We were on our way to the Honolulu Zoo – walking through the edge of the concert lawn to get there – when we stopped to listen as we heard a band start its sound check. Meant nothing to me at the time, but for some reason I remember it well.\u00c2\u00a0 Soon enough I’d recognize those opening notes:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wx6t11D99tA[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
And then there was Ethan Allen Court, where most everything had to do with Star Wars or Haro freestyle bikes with mag rims.\u00c2\u00a0 All discussed to a soundtrack involving Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fg2pzil1YQQ[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
When we moved, we stayed in a Waikiki hotel for a while. In the evenings, I could sometimes evade the parental leash and explore a little bit on my own. There is a section between two hotels, where a narrow concrete sidewalk separated the ocean from a poolside bar. I’d sit on that sidewalk at night, with my legs dangling over the edge. And more often than not, the bar would be playing this:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D1Aj2yODys0[\/youtube]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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