Shimokitazawa. World cup. Australia vs Japan. Approximately 6 (fairly vocal) Australians. A small handful of Europeans and Nth Americans - all cheering Japan and some actually booing Australia in an early stage of the game [that was pretty weird]. At least 50 Japanese, many wearing Samurai Blue jerseys and with flags painted on their cheeks. Lots of beer. Lots of smoke. No air. Lots of boisterous bantering and fever-pitched anticipation.

And then it happens.....

Japan scores and things go very punk rock for a while with crowd surfing and beer flying through the air and pained Australians groaning....

Tim, in typical punk rock pimp style, decides to head to the bar just as Australia scores their first goal of the evening.... captured here in a lone stance of joy....

Look, we found a Gimmie. That was him leading the shithead chant when that Australian fella pushed the Japanese fella over whilst in mid-air. Not surprised really.

Today was hard and not just because of the endless (urasai!) talk of the game (yabbai yo! [it was terrible] mukatsuku yo! [I'm really pissed off]) all through the school all frikken day but also the post-one-too-many beers at a way-too-smoky party fragility.

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Martine wrote this on June 13, 2006 9:31 PM