Chinese Girl Gets Hit By Train & Lives!

Via Daily Mail February 7, 2013

A horrifying story with a happy ending took place when twenty year old art student Xiao Li was posing for 'artistic pictures' with photographer friend Xiao Qing in Shaodong County, Hunan province, southern China. When Li attempted to strike a pose near on oncoming train, she slipped and fell in front of it and was launched backwards when the train hit her left shoulder. The below photo is the moment just after impact:



The driver immediately stopped the train, but, miraculously, Li escaped with just a bruised shoulder. "I felt this sudden bump and I was flying sideways. The train stopped and the driver thought he must have killed me," said Li.

Continued...

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Japanese JR Jingles For Train Lovers

Via shibuyaonthebeach October 9, 2012

For all of you train otakus lovers, we just now discovered an impressive collection of Japanese JR jingles! Featured amongst this set are some classical music tunes that have been done over in pure Japanese Kawaiiology! Here are just a few of those remade vintage melodies:







Now before you ask "WTF Japan?" remember all of these tunes are now in use on a daily basis at JR train stations throughout the nation. But if you really want to experience the full effect, visit the Yamanote Line Music Library to hear all arriving and departing songs for each station on one of the world's most busiest train lines.

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"Japan is Finished"

As seen at Kobe station the other day:



「日本は終了しました。」= "Japan is finished."

Actually, this is either a very good photoshop edit or the sign's letters were reversed as 「本日は終了しました。」= "Today's (train service) is finished." is very commonly seen in train stations all over the nation.

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Megwin TV: Muscle Training for Mr. Son

Via Megwin TV here is a funny segment entitled "Muscle training for Mr. Son":




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David Bowie and Beezy Bailey: Art for Africa

Via Bowienet

On Monday, September 21, 2009, the first Art for Africa auction will be held at Sotheby's in London. And there will be many amazing works contributed by several contemporary artists with all of the proceeds going to orphaned and needy children in Africa. Among the artists participating will be David Bowie and Beezy Bailey with their painting "From Nahodka Westward by Train":




Via Art For Africa - David Bowie and Beezy Bailey

"Lot number: 4
Details: From Nahodka Westward by Train
Oil on canvas
Signed by both Artists
40.6 x 50.8 cm
16 x 20.8 in
Executed in 1994
Provenance: Donated by the Artists
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000 "

Artists biography:

"David Bowie was born in London in 1947."

"In 1996, Bowie's wife, Iman, visited South Africa for a shoot with photographer Bruce Webber for American Vogue. David Bowie decided to check out the first Johannesburg Biennale. While in Cape Town he met Beezy Bailey who was also being photographed by Webber and subsequently did an interview with Bowie for Modern Painters Magazine. Beezy and David immediately got on and Beezy suggested painting together at the same time as doing the interview - to which Bowie agreed. The artists produced three paintings and drawings in Beezy's Cape Town studio which were later shown in David's exhibition in Cork Street, London."

"After their collaboration in South Africa, Beezy flew to New York while David was acting as Warhol in the Julian Schnabel film on Basquiat and putting together his 'Outside' album. During this time Beezy and David created some 50 canvasses working together in a creative process that was extraordinary and powerful."

"Only a few of these works have been available for public view at Gallery Thorens in Basel and only one of these paintings has been sold previously in the 'Art for Aids orphans' auction in Cape Town. The painting 'From Nahodka Westward by Train" was named as such by David as it reminded him of a particular train trip he took during a tour in the 1970's in Japan."

For more information, please visit the Art For Africa Home Page