[sumo] Fwd: Katrina Watts on Akebono

[Dale Carlson]

At 08:54 PM 4/11/2024, Barbara Ann Klein wrote:

Thank you so much, Barbara, for posting this. And 
thank you, Katrina for your memories of Akebono. I was just
a fan. You were his friend. My deepest condolences to you, and to his family.

One of the high points of my life was a dinner at 
Kirishima's chanko restaurant with both of you, Doreen Simmons,
and a group of Swedish sumo fans. I sat across 
from Doreen. By the end of the evening, she was a bit tipsy,
and sang (sort of under her breath) "Have You 
Never Been Mellow", the old Olivia Newton John song. She still
had her lovely chorister's voice. She got to the 
bottom of the stairs after leaving and realized she'd forgotten her
shoes. Slightly less tipsy, I'd noticed that, 
carried them down with me, and handed them to her :)  Seems so long
ago. I miss her. Both of you as well. I hope you're doing well.

OK, I'll stop babbling now. This has been like a 
most welcome visit to the "old" sumo mailing list.

Dale

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