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ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« on: June 20, 2008, 07:31:30 PM »
Dot Kawashima passed away Monday of cancer. Arnold and Franco flew to Hawaii yesterday to pay their respects at her funeral. The Dynamic Duo used to do guest posing/seminars for the Kawashima's back in the day...




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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 07:34:15 PM »
That's too bad. How old is Mits?

Good to see you here, Pollux...where ya been?

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2008, 07:39:39 PM »
Mits and Dot housed Arnold and Franco when they just arrived to the US. they used to feed them and provided them a place to stay. im sure others like americanbull and Keith have more info about the importance of those two in Arnolds life.

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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2008, 07:41:34 PM »
That's too bad. How old is Mits?

Good to see you here, Pollux...where ya been?

I'm not sure about Mits, but Dot was 85. Mits and she were married for 61 years!

As for me? I've always been around.  ;D

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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2008, 07:43:01 PM »
I'm not sure about Mits, but Dot was 85. Mits and she were married for 61 years!

As for me? I've always been around.  ;D

Damn...that's a looooonnnnggg time!

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2008, 07:46:24 PM »
Mits and Dot housed Arnold and Franco when they just arrived to the US. they used to feed them and provided them a place to stay. im sure others like americanbull and Keith have more info about the importance of those two in Arnolds life.

I'm sure when they were in Hawaii for the guest poses, but they weren't "key figures" in getting Arnold and Franco on their own two feet via housing and food when first arriving in America.

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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2008, 02:01:44 AM »
I'm sure when they were in Hawaii for the guest poses, but they weren't "key figures" in getting Arnold and Franco on their own two feet via housing and food when first arriving in America.
im sure they were, they both helped build some stone walls in Mits home, Arnold and Franco built rock walls and other similar jobs when they first got to the US.  i used to visit Mits and Karen when they had their store in manoa shopping center all the time when i was in high school, i lived up the street.  i know mits played a huge role in Arnolds life when he first got to the states. they were "key figures" hence the visit for Dot's funeral. if he just came for guest appearances i dont think mits would mean that too much to arnold. Mits also told me arnold would fly them up to visit the movie set when Mits was younger. Arnold made an appearance at the Hawaiian Island Bodybuilding contest about six years ago and attested to how important Mits was and what kind of impact Mits and Dot played. youre wrong in underestimating the importance Mits, Dot and Karen played in Arnolds early years in the states. where are you getting your information from.

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2008, 04:43:17 AM »
im sure they were, they both helped build some stone walls in Mits home, Arnold and Franco built rock walls and other similar jobs when they first got to the US.  i used to visit Mits and Karen when they had their store in manoa shopping center all the time when i was in high school, i lived up the street.  i know mits played a huge role in Arnolds life when he first got to the states. they were "key figures" hence the visit for Dot's funeral. if he just came for guest appearances i dont think mits would mean that too much to arnold. Mits also told me arnold would fly them up to visit the movie set when Mits was younger. Arnold made an appearance at the Hawaiian Island Bodybuilding contest about six years ago and attested to how important Mits was and what kind of impact Mits and Dot played. youre wrong in underestimating the importance Mits, Dot and Karen played in Arnolds early years in the states. where are you getting your information from.

I don't think you're following me. I'm not disputing how important the couple were in Arnold's life. I'm disputing that they provided Arnold with a roof over his head when he first came to the states - they're in Hawaii; he's in California.

He stayed with Paul Graham in Studio City.

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2008, 04:46:46 AM »
Did Arnold ever tap that?

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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2008, 04:58:07 AM »
probably a big schmooe

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2008, 05:00:10 AM »
Did Arnold ever tap that?

first of all RIP. and yes, these folks helped arnie back in the day.

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2008, 05:31:43 AM »
Did Arnold ever tap that?

Is there a female Arnold hasn't tapped?  :D

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2008, 05:32:40 AM »
Is there a female Arnold hasn't tapped?  :D

how do you know he was refering to the female?  :D

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2008, 05:46:52 AM »
Any pics of Arnold doing dumbell curls at the funeral?

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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2008, 06:02:23 AM »
I don't think you're following me. I'm not disputing how important the couple were in Arnold's life. I'm disputing that they provided Arnold with a roof over his head when he first came to the states - they're in Hawaii; he's in California.

He stayed with Paul Graham in Studio City.

  yes i know one lives in cali and the other in honolulu thank you for that. Mits however was originally from cali. mits met arnold when arnold didnt speak english. mits told me himself that he housed arnold for a brief time when he just arrived and had no money.

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2008, 06:03:37 AM »
Dot Kawashima passed away "on" Monday of cancer. Arnold and Franco flew to Hawaii yesterday to pay their respects at her funeral. The Dynamic Duo used to do guest posing/seminars for the Kawashima's back in the day...





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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2008, 08:16:36 AM »
Any pics of Arnold doing dumbell curls at the funeral?

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2008, 08:22:40 AM »
did Vince Basile show up?

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2008, 10:29:12 AM »
Dot Kawashima passed away Monday of cancer. Arnold and Franco flew to Hawaii yesterday to pay their respects at her funeral. The Dynamic Duo used to do guest posing/seminars for the Kawashima's back in the day...





To bad about Dot.  It was sad when Karen died.  I got along with Mits and Karen and Dot all the way up to when I decided to do my show and compete against Mits's show.  They had their supp shop up in Manoa and they bought stuff off me.  Stuntmovie knows the whole story on Mits and Arnold.  They were close.  I don't really know to much about their relationship.  Arnold stayed at Stunts house awhile in Hawaii back in the 60's.  Mits was so close to Tommy Kono and Timmy Leong.  When Arnold was staying at Stunts along with Dave Draper Mits asked Arnold to lunch and took him to the gym and thats how their friendship started.  Mits was very jealous later on of anyone talking to Arnold when he came to town and made sure no one except who he wanted to could approach Arnold when he came to Hawaii.

The pic is of Dave and Arnold taken by Stunt from back then

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Re: ARNOLD'S close friend passes away...
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2008, 11:09:17 AM »
P.I.P. and R.I.P.
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