Mark Buckton 1 Posted January 1, 2004 Total trivia but any of you blokes with your ear to the train track tell me where Kokkai spent his lunchtime Jan 1st? Not a quiz but ANR coincidentally stood in front of his sleeping, rather large torso on a commuter train into and slightly out of north Tokyo about 3.30pm today. (Oitekaze is in that area so he was no doubt going home) Whilst, in reality I know you are all dying to hear where ANR had been let's keep it on sumo and guestimate where Kokkai had been. Hmmmm - not one for the fact books and just pure speculation. Methinks his embassy? ANR PS - any Sherlock's may want to know he did carry a blue sports bag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fujisan 533 Posted January 1, 2004 You resisted the temptation to wake him up and ask for his autograph then? Do you often run in the rikishi on the underground? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,178 Posted January 1, 2004 (edited) Total trivia but any of you blokes with your ear to the train track tell me where Kokkai spent his lunchtime Jan 1st? Well, my people say he was ringside when Akebono accidentally rammed Sapp's fists a few times too many, so he must have slept over in Nagoya (hence, the blue sports bag, full of blini, pirozki and cabbage, no doubt..) and was returning from there, when you spotted him. Either that, or it was Rohou missing his station. Edited January 1, 2004 by Kintamayama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fujisan 533 Posted January 1, 2004 Sorry about the double post,is it too late for you to delete it Rijicho? I just had a thought- Maybe Kokkai was IN TRAINing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rijicho 6 Posted January 1, 2004 Sorry about the double post,is it too late for you to delete it Rijicho? Never too late for rijicho. :-P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Buckton 1 Posted January 1, 2004 You resisted the temptation to wake him up and ask for his autograph then?Do you often run in the rikishi on the underground? Fujisan, I have a lot of sympathy for 'stars' in Tokyo. Hounded, never able to travel freely etc etc so didn't bother. Nice one on 'IN TRAINing'. Rikishi - on the train - all the time in eastern Tokyo. :-P Little in north-eastern area too :-D which is the area of Tamanoi / Oitekaze and a couple of others. Usually smell them first (hair that is) :-D as is the case in the shopping streets near Tamanoi / Sakaigawa. ANR PS - Kinta-san - "Well, my people say he was ringside" was me (In a state of confusion...) wasn't it on the other Akebono vs Sapp thread? Totally forgot though so good one - probably on the way home. Also, with Rohou missing his station - huge miss, wrong line and almost wrong prefecture with Taiho's place being just south of the Kokugikan. - still ANR got lost on the trains once or three times some years back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,178 Posted January 1, 2004 PS - Kinta-san - "Well, my people say he was ringside" was me (In a state of confusion...) wasn't it on the other Akebono vs Sapp thread? Yes it was..I was surprised you didn't remember.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
