Introduction

So here it is; I have sarted a blog.

How modern of me.

Don't worry, this is not going to be entirely self-indulgent; basically, it's going to be about my adventures in the great city of Osaka, Japan. Hence the title, which means Osaka drifter. I stole the title from Tokyo Nagaremono (Tokyo Drifter), a classic 1966 yakuza movie by Seijun Suzuki. The film was definitely an inspiration for the visual style of Kill Bill vol. 1.

In case that last paragraph didn't make it clear, it's gonna be pretty nerdy, especially as regards to music.

Th chief obstacle to this plan is the fact that I am not currently in Osaka. I am back in Calgary, saving up my money to go to school in, you guessed it, Osaka. So for now I'll probably just relate stories of my previous trips to Japan, some of the much less exciting life I live now, and of course, my big Burning Man/Las Vegas trip.

Once I do go back however (in April 2008 hopefully), I want to write about all my favourite bars, restaurants and live houses. I want to introduce you to my friends who are much more interesting than me.

There will also be a huge amount of talk about the music scene in Japan, and hopefully I can introduce you to some new bands.

Richie