We were in Hawai'i at the same time. I was '72-'76. Kill Ha'ole Day was real. Vicious "mokes" earned that. My First Ever concert was Loggins & Messina w/ Leo Kottke at HIC. Pakalolo + Lancers wine with two high school girls. We went to Punahou which was more dangerous than Aiea HS, but nothing like Radford HS. My favorite crack seed was Li Hing Mui, of course. Super cool seeing you in the Contributing Editors section with Joe Bob Briggs, Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Krassner, and John Waters. Your adolescent thoughts on the Olympics were insightful! Aloha, Michael!
I went to Aliamanu Intermediate and Radford High 1968-71. Our sponsors told us about Kill Haole Day straightaway before my first school year began. My parents decided that Catholic school might be safer, but after exactly one day of that I decided I’d rather take a beating at Aliamanu than continue at parochial school. There was definitely hostility directed at white kids by the locals in intermediate (junior high) school with the “you like beef?” (wanna fight?) and “search/take” stuff, but Kill Haole Day never seemed to materialize and the racial stuff seemed to let up some when I moved on to Radford. Bought my first Lampoon at the Ala Moana bookstore and was a longtime reader. Thanks for all the memories of Hawaii as it was years ago. BTW, our experience differed somewhat in that I DID like li hing mui.
We were in Hawai'i at the same time. I was '72-'76. Kill Ha'ole Day was real. Vicious "mokes" earned that. My First Ever concert was Loggins & Messina w/ Leo Kottke at HIC. Pakalolo + Lancers wine with two high school girls. We went to Punahou which was more dangerous than Aiea HS, but nothing like Radford HS. My favorite crack seed was Li Hing Mui, of course. Super cool seeing you in the Contributing Editors section with Joe Bob Briggs, Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Krassner, and John Waters. Your adolescent thoughts on the Olympics were insightful! Aloha, Michael!
"…claims to be a good chess player, then calls the knight a “horsey.”" Keep up the good work!
Another thing that is amazing: How often the worst thing that ever happened to us turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to us.
How fortunate your audience is that those island bullies pushed your path towards a newsstand with Creem and National Lampoon!
"drags you to see any comedian with a big gay or ethnic following."
Daaammmnnnn. Lol
What was the name of Bruton's bluegrass band?
I like your list and even laughed.
I went to Aliamanu Intermediate and Radford High 1968-71. Our sponsors told us about Kill Haole Day straightaway before my first school year began. My parents decided that Catholic school might be safer, but after exactly one day of that I decided I’d rather take a beating at Aliamanu than continue at parochial school. There was definitely hostility directed at white kids by the locals in intermediate (junior high) school with the “you like beef?” (wanna fight?) and “search/take” stuff, but Kill Haole Day never seemed to materialize and the racial stuff seemed to let up some when I moved on to Radford. Bought my first Lampoon at the Ala Moana bookstore and was a longtime reader. Thanks for all the memories of Hawaii as it was years ago. BTW, our experience differed somewhat in that I DID like li hing mui.
"…requests “Stormy Monday” to a band that has three guitar players”
ahaha! I don’t even know why this one is so funny, but it is...
Always a treat to read your work Michael!