Friday, December 3, 2010

Tokyo Air Show

Some stories don't need to include a valuable lesson. Some days don't require a crazy happenstance to make them memorable. Some days are just plain good days. One of my good days came with a trip to the Tokyo Air Show.

One day in the Summer of 2009, the girl I was seeing invited me out for the weekend, but didn't tell me where we were going. To my delight, it turned out to be an Air Show.

You can see why I liked her.

Even though I didn't come home with any zany stories to tell about that particular Summer's day, between the wicked fighter planes, an energetic cover band, a great nightcap at the bowling alley, a chance to have American food again, and excellent... ehm... company, all day long, it ranks high on my personal list of all time greatest days.

But that's just a memory of a smile to keep me warm. For you, my small but loyal fan base, I have a real treat...

Gratuitous Jet Fighter Porn!!!
(Sorry, no full sized pictures for sale. *sorrow and sadness*)



The F-22 Raptor, future King of the Sky





 
My personal favorite, the A-10 Warthog. Basically a massive cannon with wings. ...and bombs and missiles and rockets.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Mitsubishi F-2 (No cool callsign given).

 The F-2 was jointly developed by Mitsubishi and Lockheed Martin, the technology behind the aircraft, and its basic form and function, is based off the U.S. F-16. Congratulations, you've been learned uponst.

A massive C-5 Galaxy cargo plane.

 




C-130 Hercules's... Herculii? Um, anyway, dropping para-troopers all day long.







A camoed F-4 Phantom II.








Our cover band for the day, they treated us to American and Japanese classic rock.

They also played a catchy little tune I knew I'd heard before, I told my girl that I couldn't think of where I'd heard it before. She smirked at me and told me it was the theme song to a popular softcore "hentai" series. Which leads to an interesting question. Who's more busted, the boy who vaguely remembered the theme song to a pop porno, or the girl who knew it well enough to name it?

I think all you boyfriends out there know the answer to that one.




    And here's something you don't often see in Japan... outstanding.

Anyway, everyone deserves a day like this now and again. Ladies, treat your man next time the Airshow is in town. Seriously.

Til next time.  







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