madorosumaru 7 Posted December 30, 2005 Light Festival in My Locker Good evening. This is Ikeda. Christmas is over and everywhere the lights have disappeared from the streets. Amid all of that, there is a place at Tamanoi Beya that that has got things somewhat confused . . . The picture above is of my locker. I guess I was influenced by the illuminations all over town and did this. (Laugh) First, I adjusted all the light bulbs. Then, when I collected all the different lights, the circuit went a bit out of whack. It ended up way past Christmas into something like Disco. Well, at this point, maybe it is better that it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted December 30, 2005 12/30/05 Mochi-tsuki This is Tooyama Only 2 days left for this year! Looks like 2005 is about to end. At Tamanoi Beya, we held our last keiko today, the 30th, and most of the rikishi left for home in the afternoon. The photo above shows a scene from the mochi-tsuki held on the 28th. For the traditional Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cammy 0 Posted December 31, 2005 Oh man those are some of the best pictures ever, I was laughing really hard when I saw the disco ball in the locker...then I see them in make up and swim suits. I needed a good laugh today...man that will make me laugh for like a week. The guys face in the last picture is great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manekineko 200 Posted December 31, 2005 Tamanoi-oyakata's dying from laughter in that sedond photo... wonder how he manages to pund the mochi in such condition. (Help me...) Thanks for all this, madorosumaru. Happy New year! (Cheers...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petr 0 Posted January 1, 2006 The atmospehre described at this blog is nothing like in the sumobeyas I have visited. Although they are low on banzuke, they do seem to have a lot of fun. Apart from the factors in Sasanishiki's analysis, the oyakata must be a nice guy. How many other oyakata's would tolerate Amanowaka's excentricities? The only sekitori doesn't seem to mind either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 5, 2006 01/02/06 Happy New Year! This is Tooyama We will appreciate your support for this coming year. Keiko began at Tamanoi Beya today, Jan 2. There is one week before Hatsu Basho. We hope to get into proper condition and face the first basho of 2006 in good shape. It is my intention to again use this blog this year to interact with all of you. I am counting on your continued support. If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to e-mail us at web@tamanoi.com Tamanoi Beya Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 5, 2006 01/04/06 This is Isoazuma. Good evening. This is Isoazuma. There have been requests for me to write a piece for the blog so I am going to try to write something for the first time. I have been told that I have some rather strange hobbies. Among them, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 6, 2006 01/05/06 Brrr. It Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 7, 2006 01/06/06 Rikishi Love Life. Good evening. This is Tooyama. I would like to write something about rikishi love life. I often get asked, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilovesumo 12 Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) Poor guys. Meeting fans in a date-situation must be awful. (Holiday feeling...) The prize of success? Edited January 7, 2006 by ilovesumo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petr 0 Posted January 7, 2006 Expect mean retaliation for spreading false gossips in about one minute. Btw. Which university? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 8, 2006 01/07/06 Looks like Hatsu Basho is stating! Good evening! This is Tooyama. Well, Hatsu Basho is going to start tomorrow. I kinda feel something like tension building inside me. I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonosuke 28 Posted January 9, 2006 01/07/06The fellow in the middle of the picture is Ikinoshima, who is in jonokuchi. He has been absent lately but he has not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaikitsune Makoto 209 Posted January 9, 2006 o he is out of hospital and I suppose he is taking it easy a bit but can someone who had experienced this type of illness come back so quickly (after all it is a type of stroke I believe). Isn't it possible that he could suffer a blow to his head and could seriously jeopardize his life? I don't think blows to head have any significance in this but stroke happens for some reason and atherosclerosis can be present. If his stroke was more like hemorrage like Sharon had (obviously not as bad..), then I guess he may have had some weakness in the blood vessels there or just bad luck since he is so young. In any case, I don't think blows to head have any significance in this in the long run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,086 Posted January 9, 2006 If his stroke was more like hemorrage like Sharon had (obviously not as bad..) Sharon Stone is ill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sasanishiki 57 Posted January 9, 2006 If his stroke was more like hemorrage like Sharon had (obviously not as bad..) Sharon Stone is ill? Yeah, but I'm sure you get none of that in the papers in Israel (Thinking in depth...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) If his stroke was more like hemorrage like Sharon had (obviously not as bad..) Sharon Stone is ill? As matter of fact, Sharon Stone did suffer a stroke a few years ago. Stone Suffers Apparent Aneurysm October 3, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Doctors know more about the condition of Sharon Stone, who has been hospitalized for the past several days after suffering from a severe headache. Tests show that the 43-year-old actress suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or bleeding into the space between the brain and the middle membrane covering the brain, publicist Cindi Berger said Tuesday. * * * From BBC news (May 15, 2002): Hollywood actress Sharon Stone made one of her first public appearances since she suffered a stroke. The 44-year-old suffered the potentially life-threatening stroke last September Edited January 9, 2006 by madorosumaru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 10, 2006 01/08/06 Hatsu Basho Shonichi Good evening! This is Tooyama. Hatsu Basho finally started today. Tochiazuma-zeki got his first win with some faultless sumo. Thanks to y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 13, 2006 01/09/06 Day 2 Good evening! This is Tooyama. Day 2 Hatsu Basho. Tochiazuma-zeki won his second today with calm and settled sumo. The above picture is again from T-san. The guy wearing a beige kimono behind (the right leg) of Tochiazuma-zeki is none other than yours truly, Tooyama. Nice shot, T-san. (I hope I didn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 13, 2006 01/11/06 Hatsu Basho Day 4 This is Tooyama! Hatsu Basho Day 4. Today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cammy 0 Posted January 14, 2006 Wasabi soft ice cream...that sounds terrible (Bow...) ...I guess that is why they asked them to hold the wasabi... (Laughing...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madorosumaru 7 Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) Wasabi Ice Cream (Wasabi Aisu) Sushi gets its sting from the horseradish paste known in Japanese as wasabi. While its tingling taste makes a delightful addition to raw fish, wasabi's tangy flavor also makes for a surprisingly edible ice cream. Check out the exotic ice cream, including cactus, chicken wing, and octopus. Before you start laughing at the Nihonjin, we, in America, have "garlic ice cream," made famous by the renowned Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. 'Garlic ice cream is really good!' Garlic has Americans clamoring for cloves to add sizzle to supper - or to cure what ails us. From Smithsonian Magazine, Vol 26 number 9. Edited January 16, 2006 by madorosumaru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilovesumo 12 Posted January 15, 2006 (edited) Uaaah (Bow...) What about normal sorts like strawberry, vanilla, etc.? Edited January 15, 2006 by ilovesumo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted January 15, 2006 (edited) Before you start laughing at the Nihonjin, we, in America, have "garlic ice cream," made famous by the renowned Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it!! Believe it or not, it is excellent. (Bow...) (Laughing...) I can do without the garlic fudge that they also sell in Gilroy. Edited January 15, 2006 by Asojima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
