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Irene seems long out fashion as an English name, but swap the "e"s and "i"s and we're back in exotic territory.

Best I can quickly locate lyric-wi...

Impromptu entertainment from the chalet balcony at the Rhythm Riot rock 'n' roll festival, Camber Sands, 2007.

Patsy gets mesmerised by ball barings at this small local pachinko parlour in Nyngyo-cho, Tokyo.

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Used to die-cut round-cornered business cards.

"Oishii pan!" from the little baker's van in Tokyo.

Yabusame in Sumida park, Asakusa, Tokyo. April 2007.

Patsy gets mesmerised by ball barings at this small local pachinko parlour in Nyngyo-cho, Tokyo.

At a Tokyo sports centre, I was lucky enough to be invited in to watch some kendo practice close up.

Massive stag beetle tries to make a break from a pet shop in Odaiba, Tokyo.

Do-it-yourself style Japanese cuisine cooked up by our hosts Naomi, Abu-chan and Ha-chi in Tokyo. In this restaurant, the ingredients are bought to...

At the height of the cherry blossom party season, Pat gets whisked away onto someone's blue tarpaulin. In Kasai, Tokyo.

Karaoke in Shinjuku.

A momento of our time on the beach in Santa Monica and Venice, Los Angeles.

Not only can you sit on a warm seat and have your front & back bottoms washed and dried, the lids lift automatically.

The two hour build-up to Hadaka Matsuri in Saidai-ji, Japan.

Sunday bopping at Yoyogi park.

Kate Bush performs her version of the Elton John track on Wogan

Richard burns some rubber.

A momento of our time on the beach in Santa Monica and Venice, Los Angeles.

for Pat

Pat 40th birthday pearls of wisdom.

Darren learns to rollerblade............

San Francisco November 2006

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