Re: TV Sumo Special

[webmaster@homesnet.net (Dick Jacques)]

At 09:56 PM 2/3/97 +0000, Bakanohana wrote:
>At 02:58 PM 2/3/97 +0000, you wrote:
>>During the tournament, they announced a Sumo Special
>>to be aired on NHK on Tuesday 2/4/97 at 1:00pm JST.
>>
>>Unless my world clock is all messed up, that should
>>make it 8:00pm PST on Monday 2/3/97 - TONIGHT.
>
>Dick,
>
>Would you be willing to make a tape of the broadcast 
>for my Dad and me?  Neither of us have a satellite feed.  
>I keep him informed of the daily tourney results via the 'Net, 
>and we both eventually see some matches by videotape 
>passed along by my aunt in L.A. (together with cooking 
>shows, soap operas, talk shows, etc. that she thinks 
>my parents might enjoy)!  Dad's been a sumo fan since 
>he was a kid in Fukuoka, but it wasn't till a few years 
>ago I really got into it...which is why I joined the Sumo 
>List recently, so I have more info to share with him.  
>Anyway, I can reimburse you for the tape and postage.  
>Please let me know if you are willing to bother with this.
>It's no big deal if you can't.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bakanohana
>

I will TRY to tape it and then - if it's worthwhile - I'll
let you know if we can work out the shipping, etc.