sorry no reports back, crazy busy. like 13 hour work days and no days off for weeks. when i get home, and i do get home soon, i am going to no shit sleep for days. japan is nice, the people are amazing. they are probably the nicest people I have ever met on a whole. and this is the only place i will ever sing kareoke, you go out here and lay out rick james songs and they all clap and tell you your "american idol" it's great. i have been on a real music quest, I've stumbled on to some great bands thanks to a few great friends who have managed to keep in contact with me through this deployment. hope all of you are well, this little fiasco called enlistment ends sooner than it seems and I will be free again to live my life as/per my rules. ty sg for being one of my only solid inputs for culture.