First All Bay Area Koi Show April 1 & 2, 2006

[gelldu]

The judging team is now set for the show:

HEAD JUDGE; Mr. Nakayama of The Ogawa Koi Farm (Breeder)
ASSISTANT JUDGES: Mr. Toshi Nakamori of Nakamori & Co (dealer)
Mr.Grant Fujita Author/Teacher/Interpter
Mr. James Reilly ZNA JUDGE
Mr.Robert Winkler AKCA JUDGE
Mr.Burt Ballou AKCA JUDGE
Japanese koi handler???????(awaiting response)

The judge at this show will comment on the good and negative points of the koi selected.

Friday night meet the Judges and distinguished guests for a 9 course sit down Chinese banquet at the Willow Tree Restaurant(which is 5 minutes drive from the hotel).

Hotel: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5990 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, Ca which is a short walking distance to the Stoneridge Shopping Mall. $59.00 a night (no breakfast) plus tax. With breakfast $67.00 single?$75.00 double plus tax.

Planning on seminars
Raffle by San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club April 2nd. Sunday
Koi Auction April 2nd. Sunday by San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club with a professional auctioneer Mr. Rocky Albino of the famous Albino Auction in Oakland.

Hotel can be accessed via Bart from San Francisco and Oakland Airports.
Oakland Airport is a short 30 minute drive from the Oakland Airport.

SHOW CHAIR:Larry Gill gelldu@sbcglobal.net for more details.

[aquitori]

This is some good news!!! WOW, this is goin to be a very big show...I expect the level of competition to be very very good, (Rumorville: Duke Nguyen might be competing) so tank inquires should be done now!!!

Also the 1st Annual Koi-Unit meeting will be held at the show, t-shits for the "Unit" will be passed out. So, all "Unit" members need to be there to show or just support the show.

[dinh]

Mr. Gelldu - Thanks for sharing the info. This is very good news
for koikichi. Specially for NoCal folks.

--Dinh

Quote: Originally Posted by gelldu The judging team is now set for the show: HEAD JUDGE; Mr. Nakayama of The Ogawa Koi Farm (Breeder) ASSISTANT JUDGES: Mr. Toshi Nakamori of Nakamori & Co (dealer) Mr.Grant Fujita Author/Teacher/Interpter Mr. James Reilly ZNA JUDGE Mr.Robert Winkler AKCA JUDGE Mr.Burt Ballou AKCA JUDGE Japanese koi handler???????(awaiting response) The judge at this show will comment on the good and negative points of the koi selected. Friday night meet the Judges and distinguished guests for a 9 course sit down Chinese banquet at the Willow Tree Restaurant(which is 5 minutes drive from the hotel). Hotel: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5990 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, Ca which is a short walking distance to the Stoneridge Shopping Mall. $59.00 a night (no breakfast) plus tax. With breakfast $67.00 single?$75.00 double plus tax. Planning on seminars Raffle by San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club April 2nd. Sunday Koi Auction April 2nd. Sunday by San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club with a professional auctioneer Mr. Rocky Albino of the famous Albino Auction in Oakland. Hotel can be accessed via Bart from San Francisco and Oakland Airports. Oakland Airport is a short 30 minute drive from the Oakland Airport. SHOW CHAIR:Larry Gill gelldu@sbcglobal.net for more details.

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinh Mr. Gelldu - Thanks for sharing the info. This is very good news for koikichi. Specially for NoCal folks. --Dinh

Dinh has been out of the show circuit for awhile now this show will bring Dinh out of retirement and I expect this to be a very good show!!!

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Dinh has been out of the show circuit for awhile now this show will bring Dinh out of retirement and I expect this to be a very good show!!!

Mr. Aquitori, some of my koi will be ready at that time for the show;-))
In additional to the one day off from work - if there is any thing we can do, plz post it -

BTW, I was there when NorCal has All Northern California koi show 6 or 7 years ago. It was a wonderful event - not only the koi show, but other garden stuffs
and koikichi folks. Seems like this will be much better.....

---Dinh

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinh Mr. Aquitori, some of my koi will be ready at that time for the show;-)) In additional to the one day off from work - if there is any thing we can do, plz post it - BTW, I was there when NorCal has All Northern California koi show 6 or 7 years ago. It was a wonderful event - not only the koi show, but other garden stuffs and koikichi folks. Seems like this will be much better..... ---Dinh

Dinh whatever you can do to help, let Larry Gill know. I would not bother Kevin at all, Larry is the show chairman and the go to guy!!! Make a note to yourself Dinh: I will tell Antuan and Duke to come out!!!

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Dinh whatever you can do to help, let Larry Gill know. I would not bother Kevin at all, Larry is the show chairman and the go to guy!!! Make a note to yourself Dinh: I will tell Antuan and Duke to come out!!!

Sure Antonio, will check with Mr, Gelldu off line. Just want to let you know
that I have been talking with our koi buddies around here in NorCal and make
sure they condition their fishes

--Dinh

[Campcheryl]

Larry,

This is going to be spectaular. Marking the calendar now. Good luck with the planning. It was wonderful seeing agian in Colorado.

Cheryl

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by Campcheryl Larry, This is going to be spectaular. Marking the calendar now. Good luck with the planning. It was wonderful seeing agian in Colorado. Cheryl

A new poster...Cheryl, welcome to the board!!!

[aquitori]

Just wanted to let everyone know that this would be the best time for all Bito'ers to come out and support this show and meet the faces behind the "Handles"....Next month is the Camellia Show goin to use that as a warm up for the ZNA So-Cal and All-Bay Area Show...

Note: Nancy didn't mean to forget your Koi-Kichi show in Nov...I will be there after I get back from Japan with Joe and Kevin. If I can't make it I will have the other guys certified by you to handle koi...Ruben is the only one not certified, Esan is ZNA certified, Joe is Joe of course, Brian is Champkoi certified, Jen and Mike are newbies but are raising up in the ranks of knowledge. Kenneth and Shirleen (Hawaii) they are the most experienced members as well as Jolene and John (Stockton)....