Who is going to Keirin Koi open house???

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by junglegeorge12 I really wish I could be there, I am sure it is going to be a great and informative weekend. Allentown is beautiful this time of year. It is also a friendly and hospitable place. Good food, not far from Ahmish country and the delicacies that come from there. My mouth is watering for anything but rice and beans.....

yes, Allentown is a wonderful and peace place..... hope to move back there someday.....

[carolyn swanson]

Is there anyone to give us a minute-by-minute update on the happenings of THE big koi event of the year? It might be a wonderful article for a magazine, newsletter, or a marathon thread. Who's up for it?

[MikeM]

I'm hoping HenryC has some time to post, good internet connections and access to lots of great koi. I think folks would enjoy seeing pics of Carl's operation, as well as a report on the weekend activities.

[dinh]

Any more news and pix from this event?

-dinh

[KoiCop]

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeM I'm hoping HenryC has some time to post, good internet connections and access to lots of great koi. I think folks would enjoy seeing pics of Carl's operation, as well as a report on the weekend activities.

(posted in another parish, and) said he's home but sick as a dog and going to bed -- so we'll have to wait to see his pix.

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by KoiCop (posted in another parish, and) said he's home but sick as a dog and going to bed -- so we'll have to wait to see his pix.

How about Ray Jordan and others ???

--dinh

[carolyn swanson]

They must be suffering from credit card shock--and making plans for all the wonderful fish they bought.

[KoiCop]

Finished in position:
Henry Culpepper = 34
Ray Jordan = 42

And a 16 year old girl named Emily Mize won!
And the moral of this is . . . . .

[koiczar]

Isn't it amazing!! We have a local annual show hosted by one of our dealers here in No. Calif. He has a similar event of judging contest. Match the breeder and win a $1,000 gift certificate for anything in the store (including fish). So far, each year, the competition has been won by a newbie hobbyist. This one lady, who won two years in a row, I overheard some of the comments she was making to her young son while making her selections in each tank. They went something like..." Oooh, I like the pretty red and white one," or ..."Oh, look at that black and red one, it looks like a tiger!". There's definitely something to be said for beginner's luck. This last year, my newbie customer, 6 months in the hobby, won the prize! Is there something in the wind or is it like my grandfather used to say, "Aw, you're not holding your mouth right!".

[keokoi]

Remember, Its about the education.. Not the Prize LOL That is cool newbie hobbyist win that stuff.. But its goes the other way as well. Be happy for the host. He just might have a koikichi on his hand for the long run..

Joe