The Blogmeister has a job (stop laughing, I really do) that demands he roll out of bed somewhere around 5:30 am each morning. Which means that, if he wants 7-8 hours of sleep, nighty-night needs to happen between 9:30 and 10:30. Most evenings this is no big deal. I have, after all, been up since […]
When the Blogmeister family moved into their current house one of the first things I did was to build a couple of sturdy workbenches in the garage. Mr. and Mrs. Blogmeister both have hobbies that keep them busy when time allows (Mrs. Blogmeister is the talented and creative one; I’m just a reasonable talentless tinkerer). […]
A line that always cracks me up… “If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?” You can also apply it the Windward Choral Society, right? “If a choir sings in a hall and there is no audience, is it still beautiful?” You bet it […]
I was poking around on the interweb looking for additional information pertaining to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. I have an old Schirmer Scores collection of all of his chorales that has been a great reference for any tinkering I’ve done with arranging harmonies and making things sound right. When it comes to the […]
It’s one of the oldest bad jokes around… A tourist walking down 5th Avenue in New York sees a man carrying a violin case and, as they near each other on the sidewalk asks, “Excuse me but how do I get to Carnegie Hall?” Without breaking stride or the direction of his gaze the musician […]
You know the “fortune cookie” game right? (News flash…they ain’t edible…yuck). Depending on the age of your companions, you read the little piece of paper with the oh-so-generic line on it and then add something like “in bed” or “after the lights go out” to give it an entirely new meaning. Never fails to add […]
We survived! We thrived! Another epic set of concerts is in the books, the audiences went berserk, the last strains of “’O ‘Oe ‘Io” have faded into the night (accompanied by the grace of Ka’anohi) and the risers are back in storage. Time to…uh…time to…errrr…what? We’re done until September? AUGH! Don’t be surprised at the […]
If you were there, you’ll remember it and enjoy re-living it. If you weren’t, you’ll enjoy it for the first time. This is the portion of John Alexandar’s speech as he accepted the McCreary Na Ke Akua Aloha Mele Award at the 2014 Joy of Music – International Style. I think he really captured the spirit […]
You may notice that comments made to the blog posts may take a day or two to appear. That’s because they get reviewed and approved by the Blogmeister. Why would that be necessary you ask? Amazingly, someone (okay, a LOT of someones) actually takes the time to register a (fake) email address and post some […]
The official definition of “elevator”, according to Webster’s: “A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.” The REAL definition of elevator, according to the Blogmeister: “A non-air-conditioned metal box containing people in various states of cleanliness leading to a wide variety of odors […]