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Originally posted by RJS
Andy, this is an interesting question, and I have been stuck for a few days on how to respond. Maybe 'cause I don't see the need for "slack key" to become mainstream. In general, I sort of get really suspicious of any "missionary" efforts. Slack key, to me, is the patrimony of the Hawaiian people. These people have generously shared it with the world in general, and with us in particular. For that I am thankful. I'm not sure the value of "commercial success," is really that much part of the tradition. (I don't mean to play on a "country bumpkin" stereotype either.)
So... maybe the enemy of slack key is the complex of commercially-driven values which turn our, and especially our children, away from family, time spent with friends and family, the ability to open to nature, respect for our ancestors and history, and somehow integrate all of that into our daily lives. Indeed, doesn't matter what people you come from, we're all being pressed hard by this greed. (And to the extent that I own stock, 401k's and want to make a nice living, I am a "perpetrator, too -- and that's where I think I expand on Larry's comments.)

Sorry for ramble -- I shouldn't go on line so late.

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