June 19, 2002
benihana

It was so hot today that I drove around in my car for an extra hour after running errands just so I could take advantage of the air conditioning. Summer in Pasadena is oppressive at best, and I always come home feeling like I've been rolled in sticky smog coating and deep fried.

I discovered a thrift shop today that I hadn't been to before, and so took some time to pillage the record section. M introduced me to the art of thrift store record hunting a while back and I've been hooked ever since. He has a formidable collection of 25 cent records, and now neither of us can pass a thrift shop or a yard sale without gripping each others' arms, eyes wide, and whispering, "RECORDS!" It's sort of amazing watching him go through albums, wiping the dust off, plopping the needle down and raiding a record for samples in sixteen seconds flat. Me, I'm partial to the covers.

Anyway, today's score: a bunch of Dean Martin 78's and a 45rpm "DJ Only" copy of Marilyn Chambers' (yes that Marilyn Chambers) disco-rific hit "Benihana". From listening to the song (selected lyrics: "oh honey feels so good benihana yeah oooooh ahhhh baby you got it ah ah ah ah uh uh ahhhhh aauuuuhhhhhhhhhhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!") I can't figure out what exactly it has to do with Japanese chefs who cook your food at the table. Somebody enlighten me?

Posted by kia at June 19, 2002 06:24 PM
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All that sizzling hot action?

Posted by: beca on June 21, 2002 01:39 PM

did you see Rocky Aoki in Benihana restaurant?

Posted by: maki on June 24, 2002 06:05 PM

I am mad at you.

So is Tim.

I have never, ever, owned a record in my life -- with the exception of the Blondie single "Call Me" when I was 7. I just skipped them. Then, yesterday, I was in Goodwill. I saw the big pile of records. I thought about your post. I leafed through them. Then I tore through them. Then I lusted. Showtunes. 80's foreign popstars. Fantastic rat pack singles. Opera! That smell - the beautiful covers. I, who have never played records, sat there for 20 minutes romantically imagining putting these beauties onto a turntable and singing along while I did housework or made patterns.

It's a good thing I didn't have my wallet. I think Tim would have kicked me out if I'd come home with that much stuff.

Posted by: heaven on June 27, 2002 11:04 AM
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