{"id":60492,"date":"2015-10-06T05:43:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T20:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=60492"},"modified":"2015-10-06T05:43:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T20:43:56","slug":"forgotten-photos-of-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=60492","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten Photos of a Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>want to thank Kanae-san and Saito-san for sending some photos.  most i remember, but some i already forgot.  haha.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0860.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0860.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0860\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60494\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEri-chan, Kimura-san, Kanae-san, and Yuki-chan.  my beautiful friends!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0859.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0859.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0859\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60493\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni still can&#8217;t wait to see all the photos Taisuke-san took.  here is a sneak peak.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0861.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0861.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0861\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60495\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nsuper stoked to see my longtime friend Ganti there too.  i met Ganti 23 years ago on an Indo boat trip.  since then, he&#8217;s given me hundreds of waves at padang padang, thousands of waves all around bali, introduced me to all the bali boys, and also got me out of a lot of trouble in bali.  haha.  and probably the millionth time i shook Tokura-san&#8217;s hand thanking him for everything he&#8217;s done for me.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0807.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0807.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0807\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60498\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe full paparazzi!  there were cameras everywhere!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0809.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0809.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0809\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60499\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni used to surf the JPSA with Ushikoshi and Fukuchi.  two super good champion surfers that represented japan surfing in a very good way.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0877.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0877.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0877\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60506\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nlike i said, i had a glass and 2 beers all night long.  some people call it japanese style.  i walked around toasting to all of my friends.  so imagine toasting 300 times @ 4 rounds?  buy 9pm, i didn&#8217;t remember a thing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0878.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0878.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0878\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60507\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDove is not just japan history, Dove is international history.  guys like Buttons Kaluhiokalani, Tony Moniz, and Dane Kealoha rode for Dove.  some solid hawaiian roots.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0879.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0879.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0879\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60508\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni take it back.  the clock in the back says 8:45pm.  by 8:45, i don&#8217;t remember a thing because i don&#8217;t remember taking this photo at all.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0880.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0880.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0880\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60509\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMatchi, Kame-kun, and Satoshi.  we were all Dove for most of our lives.  pro surfers all surfing during the biggest surfing boom in the history of japan surfing.  yeah, the 90&#8217;s were ours!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0812.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0812.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0812\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60500\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFuruki-san is an amazing artist.  not only amazing, but very kind.  he&#8217;s been making cool illustrations of all the Dove boys for many years.  super stoked to see him at the party!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0827.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0827.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0827\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60501\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanother thing i forgot.  Furuki-san gave me a present during the party.  i couldn&#8217;t carry it because of the beers in my hand.  luckily, Yuki-chan carried it for me.  such a sweet girl!   i asked Eri-chan earlier and she told me &#8220;no way man!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0839.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0839.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0839\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60502\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen the next morning it was right at my front door of my room. thank you so much Yuki-chan for not losing my precious present.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0840.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0840.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0840\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60504\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nyes, a R\/C Kikaider!  thank you Furuki-san for the cool gift and all the amazing illustrations.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0871.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0871.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0871\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60503\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nsipping sake with 40 years of history.  i&#8217;ll keep this for the rest of my life.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0863.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0863.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0863\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60496\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nlast, want to thank my friends for celebrating my birthday with me.  i can&#8217;t believe i&#8217;m past half my life span and i&#8217;m enjoying life the most.  thank you again!   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>want to thank Kanae-san and Saito-san for sending some photos. most i remember, but some i already forgot. haha. Eri-chan, Kimura-san, Kanae-san, and Yuki-chan. my beautiful friends! i still can&#8217;t wait to see all the photos Taisuke-san took. here is a sneak peak. super stoked to see my longtime friend Ganti there too. i met [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-kirby-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}