Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:54 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Honto??
I thought it closed down about a year or so ago... Some of the local Jdorama folks mentioned that they were looting the place...
perhaps i'm thinking of another bookstore that was closed down a while ago then....the one i'm thinking of used to be in Yaohan Plaza...which is where the Mitsuwa is......I might be trippin' but I thought that bookstore had been closed down for a while.....but if you know some looters may be my sense of time is f*cked up....
in any event...the only book store left there i think is the kinokuniya in Weller Court off of 2nd and San Pedro Ave.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:01 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, it's still there... Fortunately.
Remember all those Rodeo Drive-type stores in Weller Court? Now it's like a Mitsuwa... Sorta sad.
DAYEM DOOD...you get props because I know EXACTLY what you are talkin' about!!! That was before the Japanese bubble economy burst during the last decade...yeah they had some hella swank stores selling Gucci, Ferragamo, Prada, Rolex, etc....
those "haute couture" type goods....you have a great memory...it just proves we used to kick at some of the same places...hehe. That one corridor you speak of has been desolate for a long time...that i can DEFINITELY attest to.....it's like tumbleweed rollin' thru there now....
DAYEM DOOD...you get props because I know EXACTLY what you are talkin' about!!! That was before the Japanese bubble economy burst during the last decade...yeah they had some hella swank stores selling Gucci, Ferragamo, Prada, Rolex, etc....
those "haute couture" type goods....you have a great memory...it just proves we used to kick at some of the same places...hehe. That one corridor you speak of has been desolate for a long time...that i can DEFINITELY attest to.....it's like tumbleweed rollin' thru there now....
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:09 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
You forgot Dolce & Gabbana.
HAHA, i apologize...i'm SURE you are RIGHT! there used to be some really expensive stores there that undoubtedly catered to Japanese tourists/businessman who despite the high prices still found it cheaper than in Japan...back then if one recalls, the YEN was also pretty strong. (not that it isn't now..but the dollar has been exceptionally low compared to historical norms)
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject:
ahochaude wrote:
Any Louis Vuitton stores (that were) there?
haha...nice...unfortunately no....zanen, ne. btw, the coolest louis vuitton stores i've ever seen in my life were in tokyo...moreover, i've never seen such a high concentration of l.v. stores in my dayem life....but given it was japan where 1 out of every 3 females had an l.v. bag i was not so surprised but it nonetheless amazing
Yeah its made from rice so technically it is still a food. Thanks bmwracer-kun.
From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: food
Pronunciation: 'fud
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English fode, from Old English fOda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed
1 a : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments) b : inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution
2 : nutriment in solid form
3 : something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies <food for thought>
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:23 am Post subject:
Re: Book store that closed in Little Tokyo, Nippon Books closed about a year ago, the Marukai 99 cent store is there now. From Gucci stores to Marukai 99 cent store, quite a drop!!!
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:
ahochaude wrote:
No problem. I think I'm going to buy a bottle of Yaegaki Nigori Sake this weekend. Just for starters.
I wish we had a bigger selection of sake brands to choose from here on Long Island. We are getting a little better. I noticed at least 5 or 6 brands in my local liquor store recently. I am going to write down the names of sake I have read about here and see if the liquor store can order some. Hawaii must have a great selection to choose from.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:28 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
My brother and I had the Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake... Quite good.
ah yes, i know that bottle well...and it knows me. we have a mutual respect for one another, but we're strangers the next morning....a looong time ago i finished a whole bottle by myself....needless to say i was tossed. gotta represent takara sake from back in my old hood, berkeley.
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