... Finally found the site. It's http://www.totalnic.net/ . Cost for domain registration is $35 / 2 yrs. **************************************** Subete no...
1012
bambooni@...
Apr 7, 2000 12:02 am
Hey everybody, I have a question. What kind of straps go on geta. Is it braided leather,,silk,,twine??? I was down in my shop the other night playing around...
1013
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 7, 2000 12:24 am
... They're rope, or thick twine, over which is sewn a tube of soft fabric. The strap only goes side to side, though, grabbed in front by the loop of the toe ...
1014
Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Apr 7, 2000 12:26 am
... It seems that the most common, IIRC, is using some sort of material (probably silk, I don't know for sure) or I have seen some with just straw ropes. The...
1015
Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Apr 7, 2000 2:39 am
... That makes sense. That's why it looks like just a fabric strip, usually. BTW, is this the same thing that is done for helmet straps and such? Where else...
1016
Kev Fitzpatrick
sarusaru_99@...
Apr 9, 2000 4:22 am
To Effingham-dono, not to be forward but when is the CA that you are currently working on scheduled to come out? Just curious, because I'm dying to see it. ...
1017
bambooni@...
Apr 9, 2000 6:06 pm
In a message dated 4/6/00 8:29:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... just out of a couple of red oak boards I had laying around. a couple of dovetail joints an...
1018
J. Kriss White
jkrissw@...
Apr 10, 2000 1:15 pm
I just realized that I hadn't received anything on this list since 3/2, so then I tried to send in a "subscribe" order, figuring I'd been dropped, but egroups...
1019
J. Kriss White
jkrissw@...
Apr 10, 2000 1:20 pm
There's an impressive mural over the sushi bar "Sumo Bistro" in Long Beach, CA, showing a thunderous samurai cavalry charge, with three daimyo out in front...
1020
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 10, 2000 2:33 pm
... Are they all on the same side? Something like that is a critical detail. ... Very unlikely. Hideyoshi was a general under Nobunaga, but Takeda Shingen was ...
1021
Aoi
historian@...
Apr 10, 2000 8:09 pm
... I've seen ... the helm ... trident-head on ... on his. Of course this isn't my area, but the "clover leaf design"... Could that be a Hollyhock mon? Like...
1022
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:22 pm
... Very similar, but not quite. The helmet cord is just a width of fabric (say 8-12") and X yards long, rolled up into a long snake and stitched closed....
1023
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 10, 2000 10:30 pm
... The garb one? I'm going to be doing some research on the subject while I'm in Japan in May and June, so I expect the thing will be finished this summer. ...
1024
Kev Fitzpatrick
sarusaru_99@...
Apr 11, 2000 5:25 am
Effingham-dono, kataginu no wa, itsu made mo hontoo ni arigatai to omoimasu. I was wondering if anyone had a small picture of a real life person wearing one so...
1025
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 11, 2000 5:39 am
... Iie, tondemo gozaran. I live to do this sort of thing. Well, this and to eat sushi... ... I can scan in a few pictures and e-mail them to you tomorrow. I'm...
1026
Kev Fitzpatrick
sarusaru_99@...
Apr 11, 2000 3:08 pm
... Mokkai arigatoo. Pennsic e iku yaroo? Boku wa hajimete ya kara basho zenzen wakarahen kedo hontoo ni aitai. Kumamoto Takezou Sorry about all the Japanese...
1027
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 11, 2000 8:43 pm
Noble Cousins! I was told by her master that I inadvertently insulted her blueness on this forum. That was not my intent. As I explained in my note to her...
1028
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 11, 2000 8:48 pm
Noble Cousins! I was told by her master that I inadvertently insulted her blueness on this forum. That was not my intent. As I explained in my note to her...
1029
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 11, 2000 11:25 pm
Well, I can see how the error could come out, but one note: In old orthography, Aoi is A WO I , not A HO I ... (please, also, note the presence of...
1030
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 12, 2000 12:43 am
Noble Cousins! Baron Edward is indeed correct about the WO formation. BAD SOLVEIG! You didn't look it up! *SIGH* The -i- is a bit more complicated in terms of...
1031
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 12, 2000 12:48 am
... Well, the thing is, it's really a pun. The *name* Aoi, as you probably know, is invariably written with the kanji for the hollyhock, not the color blue....
1032
Grim Shieldsson
grimshieldsson@...
Apr 12, 2000 1:18 am
Would you mind cc me on that one too? ... ===== Jim Barrows Grim Shieldsson Software Barbarian Acting Chieftain of Clan StormWolf Webcasts.com...
1033
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 12, 2000 11:48 am
Baron Edward! Cross-linguistic stuff can give pretty humorous results. A FU HI sounds a lot like Oh Fooey don't you think? Honestly though. After all of this...
1034
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 12, 2000 11:53 am
Noble Cousins! Speaking of sushi. I recently had two job interviews which involved traveling through Seattle. This gave me an opportunity to eat at Shiro's...
1035
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 13, 2000 1:54 am
... But it *is* pronounced "Aoi." <G> ... Sadaijin, Minister of the Left. She's also To-no-Chujo's sister. Lord, but I'm looking forward to Royall finishing...
1036
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 13, 2000 1:54 am
... Rub it in. <G> I'm really starting to look forward to hitting my old favorite sushi haunt in Asakusabashi... Effingham...
1037
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 13, 2000 4:28 am
Noble Cousins! ... What the <grin> is most likely about is the common Japanese practice of actually reading the stuff as if it were modern Japanese. Your...
1038
Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Apr 13, 2000 4:35 am
Baron Edward! Greetings from Solveig! ... Talk about rubbing it in! I didn't eat sushi all that often in Japan! I did know a nice place on the way home that...
1039
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 13, 2000 4:40 am
... True; but until we have any evidence to the contrary, that's how it works. The orthography is just odd. Like cough is "koff" but hiccough is "hikkup". ...
1040
Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Apr 13, 2000 4:42 am
... One of my great frustrations: There are two *totally* different cuisines *both* called kaiseki (different kanji, of course) so you have to be clear which...
