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

[Emmett Wayne <emmett.wayne@us.army.mil>]

I don't suppose anyone has this copied to DVD, CD, or streaming video, do
they?  This is the one time it is a disadvantage to be living here in Japan.

Emmett Wayne
Torideyama
Sekitori Quadrumvirate
Kanto-sho Winner Nagoya 2004

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Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 12:02 AM
To: Christopher J. Basten
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Subject: Sumo East and West (was: Re: [sumo] oshi-dashi'd message)


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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