ASK STEVE SHASTA ANYTHING SERIOUSLY DUDES

no car, but i could cab it for something really decent.

indian food under $10 = hyderabad house, at 448 university avenue. entrees are like $8.95 but you order at a counter so you don't have to tip. i'm not an expert on indian food the way shasta's an expert on japanese stuff but i know it's always full of indian people. actually in silicon valley that's not saying much, all sorts of places are full of indian people.

there's a "50s diner" type place at the corner of emerson and hamilton called palo alto creamery. i'm sure at this point every city in america has a fancy 50s diner restaurant that serves $10 burgers and $5 shakes. anyway, this is the place. they make their hamburger buns and all of their bread in-house (even hot dog buns) they also make their ice cream in-house. make sure you get a burger and a shake. i highly recommend their mint oreo (i think they call it mint cookies and cream) shake too. you'll spend $20 but again it's worth it.

for a quick italian lunch there's a small chain italian fancy-food store called "a.g. ferrari" also at the corner of hamilton & emerson. you can get something called a "piadina" for around $6, it's like an italian quesadilla. italian cheese, prosciutto and some sort of home-made flatbread cooked on a panini grill. excellent. eat w/ an orangina.

if you want to burn money, go to francis ford coppola's "rosso & bianco" restaurant on university (across from borders), or la strada (also on university). both are very expensive ($40+ for dinner) but totally worth it. we go once a month. also palo alto is home to the very first il fornaio but it's always crawling w/ people and the food is inconsistent because the kitchen's so big. who knows, though, you might find yourself eating next to bill hewlett jr.

http://www.rossobianco.com/
http://www.lastradapaloalto.com/

if you have a bike and you have a long lunch it might be worth it to bike onto stanford campus. there's a thai cafe in the basement of the psychology building where you can get noodle dishes + soda for $5. they only take cash, though. i dunno, that's probably sort of a bizarre recommendation.

if you can drive it's definitely worth a trip to go here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casita-chilanga-redwood-city#hrid:m-2_s3FWash7x-JPiTtYQg/query:la%20casita

seriously though, palo alto is not a good place for cheap anything. you get used to spending $30/day on food.

massive xpost here but MWhite, O is OK. Food is nothing special but the alcohol selection is above average. I think Bauer loved it.

v@h1d is totally correct w/r/t to cost of living/cost of eating in the bay area. stick to ethnic food (burritos in particular) if you don't want to run up a huge expense.

I like it, Steve. Good soba. Also, I've never had wine with Japanese food and they had a good selection that worked quite well.

yeah, the chef's name is like "Paul Garcia" or something.

close: Nick Balla

hey steve, is snow noise?

no, he is more canadian reggae/dancehall.

ba-dum tsch!

hey steve what line of business are you in? i realized today i have no idea what it is you do.

also kiya offered to help me make a chemistry unit on understanding indigo oxidation but i don't want to waste his time too much. can you recommend me some reading on textile dying science that isn't about tie-dying with salts?

i am a professional wakeboarder.

you should waste kiya's time and get the chemistry unit. that sounds like fun.

shasta-

where did you get the poke your GF loved? i forgot.

also what is your favorite poke.

he likes it in the butt

IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SOME DOUCHE KILLED THE 1992GAX THRED

Steve how do you feel about this item ..

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QyAO0CSTL._SS500_.jpg

I had that. Guess I was there too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv3AOz_gBF0

was there and it fuckin RULED

loved the song since I bought that 53rd & 3rd comp lp in '91 ("Fun While It lasted" i believe it was acalleD) , and 17 years later I finally got to watch them in the flesh ... what a beautiful thing

Frances ruled all. jokes about the songs were so funny, she is the best.

yo shasta: 265 smackers?!?!?!?! wtf?!?!?!?!

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/MensBrowse/Men_Feature_Assortment/NewArrivals/pants/PRDOVR~13639/13639.jsp

huh why is it even in the j.crew catalogue

"a collectors item"

whoa that's weird, esp. when you can get them from us for $80 cheaper.

more like $150, i think ... close zoomed-in inspection of the patch shows that it reads "501" and not "501XX" ... that means those are plain STFs and not LVC 501s, right?

stfs say 501xx

i realize this denim talk probably gets really old ... but ... i trimmed my jeans down to just 4 pairs. i got rid of all my LVCs and APCs and whatnot and i'm down to the edwins i talked about upthread (which are fucking dope jeans, i got them for $90 close-out at a store on haight that i'm embarrassed to name) and three pairs of sugar cane (47, hawaii and okinawa, but the hawaii and okinawa are pretty much unworn at this point and i more or less keep them for novelty value / posterity) ...

so here's the q : what's your take on sugar cane?

ok in that case i'm pretty sure that LVC STFs say 501xx too ... at least the pairs i've owned did

yes XX denim = STF... BUT these are not STF though, they've been laundered (finish = "Dark Rinse"). It's still Cone White Oak XX denim, it's just no longer raw/unwashed.

sugar canes are good entry level denim in the japanese market. as you probably know, most of their lines are made from unusual yarns blending texas cotton and sugar cane fibers... very unusual wear and dye-pooling as a result. they are usually the least expensive of the boutique japanese denim ($120-180) making them popular for people getting interested in cult denim but aren't willing to pay $300+. to sugar cane's credit they have been focusing on more exotic and premium models and finishes to give them more credibility in the market.

yeah edwins are RIP so hold on to those. rakuten and auctions.yahoo.co.jp prices have been pretty stable but once all available inventory is sold through those could definitely appreciate if you take good care of them.

steve shasta what other japanese demin would u recommend? my fave jeans right now are nudies um the "average joe" double dip ones also have a couple of other pairs of RRDS

well... this could take a while but to start

AKAMIMI (aka "Paul Smith Red Ear made in Japan")
KAPITAL
LVC JP
45RPM
ETERNAL
MOMOTARO
PURE BLUE JAPAN (aka 正藍屋 "shoaiya")
DENIME
STUDIO D'ARTISAN

dear steven shasta

did you ebay your h&m cdg in the end and wd you recommend?

always
czn

AKAMIMI (aka "Paul Smith Red Ear made in Japan")

these are the only ones that i've tried and i found the fit wrong plus i think they felt overpriced although i don't remember what they cost off the top of my head

$1,000,000.00

no i said OVER priced

I personally LOVE the fit of the akamimi's. Maybe the best fit of any jean I've ever owned. They are sized really wacky though so you may want to undersize.

http://www.hibino-brooklyn.com/

Have you ever eaten at this place and what do you think of it and are there other NYC places you like for obanzai?

Never eaten but looks like generic nu-Japanese. Chefs are ex-Nobu.

45RPM

a+ jeans would not wash again but seriously cheapest pair were $300+ or distressed for ~$450 ooohhh man

in japan they're about 60% of the price of the NYC stores. they have to pay a heavy duty to import them here.

to 45rpm's credit, they are OBSESSED with the quality of cotton they use so while a new pair may look/feel similar to something you've seen, after a few years is when you really get to see and feel the difference. I have a 4 year old pair of Aihiku (which are any more, basically a predecessor to Jomon model) and they are incredibly dye-rich and soft (and have been rinsed three times but they still look like one-washes).

cozwn,

i ebay'd a coat and 2 dress shirts and after ebay/paypal/shipping it wasn't a huge profit.

sshasta

steve,

the prices you quote for sugar cane are like half of what i paid ... is that the import duty?

also, there's a new school of thought that you should wash your canes once a month. what do you think of that?

v

s. shasta,

a) http://blueingreensoho.com/site/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/da730d2da22374b68b2c2b4c9a2951a3.jpg

b) http://blueingreensoho.com/site/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/5c7be829fc300acc28ef7941adee66cd.jpg

c) http://rby45rpm.com/shopping/enlarge.php?imagename=denim%2Fd0308R01_large.jpg

okay i can't get c to work they're the Sorahiko '08 from 45rpm of the brands you suggested those were the ones i could find that i liked best.

what is b)

mj2b - they're pure blue japan XX-006 raw:

Pure Blue Japan
XX-006
Neo Vintage Style
Unwashed / Shrink To Fit
Pure Indigo
13.5 ounce Japanese Selvage Denim
100% Cotton
Made In Japanm

from here in NYC