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Gary A
Lokahi
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 Posted - 07/05/2004 : 4:44:04 PM
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There's an article about Led Kaapana in today's San Jose Mercury news. It's short but well written. You may have to register to read it:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/music/9075743.htm
Led makes a couple of interesting observations about making a living as a musician:
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''At one time music was my full-time job; now I've got a day job... There's so much karaoke, there's not too many rooms where they have entertainers play. Before, I'd play at a nightclub for five or six nights, but now it's only one night a week.''
When he's not traveling, Kaapana performs at Kapono's in Honolulu's Aloha Tower, which is one of the Big Island's last outposts for slack-key guitarists. He spends his days working as a mechanic for a security company's fleet of vehicles, a job that provides essential benefits.
``I love it because I get medical,'' says Kaapana during a phone interview from some friends' house in Pacifica. ``Most of the entertainers back home don't have medical. Then when something goes wrong, they get sick, and they have bills. And they have to make a fundraiser; everybody goes and helps them.''
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hakeedude
Aloha
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Posted - 07/05/2004 : 8:28:56 PM
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"When he's not traveling, Kaapana performs at Kapono's in Honolulu's Aloha Tower, which is one of the Big Island's last outposts for slack-key guitarists."
Wow-how'd they move that whole tower to BI???
other than that, nice article. Thanks. |
Michael
Hawai`i Pictures including 2004 Aloha Music Camp at: http://community.webshots.com/user/hakeedude |
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