cockroaches and Keith Richards.
minimoniotaku: Perhaps, but that’s one thing I don’t want to find out the hard way.
reina_t_1111: I gather you’d buy the Stooges all over again if it was out on heavy vinyl?
minimoniotaku: I already have Raw Power in a 180-gram pressing. One album down, three to go.
reina_t_1111: I’m not even going to ask you if you’d ever buy Morning Musume on audiophile vinyl.
minimoniotaku: In a heartbeat.
reina_t_1111: I smell another post at your other blog brewing.
minimoniotaku: Well, you’re the personification of my muse, you should already know that by now.

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