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Sumo East and West (was: Re: [sumo] oshi-dashi'd message)

To: "Christopher J. Basten" <cbasten@statgen.ncsu.edu>
Subject: Sumo East and West (was: Re: [sumo] oshi-dashi'd message)
From: Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@webtrek.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:02:13 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu
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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Christopher J. Basten wrote:

> I'm curious that there's been no discussion of the recently aired sumo
> documentary on the US Public Broadcasting System. What did you think?
> Reading the reviews beforehand, I was not expecting a pleasant viewing
> experience, but was surprised. The story was primarily abut Wayne
> Vierra, but all the Hawaiians were mentioned. Sentoryu and Doreen
> Simmons had some excellent screen time.

	I rather enjoyed it.  If you don;t go into it expecting a show on 
the cultural and historical aspects of sumo and see it as a show about how 
some "Eastern" people are trying to live and succeed in the "Western" world 
of sumo then it's not bad.

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[EndPost by Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@webtrek.com>]

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- [sumo] oshi-dashi'd message
  - From: "Christopher J. Basten" <cbasten@statgen.ncsu.edu>

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