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GARDENA, CA

 

A 'MINI REUNION' was held Saturday 8 Apr 2006 at a Japanese restaurant called Yakitori Shinsengumi.

We had 8 Yohians (classes of 69-72) and a couple of spouses join us. It was real fun. We tried a bunch of menu items, ran up a $265 bill, donned some red devil items for the photos, and Jenny Harada Allen '72 brought some Japanese folk toys for everyone.

The mini was organized by Jenny Harada Allen '72 and Ken Kondo '72 although Ken missed the event as he had business guests from Japan. The group particularly liked the chicken skin, enoki mushrooms wrapped in bacon, shrimp, beef tripe, beef tongue, flap meat, baked rice balls, and liver yakitori. Not quite as popular were the chicken cartilidge and aspura corn. The restaurant's entire menu is on-line at http://www.shinsengumiusa.com/G_yakitori/index.php.

 

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Cheryl Spear Becker '71 blows a kiss to othe Yohi red devils

 

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Kathy Shuler '71

 

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George Leakos '72 is "ichiban"

 

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Tracy Allen (husband of Jenny Harada Allen '72) and Red Oni

 

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Group shot outside Yakitori Shinsengumi in Gardena , CA. FRONT:
Harry, Alonzo, George REAR: Joe, Kathy, Debbie, Cheryl, Jenny

 

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Jenny Harada Allen '72 and George Leakos '72


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Cheryl Spear Becker '71 and Debbie Spear McIntosh '69 (aka Spear #2 and Spear #1)

 

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Harry Johnson '71, Alonzo Flores '71, Kathy Shuler '71

 

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Kathy Ross (spouse), , Tracy Allen (spouse), Jenny Harada Allen '72


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Kathy Shuler and Joe Ross of the great Class of 1971


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Jenny Harada Allen and Red Devil "Oni"

 

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Cheryl poses as a samurai


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Cheryl and Debbie

 

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Jenny, George and Oni

 

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Harry and Alonzo show their Devil spirit

 

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George Leakos has red horns

 

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Kathy Shuler and Joe Ross show that Yohi's Devils from 1971 raise Hell

 

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The shrimp was a favorite item for the skewers

 

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Harry got a T-shirt for driving the furthest (from Temecula)

 

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Alonzo looks like he has the moves of a Ninja

 

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REAR: Tracy Allen, Jenny Harada Allen, George Leakos, Debbie Spear
McIntosh, Harry Johnson, Kathy Shuler, Joe Ross FRONT: Cheryl Spear
Becker, Alonzo Flores, Kathy Ross


[Photos and 'story' courtesy of Joe Ross]