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ME: What was it like hanging out with Kash in the hospitality suite?

TA: Well, the thing that I remember most about him, after, toward the end of the reunion, he's always singing "Tangerine." That was his favorite song. He'd get up on the table and -- Kari, you remember "Tangerine?"

Kari Hiraoka: Yeah, I remember that.

KA: He never refused anything, going on the stage -- even dancing the hula, like I told you. He would go up on the stage, and then -- I have pictures of those.

ME: You have pictures of him dancing the hula?

KA: Yeah.

ME: That's pretty good.

KA: I'm gonna give it to Kari.

ME: How did "Tangerine" go? I don't know that song.

FM: Maybe they know.

ME: Is somebody gonna sing it for him?

HY: [Sings] Tangerine, she is all I care for -- something like that.

KO: He gets on the table and then sings that.

HY: And mostly [Inaudible].

TA: That was finale at the reunion.

ME: What was that?

TA: Finale.

ME: He had a dance that went along with it, too?

FM: Oh, yeah. He goes through the motion of -- it was funny as hell, too.

ME: What were some of the -- Bev was talking about how Fred, you and Shiro were always just in stitches, just yucking it up, just with all the funny stories you guys were telling. What were you guys talking about that was so humorous?

FM: All kinds. All kinds of stuff.

ME: Anything you can share?

FM: I can't remember right now, but -- yeah, he's a hell of a guy.

ME: Did you guys ever hang out when you were in France, when you would have time off, when you would get a pass to go to town? Would you -- what would you guys do?

FM: Oh, yeah. We always hang out together. We go out on passes together. Bars -- what do you call? -- casinos, dance halls. Dancing. Have a few drinks

HY: Your father was a good dancer. He could do everything. He good boxer, good dancer -- (hula, ballroom, jitterbug... you name it.)

KO: Good athlete.

HY: Good ballplayer. You know, he was the chairman of the 1961 reunion in Seattle, right? And he did a terrific job. We had a wonderful time, going to Canada and visiting all that, Mount Rainier, and Lake Washington. He had a real well planned program. I think everybody enjoyed it.

ME: Yeah. I didn't realize this. Bruno was telling me that he was a boxer on the ship to Europe. He was a pretty good boxer.

KO: Oh, yeah. Good athlete.

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