paniolo o ke kahawai's blog: "MUSIC TIME"

WELL FOLKS? I HAV'NT BLOGGED IN LIKE A LONG ASS WHILE. AS ALOT OF YOU MY FRIENDS, FANS AND FAMILY LIST KNOW, I AM INTO MUSIC AND PLAY SLACK-KEY ON THE GUITAR AND A VARIETY OF OTHER MUSIC ON THE BASS AND SUCH. WELL? I HAVE PUT MY MUSIC DOWN FOR A WHILE AS THE ECONOMY HAS TURNED SUCH THAT I HAD TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS THAT I USE. I WILL PLAY AGAIN BUT I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHEN OR TO WHAT MEASURE. SORRY FOLKS? ANY WAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND KEEP PRAYING. OC the MAVERICK AND UHHHHH? YEAH, PLEASE LEAVE SOME COMMENTS AS I LIKE HEARING FROM ALL OF MY FRIENDS. THANKS

I JUST GOT DONE WITH A QUIKY SHOW IN DOWNTOWN PUYALLUP AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT WALKING AND NOT EVEN WARMED UP, THEY SAID, OOOOOOOHHH, WELL WE'LL GET STARTED IN A BIT. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR PEOPLE GOT IN AND STARTED SERVING FOOD TO THE HOMELESS AND THEY SAID, "OH SO-AND-SO SAID YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START PLAYING MUSIC NOW?" HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, WELL? I STARTED AND THEN "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-YAAAAAAAAAA" PEOPLE CAME AND SAID, "DAMN YOU'RE PLAYING SOME GREAT GUITAR?" IT OVER GREAT AND I AM QUIT SUPPRISED THAT I DID IT WITH-OUT ANY PROBLEM OR PRACTICE. WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO (COMMENTS ENCOURAGED & WELCOMED)

I JUST GOT E-MAIL BY A FRIEND OF MINE THAT SHE NEEDS ME TO BRING MY GUITAR DOWN TONIGHT AND DO A SHOW IN DOWNTOWN PUYALLUP.......WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO. PRAYING THAT THE FROST DOES'NT HIT TONIGHT....YEAH RIGHT. HAVE FUN ALL AND BE SAFE.....POST YA ALL TOMORROW WITH HOW IT WENT. O.C. THE OCEAN MAVERICK

WELL, I PLAYED LAST NIGHT AT THE "ANTIQUE SANDWITCH CO." IN TACOMA LAST NIGHT AND HAD A BLAST. IT WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON AIR ON 90.8 KVTI. WHEN I GOT DONE WITH MY SET, I HAD LOADS OF PEOPLE COMING AND THANKING ME FOR PLAYING SLACK-KEY. I WAS PRECEEDED BY A GENTLEMAN PLAYING SOME SPANISH MUSIC WHICH GOT THE MOOD SET RIGHT FOR MY MUSIC. ANY WAY, I HAV'NT SET A DATE YET FOR THE "BLUE MOON TAVERN" IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT BY SEATTLE. I'LL UPDATE EVERYONE WHEN THAT COMES ABOUT. TAKE CARE ALL.

WELL, I'M PLANNING TO PLANING A OPEN MIC NIGHT IN JANUARY EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND TUESDAY. IT GETS BROADCAST OVER THE RADIO ON 90.9 KBTC. I'M LOOKING INTO IF THEY HAVE IT ON THE INTERNET OR NOT. I'LL BE PLAYING HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY GUITAR. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TIME @ THIS LOCATION AND IT SHOULD BE A BLAST. THE MUSIC I HAVE ARRANGED WILL BE IN DEDICATION/TRIBUTE TO MY LATE DAD AND UNCLE WHO HAD ALWAYS TAUGHT AND PERPETUATED HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND SLACK-KEY WITH ME WHILE I WAS GROWING UP. THERE IS ALSO "SOMEONE SPECIAL" THAT I AM DEDICATING THE MUSIC TOO AND SHE KNOWS WHO "SHE" IS. LOVE YA. I'LL POST DATES AND IF IT GETS PLAYED OVER THE INTERNET WHEN I GET INFORMATION. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED

HEY ALL, I'M PLANNING TO GO PLAY AN "OPEN MIC" NIGHT AGAIN @ THE "ANTIQUE SANDWICH SHOP" IN TACOMA WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST ON 90.0 KBTC. IT WILL PROBABLY THE FIRST OR SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY. IT STARTS @7PM WEST COAST TIME. I'D LOVE TO SEE ALL MY FRIENDS FROM FU-LAND THERE. I'LL KEEP ALL OF POSTED ON DATES. (COMMENTS WELCOME)

WELL, I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE OWNER OF THE ESTABLISHMENT THAT I PLAYED @ IN MAY IS N0T REALY UPSET WITH MEW IN A BAD WAY BUT IS WANTING ME TO COME BACK UP IN A NEAR FUTURE TIME AND DATE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE LANDLORD WHO HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER-GUS RECENTLY, AS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AND GUS WOULD LIKE ME TO COME BACK AND PLAY FOR THE CROWD AGAIN AND WOULD LOVE IT IF I MADE UP SOME FLYERS SO HE CAN HELP PROMOTE IT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALY NEVER EXPECTED AS I NEVER HAVE CONCIDERED MYSELF AS A "SLACK KEY MASTER" OR A "PROFETIONAL MUSICIAN" IN ANY WAY. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT IF YOUR HEART HAS A DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT EXPECTATIONS, SOMETHING POSITIVE MAY JUST COME OUT OF IT UN-EXPECTEDLY. WHEN I GET A DATE AND TIME I WILL POST IT FOR ALL OF YOU THAT MAY BE IN THE SEATTLE AREA AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE COMING TO THE SEATTLE OR SURROUNDING AREAS TO COME UP AND LISTEN TO SOME HAWAI'IAN SLACK KEY FROM THE "DIS-PLACED HAWAI'IAN."

Well, I went, I played, I conquered and I had fun. It was such a great night that I had a hard time going to sleep last night. Everything went well and had alot of people come up to me after my segment complimenting me. It had been roughly 6 years since I played on stage and the butterflies were just on a rampage. New place, new crowd, different guitar and a WHOLE LOTTA CAFFINE. Anyway, I hope to do this again and beable to record it. It would have been nice to re-listen to what I played and hear all of my mistakes...(ha ha ha ha ha). Have a great day and a aesome weekend all! PJ

WELL ALL, IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE I'VE PLAYED MUSIC IF FRONT OF A CROWED OF PEOPLE HAT I DID'NT KNOW. ABOUTA YEAR AGO I WAS INVITED TO PLAY AT THE BLUE MOON TAVERN BY THE U OF W (GO HUSKIE BTW) AND I JUST GOT NEWS THIS PAST WEEK THAT THEY WOULD LOVE FOR ME TO COME UP THIS COMING WENSDAY AND PLAY A 15 MINUITE SET DURING THEIR OPEN MIC NIGHT. I AM REALLY PUMPED UP ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I'LL BE PLAYING KIHOU'ALU (HAWAI'IAN SLACK KEY). I HAVE 3 MELODIES OF SONGS THAT I HAVE WORKED ON FOR YEARS AND A 4TH THAT'LL BE MY ADDITION IF REQUESTED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE WANTED TO DO FOR MANY YEARS SINCE THE PASSING OF MY DAD IN MARCH OF '99. IF IT WAS'NT FOR HIM, I WOULD HAVE NEVER LEARNED MUSIC AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF FAMILY ANF FRIENDS THAT I WORKED ON IT. I MAY NOT BE OF SLACK KEY MASTER QUALITY BUT I LOVE THE MUSIC THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN TO ME FROM ALL THOSE WHO PLAYED IT BEFORE ME. THANKS FOR READING MY BLOG, I HOPE YOU'LL POST SOME COMMENTS. THANKS P@P@ JO3