Amy, my editor, and I took our founding member, a kyodai-bun, out for dinner and a tour of Kabukicho as promised.

I bought him four signed books, for him and his friend, and a yakuza fan magazine, plus a little something from the set of Tokyo Vice, the TV series.

We had a wonderful time. He has chosen to remain anonymous, but we certainly appreciated the $893 lifetime membership, which was also extended to his friend.

I learned a lot of things I didn't know before, and it's always enjoyable conversing with people from a completely different sphere of life than yourself.