My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed

Subject: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,bseed(charlesKratz)
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 04:20 PM

My modem died Friday just as I was about to search for Muddies in Hawaii (I'm posting from my computer at school). Tomorrow morning (Monday) my wife and I are heading for Hawaii, our tickets and hotel a gift from our son, for our 35th anniversary and for Christmas, of course)(great son, huh?). We'll be staying in the Waikiki Parc Hotel until Sunday--and if any of you are in Hawaii, permanently or on a trip at the same time I'd love to make contact. I'll stay on this computer for another hour, but if you are there, feel free to call me at the hotel

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Banjer
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 04:26 PM

Way to go Seed....!!! If your son ever wants to adopt yet another set of parents, my wife and I are eligible...

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 04:27 PM

Simply wonderful Seed!!! I wish you the best of times and I know you'll have them....a wonderful gift.

I know we have a couple of 'Catters in Hawaii, Mark cohen being one. I'll keep thisthread up toward the top in case Mark or someone else shows up.

Have a great time my friend.

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,--seed
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 04:39 PM

Hey, Banjer, Spaw--great to hear from you so soon. We got the Mudcat's three dimbulbs together just like that! Wow.

--seed

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 04:56 PM

Charles, what what I know, Mark Cohen lives on the Big Island in Hilo. He is physician, pediatrician I think? Maybe you can look him up?

Make sure you do not take lava rocks home. Goddess Pele was quite upset with me when I did that.
Try some Mac Pie, and quava bread. You will be sick of Mahi Mahi by the time you come home and will be thrilled to open up a can of tuna.
Have lots of fun, watch out for the undertow.

Love Bonnie

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:05 PM

Hi, Bonnie--What did Pele do to you, make you erupt? Have you finished all your fiddling with your banjo yet? I'm waiting for my return to work on the pegs on my Stewart--I'm taking the little Slingerland to the islands.

--seed

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:27 PM

Goddess Pele was sooooo mad! She didn't tell me, but I knew she was. Actually I just felt very guilty for taking so many lava rocks once I got home. It didn't help that I was travelling with a geologist.
Anyway, I ended up mailing the rocks back to a restaurant The Godmother in Pahoa. If you can go, I highly recommend it, the food was excellent. They made such incredible food that I figured if they put that much care in the food preparation they would help me out with my lava rock problem.
I got a letter back from the Godmother telling me she buried my lava rocks in her backyard and once a month for 6 months she would pour gin over them. Goddess Pele likes gin.
You have no idea how much it cost to send those rocks back, they were heavy and I took a lot.

Bonnie

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Amergin
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:34 PM

Oh and don't eat any of the local "candies", they are the nastiest tasting stuff.....

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,--seed
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:36 PM

Well, it's cold here in my classroom and I've gotta go home and pack. I'll get back in touch after Christmas--maybe from here, maybe from home If I can get back on line there. Love to you all, and a happy new millennium, the real one.

--seed

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:36 PM

Oh! NOW you tell me I should give gin to my little chip off the old Pele block!**BG** Will do and she seems quite happy here. There's a lot of volcanic stuff in Colo. and Wyo, so maybe she feels at home.

Charles! That is wonderful news. You phoaks have a good time and thanks for letting us know. I hope Santa leaves you a new modem, too!

luvyakat

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:41 PM

Charles, when you get your new modem, let me know and I will send you all the Christmas mail you did not receive from me.
My banjo is getting in working order and soon we will start our honeymoon.
Maybe you will bring back a ukelele?

Bon

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 05:52 PM

Maybe he will BonAmi, but I can guarandamtee you the ol' coot will be out suckin' on them gin soaked lava rocks!

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Banjer
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 07:19 PM

sniff...sniff...Sorry I'm overcome with awe and emotion. Seed referred to me as 'one of the Mudcats three dimbulbs'. He classed me right up there with 'Spaw...who of course ranks right up there just below Cletus in my HERO group! And for Seed to group me in with such a small but elite circle that even includes himself!!!! What a wonderful thing to say, Seed....Thank You...Kinda makes me warm and bubbly all over...I'm so honored....sniff...sniffle....!!

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Banjer
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 07:25 PM

You have it all wrong about the lava rocks and the gin. The best way that I can see is this: Drink the Gin, after which you pee on the rocks. Both you and the rocks benefit that way! Remember the old adage; Waste not, want not!

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Troll
Date: 17 Dec 00 - 07:31 PM

Banjer, try to control your emotions A true dimbulb would not act that way. In fact a TRUE dimbulb wouldn't notice. --seed, have a great time. Use sunblock!

troll

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 07:22 PM

Troll, Banj is just being modest here. Back in the "old days" he was the first of us to achieve the exalted 4-star rank if General F****P. Before that he carried the very distingushed title of "Incredible Dumbass." Though his career has been checkered, and occasionally plaided and pinstriped, he remains a horse's ass and dimbulb of major proportion.

Any of our Island contingent around yet?

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 07:46 PM

Have a nice trip, Charles. I just got back some forgotten pictures from the September Mudcat gathering in San Francisco. E-mail me when you get back and get a modem, and I'll e-mail some scans to you. There are a couple of classic BSeed pictures.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 08:04 PM

If I kill my modem, can I go to Hawaii? Is it murder 1 when you kill your modem? Or just modem-slaughter? Provoked assault? Self defense?

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 08:18 PM

Circumstances Sorch....circumstances. In other words, it all depends on your modem operandi.

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Dave Swan
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 08:26 PM

'seed, you will have the common courtesy to stay off the beaches, won't you? Nearly seven feet of naked, pink Kratz lying on the black sand beach would be just too much.

Have fun, pal.

See you soon.

D.

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Dec 00 - 08:32 PM

Aw geeziz Swanno.............Thanks so much for that image................How the hell am I goin' to get to sleep tonight after that? Damn...................

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 19 Dec 00 - 12:54 PM

What a terrible night.......hardly any sleep at all..................

Hey Mark....you around?

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 19 Dec 00 - 05:11 PM

Catspaw, I think Mark is 'floating' around somewhere on the Island. There was some terrible flooding on the Big Island. The whole coastline was flooded especially Hilo due to heavy rains. I bet he is still hanging out in a rubber dinghy playing his ukelele.

Little Neo

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 19 Dec 00 - 05:15 PM

Geeziz.....WHAT A PREEVERT!!! He's playing his ukelele with his dingy out? And he's a doctor fer gawdakes...............

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 19 Dec 00 - 11:58 PM

Heh heh heh.....

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Dec 00 - 12:05 AM

Well I see you have FINALLY arrived.............and I hope you had a good time plucking your little instrument!

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 20 Dec 00 - 05:28 PM

Actually I called Seed last night. His wife was under the weather but is fortunately feeling better....what a drag to come all the way to Hawaii for a 35th anniversary and be SICK! He asked me about folk music here...sorry to say, I haven't found any, except for a couple of friends I occasionally play with here in Hilo. I've heard rumors of a pub in Lahaina, Maui, where folkies get together, but haven't been to Maui yet (in 6 years!), and Seed is going to be staying on Oahu for the whole visit. So he'll have to find his own dingy, 'Spaw.

And yes, Bonnie, the rain was awesome, even for rainy Hilo. 29 inches in 24 hours, and some parts of the island got more than 3 feet. That's RAIN, folks.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Den
Date: 20 Dec 00 - 09:40 PM

Now Charles you watch out for those girls in the grass skirts asking you if you want to be layed...it means something entirely different. Good to hear from you again. Den

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Hollowfox
Date: 21 Dec 00 - 02:53 PM

Little Neophyte, you're not alone. The Wall Street Journal ran a front page story on people who've miffed Pele this way, and the trouble they had until they sent the lava back. Really. (October 27, 2000)

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 21 Dec 00 - 03:17 PM

Geez, there must be a boatload of those booze drenched lava rocks by now. Hopefully Seed won't read this til he gets back or it could ruin their vacation!

"Uh, Charles dear, where are you going with that shovel................again?"

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 21 Dec 00 - 04:12 PM

I hope Rick Fielding doesn't read this thread because I gave him one of the lava rocks as a gift. I didn't tell him about Goddess Pele and her menopausal eruptions.
Catspaw there are a lot better things to suck on down there than lava rocks. How about guava fruit. You can pick them right off the tree.

When I went down to Hawaii, it was a for a surprise birthday party being held for a good friend. We all showed up at the airport for the big surprise. I had gone to Home Depot and had the boys make me a grass skirt out of lawn turf. I had scuba-diving flippers on my feet, coke bottle sunglasses and goofy wig and the stupidest hat you ever saw. Trying to board an airoplane with flippers on your feet is not the easiest manoeuver. The airport staff drove me everywhere on their electric cart. I think the staff were having the most fun with my costume.
I should sent the picture into the Mudcat photo gallery. I look pretty funny.

Bonnie

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,Mark Cohen
Date: 22 Dec 00 - 02:29 AM

By the way, Bonnie, the "legend" about Pele and the rocks was actually made up by a park ranger in, I believe, the late 40s or early 50s. It's well documented in a book called "Letters to Pele" which is sold at the visitor's center. Most people, however, still believe it's an ancient legend. And the bit about the gin comes from the fact that juniper berries resemble the berries of the plant sacred to Pele that grows around the volcano. I think it's the ohelo berry, but don't quote me on that.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Dec 00 - 03:40 AM

Well that explains why my little bit of Pele is happy about being here. We have tons of juniper bushes with LOTS of berries, and come to think of it, somebody once told me gin could be or was made with them. I am safe!**BG**

kat

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,--seed
Date: 02 Jan 01 - 05:30 PM

Hi, phoaks. We're back, Tomie's fine--the flight back didn't do her in as the flight there had done. Mark Cohen greeted us with a call the first night; I wish we had been able to work in a trip to the big island to connect with him (saw your picture in the resources, Mark--thought even a Hawaiian would have the sense not to wear an aloha shirt in Portland, Ore., in February...may have to initiate you into the dimbulb society).

I did find a Ukulele Shop in Waikiki--dropped in several times, once with my banjo; didn't buy a uke, but stained some with slobber (from both sides of my mouth: the floor was level). Shot a brief quicktime video of one of the salesmen playing the uke, but was using a still camera with video capability: I composed it as a portrait but in video that just means the guy is floating on his side playing--there's no flip command in the movie mode of the camera software).

Had some great Japanese food there: one of the best restaurants was in our hotel--Kacho, where we ate a couple of times, aut also found two other great ones within walking distance.

I didn't find a jam there, but sang at a Karaoke bar in one of the beach hotels (the Beachcomber?)--without banjo, of course.

My modem's still on the fritz at home--my usual repairman had the flu last week, but, obviously, I can get online from my school computer, Joe, so you can send me the pix (I have some, too, from there, mostly from the chanty sing--I'll scan them and send you and the other attending Muddies some).

Yesterday afternoon I went to the open house at Chez Swan; great food (Dave's pizza) and great music, with PJ and Muddies Chantyranger and RiGGy and much of the jam group from the Starry Plough and many talented others. Oak, Ash, and Thorn (Dave, Doug, and Tom--aka DDT) sang well (they had performed at the Freight and Salvage on Saturday night but when I arrived at 7:40, the show was sold out--there was a notice that there might be some standing room available after 8 p.m. and the Freight is a long, narrow venue, and standing room is a hell of a long way from the stage so I plan to get my ticket early next time).

Bonnie, I heeded your warning and left all the rocks there. I did get a little sand in my shoes but I think I shook it all out before leaving the island.

Back here in California we seem to be in another drought, which probably seems like a good thing to those homeowners whose houses narrowly escaped sliding downhill in the last two rainy winters. Gawd, 29.5 inches in one day!

--seed

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 02 Jan 01 - 09:19 PM

Charles your home! I'm so glad.......I mean I'm glad you had such a wonderful time in Hawaii without me.......I mean with your wife.
Yes, it is best you did not bring back any lava rocks otherwise you would start worring that you caused the drought.
Get your modem fixed Charles, I've sent you a ton of love letters.

:)

Love Bonnie

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Jan 01 - 09:31 PM

Lemmee get this right. You went all that way and didn't suck on a rock? My faith in you is waning Seed............Welcome back anyway.

Spaw

Subject: RE: My modem's dead; I'm Hawaii bound--seed
From: GUEST,--seed
Date: 03 Jan 01 - 03:15 PM

No rock sucking, Spaw, but I did suck on a couple of bottles of the fine local brew (the name of which I never committed to memory) at the karaoke bar.

And Bonnie, I tried downloading one of your tunes here but when I click on the downloads all I get is an Internet Explorer blank page (I don't have RealAudio on my school machine).

Oh, and Den, I got leied at the airport: smelled nice but didn't bring me to climax. Oh, and I forgot to tell you: My sister-in-law came up with a song from the early 19th century, purportedly about the wreck of a fishing boat captained by a Bobby Orr--she didn't have a tune for it, and the words are horrible: no clear statement of what--if anything--happened to the boat, merely a listing of all the crew, each of whom seemed under different titles to be commanding the boat. When I get back on line at home, I'll pm you the lyrics.

--seed

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