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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
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 Posted - 07/01/2008 : 8:20:41 PM
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Taropatchers have won many prestigious awards and honors, such as the Hokus, Hawaiian Music Awards, and Grammys. Tonight, a couple of us Taropatchers were part of the Guinness World Record for the Largest Guitar Ensemble: http://www.concordtsba.org/guitar/guiness.pdf .
Bruddah Ray K. and I, and maybe some other Taropatchers whom we didn’t see, were part of this historic record-breaking event held today, July 1, 6:40P, at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord, CA (San Francisco East Bay). Folk-rock luminary and Woodstock performer Country Joe McDonald led 2,052 (I just heard this count on the 10:00P news) of us guitarists in playing and singing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” The old record was 1,802, which was from a performance in Germany.
We had to play the song for over 5 minutes and each of us participants had to register and sign in to make the attempt official. Fortunately, they chose to play the song in the key of G, so naturally Ray and I were in Taropatch to make sure Hawaiian Slack Key was represented! If I may say so myself, all 2,052 of us sounded very good together--everyone was playing in rhythm and singing with a lot of enthusiasm. Country Joe actually had us all tune up together and do a dry run about 30 minutes before the record-breaking attempt. Channel 5 News covered the event live.
The event was very well organized and a really cool experience, as folks from all ages, races, and walks of life showed up with guitars. The vibe was very harmonious, positive, and one might even say full of the aloha spirit. We met folks who were from Hawaii, those who were familiar with slack key, several who wanted to learn slack key, and even one guy who took a lesson from Uncle George Kahumoku at his home in Maui. Of course we told these folks about Taropatch.net.
Overall, this was a very uplifting experience, and I was happy to be a part of it. Eh Ray, good thing I dragged you out from San Francisco to the East Bay to be a part of history, right brah? Sil, where you wuz?
Aloha,
Doug
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wcerto
Ahonui
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 12:29:04 AM
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Is this on You Tube or any other recording that we can listen to. Sounds like an amazing feat just to get that many folks together in one place for the same goal.
Congratulations to all those who participated in such an mind boggling event.
Good thing Country Joe no lead you guys in da fish cheer. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 06:45:18 AM
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Count one more in taropatch - actually I brought my taropatch F guitar and used a capo. We also snuck one `ukulele into the mix, with my buddy Ikaika playing.
I just hope the Guiness folks don't see a picture of the guy with the banjo - surely they would disallow the record for a violation like that <grin>.
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E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi
Slack Key Guitar in California - www.kaleponi.com
Slack Key on YouTube
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
432 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 06:50:54 AM
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Here's a write up from the local newspaper, Contra Costa Times: http://www.contracostatimes.com/contracostacounty/ci_9759602?nclick_check=1 . Mahalo Wanda and Sarah for your comments. Eh Fran, sorry we missed you. We were sitting near the banjo player--sheesh, always get one rotten apple fo try ruin da whole basket  .
Aloha,
Doug |
Edited by - PearlCityBoy on 07/02/2008 07:00:30 AM |
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Pupule
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 07:05:11 AM
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 07:07:28 AM
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Where was this event promoted?
I never heard about it till I saw it on the 10PM news!
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Mahope Kākou...
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 07:37:30 AM
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Wassup Braddah Doug,
This land is your......This land is my land......
From Pacific Palisades.....To Kaka'ako...........
Brah hacome you nevah buss dat out wen we stay
kani down da beach? I cudah follow you lidat
Nah brah das pretty cool fo participate in
sumptin lidat. Good fo you Cuz
Aloha
 Braddah Duke |
Hoof Hearted?...Was it you Stu Pedaso? |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
432 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 08:07:34 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawrence
Where was this event promoted?
I never heard about it till I saw it on the 10PM news!
Lawrence, I found out about the event in the Contra Costa Times. I heard through the grapevine that the organizers refrained from advertising en masse because they didn't want the riffraff from places like Palo Alto and Marin County to show up in the beautiful East Bay |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 08:17:32 AM
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Originally posted by sirduke58
Wassup Braddah Doug,
This land is your......This land is my land......
From Pacific Palisades.....To Kaka'ako...........
Brah hacome you nevah buss dat out wen we stay
kani down da beach? I cudah follow you lidat
Nah brah das pretty cool fo participate in
sumptin lidat. Good fo you Cuz
Aloha
Braddah Duke
Braddah Duke, wuz good fun meetin' and jammin' with you, Braddah Jay, Carmel, and the father and son from Laie and meeting all da 'ohana. But eh, no get me started and turn dis thread into your oddah one. OK, cannot help:
Dis land stay your land, dis land stay my land,
From Califrisco, to da Hawaiian Island,
From da ohia forests, to Ala Wai canal (Hoof hearted?),
Dis land was made for all us buggahs . . .
Aloha,
Doug 
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 09:59:21 AM
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riffraff from places like Palo Alto and Marin County to show up in the beautiful East Bay
Hey - Country Joe McDonald IS one of those RiffRaff!! 
No bother, yoooze guyz got enough guitarists for now.
Someone really ought to post on YouTube (probably already has).
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Mahope Kākou...
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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
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rodv18
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 2:47:31 PM
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wow...brah...sounds awesome...mahalo for the representation...
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