Hans and I have started a facebook group in which we will focus on Tour de France, fantasy cycling games and all-purpose smack talk. The name of the group? What else could it be called but 'Bicicleteiros'?

The Tour de France is the flavour of the month!

Hey! Number 63 just joined. Who was it? I'm losing track. BTW, we're on Twitter now! http://twitter.com/nftos

Big weekend in Osaka & Tokyo! Stay tuned to NFTOS for info, updates and all the goss!

Coming soon: The next edition of "Bicicleteiros" (with Hans and Rob), and the second chapter of "By All Memes" (with Brian and Rob).

NFTOS is back with the song of the summer!

Until I renew the subscription with Libsyn.com, there will be no new posts or podcasts on the homepage. The subscription rate just went up by $2/month for the minimum subscription. I'm thinking of re-upping to the second bracket (I can give more details if anyone wants to know). Any Paypal contributions would be greatly appreciated 'in these economic times'...

NFTOS Art Show party tonight at The Pink Cow in Shibuya! Live music, DJs, VJs, stand up comedy, etc. Starts at 5:00! http://www.thepinkcow.com

Please pardon the cycling mania that comes over me during the summer months. May-June = Giro d'Italia and Dauphine Libere. July = Tour de France. It's quite a simple formula, actually.

I'll try to alternate cycling posts about the races in Europe with the usual bits of news from Japan and the 'other side.'

I've added a few 'authors' to the roster. These are people who have co-hosted podcasts with me this year. There are many others who have contributed music, photos and video over the past 3 years. If you want your avatar up there too, and have contributed something in the past, please let me know and I'll add you, or better yet, contribute some new material for a podcast and/or the blog page.