Facing the Music and old friends

Facing the Music and old friends was Originally Posted on September 7, 2004 by lavarock

What a weekend!

I was privileged to be able to attend the Slack Key concerts at the Waikaloa Hilton this past weekend on the Big Island!

I was given a ticket on Saturday night for the Brothers Cazimero and enjoyed the show. Then, I was offered a room next door at the Mariott for a few days and was able to see the Slack Key concert Sunday also. That second show was the best deal I have had to pay for. The event was about 6 hours of continuous music and featured over 12 groups! All for the low cost of $10!

Playing were Del Beazley and Dwight Kanae, Brittni Paive (she has a CD [an inside joke]), Walter Keale, Chris Yeaton, Randy Lorenzo, John Keawe, Kohala, Mauka Makai, Brother Noland, Dennis and David Kamakahi, Ledward Kaapana and others!

Years ago, back in Atlanta, I met Led and Dennis and David Kamakai and concerts. Then my friends and I sat next to another friend of mine whom we call Kona Bob from the Konaweb.com site. Bob also played last night to a very appreciative audience. Bob has the weirdest instrument whicj he invented, called the Kona Walkingstick. No one can figure out how he gets that thing to play so deep a tone! See what I mean at http://konaweb.com/stick

In the past year I’ve been here, I’ve been pretty busy and had few chances to really get out. This weekend was the exception. I also had a chance to swim a bit in the Pacific and have my first sunburn from the area!

I really needed to get out and relax, because for the past week I have been fighting with Microsoft products (and throwing a few things across the room)! I had been hoping to get an Ebay auction online by now, but this software thing has taken all my time.

I did add a few items to the store though. I am offering some new burlap coffee bags and some items called a “Gift Assortment”. I don’t want to ship gift [i]baskets[/i] because I think I can save customers a few dollers by letting them find cheaper baskets locally and also not pay shipping on them. Future “assortments” will include different combinations of coffee, perhaps some postcards and keychains and perhaps some other items of interest. I want t ocreate a gift assortment that might be ordered for an office worker, a retiree, a wedding gift, etc. I have lots of ideas and will start posting them at http://ItsKona.Com as I create and price them.

My Mom and Sister made it through two hurricanes in Florida in as many weeks. Now they hear there is a third one heading their way…. They are NOT looking forward to that one either!