I used the concept post ideas I had for Cherry Blossoms / Voices and applied it to Shisa, Shisa, Shisa Everywhere. It’s technically a reblog. Same words. Just different post idea, just newer and different pictures, and just a little tweaking.
The Sophomore Slump Recommends
Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – It’s briliiance and reverence when you put brain and heart complicatedly tied altogether in a screenplay. This film never missed in any of critic’s best-of lists.
Music: Elephant by The White Stripes – Very few artists who were able to pull out an album stretch. From 1999 – 2007 of their entire existence, all The White Stripes albums managed to become critically acclaimed, most especially their earlier works.
Here is The Hardest Button to Button… One of my most favorite videos of all time. A Michel Gondry directed music video, who also directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Now back to shisa …
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Thanks Rommel. I really appreciate the mention!
Karen
Glad to include you in my list of Featured Blogs.
Movie, music and video all on my favorite lists too. 🙂 Thanks for the Shisha info. 🙂
High Five! I couldn’t choose which The White Stripes album to recommend.
Hmm, looks like you’re missing Japan!
Japan is still very fresh in my mind. Did you visit LA? I left a comment on your About section to see what’s up. Oh well. Whatever happened, I hope you had a great time.
🙂 Shisha in our language means mirror or glass…so the title had me confused 😉 good one..Okinawa also brings to memory Mr. Miyagi of “The Karate Kid series” movies ….its a beautiful place.. 🙂
Ahhh nice to know, Saya. Most people confuse it with the hookah. 😀 Mr. Miyagi and The Karate Kid series was in Shuri Castle which I also visited. https://thesophomoreslump2.com/2013/11/25/shuri-castle/
Didnt know this meaning..interesting..
U are a fan of Japan??
Very interesting creatures. Could have been great to have a pet shisha! 🙂
Lion and dog in one, oooh I don’t know, that may be hard to tame even with mesmerizing eyes and alluring smiles. 😀 I think I’ll stick with the figurines.
you are really a shisha mania!
Yea yeah! 🙂 I collected tons of shisa pictures.
Too many shisas! Is there any room for the people there? lol…
Actually, you might onto something. There might be enough shisa to equal or go over the population of Okinawa. 🙂
Love your Shisa pics, Rommel. I have a couple of Shisa lion dog bookends which I bought in China. They’re in storage at the moment. I’m looking forward to seeing them again some time next year. 🙂 I really enjoyed the music video.
I had a shisa pen holder at work. I left it. But I have two shisa displays at my place. It’s the 2nd and 5th picture.
Glad to know you watched the video. A fun one, eh.
I like the fact they are not in color. I can’t ever get too much color, Rommel. I must say, this is a FUN share. I really enjoyed strolling down and seeing the different Shisas scrolling down the page. 😉
So much varieties, I love it too.
Wonderful and fun gallery of Shisa, Rommel! Thank you for the info. The video is really cool. 🙂
Fun video. Now I’m glad I shared it.
I much prefer the traditional ones and the protection they give.
Excellent lesson on Shisas, Rommel. I’ve seen them around different places but never knew what they were called. I think most of them are pretty neat. Some are fierce; but some you pictured just made me laugh! Very interesting post! 😀
It’s nice imagining them as real creatures … at least the tamer looking ones. 🙂
These are kinda like the Buddha, many shapes and sizes.
Huh.. Didn’t think of that. Nice catch, lulu.
I prefer the Shisas from Okinawa; I don’t go in for the grotesque. The variety of Shisas is astounding!
The variety and how they evolved are real something.
Rommel, thank you for bringing the world of the shisas in such clarity ~ and with the great added benefit of listening to the White Stripes (one of my favorite albums). I’ve seen shisas for such a long time, just didn’t know anything about them! Cheers to a great weekend!
Glad to share the same admiration for The White Stripes. And very glad to have impart you knowledge of these underrated creatures. 😀
I prefer the more traditional shisas, Rommel 🙂 I remember the music video too.
what a culture rich post – and I learned much ’bout shishas – thanks – also – very cool video Rommel – it was nice to hear it while I perused the images – and they sure do have a classic – pure- and raw sound – also the artsy directing is worth a second watch.
🙂 ❤
Love those terracotta shisas Rommel . Every roof should have one 🙂
First of all, Eternal Sunshine is a brilliant movie! Second, I loved seeing all the shisa when I was in Okinawa! I brought home a pair that keep all the evil out of my kitchen 🙂