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Remember, the camera is a machine. It does not have feelings, and it didn’t go to art school. Joe's ASIAN TOUR 2011  

After my oral surgery …. mouth still full of stitches but face swelling and bruising almost gone!  Painful experience though… soups and soft foods for 4 weeks….  

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http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-7604274519178657282&hl=en&fs=true via video.google.com This was my very first camera that was my very own……I started photographing when I was around 8 years old and have documented as much of life as I possibly could.  The first camera that I ever owned was the Polaroid swinger in the early 1960's…….. the rest is history!

I was trying to build a collection of souvenir money like my friends Yume & Curtis have but was not as successful!  I'll keep trying… this is taken in 2009 of their collection…. mine is 1/8 this size…. 😦   My first international travel and I was building a collection of crisp bills for my istock photography but…

Asakusa has narrow lanes, old wooden houses, craft stores, sanctuaries and a mossy cemetery….. my Mentor,  Lee Peterson,  told me not to miss this place.  We saw Rickshaw carriages and I got a pair of Ninja black toe shoes…. The number of people in this city is astounding!  One cannot image it without seeing it.…

Ueno Park Area

via www.youtube.com My Dad's Alzheimer's is taking the best of him and now he is in the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, dehydrated and likely his days are few….I spoke with my Mom this morning (AM Tokyo time… afternoon in NC USA) My Mom has been strong during these last few months.  Sixty plus years they have been…

Continued from Friday…. the most peaceful place being the Meiji Shrine surrounded by giant old trees….. well come out, cross the bridge and welcome to the Funky Town….mobs of people…. a young fashion trendy uptown walk thru the streets and allys….