Word and image for August

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Here are the August pages from my 1901 Japanese woodblock calendar.  Happily, the picture of the lotus pond perfectly matches one of the most well-known haiku by basho, where he basically says that you don't need to take your lotus flower to the temple for Heaven to appreciate it.  The picture of Gackt is from the Dragon Incarnate photobook by seiichi nomura.



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SCRIBBLE SATURDAY (entry one) Zoot Suit GACKT

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Fanart Karadin
Media Pencil on paper colored in Photoshop
Warnings None
Crit yes! thank you

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notes: pants and coat of 'sharkskin' sheer silk shirt, lapels and lining in silk with a traditional Japanese geometric pattern, tie in silk, leather shoes, studded black leather belt and suspenders, silver and onyx bead chains, suede hat, jewelry by DARTS featuring the Eternity necklace designed by GACKT in white gold and diamonds.



The Zoot suit features high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders, this style of clothing was popularized by African Americans, Latino Americans, Italian Americans, and Filipino Americans during the late 1930s and 1940s.

A young Malcolm X described the zoot suit as: "a killer-diller coat with a drape shape, reet pleats and shoulders padded like a lunatic's cell". The amount of material and tailoring required made them luxury items, this extravagance during wartime was a factor in the Zoot Suit Riots. Wearing the oversized suit was a declaration of freedom and self-determination, even rebelliousness. (wiki)

Your Gackt Evening News - Gackt Army news report for July 26, 2010

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GACKT AND DEARS
How to get refunds on 8/28 concert tickets
and 8/29 YFC show will be filmed.
http://www.gackt-and-dears.com/free/news/?id=1281193336

ENER's BIG ADVENTURE
Ener now on a cruise ship!

BLOGS
Gackt on ROCKETMAN FM
http://www.j-wave.co.jp/blog/rocket/2010/08/08/

TODAY in GA
Word and Image
SCRIBBLE SATURDAY entry two IGACKT graphics
SCRIBBLE SATURDAY entry one Zoot Suit Gackt fan art
FM Yokohama in Video
GA Soldiers only morning news post