Martini Mike mixes a few before we head over to the Cheap Trick concert at the Hilton. Glennon’s puttin’ on the Ritz before the show. Melita and Glennon a few long hours before midnight. Mike and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick before the show. Partied New Year’s eve with the Cheap Trick. A great band [...]
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Holualoa, Music, Lights, Tequila
My last minute decoration for the Holualoa Music and Light Festival. Andrea, Mike and a table of pupu to nosh on. Mike had to actually do some work taking photos and transmitting them to the paper before he could relax. The front of the Kona Hotel early on in the night with music out front [...]
Must consume mass quantities of food — Beldar
Yikes! Forget Borat, where’s that French guy Beldar Conehead when you need him. If you look good you can see a turkey behind all those containers of ??? yams, stuffing, gravy, chowder, etc and that’s just the top shelf of the fridge, more stuff on the other levels. Might have to sell some plates of [...]
Kamehameha Day
A pair of videos from the King Kamehameha I celebration in Kapa‘au, Kohala. Warning: These videos are rather big file sizes. The lei draping over the King Kamehameha I statue. (4.6MB) Ray Fonseca’s hula halau dancing at Kamehameha Park. (15.6MB)
Decoration Day
At the West Hawaii Veteran’s Cemetary this morning. Wikipedia says it was formerly known as Decoration Day. A breezy, cool day at the cemetery for Memorial Day services with the skies shedding tears at the end of the ceremony.
Music and Kava
Not sure if it was the Latinos Band playing at the Windjammer lounge at Royal Kona Resort but the music was good, though we got there for only the last song. We thought our Advertising staff might still be there but they weren’t. Ruben jammin’ on the percussion. And finally a nightcap of kava at [...]
Next stop Pancho & Leftys
So it’s off to Pancho and Lefty’s for: Margaritas Tecate And nachos (vegetarian as they put the beef on the side for carnivores).
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