Willie K. passed away last night after a battle with lung cancer. One of Hawaii’s greats. I liked his music, although I didn’t listen to him specifically. He was always definitely in the mix of the Hawaii backdrop music I did listen to. When news broke that he was stage 4, I wanted to go see him live at Blue Note Hawaii while he was still performing.…
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Noting Kenny Rogers in music memories
Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers dies at 81
I grew up not knowing or realizing there were very distinct genres of music since on Guam we had a very small, select, choice of radio stations. I only remember two…. KUAM and KSTO (K-Stereo). The stations played the different genres at different times of the day and night, so hell I listened to all of them.…
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Once Again, the late great Rap Reiplinger
I was googling Honolulu events for the next month in anticipation of visitors. I came across this article called Remembering Rap: A New Book Tells the Story of Hawai‘i Humorist Rap Reiplinger in Honolulu Magazine. I gotta get the book. I’m a forever fan of Rap and an admirer of his work. To this day Lou and can be heard in the house, and Rhonda and I at work, mimicking many of his routines and skits.…
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Coins on a Gravestone
I caught this on a social media site. Interesting, though I wonder if these meanings are true and actually applied for real. and if so, how long has this been? Never heard of it, but I’ll keep it in mind and follow suit if I ever see coins on a veteran’s gravestone.
M*A*S*H memoriam
I saw this today. I didn’t see news about David Ogden Spiers passing.
MASH was one of those long running TV shows that I didn’t follow specifically or exclusively as a teen, but every time I saw it on I would sit and watch.…
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Hugh Hefner
In the passing of Playboy Hugh Hefner on Sep 27, I read a few humorous lines about him on various social media outlets. One was saying that he’s one person you can’t say is “in a better place”… arguably true I guess. Though, what a life her must have had huh… all those fine young beauty model women around him, thrown at him.…
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Bremerton Trip 2016
Our (Lou and me) trip to Bremerton, WA Mar 31-Apr 6. It was, sadly, to attend Rulin’s funeral. I wish I’d taken photos at the funeral mass…