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Aloha UFO-Bunnies!
As you may have surmised, we are holding our 1st Ever Bunny-Kapila Spring Luncheon, which follows this Saturday’s Vanikapila 15.25. Click here to view our events page and register for the event.
Many of you already know the routine at these luncheons, except that we’re asking that your wear your favorite bunny ears, like that wild & crazy guy below, except for maybe a Uke instead of Banjo? White suit, optional. Anyway, just having the ears will certainly help liven up the event and celebrate Spring.
Or maybe one of these guys?
Click below to view last Saturday’s Vanikapila. We were happy to welcome back Wally and Tucker who were MIA due to medical reasons.
Here’s to hoping that Carolyn will be next to appear at Vendola Cafe someday. In the meantime please keep her in your prayers and continue sending her healing Mana.
Click below to join us via Cyberland this Saturday.
An interesting “Who Knew?” from Joel Blackwell regarding one of our Favorite Songs . . .
Early Usage:
The term “honky-tonk” first appeared in newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma, describing low-grade theaters or “bawdy variety shows”.
Geographic Context:
These establishments were common in areas like the oil fields, cow towns, and mining districts of Texas, Oklahoma, and the Indian Territories.
Music Genre:
The music played in these establishments, often featuring a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm, became known as “honky-tonk music”.
Evolution of the Term:
The term “honky-tonk” evolved to encompass both the establishments and the music genre, with the music later becoming associated with a style of country music emphasizing traditional instruments, a rough vocal style, and themes of heartbreak and hardship.
Examples:
The Fort Worth Gazette in 1889 used the term “Honky-Tonk Theater” in a petition to re-open the establishment, and the Marshall, Texas Messenger in 1892 mentioned the “Honk-E-Tonk district” as “the most disreputable part of town”.
Golden Age:
The golden age of honky-tonk arrived in the 1950s thanks to the popularity of artists like Hank Williams, as well as Ernest Tubb and Lefty Frizzell.
. . . and now we know. Mahalo Joel!
Uke-Ku
we wait for moonrise,
when sky is veiled indigo,
sailing to the stars.
e malama i ka manaoio (keep the faith),
-=SqL+Nohea+Jayk=-
:EOT