3000 miles O/T-Mark OUTTA Japan

After nearly 3 years in a Tokyo Apartment smaller than a prison cell, I'm OUTTA here!!!!!

I've met JUST A FEW great people here, seen some cool cars and LOTS of bikes, and had my sanity SAVED BY THE HAMB. I also was on the HAMB EVERY day...with nothing else more fun than that, that didn't cost money. I gave **** to total strangers, and hopefully even gave HELPFUL advice on the rare occasion where it was something I actually KNEW about!!!

I caught trains for 3 hours to be the only gaijin in a 100 mile radius at a rod event...and posted pix here on the HAMB.

I've met some AWESOME visitors:

Keith Weezner
Cole Foster
Skratch
Har**** - wheeling a chopper all the way into a convenience store for a photoshoot and the old Japnese staff and customers having an absolute cow
Kennedy Bros
Dice Magazine dudes

John - Coolstuff (why WOULDN'T we share a private booth with two teenage girls we'd never met before, but chatted to in line?????)
HemiDave
Ryan - Smitty78 (we really should do a sushi lunch again sometime)
Jay and his wife a few weeks back - supercool folks!

Nash from Burnout magazine
The funky guys from Mooneyes
Shorty from Pumkin Sally
Hiroki (THE man in Tokyo!!!!!) from greaser band HellRacer

oh

and 'some old guy' called GENE WINFIELD

Got some AWESOME bits for my 52 Ford F1 that I could NEVER find in Australia, and dudes I've NEVER met (Stragedy and Abe Lugo) sent them to me FOR FREEEEEEEEE

I'll go back to Melbourne, Australia on Monday, and having a garage (full of cars and parts and TOOLS) I WON'T be on the hAMB for a little while....but I'll take LOTS of PICS of all the cool old stuff that all the cool OLD guys (who would NEVER use a PC) have stashed while I go visiting

so.......THANK YOU HAMB.....

New Screen name recommendations welcome.

 

mark

congrats.

safe travels...

 

welp, me thinks you renamed yourself....Mark OUTTA Japan

 

Salty's right. Congrats on getting back to Melbourne. I love that city nearly as much as Tokyo! What I like most is the countryside around it. Awesome. I'll drop you a line if I end up back that way.

 

Someone needs to take your place, I've always found your situation and posts interesting. Best to ya.

 

congrats on getting back to oz mark..

 

Good for you. May you never have to eat a bowl of rice again.

 

Cool Mark! Enjoy your time back to .............home?

Always enjoyed your Japanese coverage.

 

Congrats on "escaping" Japan! I moved to Nagoya in April and will be here another year or so. Still really digging it though, but I'm sure I'll miss home at some point. I wish we coulda met, but I only was able to make it up to Tokyo once for the Moon Eyes show. Since so many know you by your Japan name, I think part of that should stay. So another vote for "outta Japan" Good luck on the projects and have a safe trip home!

 

Domo Arigato. Good on ya Mark NOT in Japan.

Safe travels to you and if you get to the... ahem... 'ballet' in Melbourne have a Victoria Bitter and a lap dance on me.

 

your gonna miss those beautiful japanese woman mark.

 

Good to get home back to Oz Mark.....

Aint nuthin like the Land down Under !

Rat

 

Or Was Mark in Japan... You never did answer on the deported thing or not......

I will try to pick up where you left off. I should be here for alot longer than Comet plans to be....

 

Mark,
Thanks for the hoodie, maybe next time I'll trade you for a hoodie from an Australian show.
Hit me up if there is anything I can help with from Southern California.

 

Hey Mark! I'm right behind you, man!!

I leave here 19 Sep! Yeah, 2008!!

I will be in Tokyo 16-18 Sep just to mess around and maybe checkout Mooneyes.jp if I can FIND it this time!!

Great meeting you the few times we were in the same place!

I will be in good company back in Austin, TX!

Oh, yeah....what about....Gone Gaijin!!

Dave

 

AH ha, just in time for swap meet season.

 

Welcome back

Time to get that pickup on the road, ya got about 8 weeks till the picnic.

 

Dave,
Let me know your plans, I will meet or pick ya up somewhere and we can hit Mooneyes and maybe other points of interest one day..

 

Hey MIJ.....

Looks like you're gonna haveta change that USER name to Mark in Oz now !!

Rat

 

Only if we let him back in....

 

Too Late!!!!!!!!!

I got back 9 am yesterday, and my father was actually surprised that I got out of his car and went STRAIGHT IN THE GARAGE, for the rest of the day!!!!! What a GREAT DAY

In homage to my former students, I was thinkin about a name like "Mark-sensei-what-goed-back-for-Aussutrayria",

but I think I want to go with something more me, like

Mark in the GARAGE

lemme know what you think and don't be shocked if I totally dismiss your suggestions!!

Thanks for everyone's good wishes and kind thoughts!

...and please remember.....

Yeah, it matters WHAT you build, and drive.....but it matters more WHO you drive with- so get out there drivin with your favourite folks!!!!!!!

BTW......next Melbourne event?????????

 

"Mark-sensei-what-goed-back-for-Aussutrayria",

Now that's funny! have read a few of your posts and wondered where you were from, now know. Maybe write ...and outta Japan.. below your new name, Mark in the GARAGE
Good luck

 

Well I never got a chance to meet ya so hopefully I can stop by for a vegimite sandwich when I head down under next summer. (knock back a couple a stubby's of **** for me would ya)

 

Mark the Friggin Boomerang.........he come back.

Welcome home.....

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

How about "Mark-AAAH SOOOH"
(I don't know **** about Japan)

 

ok mark , just what exactly were you teachin these innocent lil school girls??
engurish! you so rucky rucky! i know your glad to be home congrats on the great escape..

 

hey - so you are back in the home town huh?
any chance that you will go to Tokyo/Yokohama for the Mooneyes show in Dec?

 

Welcome back

 

Mark-- Congrats brother!

Glad you made it home safe. Trish and I are so thankful for the day you spent w/ us in Tokyo!! Hope to see you someday soon.

jay

 

Wow..Thanks Jay!

Thats a GREAT pic!