Show Pix, 2007 ZNA SoCal . . .

[jnorth]

Congrats to all the winners! Looks like everyone is having a great time.

[cocoyboy]

Congrats to all the winners out there and the ones from down here too. Sure wish I could of been there!
I think Tonio just bought those shoes for the show or hardly wears them puppies because they look pritty new?
Looking good as a judge dude, now take off those shoes bruh!

[KoiCop]

Sorry to take so long to get this post up, but I'm moving real slow today. It was a long, three day show weekend -- but our family had loads of fun.

Well, we just happen to have a photo of the IKONA Friendship Award winner -- look back a couple of posts to where you can see our tank shot with the kohaku playing follow the leader. The IKONA FA winner was Peanut, the smallest kohaku bringing up the rear. She was last year's ZNA SoCal Baby Champion and now this. Wow!

The award is the absolutely stunning Waterford bowl shown below and I swear Brenda started purring when she opened the box.

Thank you, thank you, thank you IKONA. Don & Brenda


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[KoiCop]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sangreaal Gonna place my bet on that maruten in the bowl, Don. And I'm gonna guess that in the last pic the bottom fish and the maruten are from one breeder and the other two are from the other. I wouldn't know the difference between Sakuma and Ogawa bred fish......so here's a 50/50 guess--the pair just mentioned are Sakuma and the others two, Ogawa. How wrong am I this time? Marie

Well, in addition to your other not inconsiderable talents, you must also be psychic -- since even I have trouble keeping them straight.

But, yes, you were right on all counts.

In bowl shot 1, the 2 koi side by side at 3 o'clock are the ones from Sakuma. The small maruten was the 1st place winner and the first koi I picked. The bigger Sakuma was the last one I got -- the one Ken brought to the show by mistake. The other two are Ogawa koi. The one at 6 o'clock in bowl shot 1 was the 2nd koi I picked, while the koi at 11 o'clock was my third pick (which I went back to the store to buy).

[KoiCop]

Quote: Originally Posted by mitten The roundest maruten and best odome as size 1, though I like the biggest patterned fish the best. The other two fish are Ogawa.

Another winner, folks! Give that Wizard a Cee-gar!

Quote: Originally Posted by mitten Before I scrolled down a bit, you did get me to say "Tonio's got on SHINY shoes," then I saw you were thinking the same thing.

And they were SO BIG, too!

[mitten]

If preparing for these quizes it is important to read what Antonio writes and pay strict attentiion to Keokoi's translations when available...south side and east side don't talk the same dialect apparently, but at least I don't talk Mountain.

Thanks for the fun pics, Don. Cool bowl. Cool table. Very cool Peanut.

[KoiCop]

Some pix from Saturday . . .

Carl Grooms, Lynda's old high school classmate. Sorry Lynda, but once I saw your message I didn't see Carl again to pass it on.
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.(L) Duke Nguyen, legendary NorCal hobbyist & owner of Yoko (see Jan/Feb KoiUSA); (R) Larry Gill, NorCal ZNA, Judge
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.Joe Devera (Keokoi), the official (but underpaid) volunteer photographer of our show. Thank you, Joe!
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.Judging Staff
Front Row (L to R) Kunizo Narita (Narita Koi Farm, Japan), Grant Fujita (ZNA NorCal, President), Don Kobashigawa (ZNA SoCal, President), Vergil Hettick.
2nd Row: Bob Brudd, (brain fart, sorry; help me out here, folks), Burt Ballou, Nicole Lembke, Gary Chin, Vergil Hettick
3rd Row: Antonio "The Shadow Knows" Quitariano
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.Narita-san and Grant Fujita
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.Rick (Owner, Wild Orchid Koi, Santa Cruz, CA) and my wife Brenda (the good looks and the brains of this outfit)
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.The Taiko Drummers put on quite a show.
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.(L) Erwin Santos
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.Junichi Kayano (Candidate Judge, ZNA SoCal), Judge Interpreter
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.Russell Peters (Owner, PSKoi, Martinez, CA) taking a picture of me taking a picture of him. Say cheese!
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(more coming)

[KoiCop]

By the way, the final and official count was 58 tanks and 401 koi entered.
One guy (Bobby Lee) entered 29 koi! :shocked3: Glad I didn't have to bag and drag his tanks on Sunday afternoon.
Said to exceed MAKC and set a new American record for an English style show. Anyone here know for sure?


Don K, our club's President, a Judge and an all-around great guy.
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.Bob Finnegan, head of the AKCA Judging Committee. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit with him on Saturday; he invited Brenda & I over for coffee next week so we can discuss the Petition and other internet issues impacting the hobby (and the AKCA) in depth. On Sunday he gave my grandson Joshua & I a guided tour/commentary of the top fish. He also showed Josh a couple of tips on playing nose guard (which Josh did for the local Freshman team this year). Bob. What a guy!
EDIT: The photographer standing behind and to the left of Bob is Larry Trudgeon, who took the benching photos. His koi also won several awards and he won the Jimmy Inouye Award for Best Tank.
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.Bill D. (Owner, Mystic Koi, Upland, CA), Vendor. I hadn't met him in person before -- just a swell person.
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.Craig Chambers, club member who really worked hard helping to put on the show.
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.Lisa Barnett, Nishiki Koi Club.
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.Russell Peters, trying to make gas money to return home. Said it was too sunny down here.
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.Alan from Eastern Nishikigoi, showing his wares.
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.Nicole Lembke, just a sweetheart.
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.Art Lembke, the giant himself. Glad I had a chance to visit with him. He's the real deal, folks.
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.More of the entertainment which including singing, dancing and musical instruments -- it added so much to the atmosphere.
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(more to come)

[KoiCop]

More pix from Saturday . . .

.A couple of hungry guys behind us in line at the L & L Hawaiian BBQ stand.
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.Barry Walker, club member and show worker doing his Statue of Liberty impersonation.
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.Tubbing our Best in Size 3 kohaku. L to R: Frank Morales, Narita-san, Kaz Takeda with net, Burt Ballou, Grant Fujita. In background, L to R: Louie Hernandez and Junichi Kayano.
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.(L) Mike Perret and friend, ZNA NorCal, down here to see what a real koi show looks like (. . . ducking!). :lol:
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.A discussion on the finer points of judging showa -- Japanese style.
L to R: Erwin Santos, Louie Hernandex, Frank Morales, Grant Fujita, Narita-san, Burt Ballou, Junichi Kayano.
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.My wife, Brenda and Barry Walker.
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.Chai Taevanitcharoen, Show Chairman, who had surgery on his foot the day before the show. Luv ya, Chai. :worthy:
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.Judy Walker, Barry's wife, club member and one of the hardest workers at the show.
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.Lamson Bui-Tran, he won the Charlie Seu Memorial Award for Best Shiro Utsuri.
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.With three teams of Judges, they frequently had to get together to confer.
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(more to come)

[ockoi1]

Congratulation to Mr. Koicop for winning the best in size 3 Kohaku