p.s to the SECRET LIVERS OF SAMURAIS FROM THE LAND OF ETERNAL LOVE :: LOVE IS THE MESSAGE

<div style="text-align: center;"> ninjas at my Samurai show opening for inspiration<br />just found this video of my friends & collaborators Theophilus London, Quan Luv, Dorjan, Bentley, Kesed, Melo-X & Print who were interviewed back in December during my show opening. Feels great to be able to be work now as an artist and be part of the evolving art movement in Brooklyn and in the larger universe.<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUoF6Yz6eGU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUoF6Yz6eGU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div>

p.s to the SECRET LIVERS OF SAMURAIS FROM THE LAND OF ETERNAL LOVE :: LOVE IS THE MESSAGE

ninjas at my Samurai show opening for inspiration just found this video of my friends & collaborators Theophilus London, Quan Luv, Dorj...

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: art of the heart ::: the new work

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">opening :: light :: ascent :: serpent :: heart :: future :: now :: gaze :: mirror :: self :: mirror :: divine :::<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">NEW WORK from the <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS FROM THE LAND OF ETERNAL LOVE</span></span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myspace.com/lichiban" style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban</a> ::: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Leopard Lux :: I carry light"</span><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanicarrythelight.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-homies-rule-too-prince-quan-luv.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Quan Luv</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> x Lichiban</span> collab <span style="font-style: italic;">"Harakiti & Lotusheart :: I'll Meet You In The Light..."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Working with Quan on two of our collabs was connecting on both creative and spiritual levels. Our characters knew each others and started to activate old archives of knowledge in us.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanquanluvcollab1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban</span> :: [beginning of my collab with Concep, I made this and then handed it over to him]<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibancrystalcave.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/concepcompany" style="font-weight: bold;">Concep </a><span style="font-weight: bold;">x Lichiban</span> ::: <span style="font-style: italic;">"I'll Meet You In The Crystal Cave"</span> One of my favorite painter friends, Concep hasn't seen the rest of the work when he painted this, but he managed to tune into not only the subtle theme of the show (painting her aura) but also the color scheme of the rest of the work..he made the piece radiate with a glow..a quality he has mastered in other of his work as well.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanconcepcollab.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban x Quan Luv</span> :: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Harakiti & Lotusheart :: The Prototype". </span>This one was the very first piece of the show. I drew Lotusheart and then Quan went in with his character, the cosmic lover <a href="http://www.myspace.com/harakiti">Harakiti</a>, Lotusheart's long lost Ninja warrior. I worked on this for more than a week and it is one of my favorites.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanlotusheartharakiti.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban</span> :: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ray of Six Petals" </span>inspired by my fellow feline warrior, beautiful amazon woman <a href="http://wronglips.blogspot.com/2008/10/hey-ladies-raye-6.html">Raye 6.</a> I can't wait to have her new album, 'She Looks Like Fun' drop soon...Watch out for her, she is the next big thing.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanrayeofsixpetals1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban</span> :: <span style="font-style: italic;">"The Return of the Future"  </span> <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-homies-rule-too-theophilus-london.html">Theophilus London</a>. He'd asked me earlier to do a pitch for his upcoming album, This Charming Man. During the all-night painting sessions, I kept myself inspired by listening to my friends' tracks (it happens that most of them are dropping or just recently released their new album, which is why I made a point of making their music into the soundtrack of the opening. I am planning to draw all of them as time permits)<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibantheophilusfuture1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban</span> :: <span style="font-style: italic;">"The Challenger:::My Defeat is My Redemption" & "Leopard Lux ::: I Carry Light"...</span>there is so much I could say about these two...On the left, the young Mega D masquerading as Darth Vader/Challenger.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanleopardluxvader.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Quan Luv x Lichiban</span> collab <span style="font-style: italic;">"Harakiti & Lotusheart :: I'll Meet You In The Light..."<br /></span>Quan drew Harakiti on this one first and then I took over with the rest continuing to unfold their story. I love Quan's characters, his drawing skills are outrageous. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="display: block;"><span class="on" id="formatbar_CreateLink" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseup="" style="display: block;" title="Link"><img alt="Link" border="0" class="gl_link" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /></span></span><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanquanluvcollab2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichiban :: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"Serpentpower Reminds Lotusheart"</span>. I painted this one live at <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-saturday-mutant-folklore-in.html">Mutant Folklores Digitales</a> show in Brooklyn<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanserpentpower.jpg" /><br />The Hall of Heroes<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanhallofsamurais.jpg" /><br />Hall of Ninjas featuring<a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-homies-rule-too-pesu.html"> Pesu</a> x Lichiban collab ::: Pesu did an amazing job with this...I tried to keep it simple to let his part shine ::: pieces in this series were painted live at various locations in NYC.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/3S-ninja-samurais-1.jpg" /><br />Off the Wall<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samurailichibanquantheoraye.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><br />the inspiration of these works to a large degree came from sharing our creative energy with my dear friends during the </span><span style="color: #333333;">all-night powwows, collabos</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">& priceless conversations</span><span style="color: #333333;"> or from listening to their music. i spent the last week staying up till 7:30-8am trying to finish everything...will never forget the support. thank you!<br /><span style="color: black;">stay tuned, more images of collabos and show pics are on their way!<br />oh and feel free to leave comments<br /></span></span></div>

THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: art of the heart ::: the new work

opening :: light :: ascent :: serpent :: heart :: future :: now :: gaze :: mirror :: self :: mirror :: divine ::: NEW WORK from the SECRET L...

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: the opening

<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmc1kbYq4O-QeIouL-w0iCR2mEwGXhp5erHMB7rfMf4rsqdx_auBU4x1Iz2rVrxAJsg21NYojJvBbvmxv7Gn593fEcOMsxsOTP-b-kz6ptlrkhqeYBSQ7_ExnLkDIwAQ6nEdujgF1fvs/s1600-h/lotusheartwlogo250.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282836014049201074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmc1kbYq4O-QeIouL-w0iCR2mEwGXhp5erHMB7rfMf4rsqdx_auBU4x1Iz2rVrxAJsg21NYojJvBbvmxv7Gn593fEcOMsxsOTP-b-kz6ptlrkhqeYBSQ7_ExnLkDIwAQ6nEdujgF1fvs/s400/lotusheartwlogo250.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 246px;" /></a>Here are some of the photos from the opening night...After all, the sleepless nights were all worth it, we all had a blast on Saturday! This show was a huge test for me; a test of my ability to produce a consistent body of work under heavy time pressure while also going bigger than usual. My technique is super tedious, so I was sitting all night in front of my board for often more than 10 hrs until the sun forced me to go to bed at 7:30am. My phone had also some virus or some memory problem which ended up causing problems with my SMS service, so as I learned later that I wasn't getting half of the texts I was supposed to...perhaps it was the universe's unpleasant way of cutting me off the world and 'helping' me to keep on pushing forward with the work...I am still recovering from a pile communication backlog. Big shout out to Keica and her crew from the Brooklyn Access Community Television, who came through and interviewed Concep and myself that night and also came out to shoot at the beginning of the show! Also big thank you to Digo of Crazy 88s skate crew who invited me to talk about the exhibit at his Friday night show on<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.riseupradio.org/">riseupradio.org</a>, the freshest youth produced social justice radio station out there in the apple. Much love and I owe you one for that.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to China for theses photos and for coming out! check more on her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33046140@N04/sets/72157611199809035/">flickr</a>.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/25S-amuraishowlichiban4panels.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">L1:</span>Two of my favorite homies, Stimulus and Dhundee aka the <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/11/where-party-at-brooklyn-bounce-this.html">BROOKLYN BOUNCE</a> crew. Dhundee opened the night with exclusive unreleased tracks from our friends who are coming out with new records in the near future. <span style="font-weight: bold;">R1:</span> my katwoman mural at YUME I painted back in he summer. <span style="font-weight: bold;">L2: </span>my collab with <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-homies-rule-too-pesu.html">Pesu. </a>he killed this one big time.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/24S-lichibanbkbouncecoupdetat.jpg" /><br />I am deeply touched by just how many people showed love on Saturday. As I was going through these photos, I kept on remembering all the people who came out and brought their good energy...I think the photos speak about that without need for words. A lot of Brooklyn's finest creative minds --some of whom I know very well and some who I admire from the distance-- were at this event, so I tried to make sure to link everyone...partially the reason why this post took so long to post!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/23S-samuraiphotoCH.jpg" /><br />These photos below were captured 95% by me (with my magic camera now lost:().<a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-homies-rule-too-theophilus-london.html"> </a><br /><a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-homies-rule-too-theophilus-london.html">Hosts, Theophilus London</a> and <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-homies-rule-too-prince-quan-luv.html">Quan Luv</a>...both made it into the show visually. Quan and I made two collab pieces for the show...he was representing Harakiti, while Theo was the inspiration behind the <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/12/secret-lives-of-samurais-art-of-heart.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Return of the Future</span></a> piece. Make sure to keep your eyes out for <a href="http://www.myspace.com/londonwave">Theo</a>'s new album, <span style="font-style: italic;">This Charming Man </span>coming next month...it's gonna be big!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/2S-theophilusquanluvlichiban.jpg" /><br />Susie & singer, Bilal and Laura Dee! my big inspirations<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/9S-lauradeebilalsusi.jpg" /><br />With artists exraordinaire, the homies <a href="http://www.myspace.com/12921_liv">Livingroom Johnston</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/concepcompany">Concep</a>. On the right is my collab piece with Concep.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/1S-livingroomlichibanconcep4-1.jpg" /><br />With the one and only <a href="http://www.myspace.com/eemajpoiyt">Diamond Girl</a> posing in front of our collabo. I drew her character, Condor, and she drew me as the Panther Spirit...she did an amazing job and we promised to each other that this is only the beginning of our collaborations. Right: Keita of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/keistarproductions">Keistar Productions</a> (Keistar throws some of the best parties in Brooklyn including DJ Spinna's legendary Prince vs. Michael Jackson and the Stevie Wonder parties) and Betta of Music For Democracy & <a href="http://www.earthdayny.org/">EarthDayNYC</a> .<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/8S-jennlichibnakeita.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dhundee">Dhundee</a> and his beautiful lady, Sima. On the right, another one of Brooklyn's amazing talents, the poet, spoken word artist, activist <a href="http://www.myspace.com/caitlinmeissnerpoetry">Caitlin Meissner</a> with friend. Been a fan of these folks for a while.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/6S-dhundeesimacaitlin.jpg" /><br />On left, the last image of the installation night, when <a href="http://www.myspace.com/amufukinb">Dorjan</a> was helping me out till 4:30 am. You and Jason were my heroes that night..thank you! Carlos who presented me with a gift of his amazing artwork. Thank you and please make sure to connect with me, I lost your info....In the background is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kesediam">Kesed</a>, one of the most talented poets/performing artists out there today.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/5S-dorjanpablo.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/4S-fashionguest.jpg" /><br />With Daoud and Rasu of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cdtbk">Coup d'Etat BK</a> movement..these fellas have done a lot for Brooklyn's youth, and the arts and fashion evolution. On the right, talented homies I haven't seen for a long time, <a href="http://www.darriser.com/">Dar</a> & <a href="http://www.moka88.com/">Brahem. </a><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/10S-lichibancoupdetatbkdar.jpg" /><br />On left, <a href="http://www.shadowplastic.com/">Shadowplastic</a> represent...Jason is rocking the tea-stained tee with my Samurai print, Shadowplastic put out. Thank you guys! Right: dope artists Chakaras and <a href="http://www.rodneywhite.com/">Rodney White.</a><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/21S-jasonrodney.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/22S-bkbouncelichibantheo.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/26S-samurai-simacrowd.jpg" /><br />wow..the lovely Carol La Peruana! she surprised me with her friend Saki...thank you ladies!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/11S-caroloutabodies.jpg" /><br />My homie I haven't seen in ages, dope MC & musician<a href="http://www.myspace.com/focomoto"> Asen James</a>.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/28S-asencrowd.jpg" /><br />On the right is my homie <a href="http://www.mywerkz.net/">Malik</a>, dope photographer and the founder of the underground art movement <a href="http://www.myspace.com/avantyard">AvantYard, </a>which as I heard is back.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/16S-malik-lichibansamurai.jpg" /><br />The collabo with the one and only <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-homies-rule-too.html">Jelsen Jargon</a><a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-homies-rule-too.html">.</a> Jelsen's design -and in particular his typographic skills- are insane! Jelsen and I had <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/05/we-are-jelsen-jargon-xlichiban-collab.html">collabo</a> back in May, so I couldn't wait to see what he came up with....as expected, another masterpiece!! He custom built the font for the piece "Crown Your Heart" also in Hungarian, my native tongue "Koronázd a szíved", so my contribution was more in spirit rather than hands on work. Completely brilliant. Thank you Jelsen!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/samuraijelsenjlichibancollab.jpg" /><br />Jelsen with Sima & Bahareh, and photographer, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.stephanie-land.blogspot.com">Stephanie Land. </a>Photo source: Jelsen & Bahareh's wonderous blog journal Courtesy of....check his account of <a href="http://courtesy-of.blogspot.com/2008/12/samurai-unite.html">the show</a> and the making of <a href="http://courtesy-of.blogspot.com/2008/12/lichiban-fights-like-ninja.html">the 'collab'.</a> I'm glad someone got the a snap of my zebra heels:)<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/jelsenjargonlichiban.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://thegalaxyriders.com/mag/2008/12/18/secret-lives-of-samurais-ninjahs/">these came from my peeps at the A.L.I.E.N. crew The Galaxy Riders/A.L.I.E.N. </a><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/29S-crowdsamurai.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://melo-x.blogspot.com/">w/the one and only Melo-X</a> rocked the night with a dope set -watch out for him--another rapidly rising star of BK:: Quan of A.L.I.E.N. & Rasu of Coup d'Etat<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/31S-meloxlichibanquanrasu-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/30S-alientable.jpg" /><br />Chillin with Dhundizzle :: Photo by Tamara Hood :: Theophilus & Melo-X<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/18S-dhundeelichitheo.jpg" /><br />The sexy <a href="http://%20myspace.com/prettyceeiswattheycallher">Cee</a>, my photographer mama getting in on a quick shoot with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bilaloliver">Bilal</a>. Photographers needs to be in more photo shoots!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/33S-bilal-lichiban-cee-2.jpg" /><br />Here are some of Cee's shots from the night.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/20S-crownurh.jpg" /><br />Musical inspirations:<a href="http://www.myspace.com/londonwave"> Theophilus London</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/meloxtra">Melo-X</a>. Originally Theo was supposed to perform along with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jesseboykinsiii">Jesse Boykins III</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rayesheen">Raye 6</a> (who sadly was out of town to attend a family emergency), but as we learned shortly before the show, YUME could no longer host loud performances, so the NINJA JAM! was down a few blocks in another loft. :(well, at least you had a chance to hear some of unreleased tracks of these cats...watch out for them in 2009..they are taking over!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/12S-theophilus-meloC.jpg" /><br />Right: Rasu with his lovely lady and Tamara on right<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/14S-ppl-rasu-tamaraC.jpg" /><br />Nikki & ninjas. Bentley and Dorjan were part of the unforgettable photoshoot...thanks!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/13Snikkininjas.jpg" /><br />Lovely mamas: Mary Prior, Betta, Sima, my girl and collaborator <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sarahwhitesol">Sarah White</a> and Susie. Photo by Betta<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/17S-mary-sarah-simaB.jpg" /><br />The lovely lady on the left is Paridee, a superwoman in my book. She is an amazing <a href="http://parideearts.blogspot.com/">artist,</a> designs for Ralph Polo Lauren and Rocawear (check her <a href="http://parideefashion.blogspot.com/">fashionblog</a>) and runs three blogs, including <a href="http://whatsgoodinnyc.blogspot.com/">WhatsgoodinNYC</a> (make sure to sign up for her blog, she is the guru of cool art/music events) that gave me a <a href="http://whatsgoodinnyc.blogspot.com/2008/12/lichiban-solo-art-show-in-brooklyn-is.html">lot of support</a>. Thank you!!<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/32S-lichibnaparidee.jpg" style="width: 647px; height: 229px;" /><br />By the time I got to the NINJA JAM, the afterparty with Ninjasonik and Theophilus performing, the cops have dispersed the whole party:(, so I headed with Amir and Livingroom to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/benjib">Benji B</a>'s birthday party at the Submercer, where his close friends Moni, Ge-ology and Waajeed were holding it down all night...was quite the night!<br />thanks for everyone else I didn't have the chance to mention...you made this night unforgettable.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichibanjackiewaajeed.jpg" /><br />Big shout out to Mike of <a href="http://yumebkny.blogspot.com/">YUME</a> who made this night possible and who believed in me from the beginning. Also to everyone else who helped me with encouragement! love you much<br /></div>

THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: the opening

Here are some of the photos from the opening night...After all, the sleepless nights were all worth it, we all had a blast on Saturday! This...

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: Livingroom Johnston presents

<div style="text-align: center;">renaissance man, poet/writer/painter/skateboard pioneer/miracle man, <a href="http://www.myspace.com12921_liv/">Livingroom Johnston</a> was in the house recording the Secret Samurais! thank you!! make sure to check his work<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j0IywDoppv0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j0IywDoppv0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />listen to Heaven<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aoi9lq3M36U&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aoi9lq3M36U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div>

THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS: Livingroom Johnston presents

renaissance man, poet/writer/painter/skateboard pioneer/miracle man, Livingroom Johnston was in the house recording the Secret Samurais! t...

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS::Inspirations ::: kings & crowns ::: BK heart

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">solar ::: love</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/LICHIBANSAMURAIFLIER4x6online.jpg" /><br />thanks to the queens, kings and ninjas<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>of the <a href="http://www.thegalaxyriders.com">A.L.I.E.N</a>. crew who kept my samurais going with inspiration as well as to all my fav people who supported me in this. will give you a proper shout out soon.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></span><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichimap.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(128, 0, 64);font-family:goudy old style,book antiqua,bell mt;font-size:180%;" > <span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The heart is the substance, and the world the accident</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" >(Rumi)</span><br /></span></div>

THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS::Inspirations ::: kings & crowns ::: BK heart

solar ::: love thanks to the queens, kings and ninjas of the A.L.I.E.N . crew who kept my samurais going with inspiration as well as to all...

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS ::: i heart beats

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS ::: i heart beats

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THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS ::: we spread love

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/LICHIBANSAMURAIFLIER116650-1.jpg" /><br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">YUME GALLERY * 925 Bergen St, bw. Franklin & Classon (C to Franklin)<br />13 December, 2008 8pm-12am<br />ON VIEW: December 13, 2008 – January 9, 2008 FREE ADMISSION<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">you<br />& all fellow ninja lovers are<br />invited to<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the Brooklyn Tee Party</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.thegalaxyriders.com/">A. L. I.E.N.</a><a href="http://www.thegalaxyriders.com/"> </a>, Audio Aesthetics, YUME, Shadowplastic & Lichiban</span><br />present<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">“THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS FROM THE LAND OF ETERNAL LOVE”</span></span><br />“The Adventures of LOTUSHEART”<br />with a special guest appearance by cosmic lover, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/harakiti">HARAKITI</a><br /><br />an art exhibit by<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >LICHIBAN</span><br /><br />featuring collaborations with fellow ninjas<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Quan Luv * Diamond Girl * Jelsen Jargon * Mega * Pesu * Sarah White * Concep</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">“The Buddha Dharma is nowhere remote. It is close to us, in our hearts. Suchness is nowhere external. If not within our bodies, where can it be found?”<br />- Secret Key to the Heart Sutra by Kukai, Founder of Japanese Shingon Buddhism</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meet shapeshifter LOTUSHEART and become part of her journey to discover the Hidden Flower guarded carefully by the Challenger. On her magical journey, she encounters new, as well as old friends such as HARAKITI, who help her to visualize the glowing blossom of the Flower.</span><br /><br />“This show is the fruit of numerous all-night-till-the-sun-rise painting sessions of the last two months, many of them spent with fellow artists who labored with me, kept me inspired and helped me to sharpen my vision. Taking the Japanese samurai and ninja tradition as a visual reference, I have tried to illustrate a number of spiritual concepts I have been meditating on for years and place them in a dreamlike setting of love and chivalry. I also wanted to make this solo show into an opportunity to honor my friends -my Brooklyn fam- by inviting them to be part of this fantasy heartland of lovers and secret monk-warriors that we created as we were preparing for the show.” Lichiban<br /><br />HOSTED BY: <span style="font-weight: bold;">RAYE 6, THEOPHILUS LONDON, JESSE BOYKINS III</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">QUAN LUV, MEGA, DORJAN, LAURA DEE </span><br /><br />djs <span style="font-weight: bold;">DHUNDEE & MELO-X</span><br />playing unreleased tracks of the Brooklyn fam<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nikki Ntu * Raye 6 * Rucyl * Sarah White* Dhundee * Theophilus London * Waajeed/PPP* Kon & Amir * Melo-X * Jesse Boykins III * Kiva * Print</span><br /><br />Featuring limited edition tea-dyed LICHIBAN x THE BROOKLYN TEE PARTY S<img class="foxytunes-signature-button" id="ft_1228684172983" src="chrome://foxytunes/skin/signatures/signature-button.png" style="border: 1px solid transparent; padding: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: block; visibility: visible; position: absolute; z-index: 1; width: 30px; height: 20px; opacity: 1; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 7px; left: 693px; top: 273px;" title="Insert current track Signatune" /><br />(YUME & SHADOWPLASTIC) tees<br />+special guest appearance by <span style="font-weight: bold;">CRAZY 88s skate crew</span><br /><br />Supported by: A.L.I.E.N,YUME, Format Magazine , Audio Aesthetics, Shadowplastic, The Brooklyn Tee Party, Good Sex, WRONGLIPS, Fusicology, The Minority Report, Coup d’Etat BK, Old Soulz, Voodoo Ray, Charles Antony of Hustlemode, Sugarcuts Inc., Digo & the Crazy 88s & Wesley Clouden<br /><br /><br />lichiban.blogspot.com<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lichiban">myspace.com/lichiban</a><br /><a href="http://www.thegalaxyriders.com/">thegalaxyriders.com</a><br /><a href="http://yumebkny.blogspot.com/">yumebkny.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /></div>

THE SECRET LIVES OF SAMURAIS ::: we spread love

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YUME GALLERY * 925 Bergen St, bw. Franklin & Classon (C to Franklin) 13 December, 2008 8pm-12am ON VIEW: December ...

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