Guest blogger: Danny Choo!

(Ed. note: Today, Boing Boing welcomes a new guest blogger, "Tokyo Stormtrooper" Danny Choo.)

Herro BB comrades! My name is Danny Choo - originally from the UK (London Hackney) and been living in Japan for 10 years now.

Formerly Website Manager at Amazon, Product Manager at Microsoft and now run my own company Mirai Inc which focuses on licensing multi-lingual consumer generated e-commerce web platforms. My full profile and other bits n pieces lives here.

In my spare time I run a Japan Portal at dannychoo.com where I post daily photos and write about life in Japan and Japanese subculture - do RSS subscribe if you want a daily dose of Japanism.

I also work part time for the Empire where I spend most of my time recruiting new troopers. I do this by attempting to "Dance" around Tokyo in Stormtrooper armor to let people know how fun it can be working for the dark lord - you may want to subscribe and see more of my recruiting videos at YouTube. I never mention the possibility of getting a Vader Force Choke though.

I'm humbly honored to have been given the most bodaciously awesome opportunity by comrade Xeni to write for BoingBoing. For the next two weeks I'll be introducing you to some crazy and not-so-crazy down to earth daily stuff from the rand of the lising sun.

An example of some recruiting for the empire below.

[#1 posted by apb, February 10, 2009 3:18 PM]

at 1:16, one of the people in the crosswalk is wearing a yellow bag for a shoe. wuh?

[#2 posted by Xeni Jardin, February 10, 2009 3:21 PM]

Woohoo! Welcome, Danny!!!

[#3 posted by AlanJCastonguay, February 10, 2009 3:27 PM]

The world is doomed. Welcome!

[#4 posted by grimc, February 10, 2009 3:27 PM]

Best BB Guestblogger Introduction Post yet. All due respect to previous GBs, but come on: Dancing stormtrooper.

[#5 posted by HatOfEdshu, February 10, 2009 3:33 PM]

Welcome Danny! Your website rocks. I particularly liked the walkthrough of Takashi Okazaki's workspace. Dance, little trooper, Dance!

[#6 posted by Anonymous, February 10, 2009 3:42 PM]

Looking forward to the week!

I hate it when people report about Japan and just show Japan as it is. I want them to go places in crazy costumes and completely disrupt what is naturally going on to make a spectacle.

[#7 posted by arkizzle / Moderator, February 10, 2009 3:45 PM]

Cat's got tha groove!

Welcome to BB Danny!

[#8 posted by Takuan, February 10, 2009 3:53 PM]

'ere now! Didn't I see ye on Heroes?

[#9 posted by mdh, February 10, 2009 4:08 PM]

Rawr!

[#10 posted by Anonymous, February 10, 2009 4:54 PM]

His dad should design a range of Galactic Empire footwear.

[#11 posted by mycophage, February 10, 2009 4:58 PM]

Well, at least you don't seem to be a climate change denialist. Welcome!

[#12 posted by Daemon, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM]

Awsome! A guest I've heard of!

[#13 posted by Bonnie, February 10, 2009 6:04 PM]

Welcome to the dark side of Boing Boing, Danny!
Can't wait to see what ya post! YAY!

[#14 posted by dbarak, February 10, 2009 6:19 PM]

Gesundheit Danny, and welcome! ;)

[#15 posted by Anonymous, February 10, 2009 6:49 PM]

Aren't you a little short for a storm trooper? :)

[#16 posted by Danny Choo, February 10, 2009 8:43 PM]

Hi All and thank you for having me!

[#17 posted by sparkzilla, February 10, 2009 9:09 PM]

>at 1:16, one of the people in the crosswalk is wearing a yellow bag for a shoe. wuh?

And if you look really closely you can see a gorilla walk by in the background ;-)

Good for you, Danny.

[#18 posted by dole, February 10, 2009 9:52 PM]

A horrible, horrible pervert, and man after my own heart. Good to see you here.

[#19 posted by Humanhair, February 11, 2009 1:45 AM]

Danny Choo: awesome

[#20 posted by Ugly Canuck, February 11, 2009 5:14 AM]

Nice to see that some people took time from their busy day to dance along for a while.

[#21 posted by Anonymous, February 11, 2009 5:54 AM]

Hey Danny. Just wondering where in hackney did you live?

Alex

[#22 posted by ck, February 11, 2009 6:12 AM]

It's about time the Dark Side is represented here at BB. It's been nothing but Ewok Dance Parties for years. Troopers Represent!

Hazarding a guess at bag-shoe man, I would say judging by his gait he's wearing a walking cast and the bag is so it doesn't get dirty.

[#23 posted by joi, February 11, 2009 7:48 AM]

W00t!

[#24 posted by Anonymous, February 11, 2009 8:19 AM]

Sweet- looking forward to it, Danny.

[#25 posted by Adan, February 11, 2009 8:48 AM]

YAY DANNY! :D

[#26 posted by StrangeInterlude, February 11, 2009 10:41 AM]

Aren't you a little funktastic for a Stormtrooper?

[#27 posted by puppy52, February 11, 2009 10:49 AM]

Yey! :D GOooo Danny!

[#28 posted by hohum, February 11, 2009 3:09 PM]

I knew this day would come... Welcome, Danny!

[#29 posted by Danny Choo, February 11, 2009 4:12 PM]

@Alex - near Graham Road ;-)