Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Yungflutes wrote:

People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful. They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Dragon, Monkey, and Ox.

Funny how zodiacs/horoscopes always seem to correspond to your personality, regardless of which month/year you were born in. As for me, I'm a dragon and yet all of the above save the part about loving to gossip is true. A shame, really... "charm and attraction for the opposite sex" means I'm terminally single

Zak -- jinashi size queen

Happy new year!!

Chris Moran wrote:

My wife is a Year of the Ox person and I am a Year of the Monkey. Anyone see "conflict" here?

Boy, you think you have it rough?  I subscribe to the traditional 3-year ro-sham-bo astrological system.  I am paper.  My girlfriend is scissors.

-Darren.

dstone wrote:

Boy, you think you have it rough?  I subscribe to the traditional 3-year ro-sham-bo astrological system.  I am paper.  My girlfriend is scissors.
-Darren.

You may have me on that one, champ.

jamesnyman wrote:

I am a rat and my wife is an ox. We have been married for 40 years and I cannot imagine life without her. We are best friends.

That's a legendary marriage there, James. It has inspired some good poetry from you too.

Thank you Perry
Happy New Year to you all!!!
I was the guy at the hospital wishing everyone a Happy New year yesterday, getting crazy looks. If someone stated your a little late or whats up, I would just smile and tell them it is the true lunar new year. I even flew a Buddist flag, and gave my Asian Neighbor a small gift left at his door.
If you are the only one standing,  always stand tall.
My you gain wisdom, find compassion, and have a wonder new year.
Ray

Hey All, the great thing about the Lunar New Year celebration is that it goes on for another two weeks.
Zak, I bet you'll be hearing firecrackers for the next couple of weeks!

I played shakuhachi and Dizi at a celebration the other night. Following a traditional Lion Dance accompanied by pounding drums and gongs was a challenge to say the least. An audience member approached me after saying how she enjoyed hearing the sound of a solo flute after the thundering drums. I cleared the way for the spinning umbrella girls.

Keep on celebrating and honoring the ancestors!

Peace and health, Perry

hi.

Spencer Wells has a book, the Descent of Man. We're all from Africa. There isn't even a genetic basis for race, let alone nationality. National Geographic has a project to get DNA from a lot of people. It's expensive but you can get it done. It'll at least tell you about the ancestors they can trace from Y chromosomes for men & mitochondrial DNA for all. Craig Venter has a little about this in his book A Life Decoded. We're all related.

Hapy New Year.

jb

Mankind originated in Tasmania. You guys obviously haven't studied science.

Hey Perry, I am a rat and I will be going for Yum cha this morning at the best place in Sydney. I will think of you while I munch on that!

Tairaku wrote:

Hey Perry, I am a rat and I will be going for Yum cha this morning at the best place in Sydney. I will think of you while I munch on that!

Yum Cha!!! I miss th steam chicken feet with Black bean sauce. Can't get that in Northampton!

mauel wrote:

Xin Nian Hao !!!

Here in Shanghai it was very nice , during the night the sky is allways full of colors with all of those fireworks !

I'm a monkey so the rat is a friend ! Sure it will be a good year !

All the best and much love and health to all of you .

Ciao

Manuel

Manuel penyou, I was on a train from Guangzhou to Beijing once during a New Year. It was so packed, I couldn't move for the whole two day ride.

Xin nian hao!

Peace my friends

axolotl wrote:

Hrm, I'm a Water Rat; I guess Tairaku is a Metal Rat.  I guess I should be playing "Wharf Rat" by the Dead, while he plays "Round and Round"...by RATT?

We played a gig with RATT in Norway and one of the dudes came up to me and asked, "Where are you from?" I said, "Milwaukee". He said, "Oh Brother!" and started hugging me. I said, "Are you from Milwaukee?" He said, "No.......America!"

Drewau2005 wrote:

I wonder if someone can tell me about the compatability between a Water rate and a Metal Ox ? It is new and feesl 'electric' at this stage.
Is it a good match ?

I'm certainly no expert, but the term 'rust' comes to mind. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Zak -- jinashi size queen