Don & Brenda's Official 2008 ZNA SoCal Thread . . .

[KoiCop]

Will post the pics first, then come back and EDIT in the titles.

Then I'll edit again to correct any errors on any fish or folks I might make.


.Benching: Louie Hernandez with the net, Carl Grooms witht the bunny ears and Larry with the camera.

.Our Size 5 (18"-22") Goromo

.Our Size 3 (10"-14") Showa

.Larry (68Bruin) taking benching pic of our Size 4 (14"-18") Kohaku

.Our Size 3 (10"-14") Goshiki

.Tom (RookieKoiGuy)

.Tom Graham, up from San Diego to show; Publisher KoiUSA magazine

.Erwin Santos (Candidate Judge) & JR

.Cindy Graham (Tom's wife)

.John and Jolene (showanut), from NorCal

.Larry Gill (Gelldu), AKCA Judge, from NorCal

.Vergil Hettick, Judge and Club member

.Jim Smith (Jimbo)

.Andy Moo, Andrew's International Koi, Anaheim, CA

.Brad Olin (six6guy)

.Rick Blazo, Wild Orchid Koi, Santa Cruz, CA

.Chris Dishman, Club member

.Barry Walker, Club member

.Perry Nguyen

.Barbara Brooks (Aussie5), Club member

(to be continued)

[KoiCop]

.Don Kobashigawa, Club President


.Don K and Yours Truly


.Russell Peters, Erwin Santos, JR, Vergil Hettick, Larry Gill


.Our Baby Champion (kohaku) and Best Baby (gin rin Sanke)


.Same as above


.Head Judge Sadayuki Suzuki (from Japan) and Grant Fujita


.Erwin Santos and JR; Russell Peters and Vergil Hettick in background


.Russell Peters, Peters & Sons, Martinez, CA


.Michael Chua (gspotmc)


.Alan Stein, ZNA Judge and Club member

(to be continued)

[Campcheryl]

How wonderful to put faces with names. Many faces I knew already but now I know more..... Keep them coming Don.

[mitten]

Cool hats, fellers!

[mstrseed]

Thanks Don, great to see what folks really look like.

BTW how did you manage to get a picture of Russ with neat hair, wasn't it windy........................

[dick benbow]

able to put faces with the names...thank-you Don

[Nancy M.]

Congrats to all those who entered koi and to those who won awards.

Special congrats to my dear friends Don & Brenda, way to go.... and to Michael Chua looking good Michael, nice shiro.

Nancy M.

[Russell Peters]

Great pictures Don, thank you for posting them. You two smaller prize winners are gorgeous, congratulations.

[KoiCop]

Thanks, everyone -- only a hundred or so more pix to post.

Bill . . .

Let me check; I think I may have one of Russ with mussed hair.

Nancy . . .

For the record: If it wasn't for you and Frank, Brenda & I would still have a watergarden with goldfish.

[jbolding]

Nancy even though you weren't at the show I beleive you have a had a hugh impact on the Koi Kichi at the show through your support of the hobbiest. Thank you.