On 2006-11-21 16:18:34 -0800, matt@mailinator.com said:

> Gerry wrote:
>> BLAST YOU!  How DARE you put up something that can be disagreed with by
>> aimless passers-by, and so on and so forth.
> 
> hah...but you must know i wouldnt put that there if it hadnt been done
> already -- when i was dong the graphics for the site i popped into a
> japanese language group, and they began firing the torpedoes on my
> little project... harping on (initially) incorrect symbols, critizing
> my copy style, etc.. and they werent even in japan -- scholars, go
> figure!
> 
>> By the way, you oughta check out Guantner-sama's site:
>> http://www.sakeonline.com
> 
> is that the url? looks like a domain-camper page.

No, no no.  Totally confused.  Here it is:

http://www.sake-world.com is Guantner's with a monthly newsletter for 
subscribers.

http://www.truesake.com is the one that also offers for sale.

>> So last week I'm in a joint in Shinjuku and have been introduced to a
>> guy and when he says he's from Niigata (actually a mountain town
>> nearby--even better), I realize I'm sitting with two sake-drinkers
>> countrmen from opposing sides!
> 
> excellent!!
> 
>> If only the GOOD stuff from their respective prefectures had
>> been stocked then the obvious winner could be named.
> 
> of course! the bottles that got away... thats an amazing story, wish i
> coulda seen them square off.
> 
> 
>> Hakai-san from Niigata and Nanbu Bigin from Morioka
>> Both are fabulous.
> 
> thanks for the tip. heres a write up on the nanbu folks:
> http://www.esake.com/Brewers/NanbuBijinB/nanbubijinb.html
> 
> might Hakai-san be the same as Hakkaisan? quite a bit online.

I'm sure that's true.  I didn't see a spelling for it.  And I actualy 
misspelled what I thought was the other.  I thought it was actually 
Nambu Bijin.  Whatever: close enough for a sake head.
-- 
What a day this has been, what a rare mood I'm in.