cleansing

partying with the rockstars

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March 30th 2003
jade wasn't feeling all too well the other morning, and so i went down to the hotel restaurant and had a free breakfast. i sat with renee, one of her backup singers. she was from san diego too, so i felt pretty comfortable with her. everyone else in the band was from germany. they were all real nice though, and the pianist, philip invited me to go see the nagoya castle with some of the guys. total ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more