Gothic & Lolita Bible. Now in English

If you know anything at all about Lincoln, you know he's not a frilly guy. Nothing he owns is pink, cute or fluffy. Nor is he a goth, dressed in black with Xmal Deutschland's "Incubus Succubus" on endless repeat. He's just a regular guy trying to make ends meet. To quote They Might Be Giants, "alienation's for the rich, and I'm feeling poorer every day." But that doesn't mean he can't appreciate a unique and coherent style. For a few years now, he's been noticing Gothic & Lolita Bible at Kinokuniya bookstore. He's never bought one, since it's in Japanese and it would be little more than a picture book to him. Granted, he does buy Japanese car and motorcycle magazines, but he drives cars and rides motorcycles. He doesn't dress like a gothloli. But when an English-language version of the magazine was finally brought to the US by Tokyopop, any remaining reservations about buying it were finally removed. Click here.

Japanese Nostalgic Car #2

When Lincoln was growing up, there were Japanese cars everywhere. That's really no different from today, but of couse the cars were older. Toyota Corollas were much smaller and rear-wheel-drive. Toyota still sold Crowns and Carinas. Every Mazda had a rotary engine, even the trucks. Nissan wasn't even Nissan yet. It was Datsun, and they sold 510s, 610s and B210s. 2-cylinder Hondas were everywhere, and people called them "Hondacars" because "Honda" still meant motorcycle to most people. Subaru 360s were still seen on the road. About 10 years ago, Lincoln suddenly realized all those cars were gone. Where did they all go? Most are rusting away in a field or crushed in the junkyard. But a few people are saving them, people who don't want them to disappear. That's where Japanese Nostalgic Car comes in. Read about it here.

Clubman final issue

Lincoln discovered Clubman about 12 years ago. He noticed it on the magazine rack at his local Kinokuniya bookstore. He couldn't read Japanese, but the bikes inside were great. The magazine reviewed new bikes, but it's focus was on following the full range of customizing in Japan. Not customizing like we think of it here in the US, Harleys with stretched frames and monster motors, but all the ways you can customize any motorcycle. Read more.