Just a reminder that tonight (March 8) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 38) at Cafe Pause, with a start time of 20:00. As always, the cafe is reserved from 19:30, so feel free to show up a bit early. Have been suffering through a cold this past weekend and still have a bit of a cough, so come on down and chime in, as I hope to do less talking and more listening tonight.
Mar 8, 20100
Oh, don’t you just love these PauseTalk updates? So after having to cancel this month’s edition I said that it would be back in March, but unfortunately, again, it won’t happen on the first Monday (which would be March 1) because it looks like I’ll be in China at the end of this month and not back in time. BUT, this just means that it will be happening the following Monday, March 8. So circle your calendar, and see you then!
Feb 10, 20100
I’m afraid I have some bad news for PauseTalk in February. I was planning on having it happen on the 8 (because I’m currently in Kyoto and will only be back tomorrow night), but just found out from the manager at Cafe Pause that there’s an event booked there, so no go. Since I don’t want to have it in the middle of the month, we’ll just have to wait until March for the next edition. Apologies to everyone who was planning on attending.
Jan 31, 20100
A big thanks again to everyone who made it to this past Monday’s PauseTalk Vol. 37 — I think we were about 20 or so, which made for a nice tight conversation. Most of the night’s talk ended up revolving around photography — kept us going until past 21:30 — kicked off by Martin Holtkamp introducing us to his current exhibition — you’ll also be able to catch Martin at this month’s PechaKucha Night in Tokyo (January 27).
Below, a partial list of participants, and as always, please email me if you don’t find yourself there. The date for next month’s PauseTalk is a bit in flux right now as I’m having to deal with possible travel plans, so stay tuned to the PauseTalk site (by following the feed) or to the PauseTalk Facebook group to be informed on when it will happen.
Jan 17, 20100
And here we go with a reminder that this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 37) happens tonight (January 11) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00 — the cafe is reserved from 19:30, so feel free to come early. Here’s a link to the Facebook event page.
Max Hodges will be on hand again to add to the “PauseTalk Portraits” series — I’ll reveal tonight how it will eventually tie into this year’s PauseTalk 4th anniversary celebrations — and I’ll also have a few copies of a beautiful printed version of Luis Mendo’s illustrated Tokyo map to hand out.
Jan 11, 20100
Photographer Martin Holtkamp — and fellow PauseTalker — has just launched his first major exhibition at Gallery Speak For in Daikanyama. The show, “Hanami,” runs until January 20, and Martin should be on hand tomorrow (January 11) at PauseTalk Vol. 37 to talk about the show, and he’ll also be presenting at this month’s PechaKucha Night in Tokyo (January 27).
Jan 10, 20100
Kicking off the New Year not only with a new episode of Radio OK Fred, there’s PauseTalk as well, with Vol. 37 happening this coming Monday (January 11) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00. Please note that the cafe is reserved from 19:30, so feel free to come a bit earlier to hang out. There’s also a Facebook event page set up — it’s always nice to see the RSVPs, to get an idea of who plans on coming.
Max Hodges will again be adding to the “PauseTalk Portraits” series, and we’ll soon be releasing PDF photo books of some of the shots.
Jan 6, 20100
A huge thanks again to everyone who made it to this past Monday’s PauseTalk Vol. 36. We were maybe a smaller group than last time — low twenties this time — but we all had a good time with the discussions, as well as the casual chats following the official session.
Below is a partial list of the participants — if you’re not there, please email me and I’ll add you right away. If you check the PauseTalk website, you’ll notice that I’ve tweaked things a bit (something I’d been wanting to do for a while). I’d also encourage everyone who is interested in keeping up with things to join the Facebook group — that’s what I use to send out the reminder before the next event. And do take a look at the latest batch of PauseTalk Portraits by Max Hodges if you haven’t already. The next edition is set for January 11 (the second Monday, because of the New Year holidays).
Dec 9, 20090
I’ll have the list of participants from last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 36) up later today or tomorrow, but in the meantime I wanted to share the latest round of portraits taken by Max Hodges, which are all viewable in this gallery. As with last time, I’m really loving these, and I’m hoping that Max keeps doing them, and then maybe culminate in some sort of exhibition to celebrate the fourth anniversary of PauseTalk next year. Max is also talking about compiling PDF books of the shots, which I think is a great idea.
And in case you’re wondering, the t-shirt I’m wearing is Gelman’s “Sorry I’m Late!” tee he did for Uniqlo a couple of years back.
Dec 8, 20090
Just a reminder that PauseTalk (Vol. 36) happens tonight (December 7) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00. I’ll be there from 19:30, hanging out until the official start, so feel free to come earlier.
Dec 7, 20090
Time to remind everyone that this coming Monday (December 7) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 36). As always, the event will take place at Cafe Pause, with an official start time of 20:00. Also, I invite everyone to come earlier to hang out a bit before the official talk session starts — the cafe is reserved to us from 19:30.
And I think Max Hodges will be taking more of his portraits, like he did at last month’s Vol. 35. It was good fun last time, and I’m thinking that it would make for an interesting exhibition at the cafe somewhere down the line.
Update: Let me also add that there is a Facebook group for PauseTalk, and well as a specific event page for Vol. 36 (always nice to see the RSVPs, to give me an idea of who plans on coming).
Dec 3, 20090
During last week’s PauseTalk (Vol. 35), Imre Ostmann introduced us to an art project he’s been working on called “Tokyo STOP.” The idea is to take a “long exposure photograph of seven people standing in a dead-end road during sunset.” He’s done four areas so far, and is looking for some volunteers for upcoming dates — you’ll find all the details here, including his contact info.
Nov 24, 20093
It was indeed a terrific return to PauseTalk (Vol. 35) last night after a skip month, and I’d like to thank everyone — all 30 of you — who attended (and the manager of the cafe thanks everyone for all the drinking). If you haven’t already, do take a look at the great gallery of portraits taken by Max Hodges — he didn’t get everyone, but it’s certainly a nice representation.
Below is a partial list of those who attended — if you are not there, please let me know and I’ll add you right away. The next edition (Vol. 36) happens in three weeks, on December 7.
Nov 17, 20090
Last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 35) was a great one — I’ll have a separate post for the list of participants — but I first wanted to share a terrific gallery of portraits that Max Hodges took after the official session was over. I’m not exactly sure what gear he was using, but it included a circular flash and a big box with lots of wires.
Pictured above, Perrine Valli, a French dancer/performance artist in town for a couple of months as she researches a piece on sexual identity, that she will perform at SuperDeluxe on December 1.
Nov 17, 20091
A friendly reminder that tonight (Monday, November 16) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 35), the first one in over two months. The official session kicks off at 20:00 at Cafe Pause, but feel free to join us earlier, from 19:00, to have a listen at Tokyo Realtime’s latest audio tour, covering Akihabara. So far, on the Facebook event page alone, we have 19 attending and 15 “maybes,” so looks like it’ll be a good one.
Nov 16, 20096
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