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Rocky Aoki, creator of the Benihana restaurant chain, died
July 12 2008

Posted on 07/12/2008 6:57:52 PM PDT by Rastus

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To: FlyVet
Yes I agree with you on that. Should have used another word to describe them.
41 posted on 07/13/2008 7:40:50 AM PDT by JimC214
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To: P8riot
And I crewed for Rocky Aoki for a Gordon Bennet balloon race back in the mid 1970's

I met Rocky at a balloon race in Houston just before he was going to make the Pacific crossing. A wind caught him when he was landing and he struck a car moving it sideways a few feet. He was a gracious guy.

He was also a gold medal winner in wrestling.

42 posted on 07/13/2008 7:43:45 AM PDT by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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