how to explain this....a confession

[dick benbow]

I have a sanke and kohaku that are going out in the grow ponds at Quality koi
next spring.

I know the gang I traveled with from Spokane were gonna blow this out of proportion. So I thought I'd take the wind out of their sails before they got started! They teased me all the way home calling me "gosanke Dick". It was terrible! So instead of letting them get the drop on me I decided to come clean
and admit to what I did! ( I did make arraingements to get a shusui out there as well. ) And i was so pleased with my asagi. It made the front page of the local newspaper when they did a feature on a state offical visiting the farm. ( he referred to shiro utsuri's as those holstein fish! ) LOL!!

so now you know the truth. I love my blue fish and always will. I hope this won't ruin my image as a non gosanke person. But if you'd have seen the sanke's Mike and Henry got, and the kohaku that Dan and Sharon, and Judy and Greg slected,well, you'd understand. I know there are pics of them around and maybe they'll get posted here.

forgive me , for i have sinned.....

[jnorth]

You know they say it always comes full circle to Kohaku....I guess they were right!

[Dan Blatt]

Dick....just somehow knew you couldn't stay "true blue".......LOL!!! Pictures please.

[MikeM]

Dick, that's why dealers & breeders want folks at the harvest. All will power dissolves! (BTW, does the Sanke have blue Sumi now? )

[dan olson]

Now wait a minute,

Dick, I don't know who's posting here you or you're evil twin brother. For those of you that didn't know, Dick is for sure a true blue not doubt about it.

However, Gosanke Richard did show up this week-end. The reason I know this, at a security check point Dick was questioned for some time for he had Richard's drivers license in his wallet. There is no doubt, the evil twin was there confusing all of us when he picked out a couple of Gosanke. I know I scratched my head, wondering how this could possibly be happening. Well thanks to the high level of security at airports today the truth came out, Dick was once again suckered by his evil twin brother Richard.

So don't hold it against Dick, he is a true blue, but let the world know. Richard is on the loose, looking fondly at Gosanke, where will it end?

Boy that Quality Koi team really puts out some special koi, hope the word doesn't get out! Culpepper has the inside track however, I'll bet Richard will outfox him in the future.

[dick benbow]

Mike,
Dan has photos of the pair if he could get them to someone to post. I know My Friend Dan in Olympia would if we can get Mr olson to send a copy to me....

come to think of it, the sanke did have some blue sumi, probably because of it's
position on the white.

the airport thing was a nigtmare..dick on the ticket and richard on the I.D. Will say it was always the same, ah sir would you like to step over here. ( well not really!) LOL

[ChrisC]

There are blue fish all over the globe with fins aflutter because "Richard" has "left the Ranch."

Gosanke. Really Dick, it's a SCANDAL.

[dick benbow]

so what does a pentitent do to get back into good graces?

[MikeM]

Well, how about pics of the Asagi tosai you were growing at the blueberry farm?

[dick benbow]

LAST ONE WENT DOWN THE ROAD LAST WEEK. I was so pleased because it was on a parr with the hosokai babies I got this spring to raise. Every bit as good!

Definetely had taki asagi in it's bloodline because of the broad white stripe between the red belly and blue.