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salmonella
Lokahi
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 Posted - 09/06/2007 : 10:10:05 AM
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dreaming of Hawaii that is.
Aloha kakou!
I have been lurking here for a few months and finally have a couple of questions worth asking so I decided to sign in.
I am very impressed with this forum and people who contribute so generously and sincerely to it.
I started playing the guitar 30 years ago and played mostly folk and campfire sort of songs then put it down for more than a decade when other things got in the way. I picked it up again (and spent a bunch of money to rework the ole Takamine) about 6 months ago because kiho alu seemed to say to me that I should.
I have been teaching myself with the help of a Keola Beamer book and the many good ideas and informational posts on this forum.
My appreciation of the artistry and generosity of the people who play and share this music grows every time I play and notice that the base notes are not what, where or how they should be.
Mahalo for your generosity
Dave
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 10:24:50 AM
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Dave,
Nothing beats one-on-one sharing with another slack key player. I learn more from my friends and teachers than I do from books. The lone exception is some of the videos that have been put out, especially Ozzie's new DVD. Welcome Aboard. |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
Edited by - Mika ele on 09/06/2007 1:12:36 PM |
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da_joka
Lokahi
361 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 10:37:18 AM
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Hey Salmonella (Dave) ...
Welcome to da patch! Ibet your enthusiasm for Ki ho`alu is really infections!
Brandon |
If can, can. If no can, no can. |
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wdf
Ha`aha`a
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 11:15:39 AM
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| Welcome aboard, Dave. Where are you located on the Central Coast? |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 11:42:49 AM
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Ha - da Joka one funny kine guy. Knock-knock. Who's there? Sam and Ella. Sam and Ella who? Sam and Ella make you stay da lua.
Welcome to Taro Patch, Dave. We have a restaurant here in Cleveland called "Salmon Dave's". You will find plenty of smart and telented guitarists who are willing to share and teach. These folks are the greatest! |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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salmonella
Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 12:03:19 PM
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Originally posted by wdf
Welcome aboard, Dave. Where are you located on the Central Coast?
In Goleta, a small town near Santa Barbara, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles. |
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
2187 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 12:52:05 PM
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Welcome aboard Dave!
Mike, that's one funny sig! ("I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.") |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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kaniala5
Akahai
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 2:02:20 PM
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| Aloha Nui e Salmonella! I live in Port Hueneme just north of you in Ventura County. Welcome to taro patch. I just got to kanikapila with some tp members for the first time last week in LA. Lots of fun. Hope to see and hear more from you. |
Look for reasons to be happy rather than excuses to be miserable. |
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salmonella
Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 5:29:53 PM
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Originally posted by kaniala5
Aloha Nui e Salmonella! I live in Port Hueneme just north of you in Ventura County. Welcome to taro patch. I just got to kanikapila with some tp members for the first time last week in LA. Lots of fun. Hope to see and hear more from you.
I saw the invitation for that one last weekend but I was out of town and could not go. I am sorry to miss it. It sounds like it was a good time. Good to know some others here on the So Cal coast. |
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 12:52:20 AM
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| Aloha nui! Just wanted to welcome you here and say that I encourage you to keep studying ki ho'alu. So have you been to Hawai'i Nei before? |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
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salmonella
Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 07:03:07 AM
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Originally posted by hawaiianmusicfan138
So have you been to Hawai'i Nei before?
This will be our 8th time. Kailua-Kona is our favorite spot, and the one we consistently come back to, but we have also been to Maui and Kauai as well as Hilo side big island. I would like to come back again soon for one of the great music camps I have read about but maybe not this year. I think I would like to have a lot more practice on ki'hoalu before I attend one. |
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 08:21:58 AM
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Aloha and E Komo Mai Dave.
How is it in Goleta now that it's a suberb of Santa Barbara? I went to UCSB when there were more students at my 3-yr high school than undergrad 4-yr there. And of course lived on campus and then in Isla Vista. Dad flew me back and forth since the airport was right there, and of course the drive-in was close too - a Foster's freeze - and that was about it.
We're really looking forward to your joining us very soon. We like to talk story as well as jam. And our kanikapila's are ideal for exchanging information, ways of playing particular songs, and getting help with those hard parts of just learning to play. That means of course, helping if you're really good. Thanks for checking in!!
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salmonella
Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 2:45:44 PM
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Originally posted by Pua Kai
Aloha and E Komo Mai Dave.
How is it in Goleta now that it's a suberb of Santa Barbara?
It is not like it was when you were here. I moved here in the 70's and have watched it grow ever since. It is still a fabulous area and town (Goleta is an incorporated city now, not just a suburb of SB)and the UC is bigger than ever (close to 20,000 students)with plenty of benefits from that also. We even have a Costco now!
I hope to find time soon to join you folks for some in person music and talk as well as food!
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sandman
Lokahi
USA
181 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 6:18:14 PM
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Amazing. When I went to UCSB in the mid-50s (and flunked out) there were around 3,000 students. I moved on campus in the spring after a fall semester of debauchery in town and continued the tradition while playing baseball. I lived in a leftover military barracks, ate horrible food in the mess hall, and loved it far too much to be successful. And that was before I started surfing. but only by a year. Ah Goleta: dirt roads, one bar, a Foster's Freeze, and a couple of miles hike from the campus down to Highway 101 where I could hitchhike to L.A. where my dad had his insurance office. I'd spend a weekend with my family in Pomona getting fed mo bettah and then I was on my own back up.
Slack key content: There was one girl (no sexist comments, I was a boy then) from Hawai'i. She was exotic beyond belief since she was Hawaiian and I was desperately in love with her. I think. Nothing ever happened but then that was not the first time nor the last for unrequited island love.  |
Leap into the boundless and make it your home.
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2007 : 01:31:26 AM
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And we're hoping to get Sandy here one of these days since he lives really close by.
Be sure to check out the kanikapila section, and then of course if you're just coming down, check in if you have time anytime.
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Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2007 : 3:20:57 PM
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Originally posted by Pua Kai
And we're hoping to get Sandy here one of these days since he lives really close by.
n
Interesting connections with you and Sandy.
I grew up in North Redondo (Pier ave area) and went to Mira Costa for a year. Then my family moved to Huntington Beach where I went to Marina High and Goldenwest college before I moved out on my own to Goleta. Manhattan, Redondo and Huntington have all changed a lot too since I lived there. Some for better, some for worse.
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