Toki asked Takimiyama for permission to have the Elvis burns before he grew them. That is true respect (Broken heart...)
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I second the call for more respect for Azumazeki-oyakata. I first met him when he was still an active rikishi and found a truly gracious, somewhat shy man who was a little bemused by the gaijin adulation he "suffered". Then I ran into him taking tickets at the last Nagoya basho and, losing my cool completely, greeted him like a long lost friend. Never missing a beat, and not having a clue who I was, he responded warmly and we chatted for a few minutes. A true gentleman. ;-)