Mamasan Third Anniversary, July 29, 2003

  

 

 

Mamasan called a Sankyuu Pati to celebrate the anniversary of her downtown Bellevue restaurant. I was happy to be invited, and a great time was had by all.

 

Great quantities of delicious food were served...  oishi!

         

 

 

Mamasan...

 

 

Yamada-Sensei arrives and gets busy. Sensei is a 7th Dan Black Belt and one of the highest ranked Judoists in the United States. He was USA National Judo Champion in 1954 and 1955, and a participant in the 1955 USA Vs. Japan Goodwill Games. In 1990 Sensei was the Judo Deputy Commissioner of the Seattle Goodwill Games. All this in addition to 31 years as a wing technician at Boeing. Yamada-Sensei is Mamasan customer #1...

 

Joe-san, the chromatic harmonica player...

 

 

Atsuko-san, social butterfly...

         

 

Fugio-san...

 

Hiromi stopped hosting long enough to enjoy a quick salad...

 

       

 

   

 

Mamasan's sister... That's Mamasan's sister's son & husband (the Camera Man) in the 2nd shot...

 

Yamada Sensei was thinking young!

 

 

Atsuko-san brought silence to the room when she sang a beautiful rendition of "Amazing Grace"...