Remember the clothing line Stüssy? A skateboard clothing company out of Laguna Beach. I was a huge fan. I would even practice doing that logo when I was bored in 5th grade. Well Stüssy is kind of a big deal out here. So much a big deal, that it's an expensive clothing line. I walked by a Stüssy store in Hiroshima, a store dedicated to Stüssy! I polished the chrome rims of my old Dodge Ram with t-shirts that are now Japan's equivalent to a Coach purse.
Rap is making an appearance in the clubs, and by rap I mean The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 Life After Death album. I'm hoping them playing that album is a homage to the time when rap died because I haven't like rap since him and 2pac got gunned down. Fortunately I only saw one guy in their "rap culture" wearing a flat-brimmed New Era hat with the size tag still on it. That style hasn't caught on out there and I sure hope it doesn't. It still hasn't been explained to me why anyone thinks that looks cool.
Caught a guy walking around in yellow shoes; not sure if that was ever a style though. Remember Crocs? Those popular shoes/sandals that looked ridiculous were a fad for about 6 months a couple of years ago. Well, when we were unable to keep selling them out here we must have sent them out to Japan because everyone has got them.
Wes Craven's horror film Scream is still popular out here. I caught it on cable a couple times. In the Hard Rock Cafe a guy in the Scream mask runs around and scares people when they eat their birthday dessert. Speaking of Hard Rock, no music videos on the TVs newer than 1995, with every other video being Motley Crüe. I wouldn't complain because I love the Crüe, but come on Debbie Gibson should never be spoken of or heard in 2008. Seriously, what kind of love was she actually "shaking" at 14?
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