Iron Heart Coaster - World Tour 2010-2012

[Madame Buttonfly]

Brilliant, Katsushin, thank you for giving the coasters such a meaningful existence - love all the pix (especially the little Audubon birdies!)

[Katsushin]

Anyone else remember in the 80s, when those painter caps with the neck flaps were popular?

[Katsushin]

So as some of you know I live in Northern California.  Humboldt County to be specific.
If you've ever heard of Humboldt, it is probably because of one of two reasons…
We are home to the tallest trees in the world (old growth redwoods), and the finest high end marijuana production in the world. 
In the past I've noticed a few of you like to throw out the ganja shots with the coasters.
Here is my regional version of that concept...


I'm not involved in this industry myself, but I do like living in a small community that supports itself through counter culture ideals.
Next time I'm on a hike I'll throw in the redwood shots…
Not trying to overly glorify anything, just saying this is the reality of the area.

[madmonday]

KAT, I knew there was a reason I was looking forward to your leg of this tour.

Keep up the green, I mean good work 

[Beatle]

counter culture ideals..I like that

[Seul]

Some damn nice crops there…

[Katsushin]

For relaxing times, make it Suntory time…


Not a real whiskey aficionado, but this I really do enjoy.  Yamazaki 18 year  (the nicer stuff from Suntory, the famous Japanese whiskey makers…)

[Katsushin]

Last night went to a

Sat next to a

and ate a lot, but the little Japanese kid in me still gets this every time

(It's called tamago, like a sweet egg omelete.  Many Japanese sushi chefs say that you can truly judge the skill of a sushi chef by the quality of his tamago.)

[Katsushin]

Quiet night at home.  Finally getting around to giving these their overdue bi-monthly makeover…

[Katsushin]

And they're starting to come back to life…

[Beatle]

love love love ur coaster ride . bam

[Katsushin]

Thanks…
Looking forward to yours next month (right?)

[Katsushin]

I've seen New Yorkers scoff at how our little local bagel shop does things over here on the left coast (I've even heard the term sacrilege thrown around)…

Hummus, carrots, olives and chives on whole wheat.
And a "real" bagel would dwarf these coaters…

[Beatle]

tasty

[Katsushin]

Pretty sweet tattoo machine a prison guard client of mine confiscated…

And what I actually use in my daily life (tools of the trade of you will)…

I know the cell phone pics aren't the best, but for this tour I'm going for quantity, and this Tapatalk deal makes it quite a bit easier…

[elclintor]

Love your updates Kat..

And tapatalk does make life a whole lot easier..

[rocket]

double +1

[Chris]

Damn, that's an impressive looking rig for a jailhouse tattooer.  Just goes to show that necessity is the mother of invention (and lots and lots of free time is the father).

[madmonday]

Dear Katsushin,

You have spoiled me & I have ow gone an eternity -well a day, hehehehe- without any coaster action.

What's happening?????

**hope the back is getting better

[gollotti]

I need to get me a IH Coaster to soak up the Fed Tax tears flowing from my face as I write out my check