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Excerpts: Last Tuesday evening, immediately after a giant barrel of sake was cracked open, a group of (mostly) large (mostly) men was seen careening at high speed across the second-floor ballroom of the New Otani Hotel. An LAPD officer waded repeatedly into the fray, as did a lawyer, an ex-candidate for governor, 570 pounds of Idaho womanhood, and a resilient reed of a San Franciscan named Josh Davis, for reasons known only to him. This was the fourth annual U.S. Sumo Open, in all its Fellini-esque, yet dignified, glory. Fan favorites included the aforementioned Davis, who at 5 feet 9 inches and a buck thirty-five, was scrawny for even the lightweight division, where the weight limit was 187 pounds. Looking like a marathon runner who'd accidentally veered into Pamplona, he lost every match but won tons of respect. Literally. |
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contact: jd@joshuadavis.net
Representation: Shari Smiley - Creative Artists Agency - 310 288-4545 |
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