Got lost on a tanget today consolidating the John K Almeida music in my collection. Interesting tidbit. He was born in 1897. He became blind young when he was exposed to Maile bush sap. He composed over 300 songs. Played at Queen Lili`uoklani’s funeral. His story is chronicled in this new article.
After catching glimpses of the Sunday news shows, it just pissed me off. Back to the music.
This rendition of Hula Lolo by John K. Almeida with Julia Nui’s Kamaainas. Johhny became blind at a young age & is credited with composing over 300 songs
With estimates close to 3000 Hands-Off protesters island-wide on Hawaii Island. Having lived in Hilo, Waimea and Kona, that makes me so proud of everyone. The further support from people driving by extended our reach exponentially.
Just got home. 2 amazing hours. So many like minded people. It’s an amazing start. Last Hands Off protest in the US today. A few middle fingers and F@ck Us just make the crowd louder. I can believe it stretched from Henry St to Nani Kailua on the highway. Just wow
The organizers said it’s over 1000. Goes from the street below to the street above and wraps around. Haven’t seen a crowd like this in Kona since UB40 at Swing Zone
I think African Americans are sitting at home thinking white people finally know how they’ve felt for the last 200+ years.
This Dodgers going to bow to Trump thing has me annoyed. I can’t undo being a lifelong fan, but I won’t pay for a single broadcast or buy any merchandise this season.
I have so much amazing Hawaiian music in my collection. I can just put on an album and add a few more to queue and just let them play with no need to advance to the next song or album. Every song is good
I’m thinking us Boomers need to show the young people how it’s done.
Controversial opinion, but, I know Hawaiians know how to protest. We’ll see if they feel this rises to the level of protecting Mauna Kea. Maybe not, maybe they want the US to crash.
Today’s protests are a great dry run for what we’ll need to do going forward. If martial law is coming we will need monumental protests to counter their actions. What the people in Turkey did last weekend was a great example.
We will be the last protest in the US today. Our Hands Off protest in Kona is at 4pm HST across from Lowe’s on the highway. They expect over 400. That’s huge for anything in Kona that’s not a reggae concert or Konawaena football game.
My happy place. 2 more hard to get albums from the 70s added my collection. This is fun and tariff free
