Lightning Magazine Thread

[Ahlvahroe]

Ahlvahroe not sure if you stopped by since you last posted about it, but I was in Kinokuniya Sunday in San Jose and they had both the Indigo Master issue as well as the 2008 New Denim Style issue.

actually ive never stopped by called up and asked the people working if they had any in and they didnt at teh time and i forgot all about it so i never followed up with it. now that i know ill probably check it out later.

[CityHunter]

If you guys are interested, I just got back from Kinikuniya in Little Tokyo (LA). They had 1 more copy (had 2, but I got one) of Lightning vol. 28 (Denim Style Book) from back in 2006. Was this issue particularly popular that they got it again, or was it so unpopular that its been sitting on the shelf for 2 years?

Nevertheless, they have one copy left. $14.40 after tax.

[Ahlvahroe]

ok so i just stopped by and i only saw teh indigo masters, so i only picked that one up. i am enjoying it quite a bit, but i dont read a word of japanese so there is a bunch that i would like to know but for right now i like what i see.

[edit]

real mccoys fade really nicely, im a sucker for vertical falling.

if the fit wasnt so weird the herringbone samurai, would be an option cause of the good fades.

more kids should wear proper denim, its just inspiring.

[coleslawyum]

Lightning Burger Special

On sale now…

[Chicken]

^ i am strangely intrigued.

[Roflcopterpwnsyou]

Lightning Burger Special

On sale now…

If it wasn't before, I think it's pretty apparent now that Japan does EVERYTHING better than America.

[kiya]

I will be the first to say that Japan does MANY things better than America, but not The Burger.

[Roflcopterpwnsyou]

I will be the first to say that Japan does MANY things better than America, but not The Burger.

That place we ate at down at the embarcadero was pretty good... even though they called mine texas style and it was definitely california style. But I'm still a little up in the air now cause of that ^.

[n0torious]

Go to Casino el Camino in Austin TX for definitive proof that the USA is undisputed burger champion.

[Spastic_Koala]

It's all about the Heart Attack Grill.

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

Try and tell me that this isn't a killer menu...

[evisu 2000]

they still sell unfiltered lucky strikes???

[denihilist]

Go to Casino el Camino in Austin TX for definitive proof that the USA is undisputed burger champion.

You'll have to wait at least 45 minutes. Totally worth it though.

[Roflcopterpwnsyou]

they still sell unfiltered lucky strikes???

I've only seen the filtered ones like, twice in my life. Every other time it's been unfiltered.

[kiya]

Go to Casino el Camino in Austin TX for definitive proof that the USA is undisputed burger champion.

This is a true story, i've experienced it first hand.

[Chicken]

I will be the first to say that Japan does MANY things better than America, but not The Burger.

and pizza, barbecue ribs and gas prices.

[kiya]

and pizza, barbecue ribs and gas prices.

And beer and chocolate.

Which is funny because in Japan there's these super pricey high end chocolate boutiques that sell the most terrible chocolate ever and the Japanese love it...

We led this chocolate tasting last fall in SF and the lowest blind tested brands in all three catagories were all Japanese boutique brands, even mass produced Euro brands beat em out.

[Chicken]

beer!

i completely disagree on that one.

[kiya]

beer!

i completely disagree on that one.

Let's move the discussion here:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=41774&page=11

[jselvedge]

beer!

i completely disagree on that one.

+1. Nothing compares to Japan beer. Nama biiru!!! Asahi beer in the states is brewed by Molson in Canada. It's much better in Japan. Suntory Malts tops my list though.

[kiya]

I just think the beer that is coming out of Japan isn't interesting... Breweries in America such as Stone, DogFishHead, Flying Dog, P. Port, etc are doing insane things with beer and really bringing back styles that haven't been produced outside of small areas of northern europe for hundreds of years.

90% of Japanese beers are lagers, which is great, but doesn't make for an interesting time if you're looking to explore the many different styles of beers.

I run a beer club out of San Francisco and we've brought in some of the more obscure Japanese beers over the last six or seven years, but we've sort of ran out of breweries in Japan that make things outside of the "low alcohol clear lager/pilsner" that you see from most of the breweries in Japan.

[Chicken]

hmm. sounds like you know what you're talking about here.

i was thinking in terms of large breweries, but i have no idea what's going on in the microbrew world.

is it kind of like how there are revivals of small sake and shochu makers in japan making awesome stuff again?

[YoungPunch]

There are a few good micro breweries in Japan, I like the beers from Hitachino, for example.

But prices are super high. One bar I went to in Kyoto for a domestic beer ( I think Sapporo Yebisu) and a cuban cigar put a small dent in my credit card!

[kiya]

There are a few good micro breweries in Japan, I like the beers from Hitachino, for example.

Hitachino is far from a microbrewery.. They're a macro, they produce over twelve times the limit for a microbrewery, they're bigger than Sierra Nevada and New Belgium (Fat Tire) combined.

[evisu 2000]

I've only seen the filtered ones like, twice in my life. Every other time it's been unfiltered.

oh, shit. well i'm in canada where they don't even sell lucky strikes to begin with, but i didn't know unfiltered cigarettes still existed.

[YoungPunch]

Hitachino is far from a microbrewery.. They're a macro, they produce over twelve times the limit for a microbrewery, they're bigger than Sierra Nevada and New Belgium (Fat Tire) combined.

I didn't know they were that large of a brewery! Still, I like their beer, their white ale is my favorite.

[thaiison]

this magazine is awesome, so much great denim

[Skeese]

Chicken can you translate "08" jeans on P.317 in Denim Style Book 2.

Thanks

[thejimbo]

Anyone think they can get lightning magazine volume 30 for me. It is the issue about shoes and sneakers. This is the only picture i can get, it is taken from the denim indigo master mag.

[coleslawyum]

See if you can get it from Side River. Maybe they deliver to Asia.

[thejimbo]

Thanks i'll check it out.