Aw, forget it!

But, our own Jeff Au Hoy made a spectacular showing at this grand ole' palace.

More photos and verbiage later.

Look closely at the hula dancer in blue. She's cradeling a Micro Cube.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website

[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 03 December 2004 at 08:13 PM.]

Looking forward to more info (pics, etc) about the Carnegie "Hawaii Calls" performace. I would have liked to attend but with personal situataions and transportation situations decided not to go. Glad to hear that Jeff did great, which I knew he would. Do you think there will be any audio or video available?

Looking forward to your additional posts. --

Mahalo again for your info ! !

Warren

Is that Kanoe Miller dancing? And is that Nina K. to the left (stage left) of Jeff?

Were can one find those long sleeve Hawaiian shirts? I could never find any when I was in Honolulu...

In the 1980's I used to do a lot of gigs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It gets incredibly cold there in the winter.

I once found a long sleeved Aloha shirt in a store there (not down-filled, unfortunately). I always assumed that this style of Aloha shirt was a "Yooper" invention.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website

[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 02 December 2004 at 01:59 PM.]

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a Micro Cube.

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Gerald, you must be a psycho, er....psychic!

[This message was edited by HowardR on 03 December 2004 at 08:28 PM.]

Here are the artists:

Voices

Nina Keali'iwahmana
Boyce Rodrigues
Iwalani Kahalewai
Danny Kaleikini
Gary Aiko
Nohelani Cypriano

Hula

Beverly Noa
Hokulani De Rego and Halau Hula 'o Hokulani
The Beautiful Hawai'i Revue
Kamaile Sachiko Tanaka and Halau Hula Onaona 'o Ka Maile

Songs

Ku'u Hoa
Henehene Kou Aka
Ku'u Papale
Ka Beauty Hula
Hawai'i No E Ka 'Oi
Lepe 'Ula 'ula
Moku O Keawe
Pua Carnation
Lei Medley
I Am Hawai'i
Malihini Mele
Ipo Lei Momi
Hawaiian War Chant
Hawai'i Calls
My Little Chickadee
Lovely Hula Hands
Pua Iliahi
Akaka Falls
Na Ali'i
Medley: Hamau E Ka Leo & Paoakalani
Kaimana Hila
Hawaiian Lullaby
Honolulu City Lights
Hawaiian Waltz Medley
Waiomina
E Maliu Mai
Tewetewe
Haole Hula
Hi'ilawe
Ke Kali Nei Au
Honohano Hanalei
I'll remember You
Alohe 'Oe

The Musicians

Danny Akaka
Ha'Alilio Heyer
Jeff Au Hoy
Kimom Artis
Aaron J. Sala
Justin Patrick Keoni Souza

Whew! Now I know how to correctly spell Hawai'i

more to come.......

[This message was edited by HowardR on 02 December 2004 at 03:58 PM.]

It seems to me that there would / should have been a recording feed (and recording engineer) tapped off of the house PA. ...hopefully to feed audio to at least some static video cams. Does anyone have any info about that?

Was there any audience, media and/or stage video cams running?

Thanks for the glimpses Howard.

Aloha,
DT~

[This message was edited by Denny Turner on 03 December 2004 at 07:22 AM.]

Jeff may have the answer to this question.

I will post my observance of the show this weekend and more photos. I just have to do this in segments because of my schedule. Also don't forget, with my review, also comes my routine & shtick. After all, a good routine takes preparation. H.

[This message was edited by HowardR on 03 December 2004 at 08:29 PM.]

Howard, any ideas? And don't tell me Omar the tent maker. OK! ha ha

I was in Disney World ... at the Polynesian Resort Dec 1 ... and I was talkin' with alot of the folks that worked there ...

Almost all had heard of Jeff ... even the guys who had been in WDW for many years ...

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Any close ups of Gary Aiko?

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Fuggedaboudit! I was in the nose bleed section!

Actually, this is a wide angle shot. I had pretty decent seats in the 1st tier just left of center.....which is apropos for me. I also had 10x binnoculars so I could see every slant that Jeff made.

I don't know which one Gary Aiko is. I could enlarge his image if you point him out.

Jeff was playing an old D8 Magnatone.

[This message was edited by HowardR on 03 December 2004 at 08:31 PM.]

The first had the trio of Kimo Artis, Keoni Souza, and Aaron Sala, uke, guitar, & bass. They all sang very well and are top notch musicians. Most of the dances took place in this segment as it featured Halau Hula 'o Hokulani and Halau Hula 'o Onaona Ka Maile.

The second segment of the show featured Nohealani Cypriano who is a contemporary vocalist. She sang to canned music. It was basically your pop/disco/rock/commercial type music. It didn't hold my interest and I didn't list the songs since I didn't think it would make any difference here. Thankfully, it was not a long segment. I know it has it's place in Hawai'i and may be quite popular there.

The third segment featured Danny Akaka, Jeff Au Hoy, and Ha'a Heyer with vocalists Nina Keali' iwahamana, Boyce Rodrigues, Iwalani Kahalewai, and Gary Aiko.

Did Jeff really use the Micro Cube as his only amp? If so what was the configuration? On the floor/stand? Mic'ed?
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Yeah Jeff, chime in, stop lurking.

Look at the above photo. Do you see the "bulge" in the ceremonial skirt?

Good,..........but that's not it.

Since digital cameras are small & sleek, I just put it in my pocket

[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 December 2004 at 06:00 AM.]

Jeff, where for art thou? Was it recorded? What say thee? Yea, or nay?

Curtain call

[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 December 2004 at 01:59 PM.]

HR, Gary Aiko is the solid bassist/vocalist/nice guy, and extraordinary person. Was he wearing his wooden Chinaman shoes? His middle didget earring? You should see him flying down the Hwy. in Kahalu'u on his leopard skin Harley, wearing nothing but his leopard skin 'kini briefs and boots. Ask his Mom about that sometime. The guy has some kahones.

Great to hear of Jeff's appreciation by the crowd.

How odd they saw fit to interject the Cypriano/pop/canned(?!) portion. We were wondering what she would do there. A fine voice that could have been utilised more appropriately.

But overall, an obviously spectacular and successful night for all concerned. I hope it leads to even more.

I can't stand the suspense!

I'm up! Got back to Honolulu last nite.

It was a marvelous experience... I don't even know where to begin. New York is such an exciting city; I'm certain that if I had been born and raised there, no other city would come even close to rivaling it.

One of the first surprises was to hear Howard whisper "Hey, Jeff!" as I set my steel up on the dark stage about 15 minutes before the show (there's no curtain). I had to get clearance before going to the edge of the stage to meet him. The stage manager said, "Well sir, it's highly improper, but it's up to you." I had gotten busted from him about an hour earlier for trying to take a photo from the stage.

I used the old Magnatone D-8. While setting it up, I heard a crunch as the third leg (which stands at a considerable angle) broke away from the body, tearing all of the socket screws out from the termite-eaten wood. If I hadn't been right there, the steel would have come crashing to the ground. I started to panic. Luckily, handyman Jim was on hand and the Magnatone was up again in about 10 minutes with new extra-long wood screws seated against fancy looking raised washers.

I didn't actually use the Roland MiniCube on stage but had it along for the practice sessions. For the show, I plugged directly in, figuring the Carnegie sound guys must be some of the best. I don't know if that was naive of me but from the stage, I was very happy with the tone of the steel.

I decided on "My Sweet Sweeting" and "Whispering Lullaby" for my segment. During this time, when all was quiet and it felt as though I had the hall all to myself, it really hit me who I was standing there on stage with. My throat got dry, the eyes got puffy and vision got blurry.

Several hours later, after a meal and a few drinks, I found myself sobbing in the lobby of the Wellington Hotel.

I still can't believe I was there.

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The guy has some kahones.

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I'm sure he does, but he had to check them at the door for this gig. As Jeff pointed out, they were strict. This was no free for all, but a highly organized production.

Is that him on bass? Can't really picture him in a leopard thong and boots.

They announced no cameras or recording before the show began. I had brought my camera but thought that it was not going to happen. Reading the program, I saw that Jeff was in the third and last segment. I decided halfway through the third segment, I'd fire off several shots and if I got thrown out, at least I would have shots of Jeff and would have seen most of the show. Also, I would be able to boast about being thrown out of Carnegies Hall. It would have been the most prestigious place that I've been thrown out of to date. Fortunately, nobody bothered me and I was able to get what I got.

Jeff, was the show recorded at all?

[This message was edited by HowardR on 05 December 2004 at 06:22 AM.]

Hey Jeff, thanks for the pipikaula, the smoked marlin, and the poi. The smoked marlin is kind of like a sweet whitefish. I had it with a bagel and scallion cream cheese. The pipkaula went down smooth also.

Now the poi,....that's tart & tangy. I hope I made it right. That takes some getting used too, so I froze what I didn't eat (which was most of it) and will have a return bout (hopefully not the return bout I'm thinking of ) at a future date.

"Let's get ready to rumble"

[This message was edited by HowardR on 05 December 2004 at 07:07 PM.]

Geez Jeff, of all places and times for your guitar to dissintegrate, talk about a reason to panic! How cool Mr. Handyman came to the rescue in the nick of time, he probably gave that steel another 10 years of service, but if it gets retired, what a way to go out. You've had an experience that'll last a lifetime, that sounds as tho it went as well as possible. You sure did Hawaii proud. Here's wishing you many more like it!

[This message was edited by Ron Whitfield on 06 December 2004 at 09:57 AM.]

Looks like a lovely show.

Carnagie is a great room, the sound is not as good as it used to be, but still very good.