Meet & Greet (Page One)
|
Starlighters 2013 Hawaiian Summer Casual
Page 1 - Meet and Greet | Page 2 - Who Was Heret? Page 3 - After Dinner Dancing | Page 4 - A Comical View |
|
Click picture for full sized image
Let The Meet And Greet Begin...
Holly examines the wine.... Her criteria is easy.... If it is NOT empty, slug that sucker down!
....but proper stem ware is required!
Put on your sunglasses.... we have wild colors this evening
"Now where do these tags go???"
Fred and Mary.... Sans neck brace... Yeah!! (Courtesy of Hans)
"You go right... I'll go left!"
The vino floweth!
Donna and Bob rescue some additional vino from the bar....
(Courtesy of Hans)
Roy and Dori heard the magic word.... "Wine"
(Courtesy of Hans)
Will also heard the magic word
(Courtesy of Hans)
That is cheating!! They got the memo about wearing blue
(Courtesy of Hans)
Time for dancing shoes
We are ready to dance but he has to watch that hard shelled lei!!
(Courtesy of Hans)
Paul gets to sneak away form the camera when Hans is here!
(Courtesy of Hans)
No wonder members cringe when faced with this!
(Courtesy of Hans)
David and Devi
(Courtesy of Hans)
All is well.... Dori found the wine
(Courtesy of Hans)
Friendship is what it is all about
(Courtesy of Hans)
Remember - Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer. ~Author Unknown
With Hans we have a second camera is full time operation
Donna, Carolyn, Nita, Kerstin, and Jan
(Courtesy of Hans)
Kristin and Ron guard the door
looking for the correct password to get in
All smiles.... The proper way to be greeted
With these colors and smiles one needs dark glasses
(Courtesy of Hans)
The guys seem to be enjoying all the flowers
(Courtesy of Hans)
Mary and Carolyn catching up or planning for next years Catalina adventure?
(Courtesy of Hans)
New members Beverly and George
(Courtesy of Hans)
Mary and Fred
(Courtesy of Hans)
We had a full house... Glad the dance floor was relatively large
Ah ha... They found the wine!
Serious conversations underway....
The lei was too small and could not get it over her head!
Did You Know? - Nā lei developed for adornment; with little resources for ornamentation, most garlands are made of local flora and fauna like shells, teeth, flowers, and feathers. The lei has sacred uses associated with gods and many social uses associated with celebration. Nā lei are used as gifts between friends and during special occasions.
Chiefs would also create a special maile lei as a symbol of peace agreements. Nā lei were created by Polynesians, and their creation spread throughout the Pacific from New Zealand to Hawaii during the period of Austronesian expansion and Pacific ocean settlement from the 8th to 14th centuries.
During this period of expansion, nā lei across the Pacific were very similar; however, during its subsequent period of isolation, Hawaiians developed their own unique lei traditions.
Jan 'splains to Jim....
The band is warming up and sounding good
New members Barbara and George
Looks like a flower garden....
Guest Carolyn from Topper's
Dinner Is Served
Salads arrive
We did NOT dine on Hawaiian food this evening....
We are about to get our announcement
Strange site... Starlighters sitting down
David practices his levitation talents
Attention On Deck.....
Time for a joke....
Ron May volunteered one for the group....
A man was walking along a Florida beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it, and out popped a genie.
The genie said, "OK, You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah. This is the fourth time this month, and I'm getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three... You only get one wish!"
The man sat, and thought about it for a while and said, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I'm scared to fly, and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?"
The genie laughed and said, "That's impossible!!!
Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete -- how much steel!! No, think of another wish."
The man said, "OK, I'll try to think of a really good wish."
Finally, he said, "I've been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don't care and that I'm insensitive.
So, I wish that I could understand women, know how they feel inside, and what they're thinking when they give me the silent treatment. Know why they're crying, know what they really want when they say "nothing,", know how to make them truly happy."
The genie said, "Do you want that bridge to be two lanes or four?"
Serious visiting underway
The wine is flowing.... Eight people... Eight bottles... Perfect
This table is very colorful... Must be the red wine
"OK Carolyn, I will get up BUT you know how bashful I am!"
Oops... We are talking Lucky Harrington here!
New members George and Beverly
Beverly is enjoying the evening....
"Sit down George... I think I will sing!"
Beverly does a great rendition of the Hawaiian War Chant
Did You Know? - "Hawaiian War Chant" was an American popular song whose original melody and lyrics were written in the 1860s by Prince Leleiohoku.
The original title of the song was Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi or "We Two in the Spray." It was not written as a chant, and the Hawaiian lyrics describe a clandestine meeting between two lovers, not a battle. The English title therefore has nothing to do with the song as it was originally written and performed in Hawaii.
The Hawaiian lyrics are unusual because they are often written with the letter "T" appearing where a "K" would be expected by many modern readers. However, the spelling reflects an older accent which is preserved to a large degree in the more northern islands, such as Niʻihau and Kauaʻi.
Under the original title, the song was recorded around June 1911 by the Crowel Glee Club, and released by Columbia Records
Bob and Donna tell us about Breakaway... Teresa and Parks
We know them well from the Elks and other local venues
Marilyn updates us on Gray....
... and other important matters....
|
|
Starlighters 2013 Hawaiian Summer Casual
Page 1 - Meet and Greet | Page 2 - Who Was Heret? Page 3 - After Dinner Dancing | Page 4 - A Comical View |
|