Do You Remember… Youth Unlimited
Today we have a guest blogger. Please welcome MLC’s own: Kathi.
A few posts ago, Kathi had mentioned that she used to be a writer for Youth Unlimited. I’m sure you all remember Youth Unlimited, right? That familiar yellow tabloid. I used to pick mine up weekly at the Holiday Mart record department. And I used to collect them too. Wish I still had them…
So without further ado, here’s Kathi’s take on Youth Unlimited.
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Youth Unlimited
Now that print media has become an endangered species, it’s almost unreal to think that at one time Honolulu not only had two major daily newspapers, it had two more free newspapers targeted specifically to young people of high school and college age — Youth Unlimited and Split Second.
Both of them started in the early ’70s — I can’t remember exactly when, but I’m thinking it’s around the time that two things happened that had a major effect on our young lives. The voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971, and the drinking age in Hawaii was lowered to 18 in 1972. So of course, we should also have our own newspapers. Or something like that. I “discovered” both newspapers sometime during intermediate school. I liked Split Second slightly better. So I ended up writing for Youth Unlimited during high school. I’m not sure exactly how that happened.
Back then, I thought I was going to be a journalist. If you wanted to be a journalist in the mid-70s, you wanted to be Woodward or Bernstein and live “All the President’s Men.” Or at least that is what you told your parents and teachers. Because you secretly wanted to be Cameron Crowe, writing for Rolling Stone at age 15, or Bob Greene, on the road with Alice Cooper. Oh, that was just me? Well, moving on, then! Whether I was to bring down a president or follow rock stars around the country, it still seemed like a good idea to supplement my school newspaper experience with something additional, and that is where YU came in.
I have a feeling that the “youth newspaper” was a Hawaii-only thing. When I tried to describe YU to my mainland college friends, I’d get a lot of confused looks because they were familiar with neighborhood newspapers or entertainment newspapers, but nothing that was specifically geared towards young people. The confusion grew to epic proportions when I mentioned that among other things, these newspapers covered the doings of various social clubs — another thing that did not exist in their worlds.
The social clubs were a big part of YU. I’m sure many MLCers remember Jeremiah’s Club Corner, which featured a different social club in each issue. If it seems that we featured more girls’ clubs than guys’ clubs, it is probably because our photographers (at least during the time I was there) were all male. The club profiles were mostly written by the clubs themselves, no interviewing skills required on our staff’s part. I remember being a little disappointed to find that out!
The owners of YU were also involved heavily in event promotion, and the offices were above M.A.D. Music, so entertainment and music coverage was another mainstay. Between the events and the music store, I think I met almost everyone who ever played in a nightclub band in the ’70s. I also got to review a few concerts for the paper: War and the Eagles are two that I remember. Our regular music reviewer was not happy that I got the War tickets. I believe his exact words were “But she knows nothing about music!” You would know his name, since he grew up to be the co-founder and CEO of a major online service. Another event that I really enjoyed covering was the 50th State Fair in 1974: the year Kikaida was there. Yes, I know, a little too old for Kikaida by then. I still regret not getting a photo with him. Don’t judge me!
In addition to the social club beat and music reviews, I also wrote some “romantic fiction.” Again, don’t judge me. The stories came from real-life bad dates and unrequited crushes, both my own and that of my friends. So if you were one of my bad dates in high school, thank you for the inspiration! This stuff did not go into my portfolio or I would have probably not been accepted to any journalism schools.
As we all know now, I didn’t end up in journalism at all. But I enjoyed my time at YU and still enjoy writing, or at least blogging. I saved only a few issues of YU — some may still be in hiding at my parents’ house, but the rest went missing in a long-ago move. If you have any, please scan and share with MLC!
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Big mahalo to Kathi for being my guest blogger and taking the time to share your memories of Youth Unlimited with us.
And MLCers, please visit Kathi’s blog too. Just click on Rottweilers Ate My Laptop. And bookmark it too (or you can always click on Kathi’s blog in my blogroll). Kathi is more techie than me!
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Photo courtesy of Mark’75 – Thanks Mark!
LINDA KATO
April 24th, 2011 at 10:53 pm #
Kathi: thank you for your contribution today. I have never heard of YU. Was busy working, attending UH and raising a toddler, no spare tme for anything else. I do remember Kikaida. My little girl was 2 years old in 1974 and she had her own Kikaida doll.
sally
April 24th, 2011 at 11:04 pm #
Awesome contribution kathi! Someone from YU (not sure if owner or other employee) really liked our club and always called us to do promo stuff… ie FREE LABOR. hahaha I recall working a soda booth at some carnival.
Also recall taking a Christmas pic on a firetruck at King’s Alley in Waikiki. I think one of my club girls still has that issue. If she does, I’ll surely scan it and forward to Rod to forward to you.
sally
April 24th, 2011 at 11:05 pm #
Our club was not affiliated with the Y or YBA so we were never listed in Jeremiah’s. One of my patients, however, brought hers to show me. So cool to still have those things.
Rodney
April 24th, 2011 at 11:30 pm #
IIRC, Youth Unlimited also had a column on dances that were happening around town: Kaimuki gym, Manoa gym, Nuuanu Y, etc. And the latest happenings with the bands such as Greenwood, forgotten dynasty, Funny Company, Sounds of Innocence.
* It was in that column that I read that “forgotten dynasty” was purposely spelled all in lower case.
DIO
April 25th, 2011 at 12:48 am #
I didn’t know such things existed. I find it pretty amazing, considering the work that would be involved in putting together a paper publication.
DIO
April 25th, 2011 at 12:54 am #
Looking at it, I’m guessing the current era equivalent of this, would be a zine.
kathi
April 25th, 2011 at 3:41 am #
@Rod, thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to guest post here on your great blog
@LK, I could not quite bring myself to buy a Kikaida doll… ermm… action figure… back then, or more recently when I was ordering other stuff from Toys N Joys online.
@sally, I actually remember that fire truck pic! Although I think that might have been before I started at YU. Would be so great if your friend still has the issue – thanks for looking!
@DiO, so many things are different thanks (or sometimes no thanks) to the internet. You can start up a ‘zine or a blog and get your message out now with a very low cost of entry, which you sure couldn’t do with a print publication then or now.
4G
April 25th, 2011 at 5:01 am #
I can’t help but wonder where I was during those years. Youth Unlimited sounds familiar, but I can’t say that I remember ever picking up an issue . . . .
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 6:17 am #
Good morning MLCers
Happy Monday 
So excited about flying out to Vegas tonight, I can’t sleep
M
April 25th, 2011 at 6:55 am #
Guud morning MLCers!
volleymom2
April 25th, 2011 at 7:03 am #
Youth Unlimited sounds familiar, but I can’t recall if I read it. So now I’m thinking- how did I know about all those dances at Kaimuki gym and the one at Nuuanu Y?? I guess I need to see a copy of the paper!
@LK- have fun in Vegas! My husband went to Vegas in March with the March madness people.. and thoroughly enjoyed himself without me, lol!!
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 7:12 am #
volleymom2: Thanks for your good wishes
We have never played the 10 times pay machines and will be trying those first this time 
Fingers crossed 
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 7:16 am #
volleymom2: How dare your hubby go to Vegas without you
This would NEVER happen at our home since we are both RETIRED 
We can go to Vegas any day of any month 
I’m already planning our next trip in November
losthawaiian
April 25th, 2011 at 7:47 am #
I remember seeing the Youth Unlimited paper in the Vinyl Donut and Mescalito head shop. I didn’t read it too often as much as I did Sun Bums( at least I think that’s what it was called). Sun Bums had more of the local rock scene ( think of Uncle Leo’s rock and roll road show).
Mark'75
April 25th, 2011 at 8:17 am #
@Rodney: We had a get together at my parent’s house the other day and I looked through stuff in my old bedroom closet. Among other old things were several issues of Youth Unlimited from ’72 through ’75. I tried to find a picture of a fire truck in a December issue, but didn’t have one.
It was neat seeing articles on social clubs, Jeremiah’s Club Corner, High Boards of Liberty House and JC Penney’s, high school sports, song charts, and other topics of the day. There were some social clubs with people from Castle and Kailua, some you may know.
What was also interesting was seeing ads from Otaheite, ‘Country Closet’ (I think) at Arakawa’s, and one from Hartfield’s that advertised a girl’s top for something like $6.00 and pants for $7.50.
Over the next couple days, when time allows, I’ll send you some scans. Only thing is the issues were quite thick with a lot packed in, but I’ll try. I have to figure out a way to fit the pages onto my scanner.
TwoFish
April 25th, 2011 at 8:22 am #
@Mark75 – I’m looking forward to seeing scans of YU. I can’t recall the publication, but that may be because I am shocked to learn this morning that a former fellow middle school orchestra musician died from the fall at Olomana. RIP, Ryan.
Mark'75
April 25th, 2011 at 8:40 am #
@TwoFish: Sorry to hear about your friend.
Rodney
April 25th, 2011 at 10:54 am #
Yes, Ryan was well know in the social media circles as well as a techie. I watched the story unfold on Twitter and FB last night.
Rodney
April 25th, 2011 at 10:56 am #
Thanks Mark’75. Maybe I can help you scan some too.
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 11:12 am #
Twofish: Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
snow
April 25th, 2011 at 11:39 am #
i remember YU! my sister used to pick it up and i’d read it… i was younger so i don’t really remember what i read, though i do remember that club portion of it!
@kathi – great job guest blogging! i enjoyed reading it!
snow
April 25th, 2011 at 11:42 am #
@twofish – sorry to hear about the loss of your friend! i was just reading about him on the blog, world wide ed on the staradvertiser site.
@LK – have a safe flight and a great time in vegas!
volleymom2
April 25th, 2011 at 2:21 pm #
@LK- that’s okay.. I couldn’t take off at that time. I go to concerts and shopping, some gambling but not much. Plans for November??Good for you- win plenty! However, I am counting down my days for the Alaskan cruise, stopping off in Vancouver, and on to Seattle for a day or two. I love Canada- my daughtere went to college at Trnity Western University for 4 years, beautiful place. Oh, there’s a casino that my husband always goes to while we are out shopping and galavanting around.
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 3:07 pm #
snow: thank you for your good wishes
We’re all set to go. Will enter contests while we are killing 5 hours before we head to the airport 
volleymom2: an Alaskan cruise/combo Vegas vacation is on our wish list. My MIL said the Alaskan cruise is a beautiful one
We have Hawaiian Air miles so our next trip even the flight to Vegas will be FREE
Love those trips 
Mike in Waipio
April 25th, 2011 at 3:23 pm #
@DiO (4/23; 10:32 pm): I’m reminded of a joke from “Two and a Half Men”; Jake to Charlie: If large-breasted women work at Hooters, where do one-legged women work?; Charlie: I don’t know.; Jake: IHOP. @DiO (4/24; 1:06 am): Golden Nugget; Plaza (formerly Union Plaza); Circus Circus; Caesar’s Palace. @Seawalker (4/24; 4:53 pm): If you’re ever in Waikele, try the shave ice outside of Sports Authority. Good quality. And DON’T order the large; the small is huge. Because Waikele is so close to our home, we no longer travel to Waiola for our shave ice fix.
Mike in Waipio
April 25th, 2011 at 3:37 pm #
@losthawaiian (4/25; 8:17 am): I remember SunBums (mostly distributed in Waikiki). I was too old to know about YU but read a SunBums column about the clubs (written by John Berger). He would often visit my friends’ hangout, The Tiki, where we caught the Dimensions and later White Light.
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 5:17 pm #
Mike in Waipio: thanks for the joke for today
Good afternoon/evening MLCers
Got Vegas on my mind
ankleBYTERS
April 25th, 2011 at 6:14 pm #
Any sample pics of a YU cover
I don’t remember it at all…
Seawalker
April 25th, 2011 at 6:36 pm #
@Kathi – Another one of McKinley’s finest! Mrs. Chung would be so proud of you from the Newswriting days of 3+ decades ago.
Can’t say I remember YU newsletters. I think the MLCers in the height of the disco-era and social clubs will probably be more in tuned. But I do remember reading the Eye-Ai magazine and the all-intelligent wrestling mags. I also remember Kikaida and his bruddah, 01.
Please share some of your romantic fictions with us. It is an art to evoke emotions in someone who reads your writing. Most of us have turned many of unrequited love into agape love in our old age. Dating stories are the best, win or lose.
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So what else do I remember reading? Since I was a paperboy of almost 5 years, I do recall reading some of the Playbouy that some of the customers subscribed to. It was not illegal to put the paper in the mailboxes in those days. But I only read the articles and never the pictures… LOL.
Seawalker
April 25th, 2011 at 6:43 pm #
@Mike – Shave ice at Waikele, ah? Do they have green river too? It was green river going in and green river coming out… LOL
LINDA KATO
April 25th, 2011 at 6:48 pm #
Seawalker: YOU are our ACE poetry, story teller here
We’re off to the airport in about an hour. Will read all of your posts when we get back.
Have a great week everyone
volleymom2
April 25th, 2011 at 7:49 pm #
@LK- actually my daughter had the Alaskan cruise/Vegas combo in mind, but hubby didnt want since there was a casino in Canada, can you believe it? Maybe we’ll go to Talulip (I think thats the place- new casino and hotel, been there once- very nice).
Anyway- good luck and win big!!
sally
April 25th, 2011 at 8:21 pm #
@kathi: UPDATE… I figured out which of my girls has the YU Firetruck issue. She’s going to look for it and scan the pic if she finds it. I will keep you updated.
@Mark’75: Ran into your sis at the Trade Show the other weekend. Is she ever going to age? Gosh, she looks great!
And you lucky lucky guy for having all those issues. Maybe you can bring them to a PahTay next time.
Rodney
April 25th, 2011 at 9:20 pm #
Speaking of PahTay…
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This Wednesday. One more pahtay before Ankles bids us aloha.
Shokudo at 7:00 or so.
Just so happens that Sunway will be playing at the Mai Tai bar from 4:00 – 7:00 that night so some of us will be gathering there first to catch her last set – somewheres around 6:00. Then we’ll head over to Shokudo.
Who’s in?
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Rodney
April 25th, 2011 at 9:22 pm #
@sally – you can come join us straight from work. In uniform.
sally
April 25th, 2011 at 9:55 pm #
No, I don’t like going out looking like I’m wearing pajamas LOL! I pau work at 7, will meet you all there. Keep a seat for me please.
sally
April 25th, 2011 at 9:56 pm #
Cool photo of YU issue!
Mark'75
April 25th, 2011 at 10:03 pm #
@kathi: Looking over my issues of YU, I’ve found some of your stories…NEAT! The newspaper is too big for my scanner so the only way I know is to photograph them. I’ll send them to Rodney.
@Sally: My sister? Nah, she’s old.
sally
April 25th, 2011 at 10:20 pm #
btw… just to clarify… I wear SCRUBS to work! Didn’t want any unsolicited misconceptions here. BHAHAHA!
volleymom2
April 25th, 2011 at 10:51 pm #
@Mark’75- thank you for sharing the copy of YU.. I do remember reading them!
NaPueo
April 25th, 2011 at 11:10 pm #
Now that you posted a picture. I never read YL.
Save a seat for me at Shokudo.
NaPueo
April 25th, 2011 at 11:11 pm #
OOPS!! Make that YU.
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 4:41 am #
Good morning everybody!!
M
April 26th, 2011 at 6:27 am #
Guud morning MLCers!
My surgery is today and if I’m able masako and I will be there.
kathi
April 26th, 2011 at 7:10 am #
Sympathies to all of those mourning the loss of their friend Ryan. I did not know him, just of him, and it is evident he is someone that will be missed by many.
LK – have a safe and fun trip… M – hoping surgery goes smoothly!
kathi
April 26th, 2011 at 7:19 am #
Thanks to all MLCers who commented on my random thoughts here
and thanks to those who hopped over to visit my blog. I don’t know exactly who you are but I know that you arrived via MLC!
Mark’75 – Big THANK YOU!! for supplying the image of YU’s front page for this post!! No rush obviously on anything you can get to me, whenever you can is fine.
Sally – Very cool that you found the fire truck pic!! I grew up to be a firefighter’s wife so that pic is cool to me on several levels.
Mike in Waipio – I definitely remember Sunbums also!
Seawalker – I haven’t really written much fiction, romantic or otherwise, since… probably the YU days! I really was not very good. I still have a couple of unfinished short stories tucked away but they are more of a supernatural/horror/fantasy theme. And funny you should mention Playboy. When the magazine was based in Chicago and before they took production in house, I did typesetting for it at several places that I worked. The most memorable was when I was on night shift with a very religious woman who refused to typeset anything even the slightest bit racy. So she would do the stereo equipment reviews and I would be stuck with everything else for that night!
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 7:28 am #
Wow, thanks for the cover of YU. Here I was thinking it might be like some cheesy 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper publication. This stuff looks cool. I think it looks even better than what we had in high school.
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 7:36 am #
Mike in Waipio: That joke reminds me of the one that Sam Kapu from radio station KINE listed as his favorite joke.
What do you call a Hawaiian guy with one short leg?
- Not even.
What do you call a Hawaiian guy with 2 short legs?
- Sam Kapu.
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 7:39 am #
Seawalker: McKinley’s finest? My uncle’s dad was recognized for his work as part of McKinley’s finest, his work with/on the Daily Pinion. He’s even recognized in the Hall of Honor.
http://www.mckinley.k12.hi.us/hall_of_honor.html
(Scroll down to the 1986 year inductees)
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 7:42 am #
sally: No shame, just wear your pjs, I mean, scrubs. Over here, I often see people who look like they’re wearing pajamas out and about.
snow
April 26th, 2011 at 10:21 am #
good morning MLCers!
i’m in for shokudo! not sure about the mai tai bar… probably not.
@sally – my unsolicited misconceptions did not occur to me until after you said you wore scrubs! lol!
@M – hope all goes well today!
snow
April 26th, 2011 at 10:24 am #
was there a youth unlimited stand in front of records hawaii? for some reason, i seem to remember picking it up over there. the banner for the paper (thanks mark ’75!) reminds me of otaheite!
Mark'75
April 26th, 2011 at 12:53 pm #
@DIO: What a distinguished list of inductees! You should be proud.
One thing I learned from way back when dad took me to McKinley football games was that TRADITION abounds. In the old Honolulu Stadium (in the heart of McKinley district), the stands around McKinley’s cheering section was not only filled by students, but also old folks too! Everyone would stand and sing “Black and Gold.” Chicken skin moments.
KAN
April 26th, 2011 at 4:13 pm #
I’m sure I would’ve liked YU if I had known of its existence. I’m not sure they ever made it to the boonies in Kane`ohe, and I was never in any social clubs.
KAN
April 26th, 2011 at 4:13 pm #
Thinking good thoughts for M on the outcome of his surgery.
KAN
April 26th, 2011 at 4:14 pm #
Wishing hard for triple-sevens for LK.
Seawalker
April 26th, 2011 at 4:44 pm #
@DiO – Thanks for the McKinley listing. Impressive. But how many of them buggahs can stake a claim that their Guess jeans is hanging on the wall of shame at the Smithsonian? LOL
Mark'75
April 26th, 2011 at 5:16 pm #
@snow: You’re right. YU posted a listing of locations to pick up their paper which includes places at 404 Piikoi: Records Hawaii, Stone Free, and Shair Waterbed.
@KAN: According to the list, YU was available in Kaneohe at Windward City Shopping Center: A) Windward Bowl, B) Ed and Don’s, C) The Shoppe, Castle H.S., Kaneohe Library, Windward C.C., and King Intermediate.
DIO
April 26th, 2011 at 5:25 pm #
Seawalker: That’s a whoooooooooooooole different Hall of Honor.
Mark'75
April 26th, 2011 at 5:35 pm #
@Seawalker: The Guess jeans incident is just hilarious!!! LOL
KAN
April 26th, 2011 at 5:54 pm #
@Mark’75 – then I was just clueless. No news there.
ankleBYTERS
April 26th, 2011 at 6:04 pm #
The front cover of YU doesn’t ring a bell for me…..sorry.
Seawalker
April 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pm #
@Mark – You mentioned the Liberty House High Board earlier. We had classmates that were on the squad and also on the Sear’s Teen Board. Remember the commercial Models of the Century? The one with the guy shooting the basketball before going to the prom? That guy with the long hair was a dead-ringer for @Rod! LOL
You ever found a place for e-mein? I went to Pho Nam last week. They also had the egg noodle for a buck more. But the pho noodles and broth was good enough for me.
Mark'75
April 26th, 2011 at 9:11 pm #
@Seawalker: No, e-mein is still a mystery to me…when I get around to a Chinese Restaurant, they don’t have it. Maybe no more for me! But I’ll keep trying.
M
April 26th, 2011 at 9:13 pm #
Guud evening MLCers!
Thank you for all the well wishes.
The surgery went well but it’s very painful even with the medication. The anesthesia went right down my left leg and I can’t stand on it right now, it has no feeling and it’s like rubber so I’m on crutches for now. I don’t know if I will be able to make it to Shokudo tomorrow, I’ll just have to see how I feel tomorrow.
ankleBYTERS
April 26th, 2011 at 9:21 pm #
M:
Glad that your surgery went fine
Mark'75
April 26th, 2011 at 9:36 pm #
@M: Take care and get well soon…graduation is right around the corner!!!
Seawalker
April 26th, 2011 at 9:49 pm #
@M – This song is for you. Get well soon, and, as usual, crank it up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ROofd1aA0
Rodney
April 26th, 2011 at 9:52 pm #
@Seawalker – gonna stop by tomorrow? I got Ankle’s shirt for you!
Seawalker
April 26th, 2011 at 10:03 pm #
@Rod – Will try, will try. Need to put in a full day of work of Sat. It’s not Thurs. that I’m worried about, it’s Mon. BTW, the no-no reply came back rather quick. Oh well…
Rodney
April 26th, 2011 at 10:34 pm #
Oh well… (surprise us)
Steve
April 26th, 2011 at 10:37 pm #
@Kathi – I believe the War concert that you reviewed for Youth Unlimited was the one held on December 7, 1974 at the HIC (now Blaisdell) Arena. Rodney had a copy of the advertisement for that concert in one of his previous blogs. The music editor at Youth Unlimited at that time was Steve Case, the Punahou graduate who later became the CEO and Chairman of America Online.
@Rodney – Kathi mentioned another publication at that time named “Split Second”. I believe Robin Kimura of Greenwood and Mary Ann Changg of the all girl group Rock Candy contributed to that publication. Mary did quite a bit of the photography work. There was also somebody named Dun who did quite a few of the dances featuring the local groups at that time. Maybe Robin could be a “guest blogger” at some future date.
Rodney
April 27th, 2011 at 12:14 am #
@Steve – Greenwood’s Robin Kimura!?! Wow, he never told me. I’d better hit him up on being an MLC guest blogger (after the 70′s Nightclub Reunion is pau).
Rodney
April 27th, 2011 at 12:16 am #
@Steve – This WAR poster?
kathi
April 27th, 2011 at 3:12 am #
BIG, BIG thank you!!! to Mark’75!! Thanks to him, there were a whole lot of YU memories waiting in my email box for me this morning
I’ve asked permission to put them in a gallery for all to see.
DiO: Mr. Sison retired the year before I took printshop so I unfortunately did not get the privilege to learn from him. That is where I ended up once I figured out I was not a writer – I’ve been employed in some type of print production ever after.
Steve: Yup, that’s the concert! Also… I went to Punahou from kindergarten to 3rd grade and Steve C. was one of my classmates all four of those years
DIO
April 27th, 2011 at 4:34 am #
Good morning everybody.
M
April 27th, 2011 at 8:12 am #
Guud morning MLCers!
I got my feeling back in my left leg and I can walk without crutches. I fell twice last night and it’s sore even with medication.
Kage
April 27th, 2011 at 8:12 am #
Good Morning All.
Like KAN said, I think this never made it out to the boonies. We had a record store in Wahiawa. But I do not remember seeing this. Maybe I am too young….
just kidding.
I do not remember older siblings reading this either.
Kage
April 27th, 2011 at 8:14 am #
M – get well soon. Glad to hear the surgery went well. Took my 56+ picture on Monday at the Blood Bank.
Kage
April 27th, 2011 at 8:16 am #
Rodney – not sure if I will make it tonight. I will try. I want to go. You know Queenie & snow makes Shokudo sound soooo ono.
M
April 27th, 2011 at 9:09 am #
Going to try to make it to Shokudo tonight.
Steve
April 27th, 2011 at 9:51 am #
@Rodney – I had an old copy of “Split Second” and in the front of the publication, they would list the people who worked on the contents. There was someone named Robin Kimura and I assumed it must be Robin from Greenwood because of his extensive knowledge of the music scene in Hawaii. I hope that I have not confused him with another Robin Kimura.
Also, that is the War poster I was thinking of. I noticed that Kathi confirmed that it was the concert that she reviewed for Youth Unlimited.
snow
April 27th, 2011 at 12:10 pm #
good afternoon MLCers!
@M – take care of yourself! make sure you don’t strain yourself by doing too much too soon!
@kage – shokudo… yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!
Rodney
April 27th, 2011 at 2:07 pm #
Greenwood’s Robin Kimura emailed me today and confirmed that he did indeed write for Split Second magazine.
DIO
April 27th, 2011 at 7:42 pm #
Good evening everybody. Hope you all are enjoying toast at Shokudo.
LINDA KATO
April 27th, 2011 at 8:21 pm #
Good evening everyone from Las Vegas! KAN: thank you for your good wishes. Yesterday I won on Treasure Chest poker, got the treasure chest 3 times. Wish I could guess better, I chose 140 coins, 140 coins and 500 coins. Played some back into the machine but cashed out $120. Today we went to Sahara and I won $420 in less than 10 min. on the Triple Lucky machine. I won big 3 spins in a row. Then we went back to the California Hotel and with my first $20 and a couple of spins I won $1,604.24 on the penny machine. That’s in the safe now and is going back to HI with us. I will be in the California Hotel’s magazine this quarter!
LINDA KATO
April 27th, 2011 at 8:26 pm #
ankles: sorry I’m missing tonight’s party! Have fun everyone!
M: wishing you a speedy recovery.
DIO: internet service for 24 hours is $10 so this will probably be my last post. Our daughter said she had to skype with her boyfriend so we got internet for 24 hrs.
LINDA KATO
April 27th, 2011 at 8:31 pm #
I won over $2K today. So I’m entering contests now, taking a break. We see the LION KING show tomorrow at the Mandalay Bay Hotel such a large and beautiful hotel. Saw a $100 slot machine there. Who can afford such a machine???
Tomorrow I’m playing here alone since hubby and Lynne are going shopping at Trader Joe’s and wherever else! Today we walked for hours, enough exercise for me for a week!
LINDA KATO
April 27th, 2011 at 8:33 pm #
Have a great week everyone! Aloha from Las Vegas!
Mark'75
April 27th, 2011 at 8:50 pm #
@LINDA KATO: Sounds like you’re having a blast in Vegas! Over $1600 on a PENNY machine? WOW!!!
DIO
April 28th, 2011 at 3:05 am #
Linda: No need to worry about the lack of internet, or the price of internet. Frankly, you should NOT be checking in from Vegas, unless it is to say you just became the richest muumuu wearing wahine in the history of Vegas.