Aug. 5th, 2003

miko2: Ranma disguised as a schoolgirl to fool Ryoga (deadguy)
So! Of the twelve "monthly" cds that Feel So Bad released between Sept 1999 and August 2000, the very first one, "Chameleon", is the only one I haven't been able to buy. The Japanese CD online store that I bought most of my other FSB cds from has never carried it since I discovered them. At one point last year I tried to order it from some outfit through Gemm.com, but after two months and not having heard a thing from them, I checked on the status of my order, and found out that I had also ordered another import cd from them nearly a year ago. I'd forgotten about that -- and I hadn't heard anything from them on that one either.

Needless to say I cancelled both orders, and wrote a bad review for them. That got a response, in which they argued that they didn't have these cds in stock and thus had them on special order, and thought it was perfectly normal to do this for up to a year without contacting the buyer. "We don't contact you via e-mail until we are ready to send the product" they said. Well, whatever, it was a stupid way to conduct their business, and I still didn't have my Chameleon cd.

So last week I checked on CDJapan again. I was able to order two of the few FSB cds that I didn't already have, Endorphine and their Greatest Hits cd. I'm still missing Power Groove, Funky Side Business, In Trance, and their "Feel So Best Live" limited edition cd, but I at least have copies of the first two from Tom. Then there's Chameleon. For whatever reason, I decided to search on Amazon.com, and I actually found several FSB cds listed there, including Chameleon. In the past, I know it wasn't listed there, but anyway, it was for sale through a third party outfit called Dufflebag.

Now, I've ordered through Dufflebag before. The name is very familiar. But I can't remember if it's just that I've bought cds from them through Amazon, or if they're the company that I had problems with last time. In any case, I'm well aware that Amazon states that the cd will be shipped in 2-4 days, and that if I get the runaround again I have Amazon to help me deal with these guys, so I decide to try and order it and see if it comes. I have my doubts, since I've been trying to get this cd for well over a year.

Two days later they told me it had shipped. Today it arrived. I'm very happy!

This is a cool cd, and contains alternate versions of some FSB songs and covers of some well-known western songs, including a Megadeth tune, a Hanoi Rocks tune, a cover of "My Sharona" and a cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me" which was also covered by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts a while back (the FSB version sounds a lot like Joan Jett's version).

All in all, very cool. ^_^




Another thing I came across this weekend was the manga "Penguin Gin" which is a lot of fun and has a sort of furry angle. The main character sort of dies (his soul is detached from his body) and in order to get back to his body again, he must first be reincarnated as an animal and live out its normal life span. He chooses a penguin since his girlfriend loves them, and he then winds up as her pet. But when she gets into trouble, what's a penguin going to do? Even if he knows karate, he's still just a penguin!

Very fun so far, good artwork and good story! ^_^

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