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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:11 pm
by Orthography Enthusiast
I'm a little surprised no one else posted this already, but:
Jim "Kimo" West
Saturday, January 12th, 1 PM
Border's Books and Music, South Coast Plaza
3333 Bear St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
with special guest, Kapo Ku and hula dancers!
Price: Free!!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:27 pm
by Kristine
Oh yeah, Kapo mentioned that a couple days ago. I'll actually be in the area tomorrow, but for a wedding... otherwide I'd go!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:40 pm
by Lauren
man y does it have to be all the way in ca, i can't go
if i was on a trip for school to ca and happen to be in the area i would totaly go and skip the trip just to see kimo live.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:35 am
by Kristine
If people do go to this, can I just say:
Please don't mob him like you're at an Al meet and greet. At this event, he's Kimo- not Jim. I know you guys mean well, but I'm just saying. I know you guys won't literally "mob" him.
This has been a Kilakina PSA.
Mahalo for your attention.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:37 am
by Orthography Enthusiast
I'm sure he wouldn't mind a mob if we all bought CDs.
I've been to several of Jim's solo gigs and mobbing has never been a problem. The more the merrier.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:56 am
by Kristine
I'm not saying don't go- I'm just asking that people behave, that's all. I'm sure he'd love a big audience... especially a big audience who has bought his CDs.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:41 pm
by Orthography Enthusiast
It was a lovely performance, Jim and Kapo and occasionally someone on bass whose name I didn't catch, and a few songs danced by the ladies of the hula school (they did "Little Grass Shack" and you could really see the storytelling aspect of the hula in that one-- maybe because the WORDS were in English, so you could tell what they were interpreting). He did songs off both Slack Key West and the new album, both his own and the ones he'd covered (Akaka Falls, for one).
I'd estimate slightly upward of 30 people. No mobbing whatsoever, as I would have expected since everybody there was there either because: 1) they stopped for coffee at the Borders cafe 2) they knew Jim, one of the other musicians or a dancer personally or 3) they were on Jim's email list. I would not be surprised at all to find out that I was the only person there who found out about Jim's slack key through the Al connection. And I didn't mob either; I just shook Jim's hand and told him about the article I saw about Bill Tapia's birthday party.
Looking forward to Redondo Beach next weekend!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:43 pm
by Kristine
Glad to hear it went well.
Was the bass player this guy?
I don't recall his name, either, but I'll bet that's who was there.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:48 pm
by algonacchick
Helen, I'm so glad you were able to go. It sounds like it was a nice show. I would love to see hula dancers perform live, *and of course, Jim, too.*
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:36 pm
by Lauren
Kristine @ Jan 11 2008, 06:35 PM wrote:
At this event, he's Kimo- not Jim.
well he is still Jim. Kimo is hawwian for Jim.