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[Inaudible-Whisper]

It was cool in Britain. We went to Narnia.

[TeslaGuy]

Originally Posted by cjhobbies00

Is it disgusting how the Japanese try to cover up their crimes? Hell yeah, but Americans do it too. U.S. textbooks rarely expose the heinous aspects of conflicts like the Mexican war, or how about the fact that the Japanese was forced to take up a stance of imperialism after the U.S. appeared on the shores of japan with a navy and forced the government to sign an unjust treaty. If you connect the dots, Japan's policy of colonization during WWII can be directly attributed to American policy.

Perry's black ships did awaken isolationist Japan to the truth that steam-powered and coal-hungry navies were making the outside world inevitably intimate, and it was an unfriendly act. But to say that it was directly responsible for inherently arrogant, imperialist Japan's sadistic Pacific misadventures is perhaps a bit ridiculous. That dismisses a good thousand or so years of Eastern history.

What fascinates me it that the Japanese are so friendly to Americans. We killed 100,000 of them during one night's firebombing of Tokyo. Ouch.

[HIVERS]

Hi! Im Florence,from montreal-quebec (canada). It's nice to meet you all!
I sing,compose and draw.

I've liked Shiina Ringo ever since i got into japanese music,even though i only knew her STEM video. Since i didn't knew anything about her i randomly downloaded a part of Seitsuki Heeling DVD.
The most i discovered about her,the more i liked her. I heard so much now,and i love so much now!

Im really difficult on music, Shiina Ringo makes 98% of my great music moments .. So, if you have any suggestions to me that reminds you of Ringo and that you think i'd might like,please feel free to propose me music! ;__;

My current favorite song is Shuukyou,and my very favorite song is Electric Mole's STEM *shivers* ♥♥

[cjhobbies00]

welcome, and we make recommendations all the time in the "Currently Listening To" thread. We have diverse tastes, but I'm sure you'll find something to like

[cjhobbies00]

Originally Posted by TeslaGuy

Perry's black ships did awaken isolationist Japan to the truth that steam-powered and coal-hungry navies were making the outside world inevitably intimate, and it was an unfriendly act. But to say that it was directly responsible for inherently arrogant, imperialist Japan's sadistic Pacific misadventures is perhaps a bit ridiculous. That dismisses a good thousand or so years of Eastern history.

What fascinates me it that the Japanese are so friendly to Americans. We killed 100,000 of them during one night's firebombing of Tokyo. Ouch.

To say that it led to the inherently arrogant imperialistic Japanese policies is not really a stretch, since they were imitating the Inherently arrongant imperialistic policies of Britain, U.S, etc...the same policies that gave Europeans the military might to bend the will of the Japanese government.

Japan embarked on a decades long mission to send men overseas to learn about European technology and purchase weapons, it is hard for me to imagine that the Japanese people would've believed that Europeans would have anything to offer them if it had not been for the American "invasion" of the Japanese ports.

Does not absolve the Japanese from their responsibility in the war crimes, just a reminder that America's crimes, and Britain's crimes for the matter, are no less heinous.

[justriiingo]

First of all, welcome to EMF!

Originally Posted by HIVERS

Im really difficult on music, Shiina Ringo makes 98% of my great music moments .. So, if you have any suggestions to me that reminds you of Ringo and that you think i'd might like,please feel free to propose me music! ;__;

You could head over to the Music forum... plenty of recommendations over there. I'm sure you'll find something you'd like.

[Maou]

Originally Posted by HIVERS

Im really difficult on music, Shiina Ringo makes 98% of my great music moments .. So, if you have any suggestions to me that reminds you of Ringo and that you think i'd might like,please feel free to propose me music! ;__;

Cocco. Her original set of albums (Bougainvillea, Rapunzel, Sangurozu) are extremely similar to pre-Jihen Ringo, but a little more extreme on song feeling. I even like them better depending on my mood.

[Lena-chan]

Originally Posted by HIVERS

Hi! Im Florence,from montreal-quebec (canada). It's nice to meet you all!

welcome /o/

Originally Posted by HIVERS

Im really difficult on music, Shiina Ringo makes 98% of my great music moments .. So, if you have any suggestions to me that reminds you of Ringo and that you think i'd might like,please feel free to propose me music! ;__;

Bonnie pink, Tsukiko Amano and Kojima Mayumi
doesn't sound alike Ringo, but make great music moments to me... and I think we are very alike because:

Originally Posted by HIVERS

My current favorite song is Shuukyou,and my very favorite song is Electric Mole's STEM *shivers* ♥♥

I like you XD

[rkkenusr]

Hello fellow Shiina Ringo fans!
Its my first time posting here at e-mole.net, so Im not really sure were to put this.
I really love her music. Right now Im listening to Variety and watching their 2007 Spa and Treatment live concert.

I hope to make friends among you guys!

[gekokujyo]

I thought I ought to comment here after lurking forever.

I am 20, male, and from Singapore. I've been a Ringo fan forever (wayyy back in 1999, Muzai Moratorium was my first album, and I will never forget the incredible rush I got from the opening strains of "Tadashii machi"), and seeing her live is one of my 'things to do before I die". Hopefully that will eventually materialise this August; my flight's all set, and now I'm hoping my friend can help get me ticks for the RSRF gig.

My favourite Ringo album is Muzai Moratorium, and favourite song of hers is Maru no uchi SADISTIC - cliche, I know, but I also know that nothing would give me quite the same high than to hear the opening beats and wailing pianica in the intro live.

Jihen-wise, I really liked all 3 albums equally, I think. Though, Sounan is undisputably my favourite of the singles.

I love about 3 million other bands and artists, though no one comes near my insane obsession for Ringo. Just to be properly representative of my tastes, some of the other acts I like - the brilliant green, Broken Social Scene (who were AWESOME live), Feist, The Flaming Lips, Phoenix, Rachael Yamgata, Faye Wong, Cheer Chen, Mew. Especially Mew and Cheer Chen - I need them to put out new records, like NOW.