through the looking glass

According to Reuters, Michael Jackson was found not breathing in his home, suffering from cardiac arrest.

Taken to UCLA Medical Center hospital, one of the worlds most famous musicians is reported dead.

Despite his tabloid frenzied career and strange behavior, MJ knew how to sing, write hits, and entertained millions for decades. I personally didn’t like a lot about this guy but I always acknowledged his talent and success.

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HYDE is coming back around and he’s teamed up with Oblivion Dust’s K.A.Z. in their joint project VAMPS.

I’ll be checking out the San Francisco show.

VAMPS tour dates and performance locations are as follows:

Saturday, July 11, 2009:
New York NY:  The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza

Sunday, July 12, 2009:
Hartford CT:  Warped Tour New England Dodge Music Center

Tuesday, July 14, 2009:
Columbia MD:  Warped Tour Merriweather Post Pavilion

Thursday, July 16, 2009:
Baltimore MD:  Sonar Baltimore

Sunday, July 19, 2009:
Seattle WA:  The Showbox at the Market

Monday July 20, 2009:
Portland OR:  Hawthorne Theatre

Saturday, July 25, 2009:
San Francisco CA:  Regency Grand Ballroom

Monday, July 27, 2009:
Las Vegas NV: Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel
“VAMPS Official Party”

Wednesday, July 29, 2009:
San Diego CA:  SOMA

Saturday, August 1, 2009:
Los Angeles CA:  The Wiltern Theater

US site: www.vampsliveusa.com

Official: www.vampsxxx.com

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This beautiful life size RX-78 Gundam recently erected in Odaiba has been photographed for our viewing pleasure. Apparently it will be gone after 2 months (before Char gets wind of it’s location). Check out its majesty!

Assembled Life Sized RX78 Gundam

Had a quick hands on with the Pre in store. The sharp edges are freaky, but only when you fondle them, with general use I didn’t really notice them. WebOS is very nice, fast, can’t wait to see how it matures. The size and feel was surprising, like a small stone, though it does feel kinda like a toy with the light plastic. Camera was quite clear. Keys are too small for me personally, though my typing test was successful with very few miss strikes.

Overall not bad, just did not win me over as there are still more devices to feel out this year.

Apple finally catches up with copy/paste, video, 3m cam, and mms (but ATT drops the ball on actually providing it). No flash. But hey, for the past 2 years ago they didn’t have these standard features so I guess that’s a big plus for them!

3GS, the S stands for speed, as in ‘getting up to’.

Low price point for the old model is a plus, though being shackled to ATT is definitely a deterrent. My desire for consumer to demand a higher stand from the hardware manufactures is trumped by the gouging the carriers are doing.

E3 is over. Currently spending a little time with friends and family here in Los Angeles.

A friend introduced me to this wonderful piece.