Up to Here: “a life catch-up” letter to a teenage pal
Found in the archive: a letter written, apparently to a friend from teenage days, travelling on Pacific Blue Drum Corps […]
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Creativity and Adventure from Canada to Everywhere on “Just Japan Podcast”
Personal archaeology pod storytime with Kevin on Just Japan Holy smokes pals! hold onto your toques & trilbys – 2
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Memo: (wishing a) Peaceful Week in US + Atlantico and Pacifica proposal
Memo: Nov 2 2020 Wishing for a peaceful week in the USA. Also advocating for proper representation for Guam, Northern
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Panoramas, Personal Musings
Guam Dossier, part 3 – Dive bars & Massage panoramas, 1996
My last night on the island of Guam I drove around rather aimlessly all night… to folks on the “outside”
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Lists + Awards + Profiles
Media: Cleaning Neptune (holiday) / PDN, Guam, July 5, 1995
Dave Olson pictured, right See also: Guam Dossier, SS Neptune + Guam Dossier, SS Neptune
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Lists + Awards + Profiles, Music / Rock
Media: Jerry Garcia’s Legacy / PDN, Guam, Aug. 18, 1995
Summary: Woke up to the news, quit my job, went to a candlelight vigil, passed one around, talked to some
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Portraits of the Artiste
#daveo50 ~ 1994 / 50 years > days > photos
Project: Upon turning 50 years old on August 16, 2020, Dave Olson (me, hello) is posting a photo (or maybe
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Chapbooks, Fanzines & Folios, Stubbed Toe
Folio: January in the Hot Springs / haiku and paint, 1993-5
After arriving in Japan for the first time, i began exploring Japanese poetic forms – realizing that the didactic 5-7-5
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Personal Musings
Rabbit Holes of History: Japan, War & Post-war (incl. O. Stone + D. MacArthur) & Micronesia
My pal Tom wrote the following (March 27, 2017): Been watching Oliver Stone’s “History of the United States” on Netflix.
Collections of Artifacts
Artifacts: License Plate Wall in Pe ELL, WA (partial view)
Anecdotally I’ve heard that technically you can’t publish/post/publicize photos of license plates (number plates in some areas) however i’ll assume
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Parties + Events + Invites
Poster Inspiration / Dave + Ryoko 4-20 Kekkon-shiki
The poster art for the party was one of the first things on our “we want to have” list for
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Choogle On
Deep Cuts of Weed in Guam – Choogle On! #125
Beginning with a static-y 1996 AM radio interview during a power outage on the island of Guam Micronesia, then checking
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Portraits of the Artiste
Portrait: as Beach Club Host (with brother Bob and drummers)
As a tour host at Star Sand Private Beach Club on island of Guam. “Landlocked” by Andersen Air Force base
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Portraits of the Artiste
Momento: Submarine Tour Guide (with group)
Me as a Tour guide/narrator (in Japanese) aboard a half-submarine ship SS Neptune along some with the knuckleheads I worked
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Social / Startup / Cmty
“The Internet Age Began on August 9, 1995” / via Litkicks (with comment)
The Internet Age Began on August 9, 1995 by Levi Asher • August 7th, 2015 {excerpts – go read the whole
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Notes to Future Self
Slice of Guam / Micronesia / German history from WW1
Super interesting video by the (excellent) series The Great War about the Germans in Micronesia in WW1. In brief: The
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