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I was benching a small show for Puget Sound and the folks i was checking in were from Spokane. I'd not met them before and was checking, measuring and confirming categories when I run across ther most beautiful showa with fukerin scales. I said to the owner, "that's from Toshio sakai". i didn't know her and didn't know the koi and i remember how startled she was when she confirmed it was and wanted to know how i knew. I told her it was the better of the two she had entered. ( it was judged second behind her other one) But this was the start of a wonderful friendship. BTW in the next show, the one I had chosen was selected first!
I have so many wonderful memories of shows but the friendship started at this one made the event very special to me.
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