Comments on: Goodbye Mr. Benihana

Goodbye Mr. Benihana

CuJoe — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:26:28 -0800

Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, founder of Benihana restaurants and father of Devon Aoki, died from cancer complications on Friday. He was also an olympic wrestler, balloonist, backgammon player, and more.

By: strangecargo

strangecargo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:00:51 -0800

Steve Aoki, DJ/Producer and founder of Dim Mak Records, is another one of Rocki Aoki's children.

By: TedW

TedW — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:14:54 -0800

*tosses period in air with knife, spins around and catches it in toque blanche*

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:51:58 -0800

Dim Mak Records ... hehhe-he ...

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:52:33 -0800

Prolly makes more sense with a link.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:54:55 -0800

I'm sure Dr. DeBakey, Tony Snow and Rocky Aoki are together in heaven now, sharing a good laugh.

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:15:05 -0800

Godspeed, Rocky. He will be cremated and have his ashes set in an onion volcano which will be filled with alcohol and ignited.

By: infinitewindow

infinitewindow — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:42:20 -0800

Holy crap. Here's a guy who knew how to live life, and he had the health problems and kids to prove it. Here's to you, Rocky, the man who showed me what heaven could taste like. .

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:13:30 -0800

Man, that last link made the post. I'd pull quotes from it, but there is just waaaaayyy too much crazy goodness in there.

By: SPrintF

SPrintF — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:47:06 -0800

By: sour cream

sour cream — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:08:23 -0800

"I'm completely naked, tube in my penis. I see my wife standing over me, on one side. On other side, I see my girlfriend.... I say, 'Ohhh ... shiiit!' " This is gold.

By: wendell

wendell — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:14:22 -0800

I approve of this Obit thread (if anyone cares). No Benihana chef ever used his sharp knives to hurt another human being (intentionally). .

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:43:44 -0800

. Benihaha is such a fond childhood memory, I had no idea he was such an adventurous guy!

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:09:31 -0800

The yet in another long line of model-turned-shitty-actor Devon Aoki? The Devon Aoki who perpetually looks fourteen, Devon Aoki? The Devon Aoki who obviously can't speak a lick of Japanese and massacred that language so much in the movie War any non-native speaker could tell thus she should not take any speaking roles in movies at all Devon Aoki? Aside from from spawning that demon this guy lived through some crazy crap! Rocky splashed down with a broken arm, a shattered leg, a torn aorta, and his liver sliced in half. He was helicoptered to a nearby hospital, where doctors removed his spleen and gall bladder and cut open his chest to perform a ten-hour coronary bypass. "Three days, unconscious," he says. in the past, he had suffered from diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver, as well as hepatitis C. Here's to hoping I accomplish half as much! .

By: arishaun

arishaun — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:36:27 -0800

In tribute to his life-loving ways, I toasted him with some plum wine on Friday when I heard. I shall repeat said toast at my wedding reception next month, to be held at Benihana. . /except with loads of sake //here comes the drunken bride.....