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At 08:54 PM 4/11/2024, Barbara Ann Klein wrote:<br><br>
Thank you so much, Barbara, for posting this. And thank you, Katrina for
your memories of Akebono. I was just <br>
a fan. You were his friend. My deepest condolences to you, and to his
family.<br><br>
One of the high points of my life was a dinner at Kirishima's chanko
restaurant with both of you, Doreen Simmons,<br>
and a group of Swedish sumo fans. I sat across from Doreen. By the end of
the evening, she was a bit tipsy, <br>
and sang (sort of under her breath) "Have You Never Been
Mellow", the old Olivia Newton John song. She still<br>
had her lovely chorister's voice. She got to the bottom of the stairs
after leaving and realized she'd forgotten her <br>
shoes. Slightly less tipsy, I'd noticed that, carried them down with me,
and handed them to her :) Seems so long <br>
ago. I miss her. Both of you as well. I hope you're doing well.<br><br>
OK, I'll stop babbling now. This has been like a most welcome visit to
the "old" sumo mailing list. <br><br>
Dale<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">A fine retrospective on Akebono
In Australia TV’s interview with Katrina<br><br>
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<a href="https://youtu.be/wYbOsKLBPlc?si=5woUDLDJ5UmWr9Iv">
https://youtu.be/wYbOsKLBPlc?si=5woUDLDJ5UmWr9Iv</a><br>
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