Thread: Put a pic to that forum name!

[Scheradon]

 

 

Okay John.....our next board collection is going to be to buy you a tie!

 

Ya gotta' wear a tie when you meet a Rear Admiral!

 

Great shot though! Very impressive!

 

Brad

 

Thanks Brad,

 

If you think it was bad having no tie here, then you should have seen me at the Japan-American Society Christmas party. The Admiral as well as Yokosuka's Mayor, the commanding Japanese Admiral, and other dignitaries were there. Oh, and me, the only guy not in a suit and tie. Nothing like being the pink elephant in the room. Then I received a gift no less and had to walk up to the center stage and recieve it from the Mayor himself.

 

Hey, they said it was Christmas informal. I didn't know what the heck that meant.

[Comicdey]

Scheradon,

 

Yokosuka is pretty nice. I spent some time over in Japan for work.

 

I really liked Iwakuni......

 

Are you and your wife getting out and exploring while you are there? Or just working so hard that all you're doing is getting high profile awards?

 

It was Christmas Man.....Get a suit and tie....

 

And by the way, congratulations on the honors.

[Scheradon]

We have done a lot of tours here. In fact we built up enough points through out MWR ITT tours that we got to go on an overnight Kyoto trip for free.

 

 

Some of the memorable tours include the Nagoya Fertility Festival, Nikko Samurai Festival, Kyoto including the Golden Pavilion, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea, Tokyo Dome for a MLB all-star vs Japan all-star game, World Expo, and Numerous Temples, Shrines, Castles and Museums. Oh, and the Snow Monkey park was cool too. We've definately tried to do as much as possible here.

 

Here I am at the Great Buddha in Kamakura.

 

Believe it or not, it's only the second largest Buddha in Japan. The other is located in the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) of Todai-ji temple. This building is the largest wooden structure in the world and I recommend a visit to anyone visiting the Kyoto area of Japan.

 

[Comicdey]

Very cool,

 

Sounds like you're having a great time. Here's a photo when I was there. It's on my desktop at work.

 

I'm on the right, and it's a few years old when I had a mustache and still wore glasses (not on at the time).

 

This was in Kamakura, Japan

 

[nearmint]

Scheradon, which base in Japan? My wife's Irish band performed at several bases during St. Patty's week in 2002-2005. I tagged along last year.

 

The Naval Base in Yokosuka.

 

How was your visit?

 

How long have you been in Yokosuka? My wife's band performed at the naval base there in March of last year, a few days after St. Patty's Day. Here's a pic of the band on stage. You weren't there, were you?

 

 

 

We had a day in Tokyo. Here's a shot of Julie & I in front of the Imperial Palace...

 

 

 

My favorite part of Tokyo was Ginza. They say it's the most expensive real estate in the world...

 

 

 

I loved walking around Ginza. Everyone was dressed up, most men in jacket and tie, most women in dresses. It occurred to me that walking in Ginza in 2005 must be very much like what it would have felt like walking the streets of New York in the 1950s. And, LOTS of gorgeous women in Ginza...

 

 

[Comicdey]

The all Japan all the Time Thread.......

[Scheradon]

Great pics

 

I had to do a double take at your friend next to you as he has an uncanny resemblance to one of my older brothers. I wish I had a pick handy, it would freak you out.

[nearmint]

Great pics

 

I had to do a double take at your friend next to you as he has an uncanny resemblance to one of my older brothers. I wish I had a pick handy, it would freak you out.

 

You mean in the band shot? I'm actually not in that pic. I'm just a roadie, but people have confused me with Terry before.

[nearmint]

You were responding to Comicdey.

[Ze-man]

 

Here I am at the Great Buddha in Kamakura.

 

 

 

Dude, That outfit screams "I am an American, and dam proud of it!"

 

 

BTW, Great pix everyone

 

 

 

Ze-

[Comicdey]

You were responding to Comicdey.

 

That's ok....

 

Your wife's shirt makes me dizzy.....looks like you two had a great time.

 

Hope the comment on the shirt isn't taken personal....

[nearmint]

She makes me dizzy all the time.

[Scheradon]

I joined my wife over here in September of 2004. Unfortunately I didn't get to see your Wife's performance here. Not sure what I was doing, but I always seem to miss the entertainment on the base. Maybe it's because we have off-base housing and I never seem to hear about these things.

 

Great pic in front of the Imperial Palace!

 

As much as I hate to hi-jack this thread... here's a couple pics I have from the Imperial Palace:

 

This is one of my Wife and I outside on January 2, 2005

 

 

They open it up to the public twice a year. Once on the 2nd of January and again on the Emperor's birthday. Here's one inside with the Imperial Family inside their balcony. It was crazy, but a very cool experience.

 

 

Ok, I have to post one pic from the Nagoya Fertility Festival. What can make Japanese women even hotter? When they are celebrating fertility

 

[Comicdey]

hilarious...thanks for posting in the all japan all the time thread

[Red Hook]

 

 

I've heard that the best part of the ceremony is when they attach those by cords to tree branches and push them back and forth.

 

It's known as the Hour of the BSD.

[Comicdey]

Anybody have a comic with this character in it from Japan.....the next american sensation?

[UnrulyAppendage]

[ronm3-migration]

Perfect form! You were obviosuly posing. Whats your handicap?

[UnrulyAppendage]

. Whats your handicap?

 

My brain.

 

Thanks for the comment on the form.

 

A friend shot this series. I saw a flaw in my swing this day on the driving range. I was too flat on my backswing and I ended up looping. The camera gave immediate feedback. I was trying to correct it here. It was still a little too flat.

 

[UnrulyAppendage]

 

Hard expectations to live up to.