Comments on: Memories of Merrie Monarch Festival http://faleafine.com/2008/04/09/memories-of-merrie-monarch-festival/ Community Builder | Speaker | Supporter Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NEENZ http://faleafine.com/2008/04/09/memories-of-merrie-monarch-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-189 NEENZ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:31:11 +0000 http://www.faleafine.com/?p=76#comment-189 Blaine, Mahalo for stopping by. I've been following your Merrie Monarch ventures via Twitter and your blog - good stuff. What an awesome experience for you to be a part of the Aiea Swingin' Singers! Any recordings? Let me know when you've fixed the photo gallery link, I'll email the page to my Mom - she'll enjoy the history. Aloha, NEENZ Blaine,

Mahalo for stopping by. I’ve been following your Merrie Monarch ventures via Twitter and your blog – good stuff.

What an awesome experience for you to be a part of the Aiea Swingin’ Singers! Any recordings? Let me know when you’ve fixed the photo gallery link, I’ll email the page to my Mom – she’ll enjoy the history.

Aloha,
NEENZ

]]> By: ZZ Type http://faleafine.com/2008/04/09/memories-of-merrie-monarch-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-185 ZZ Type Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:32:35 +0000 http://www.faleafine.com/?p=76#comment-185 Aloha Neenz, I got to attend Merrie Monarch this year and even got to shoot photos for a time from the edge of the stage! I have some staggering shots of most of the Aloha Hula competitors! Re: Darrell Lupenui Did you know I went to school and sang in the performing choir with Darrell Lupenui, Thaddeus Wilson, Lyle Soberano, and O'Brian Eselu? I was one of the Aiea Swingin' Singers, the high school group led by teacher Mrs. Edwina Siu, that was the incubator for many hula and local entertainment luminaries. http://zztype.com/singers (I need to fix the photo gallery link.) While I have nowhere near the talent of those guys, I can hold my own in 4-part harmony. Blaine Aloha Neenz,

I got to attend Merrie Monarch this year and even got to shoot photos for a time from the edge of the stage! I have some staggering shots of most of the Aloha Hula competitors!

Re: Darrell Lupenui

Did you know I went to school and sang in the performing choir with Darrell Lupenui, Thaddeus Wilson, Lyle Soberano, and O’Brian Eselu? I was one of the Aiea Swingin’ Singers, the high school group led by teacher Mrs. Edwina Siu, that was the incubator for many hula and local entertainment luminaries.

http://zztype.com/singers (I need to fix the photo gallery link.)

While I have nowhere near the talent of those guys, I can hold my own in 4-part harmony.

Blaine

]]> By: NEENZ http://faleafine.com/2008/04/09/memories-of-merrie-monarch-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-163 NEENZ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:26:42 +0000 http://www.faleafine.com/?p=76#comment-163 Ali, Oh I remember this year as well, do you remember the performances by Darrell Lupenui's halau? What a great memory for you! NEENZ Ali,

Oh I remember this year as well, do you remember the performances by Darrell Lupenui’s halau? What a great memory for you!

NEENZ

]]> By: ali http://faleafine.com/2008/04/09/memories-of-merrie-monarch-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-162 ali Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:21:26 +0000 http://www.faleafine.com/?p=76#comment-162 Even though I live here, the only year I went in person was 1986. That was the year the power went out and some were frightened enough to pull out of the competition. It was kind of spooky but everyone made the best of it. It was spectacular! Chicken skin kine performances! Even though I live here, the only year I went in person was 1986. That was the year the power went out and some were frightened enough to pull out of the competition. It was kind of spooky but everyone made the best of it. It was spectacular! Chicken skin kine performances!

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