Okay, so it's not a dinner.  Actually there's no food at all.  But there will be Daigo!

At EVO, on Friday, July 29th (2pm), I'll sit down for a panel with Daigo "the Beast" Umehara to discuss the nitty-gritty details of how he does what he does.  We won't be talking favorite boy-bands, hairstyles, or debating Coke vs Pocari Sweat but we will be reviewing some great matches from his past to see just exactly what's in his mind when he makes the gameplay decisions that led him to back-to-back EVO championships.  It's going to be nerd-tastic, but if you've ever wondered how this guy manages to beat everybody with the same move list as the rest of us have, this is the place to be. Come check it out!

The image above is also from Daigo's cool new shirt that he'll have on sale, courtesy of the fine folk at Meat Bun.  The shirt is only available at the event, but has a lot of cool thinking behind it.  From SRK:

"The design features several elements including the mythical “Hakutaku” figure (a beast!) with six buttons, and “98”, representing the year of Daigo’s first international challenge where he fought against Alex Valle (this battle was just recently named one of the Top 10 moments in Pro-Gaming history). This will be an extremely limited-run edition shirt, sold at $20."