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Hey Everybody,

Go check out my dear friend and fellow Hanafudan, Miki Matsushima’s exhibition happening this week at PlaceM. Miki is an incredibly talented artist and eccentric extraordinaire. I saw the proofs of this show and I assure you, it will knock your socks off.

PlaceM is open everyday from 1:00 to 7:00 and the show will hang until Sunday the 11th. So don’t miss it.

PS. Masato Seto is exhibiting in the mini-gallery this week too.

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Met Daido Moriyama san at Place M again. It was at the opening of his show titled “Northern” and had been previously shown at Rat Hole a few months back. The reason he showed it again was because he just released a new book of the same name. This year is the 30th anniversary of his trip first photo adventure to Hokkaido. The images were stunning to say the least. The prints themselves were of top caliber as they always are.

I had a chance to have a nice discussion with him this time, asking him about a few of the images in particular. It was a real treat to hear a couple of stories behind the images. I also asked him what film and developer he uses; Kodak Tri-X in D76, and whether he still soups and prints his own stuff, to which he said “mochiron” (of course), with the exception of the very large stuff, which he sends to a printer.

All in all a very nice time. To somewhat of a surprise, Masato Seto, Moriyama’s ‘protoge’ and Place M’s owner asked me to please have a show there, which I would love to do, had I a sponsor to help with the costs. If you have any suggestions, don’t hesitate to offer them.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages…

Come one, Come all…

Behold the latest unseen fandangled enigmatic discoveries of the known universe, all under one tent. Bewildering oddities to seize your imaginations and mysteries of wonderment to steal your hearts. It truly must be seen to be believed.

Do not be fooled by the artistry of this creation. No doubt there was a unhinged passion in the uncovering of these peculiar phenomenons, yet their marvel is unto themselves, never to be seen until now, before your very eyes!

It is with great honor to WELCOME YOU TO THE BERZIRCUS!!!

Please feel free to have a look at my new photo website brianscottpeterson.com. I will be updating it over the coming weeks so bookmark it and come back often…Thanks!

Brian

Presented by Namazu in Shimokitazawa (North gate, behind station).

Sunday, February 22nd (one day only), from 12:00 to close.

Note: I will be there until 3pm and after 10pm.

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The sun has come up and I haven’t slept. Its in the wee hours of the morning and I and working on a chocolate bar sized computer at a posh apartment in the hills of Omote-Sando. Why cant I sleep and what is gonna happen tomorrow? This keyboard is ridiculously small. I had a crazy dream a few nights ago. Its starts likes this…

So I had a night at home alone so I decided to make some curry and rent a movie. I put the rice on and headed down t Tsutaya where I wondered aimlessly for the better part of an hour, somewhat apathetically settling for the weeks “Top Choice,” Starwars III which I had already seen but wanted to see it again. And there would prolly be special features and that would be worth something.

So I got back to my house, threw the curry on and started the movie…when the opening text started rolling up the screen as it always does in Star Wars I realized it was in Japanese and I couldn’t read it and then proceeded to watch it in dubbed Japanese…which sucked and I changed it back and started it over.

Anyway, I watched it all and it was satisfactory. I went to the special features menu only to find there were no special features, which was hugely disappointing. I rented it to watch the special features. Trying not to feel defeated I opted to watch the entire movie again with George Lucas’s commentary playing over the film. It was late, so I put it on the headphones. I lasted about an hour and passed out on the couch with the headphones still on.

The movie had played all the way through and went back to the main DVD menu where the emperor was saying “Join the Dark Side” repeat “Join the Dark Side” repeat, “Join the Darkside”. Anyway I must have been listening to this on the headphones for 3 or 4 hours by the time I woke up. My god I had some wild dreams…I actually dreamed the I joined the Darkside.

I had to make a choice and I chose the dark side. I don’t remember much after that except that I was in a department store and there were 4 restrooms. 2 on one side of the hall and 2 on the other. “Good” Womens and Mens on the right and Dark Side Womens and Mens on the left. So naturally I went left. I was a little scared when everybody in the the restroom looked like the emperor with black hoods on. I thought, Do have to wear the hood? I hope not. Then I woke up.

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