Hawthorne gets tryout with Bills
May 17th, 2008 by Stephen TsaiWideout C.J. Hawthorne has earned a private workout with the Buffalo Bills.
Hawthorne said the audition is scheduled for Wednesday. He said he leaves Tuesday.
Hawthorne competed in the Atlanta Falcons’ rookie camp, but was not retained.
“We’ll see how this goes,” Hawthorne said.
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One of our loyal readers, Jason, is 21 today.
Besides being brilliant, Jason is generous — with his time and money. He was one of the top organizers for the Relay for Life. He also is a youth leader in his church. And he’s provided useful information and commentary on this blog.
Most of all, he is our friend.
As the Wizard of Oz said to the tin woodsman: : “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.”
Jason has a great heart.
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If everything goes according to plan, the football coaches will receive laptop computers.
That will be key, especially on road trips. It will allow coaches to review football videos on airplanes and in hotel rooms.
Greg McMackin has been a long-time supporter of computer-assisted coaching. Paul Allen was the owner during McMackin’s final year with the Seattle Seahawks. McMackin relied on computer programs at Texas Tech. He keeps his entire playbook in a memory stick.
In the 1990s McMackin and the other Seattle coaches invested in a little company that Paul Allen owns. Something called Microsoft.
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It seemed like only a few years ago when the office talk centered on baby formula, Chuck E. Cheese, Discovery Zone, and the where’s-my-shotgun glares we would give to our daughters’ future boyfriends.
In the next several weeks Candace Murayama, Crystal Kimura and Allie Tsai will be college graduates. Candace’s graduation is today in Oregon. Congrats to them. And special thanks to the mothers who did all of the work in raising them and providing guidance — Donna, Janice and Wena.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:12 am
morning ST!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:12 am
first again?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Happy bertday JaSON!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:14 am
can’t post what’s up
May 17th, 2008 at 8:16 am
oh, there it is. Took so long, now I’m second.
Good Morning Kekoa!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:23 am
morning gang!
Happy Birthday Jason!
have a safe and happy day!
off to the races, laterz.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I think addahknowsports has replaced addahknowjoe as a reader. is this a Bill/Hillary thing?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:24 am
dragged over from old blog. For those who saw this already, forgive me.
Good Morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!
I’d sing you a birthday duet, but the Harmonizer is sleeping his best. He apparently got home when the birds started singing their best. (the IIRR IIRR IIIRRRRR etc is Joe-speak for crowing rooster)
Looking forward to your progressive birthday celebration tonight wherever that may be. I’m coming along to chaperone (not you, the tsaikos) to make sure they don’t lead you into doing “a Homey”.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Morning ST
Morning TSAI-KOS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON
in case you missed it on the previous blog!
blogging from work again! Something is DEFINITELY wrong here!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Good Morning ST! …and veddy funny Mistah Blog Host. Bill sends his best regards…
May 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Beautiful words about Jason!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:31 am
And that is why Mr. Tsai is a writer.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
If anybody is bored (or homeless and needs to get out of the sun), I’ll be at that book and music festival tomorrow hawking our book. it’s been marked down to $10. I was gonna wait for it to get below a movie ticket, but … oh, wait, I’m supposed to be hawking. Buy the book!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Wouldn’t it be just great if we crashed Jason’s B-day party?
21… remember when you were that age? I was a junior-senior at UH, having fun with the guys! And flunking 3rd year French.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Mr. Tsai is my brother, Mike, the real writer.
I’m just a book salesman.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Hi Wafan. Top ‘o the morning to you!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:34 am
hey, ST, I paid MORE THAN $10 for that book. So how come so cheap?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am
… Stephen Hawking…
May 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am
wow not even in da top 15 boooooooooooo
May 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Sorry, which book and where is this at?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:37 am
No madda what time o’day tis, I somehow manage to be one of the last post-ers in the previous blog. Today I are one o’ de foistess.. Whoopee.
Again, Happy Birthday Jason.
Stephen: Think time has gone by fast now? Just see how quickly it flies before you’re watching your son graduate from college. How old is he, BTW.
Lots of great sports stuff today. Will be at the Book & Music Festival before heading back to the campus for baseball’s Senior Night. GO BOWS!!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:37 am
…“Addahknow…books”
May 17th, 2008 at 8:38 am
I attended the FIRST book festival a couple of years ago and got lost in the parking structure. What a nightmare! I couldn’t locate my car. Hubby was super mad when I told him to come from work and help me find my car. Finally, a security guard found it for us.
Ever since, I have avoided the festival.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:40 am
wafan,
the eastside is gonna be up to about 90 today. As much as I would like to be outside near a lake, I’m working til 3ish, and then headed to the af2 game at the arena, so I’ll stay cool for the most part. I actually put in my a/c in last nite as my apt was kinda warm.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Brew-
Huh?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
…“Addahknow…huh?”
May 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
I got married at 21.
Here’s a link to things related to the number 21:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(number)
May 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Sports, the book festival will be held today and tomorrow on the grounds of Honolulu Hale.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Hey, A-Sports!
How is everything with you and A-Joe? What is on the schedule for today?
Trying to decide what to have for lunch. Maybe head out to Norma’s for a great burger. Or maybe just make a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.
Decisions. Decisions.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:44 am
moved this over in response to addahknowports accusing us of doing improper stuff to Jason on his bday. not us tsaiko’s …….. stretch and homey maybe
May 17th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Jason:
Amighty happy birthday to you from the A-House family - have a good and safe one!!!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Gigi:
Well, there’s a little story called “I Told You So.”
The guys in the sports department said, hey, if we’re going to do a book, shouldn’t we publish it before Christmas? Then we can amend it after the Sugar Bowl.
Then the guys in the department said, hey, why don’t we sell the book at the Warrior Bowl, where all of the Warrior fans will be.
And the powers-that-be gave that same look they give when you say: why is the Web site so blue?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:48 am
If you attend, you may park at the Tizer building. Just say “Ferd” said it was OK.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Koakane . . .
Ever been to Norma’s out here? I know it was around waaaaaay back then while you were here at SMC (now SMU). Thinking of trying the John Wayne Burger — has just about everything in it but fish and the kitchen sink.
Anyhow, now there are two of them. Yum!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I think that right about now we need Kazz to write a birthday son for Jason.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
…number 21 -
• blackjack!
• minimum number of points scored by Warrior D!!! in the first three games of the 2008 season!
• typical number of credits taken per semester by our birthday Tsaiko!
• average number of questions posted by gigi per blog
• typical length of time in seconds spent on the Warrior Beat! by our Tsaiko “nanay” Esme
• ….
ST - Jason earlier mentioned (complained) about roadwork on Kapiolani near your home base. Will that be pau on Sunday?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:52 am
… a birthday “son”? Hmmmmmmm….
May 17th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Cute Brew. Anyway, how ya doin’ Sweetie?
Gigi-
Thanks for the info about the book festival. Jus’ like I don’t live here, yeah?
ST-
Interesting…
Hi Wafan-
Everything’s good. Gotta run some errands, then it will be an itty bitty numbers day. By the time I’m done, I will be ready to partaaaay. Maybe I will be the one to contribute to the delinquency of a new adult. hehehe.
Which leads me to Koakane’s comment… See comment just above this one.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Koakane-
sorry, I meant within my entire post.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:56 am
ALL RIGHT!!! - another step in the right direction for the coaches to get “lap-tops - another indicator that UHAD is moving in the right direction under the guidance of Jim D.
someday, Mrs A-House will buy me one - still expensive - then we can blog from many different places - does this mean we must buy a “wireless one”? - nah, just joking as my commo training knows the answer.
Hope many football fans will continue to donate to the Warrior’s as they ascend the levels to continued success - it will be difficult in these economic times, but $10 from 50,000 =s $500,000.
Good luck to the Wahine SB team in their quest to win the Arizona Regional!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Howzit A-Joe…I had these great plans of starting from the “Bars of Waikiki Tour” and working my way around da island with Jason in tow to all the other famous watering holes. Den I remembered…he only drink WADA…lots & lots of…(gallons in fact)…maybe a 55 gallon drum size of H2O!
No worries tho! Emergency Plan B is being considered for members and honorary members of da West Side Tsaiko Chapter. We can put together a video of that historic tour and post it for him. It would be his visual-virtual Bertday Party of how much fun he might have had, if he could consume the goodly size tankards of ale we are sure to inhale.
Pssst!…Attention Tsaikettes…We might even include a peek of the behind the scenes videos of “Homey” the Tsaiko Calender Stud Muffin at play!
The bonus feature will include more crowd pleasing antics of our Purple clad mystery guest the amazing Sumo-Tsaiko hisself!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I don’t think they do roadwork on Sundays.
By the way, if anybody wants a tour of our work place, let me know. I only bring this up because we had visitors the other day. Oh, wait, you guys might want to wait a while. Leila is going to Disneyland this coming week.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Just so sports knows–
“THE PERFECT SEASON” by the Honolulu Advertiser staff, featuring writings by ST and lots of color photos of the Warriors.
For $10 you cannot go wrong.
Buy this book!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:59 am
I know I also speak for homey….. EEEEAAAAZZZZYYYY TIGER
Happy Birthday Jason…. Make sure you wear clean BVDs to the baseball game (just in case LV shows up with his camera for the Tsaiko Calendar)
May 17th, 2008 at 9:05 am
A-Sports . . .
You are making me blush! What were you planning to do/with/for Jason?
Oh my.
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:06 am
wafan,
only place off campus we visited of was Casey Tavern. hot spot during my times there,
Wstate had 21 age restriction and needed to have a registered liquor license card to purchase or consume alcohol. I don’t think its required any more. btw still have that card today.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Great Morning All.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Stretch-
Bwahahahahaha. Where is Homey btw?
Jason-
Follow Stretch’s advice in #44. If you’ve read last night’s post from Las Vegas about the Tsaiko calendar, you’d be very careful (and very afraid).
Gigi-
Thanks for the info. I wanted to get that book…wow, ten buck$ too.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
No worry A-House, I will be the responsible adult taking care of Jason tonight. Just make sure Midori is there to be the responsible adult to take care of both of us.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hauoli Lahanau, JASON!
(set Marilyn Monroe voice ON)
Hap-py Birth-day to you,
Hap-py Birth-day to you,
Hap-py Birth-day math-e-ma-ti-cian,
Hap-py Birth-day to you,
(set Marilyn Monroe voice OFF)
May 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Gosh.
So much activity on the blog the past couple of day; almost like in-season times. It took a while to catch up.
Well maybe Stephen can sharpen his sales skills w/ The Perfect Season so he’ll be ready to hawk the calendar when it comes out.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Wafan-
Oops…sorry for the misleading statement. I was talking about the booze, nothing else. Yikes. My apologies.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Wise beyond his years…
Jason, our favorite son.
Tsaiko… soon, - teacher!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Aloha Kakahiaka!
So- Mr., Tsai, are you talking about the picture book written by no one???
Wowow.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am
…Addahknowsports…butIknowsabitabout…gutters!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Jason - BTW, not sure if Papa Al ever told you, but when you turn 21, you have to stop wearing the Spiderman Under-roos. You will have to upgrade to whitey tighties or boxers. I would suggest boxers but make sure you have two chinstraps no matter what LV suggests.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Stretch-
That’s an awful lot of responsibility for Midori. No worry, sistah, I get your back.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Great news about the coaches getting laptops.
Bad news is, “What took so long?”
A-house,
I think most every laptop sold now has the “wireless” thing. At least this one I’m using now does and it was really inexpensive when I got it at ChumpUSA. (Although if it craps out now, I screwed)
May 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Question for LizK -
Isn’t Kate Robinson … a university student? So… I didn’t understand the comment about “writing” like a university student…”
May 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Brew!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Stretch- please be sure to pre-arrange the dd and be sure they have their Indy license!
Speaking of license-
Ukuboi wakes up this morning (with a little urging) - an hour before the- er, FINAL ROAD TRIP with his driving teacher- and says… where’s my wallet???
arrgh!
Finally located in Eleele, we jump. unwashed, un-caffeinated into the car and make a dash to fetch it.
Pull into the school just in time.
This is not my idea of a sleep-in Saturday.
This vog is something else too… hack hack…
May 17th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Good Morning A-Sports! Didn’t mean to ignore you in my #41 post.
Just that I was up to my usual crank pranks to stimulate the economy and hoping you would allow A-Joe off leash for a day to romp with da Tsaiko Calender Crew.
Tanks eh!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:17 am
stretch,
wot no pong, flutes, quarter exchanges lattas tonight?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:18 am
brew - re your #59- therin was the ironic obvious… bwahahaha!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:19 am
$10, huh?
Hmmm……. I’m looking at the numbered certificate w/ Colt’s sig and the former coach’s and Mack’s autograph in my $150 copy……
Okay, I feel good now.
When do the adult bevs start getting served for Jason’s B-day?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:19 am
A-Sports . . .
Nah. I know. Just teasing! It was funny, though. Sorry, I have to get my mind out of the gutter after working with high school kids. Just listening to their conversations would corrupt anyone’s mind.
Another two hours before the Wahine take on the Sun Devils!
Washed my van — check
Went to the chiropractor — check
Walked for one hour — check
Checked blog — check
Now for lunch.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:22 am
… is duffer the one Tsaiko working today?
How long is A-Joe going to sleep? I mean, if it’s partly for a beauty rest, it might be for a looooonnnnnngg….. Nah! Just kidding!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Liz ~ Good ting da wallet was in Eleele and not Hanalei…on a Saturday…you would have to reschedule for next week!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:23 am
A-sports,
YOU got midori-7’s back???
It’s all the stuff you going be drinking WITH the “backs” that concern me!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am
wafan,
Got Grilled Cheese?
heheheh
May 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Hey Jason
Happy birthday!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:25 am
allrigntee more tsaikettes joining in tonight. should be an fun evening.
kudos to CoachMak on the laptops for coaches, will help coaches on road to preview prospects.
ditto d1 on “about time” and morn to you guy and mrs if she lurking over your shoulder.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:26 am
LizK -
“unwashed, un-caffeinated … and make a dash to fetch it.”
See - that’s part of the reason WE like you Liz!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:26 am
brew- duffer is, er, RETIRED, right?
My name is duffer. and. I. am. a. workaholic…
Bwahahaha!
Ahahahahwb.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:27 am
uummmm… I think I would rather drive myself.
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=3400804
INDIANAPOLIS — Rookie driver Mario Dominguez and veteran Max Papis crashed without injury during practice Saturday for the Indianapolis 500.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:27 am
A-Joe is still sleeping?
Wow, whatever happened last night must have been good. Another K-Call? Or, EIS?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:28 am
koakane,
Howzit.
No, she not over the shoulder. Mrs. was doing the channel surfing earlier.
I say, “See. Not easy to find something worth watching wen no mo football, eh?”
She finds a J-Lo chick flick.
I repeat!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Kekoa-
No worries, Joe gets a very loooong leash. But then, so do I. Are you are joining us tonight?
Wafan-
Understandable (about the hs kids). Do what’s for lunch? Did you decide?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:29 am
wafan - When A-Joe posted this morning at 6 AM-HST - he wasn’t getting up early….
May 17th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I worked for Paul Allen for a few months.
Coulda been the highest paying job in my career.
Then the company downsized, I got laid off and they made my assistant do my job.
Then the company went bankrupt.
But Mr. Allen is still a very smart and progressive-thinking person. And puts his money where his ideas are to see which ones can actually fly.
Yea- UH- get those laptops cranking!
Easier to see videos than on an iTouch.
Make sure you get plenty battery powah.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:31 am
wafan,
The “addahknows” are very modest.
Friday nites are wen a lot of the Tsaiko-ware “magically” appear.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:31 am
A-Sports:
“No worries, Joe gets a very loooong leash. But then, so do I. “…. Ahhhhh, kinky huh!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:31 am
wafan,
I definitely need to make a trip over to the westside so I can make a Uwajimaya run.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Big Brown runs today in the Preakness.
Run smart, Big Brown.
This is a short race.
Stay healthy - after a W today, Belmont is all yours.
I haven’t seen a more exciting race horse since Secretariat.
really.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
A-Sports . . .
Yep, Norma’s. Yum! Onolicious burgers, fries, fry-sauce, and a diet Coke (gotta balance out the fat from the burger and fries).
Brew . . .
How come A-Sports is already awake? HA!
Sorry. Being naughty. It is the sun, I tell you. The sun, and the heat.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I had to Google it - Uwajimaya is big time Japanese supermarket huh?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Did Kate Robinson write anything recently? I can’t seem to find an update.
1.5 more hours to SOFTBALL!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Liz,
Try stay outta da vog. ( right! Like how you going do that? No breathe?)
No need to get “shaky” again, eh? (anyway, take care.)
May 17th, 2008 at 9:36 am
OMG! My sentences are all screwed up. Must be the fact that I slept at 2:30ish last night.
Joe is still sleeping for those concerned. He will probably still be by the time I leave the house.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:37 am
d1- I made a vog blog last night…that’s how nasty it is.
I have to sing this afternoon with my girlfriend’s church- all the way in Kapaa!
croak
creak…
time por kope.
cu laters at softball time!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Yeah Liz - I was disappointed that there wasn’t a Journal entry by Kate Robinson in this morning’s HA. I wonder if the brillian HA managers only signed her up for two days? Or…. it might be that some Reader’s comments scared her away…. j/k
May 17th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I convinced hubby not to buy the WII FIT for $90. Told him “why you wanna do push ups????”
He said, “Is that what it is? Forget it! I can do push ups at the gym.”
May 17th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Speaking of Uwajimaya. If anyone is familiar…
Does the one in Beaverton have a lot of “local” stuff, too?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Woohoo- just got an email from this very cute B&B in Gainesville - they might have a room for gamenight!
I was NOT looking forward to sleeping in the bus station after the game
May 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am
… brillian HA managers…
That was suppose to read… “… brilliant HA managers… - but maybe that’s not a real entity!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:42 am
dj . . .
Let me know when you are coming over we can get together for a WaCall. It is supposed to be getting up to the mid to high 80’s. But tomorrow it will cool right off again. Oh well. Better enjoy summe while it is here!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Liz,
Vog was awful here yesterday.
I took beau out this morning and it was WORSE!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:44 am
d1,
call me thanks
lizk,
if our kids no do stuff like dat our lives would be so duuuuuuuuuuuuuuul bwhaaaaaaa
May 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Haha Brew (#82)-
Your cuteness never ends.
Joe was on his way to zzzland at six-ish this morning. He’ll need his rest for tonight (when we rock this town with Jason)
Wafan-
Eat half a burger and some rootbeer for me. At least yours is just heat. This vog is killing me…no can breathe.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am
A-Sports ~ Gotta be at my cousins Persuading reception at the Manoa Ball Room. If I step outside and hear the roar of the crowd from da stadium yelling, Jason - Jason -Jason!…that’s it…I’m ditching the party and coming to the stadium!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am
d1- so, sulfur dioxide plus moisture is- sulfuric acid? Just think what is happening inside our respiratory systems with every breath.
I wonder if I have any of my blue masks left…
May 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Happy Birthday, Jason!
Moving & improving…laptops for coaches. Wonderful to see the progress of the new admin. at UH athletics. Can’t wait to get to a game later this year.
ST ~ let me know if you got the photos in your em. I had to re-send them to sighdude cuz the HA mail server rejected the lge. em. (Hope that was your em addy…me no know…)
May 17th, 2008 at 9:47 am
sports- chicken nut bread. eh?
May 17th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I wonder if we can convince the stadium to forgo the 7th Inning stretch song, “Take me out to the Ballpark” and sing “Happy Birthday to Jason”????!!!???
May 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Liz,
Yep. Even with a mask, imagine what it’s doing to your car!
Acid rain.
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/index.html
May 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am
d1,
Yes, the Beverton Uwajimaya has “local” stuff too. Anytime I make a trip to Portland or Seattle, there is always a stop at Uwajimaya.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:56 am
While at the UH Architecture golf tourney yesterday, jojo was helping at the putting contest. It was a little slow so she decides to pick up the putter and try a few for herself. She was getting set to putt and then stands back up and looks at me. She had to make sure that I wasn’t going to video tape her golfing. I guess she didn’t want to be famous like gigi. Not sure why she would think I would do that to her. Me?? Nah
BTW – I did find this video that everyone might find interesting. Don’t know who uploaded it but it appears to be shot with a phone camera so need to use glasses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WkBR3DLzHk
I forgot to mention, while I was standing on the #10 tee at Waikele waving bye to jojo & jeje as they were driving out of the parking lot, jeje yells, “We gotta go home and do something!!” Funny thing is I don’t think they was joking….
May 17th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Watching “Secret Agent Cody Banks”. That learning to drive scene was absolutely hilarious. The guy reminds me of my drivers ed instructor, Mr. Chun. He was at Damien. Funny guy. I still remember him saying, “Gas ‘em, boy! Gas ‘em!” HA!
May 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I got the e-mail, but I’m having problems opening it. I’m going to try when I get into the office.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Stretch,
By the seventh inning will we be able to remember the words to H BDay?
Maybe we should try Ozzie’s version of “Ballpark”
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OdwOoinuJi0
May 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
WAC Softball update:
LaTech lost to Texas A&M, 4-0 (LaTech faces winner of Auburn/Stephen F. Austin)
Fresno State and Cal are tied at 0-0 in the top of the 3rd
UCLA vs. Nevada, laters
Na Wahine! vs. ASU, laters
FYI - you can follow the UH game on CSTV - Live GameTracker at:
http://ncaasports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_wsoftbl.html?event=614958&school=ncaa&sport=wsoftbl&camefrom=&startschool=&
May 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
By the seventh inning, will we remember Jason???
May 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
stretch did a shout out to “ask pal” to see if leahey and he can give a small hello to him and pan us in da crowd
May 17th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Of course, it’s hard to leave the house now. I mean, Top Gun is on HBO, and they’re playing that Berlin song.
For the Holiday Bowl, we went to that restaurant where Goose sings “Great Balls of Fire.”
Great ribs.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:59 am
CONGRATS! to the graduates, Candace, Crystal & Allie!
I was just in Eugene last June for my son’s graduation. It’s lovely this time of year, but the hills are alive with the sound of sneezing from the grass pollen.
Have a wonderful day everybody! Have fun Jason!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
dj,
Mahalo!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Whoah Stretch!
Was that golfer aiming for the 10th green in the next zip code?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Stretch- bwahahaha!
jojo- POW-AH! Mebbe go putting AFTA “doing something” mo bettah…
(did I really say that???)
d1- mah cah stay insai. Gotta wash em, tho.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:02 am
hmmm, I wonder what Jason’s 1st alcoholic beverage will be.
Beer? Wine? Hi-ball?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Just spoke to Leahey.
He’s going to give somebody a shout-out tonight.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:03 am
… cough syrup…
May 17th, 2008 at 10:04 am
gigi- apple martini?
NOT CR- puhleeze!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Someone should set his DVR timer
May 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Woo hoo- gotta watch da game and look for da SHOUT!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Speaking for Jason:
Will Princess Leila be there? 
May 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Hey, we need to keep track of everyone’s birthday. So, everyone, tell me the day. I’ll log it (or SteveM will log it) and we have shout-outs year ’round.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:06 am
If Jason is at the state track meet, then he’ll see Leila.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Maverick and Charlie are kissing now.
And there goes the Berlin song.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Stephen,
Monday! Big 5-0!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:09 am
SteveM,
Note for Genji:
Take My Breath Away.
Great Balls of Fire
(actually UHFan808 takes the notes at karaoke)
May 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
And Maverick and Goose, having learned that Iceman took the lead, just said: I feel the need…the need for speed. Then they just gave the worst high-five ever.
I didn’t know Dan Kelly was in Top Gun.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Where is UHFAN808 anyway?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:11 am
wow- d1-you so young!
Mine is march 28, 1950
May 17th, 2008 at 10:11 am
d1shima — may 19.
so noted.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I’m back.
Kekoa (#100)- Yeeee haaaaaawww!
Liz (#103) - Exactly!
Gotta get ready to Willie Grace.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:11 am
maybe Kelly and chawan_cut should re-enact that Hi-5
May 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am
liz — march 28.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Speaking of 808, maybe Jason’s first drink should be a Funky Cold Medina.
Just tell him not to snuggle with Sheena.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Not sure if I she wants me to announce but since we are on the subject of birthdays… midori is June 19, the same night of the Dinner Call at Genji’s. We can all sing her Happy Birthday there. She will probably be pissed at me now since I spilled the beans but what can she do to me?? kick me in my shin??
May 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Stephen,
You can mark it as my grandfather’s day, too.
But he passed a while ago.
B4 blogs were invented.
but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s not lurking.
Liz,
Is that a commentary on my looks?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I am always 99 years old. The passing years won’t change that stat.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:15 am
What does this mean: “Have a Bandit Day.”
It’s in the background.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Stretch,
You better hope midori aims that low!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Now Goose is singing Great Balls of Fire.
You shake my nerves and rattle my brain …
May 17th, 2008 at 10:16 am
stretch just spoke to wreck who has a gig at uh for UH Architecture group tonight. you planning to attend or show up after game?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am
d1 - no worry, i going use Prides helmet and two chinstraps for protection.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Wonder if Beowulf still reads the WB.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
that should be the theme song for Jason tonight
May 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
And when is Stretch’s b-day?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Stephen,
Maybe a reminder from the “home” team to the Top Gun students?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Brother Mike’s is July 29.
“Ferd” and Rich Miano were born on Sept. 3. Just think of Papa Was a Rolling Stone.
“It was the third of September, that day I’ll always remember …”
May 17th, 2008 at 10:20 am
ST - nobody needs to know, I don’t want to pull a homey
May 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Hi! I am wafan, and I am an Aries. I like walk on the beach, sunsets, ummm. Oh.
Next year April 16.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I’m sure Midori7 will tell us Stretch’s b-day.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
wow, we can turn his name into a verb
Like: Pauley got “Norvilled”
Our version: Jason got “homey’d” the other night
May 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Remember that song Float On?
It was by the Floaters.
They start off by giving their signs.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
“Let me know how sweet it can be, sharin’ your love, with Larry …”
May 17th, 2008 at 10:26 am
happy birthday jason, well deserved at that bro…
hope your day is a good one. from our ohana to you, Hauoli La Hanau
May 17th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Virgo, my name is ST
When I’m tired, I take a little rest-ee.
Float…float on..
May 17th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Float On. haha
That was a karaoke fave of one of our gang back in the day.
He thought he sounded great. We never drank enuf.
Some things remain the same….
May 17th, 2008 at 10:28 am
My birthday is the same date (not year) that Jerry Rice caught his NFL record 127th touchdown pass.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
OK, Goose is dead, so I have to go do some errands.
I’ll be back for Liz’s softball updates.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Stephen,
If you leave now, you’ll miss Maverick’s great throwing motion!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
If anyone cares…July 21
wafan,
April 16 just happens to be my mom and my step-mom’s b-days too.
ST,
I think the sign refers to being able to win any encounters the pilots have since the bad guys are called “bandits”.
I think the Top Gun anthem is one of the coolest songs ever. It’s a great song to do introductions to. We walked out to our senior assembly to that song in high school.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Well, Mrs. d1shima has settled on Pretty Woman.
The yard beckons. I wonder again how much it would be to install Field Turf in my back yard.
I hope the vog is only in the front of my house. (Oooh, I wish my house were that big!)
laters…..
May 17th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Ahhhhh - those were the Good ‘ol days….
http://www.49ers.com/pressbox/news_detail.php?PRKey=1229
May 17th, 2008 at 10:44 am
One fun thing happened while I was stuck in traffic yesterday…I got to practice singing “A-wimo-weh, A-wimo-weh, A-wimo-weh…” with the radio. Gotta have fun when you can…
My berfday is the same as my Popo’s (who sang like a frog, but sang never-the-less): Dec. 1
May 17th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Stephen- did you see my “top gun” nephew? Click on my name or on this link:
http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/2008/05/wings-of-eagles-or-proud-auntie-liz.html
May 17th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Happy Birthday Jason!
Good luck to the Wahine and Bows today.
Congrats to all the college graduates - HA offspring & those graduating tomorrow from UH. Oh yeah, and congrats to all the Jr Bows graduating today in our time honored tradition at Andrews Amphitheater.
Maverick’s taking off for the dogfight. Love this flick!! TIm Robbins is screaming at Tom Cruise.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:51 am
MeiLing - you have the same bday as jojo… I think.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am
MeiLing- Funny how associations change the meaning of formerly mundane occurances!
Perhaps ST should do a “joe” (Me and Mrs. Gomes) and sing - “a Wena-weh, a Wena-weh, a Wena-weh”
May 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Good morning everyone!
What a coincidence–I was up at 0230 this morning too…got in the first Happy Birthday Jason! but blinked and missed Esme zoom by.
OK, no problem….
May 17th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Just want to wish everyone a safe, awesome, fun day!!! (sure feels like a Sunday)
See ya all later!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
1420 stream - check
ASU Roster- check
UH Roster- check
Color person in the stands- arrgh
Tall, cool beverage - check
Ok.
Ready for Wahine Softball!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:15 am
PROGRAMMING ADVISORY — Tina will not be expecting Tsai-kos tonight….it’s Jason’s birthday and with all the rumored activities proposed….
Not out of the question though…but normal programming probably resumes next week.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Happy Birthday Jason. NOW, GO BY YO FADDAH!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am
oops- had to take a quick break.
Play is on.
Rogers out at first for leaving early.
Vasquez walks to first
Cochran up- flies out
Vasquez to 2nd.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hit to center field. well-fielded. Vasquez held to 3rd.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Miller is up to bat.
Kate is pitching.
Vasquez slides to home on a catcher error.
1-0 ASU
Miller still up.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:21 am
2-1 on Miller
600 -700 people in the stands
2-2
Getting hot in Tempe. Looking at 100 degrees in the next few days.
2-2 chop foul
Kate strikes her out.
Hawaii is up to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Hawaii is still the home team, btw…
ASU pitcher is Burkhart
Milca is up
0-1
1-1
2-1
ASU announcer is bland but gets his pronunciations ok
2-2
foul
foul
May 17th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Aloha Ladies and Germs, welcome to Tsaiko Tsadium, your virtual home field for all UH sports! Today we feature the magnificent Rainbow Wahine in the NCAA softball regional against the Sun Devils of Arizona State. Lovely Liz K. will doing our play by play today, so sit back and enjoy. Take it away Liz!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:26 am
2-2
High popup foul
Milca strikes out.
Gould is up to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:27 am
check that, make it “Tsaiko Tstadium” Now back to Liz.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Gould and Pitcher are both southpaws.
1-0
1-1
pulls back a bunt
1-2
watches a strike on outside corner.
2 down.
Peiler up
May 17th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Peiler
1-0
line right, caught.
1-0 ASU
ASU goes up to bat
May 17th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Kate pitches
Cowles on base
Carlson up to bat
Smashes a single.
Runners at the corners.
Urfer to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I’m looking around for more Tsaiko fans here today… Give us a shout if you’re out there. Meanwhile please enjoy the ice cold virtual beer or maybe a hotdog or some peanuts.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Urfer
0-1
foul bunt
0-2
1-2
flyball - foul
2-2
Coolen talks to Kate and Grimes
May 17th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Urfer
3-2
strikes out
1 out
Baca is up.
1-0
May 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Baca
2-1
Runners on 2nd and 3rd
1 score on error
Baca walks
May 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
dpk,
I’m listening from my virtual yard where I’m virtually doing yard work.
heheheh
(Despite the hazy conditions, it’s HOT out there!)
May 17th, 2008 at 11:40 am
whoops.
Rogers hits
another run
ASU is up 3-0
Vasquez is up
0-1
0-2
1-2
foul
2-2
May 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Vasquez
Hits to third. Beats the throw.
Cochran is up.
Robinson hesitates gets called for a ball
3-1
3-2
foul
Walks
bases loaded
This announcer is informational but has a droning zzzz voice….
May 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Thanks D1. Anybody else out here today at Tsaiko Tstadium? Is it me or is the radio announcer about as exciting as drying paint. Now back to the lovely and talented LizK.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Someone(?) came up to bat and hit but was thrown out.
3-0 ASU
Wahine come in to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Hi DPK!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Robinson is up to bat for the first time.
0-1
1-1
big hit- foul
caught.
Warwick up.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Warwick
1-0
foul
1-1
ouch! Warwick takes a beam to first.
Manuma is up to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Manuma hits a line- caught.
Warwick gets back to 1st.
Titcomb is up.
Swings
0-1
May 17th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Titcomb
0-2
foul
0-2
foul tick
0-2
1-2
strikes out.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Announcer says ASU is ranked #3 in the nation.
They come up to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Happy Birthday “old man” Jason.
Gee whiz, the fun starts now!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Miller is up to bat.
foul
0-1
line foul
0-2
1-2
2-2
This announcer is a borg… just drones on…
Kate throws her out.,
1 out.
Cowles is up and gets a base hit.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Carlson is up.
1-0
runner on 1st.
1-1
high foul
1-2
line foul
1-2
2-2
Full count
Infield pop. Grimes catches and throws to first- DOUBLE PLAY!
3-0 ASU Wahine come to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:57 am
woot woot
dp!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Bottom of the 3rd
Andrade (Grimes and Milca to follow)
1-0
High pop to right field. Caught.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Grimes
0-1
High fly center - caught
2 outs.
Milca is up
May 17th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Milca hits a long foul
0-1
1-1
2-1
3-1
Walks Milca
Gould is up
May 17th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Gould
foul
0-1
borg: “a very warm day in Tempe”
1-1
swing!
1-2
2-2
Burkhart, the All-Am. pitcher is one of the highest ranked pitchers in ASU history.
3-2
foul
foul
strikes out.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Shucks.
Liz,
Indeed, ASU is loaded.
While UH had two named to the NFCA All-West Region team, ASU had SIX named to the All-Pacific Region team and one more on the 2nd team.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Urfer is up
1-0
2-0
chop to left- base hit.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Lopez comes in to pinch run for Urfer.
Baca is up to bat.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Sorry, make that six total. Five on 1st team, one on 2nd
May 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Baca-
Morton comes in to pitch.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Baca
0-1
sacrifice bunt
runner moves to 2nd
May 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Rogers (Vasquez and Cochran)
0-1
1-1
1-2
2-2
hit - hits Morton in the leg and pops up. Safe.
Runners on the corners.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
They did well in conference recognition as well.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Dang, no local stations or TV broadcasting the Wahine game. The live bcast frm the UH site is stalled. Thanks, Liz, for the play by play!!!
Go Wahine!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
ST, what did you mean, the movie or the flight program or … just somebody with the same name in the credits?
May 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
dpk,
btw, to compare this announcer to drying paint does a huge disservice to all paints!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Vasquez
1-0
2-0
slap foul
2-1
2-2 breaker
full count
ASU has 89 HR’s this year!
HIT- bounces off Warwick - 1 score.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
ASU’s Rhiannon Baca (SS) is from Flagstaff.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
For those of you who were wondering,
Pretty Woman just ended….what do you know? They end up together at the end yet again!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Cochran
1-0
1-1
chop to titcomb. Throws Cochran out.
2 down
Donnenwirth up
1-0
2-0
high fly to center
Gould catches.
3.5 innings.
4-0 ASU
May 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
MeiLing - 1420 stalled on me too (using FF). After many tries, I clicked on the “alternative programming” button (on lower left-hand corner) and that took me to the game. Try that.
Liz is doing a great job!
Liz is doing a great job! 
Liz is doing a great job!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Liz, thanks for doing the “announcing”! It’s a work day/night for