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Pokemon 28: Pokemon Fashion Flash

Airdate: October 7th, 1997 Summary: Brock takes the gang to Scissor Street, they notice Salon Rocket (ro-kay), styling the latest in Pokémon fashions. Jessie and James are making big bucks. Brock spots a beautiful Pokémon breeder, Susie, and her Vulpix. Misty gets grabby and Vulpix toasts her. Brock has seen his idol, and wants to beContinue reading “Pokemon 28: Pokemon Fashion Flash”

Pokemon 27: Hypno’s Naptime

Airdate: September 30th, 1997 Summary: Arnold is missing! He has been gone for three days, and many children his age are missing as well. Ash and the gang take up the case, and assist Officer Jenny with her interrogations. Brock is a bit overzealous, and Nurse Joy is having her own problems with Pokémon at theContinue reading “Pokemon 27: Hypno’s Naptime”

Pokemon 26: Pokemon Scent-sation!

Airdate: September 23rd, 1997 Summary: ooooo that smell, can’t you smell that smell? The perfume shop draws our heroes inside, and Brock’s nose is connected to his jugular. Pikachu and Misty go in to buy some perfume, and Ash barges in and insults the shop owner and her associates. Ash gets kicked out, but is deniedContinue reading “Pokemon 26: Pokemon Scent-sation!”

Pokemon 25: Primeape Goes Bananas

Airdate: September 16th, 1997 Summary: Professor Oak challenges Ash to get moving, as Gary has five badges and thirty Pokémon already. The gang are eating some doughnuts, and Brock gives Mankey one. Ash tries to catch it, but this pisses Mankey off enough to start their Thrash attack. Mankey cops Ash’s hat, and taunts him. TeamContinue reading “Pokemon 25: Primeape Goes Bananas”

Pokemon 24: Haunter Vs. Kadabra

Airdate: September 9th, 1997 Summary: Haunter joins the gang, freaks Misty and Brock out, but Ash convinces Haunter to battle Sabrina. Its round 2, and Ash is ready to go. His friends are a bit skeptical, but they support Ash. Ash throws out Haunter against Kadabra, but none of his Pokémon will go and fight. AshContinue reading “Pokemon 24: Haunter Vs. Kadabra”

Pokemon 23: The Tower of Terror

Airdate: September 2nd, 1997 Summary: Fog rolls in as our gang walks to Lavender Town, and Ash scares the piss out of Misty and Brock. They make their way to Pokémon tower, but Ash is feeling a bit apprehensive, his friends push him to go in right then. Meowth sees a Gastly, but it fades outContinue reading “Pokemon 23: The Tower of Terror”

Pokemon 22: Abra and the Psychic Showdown

Airdate: August 26th, 1997 Summary: The gang is lost in the forest, but a little girl leads our gang to Saffron City. Two hula girls trick our gang into entering a warp tile while they take Pikachu, who would do such a thing? You guessed it, it’s Team Rocket. Team Rocket starts their own tvContinue reading “Pokemon 22: Abra and the Psychic Showdown”

Pokemon 21: Bye Bye Butterfree

Airdate: August 19th, 1997 Summary: We reach another cliff near the ocean, and Brock is talking about babies, Butterfree babies that is. Up in a hot air balloon, Ash’s Butterfree is doing some in-air speed dating, with little success. Butterfree falls in love with a pink one, and Brock falls in love with the girl withContinue reading “Pokemon 21: Bye Bye Butterfree”

Pokemon 20: The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak

Airdate: August 12th, 1997 Summary: Brock missed out on his summer of girls, bikini season is over and they have gone into hibernation. It’s the Summer’s End Festival, but Team Rocket doesn’t see anything to exploit, luckily the old lady detective is on the case. Brock and James both see a maiden, on the rocksContinue reading “Pokemon 20: The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak”

Hear The Wind Sing-Haruki Murakami

Published: 1979 (Kodansha) Setting: Niigata, Japan. Summary: Its 1970, and an unnamed narrator, “I”, goes home to Niigata for summer vacation, hangs with his buddy, “Rat”, and his bartender, J. J is a cool customer, and his bar is where most of the action takes place. “I” starts his vacation by waking up next toContinue reading “Hear The Wind Sing-Haruki Murakami”