[sumo] Where's Asa? (for New Years)

[Magnus Berg]

Jeanne,
many MANY thanks for posting these news bits! For me as a non-forumer,  
they have been missing since Moti so sadly left us.
The new year's first kanto-sho to you!

Maguroyama

2008-01-01 kl. 23.35 skrev Jeanne Hedge:

> Asa wanted to spend New Years in Mongolia with his family, after  
> Takasago closed (Dec 28-Jan 3), but Takasago-Oyakata talked him out of  
> it.  It was also reported that Asa wanted to watch the sun rise on New  
> Year's Day atop Mt. Fuji (apparently, most men in Mongolia go to the  
> top of the nearest mountain to watch the first sunrise of the first  
> morning of the new year). When it was explained that it's nuts to  
> climb Fuji in the winter, he mentioned maybe renting a helicopter for  
> the occasion.  Then it was reported that he'd spend New Years at an  
> onsen on Hokkaido.  And *then* he was spotted boarding a plane for  
> Okinawa.
>
>
> On the subject of Asa going home for the holidays, it was reported  
> that the majority of the phone calls coming into the kyokai offices  
> were in favor of letting him go home. There were several calls  
> criticizing Ms. Uchidate's surprise visit to Takasago-beya as well.
>
>
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> Regards,
> Jeanne Hedge
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