We then went to a vinyl and photography equipment swap meet in Kaka'ako. On the way, we passed the Wailana Coffee House and are happy to say that it is now closed. The last time we went there it smelled like pee and we couldn't get waited on and there were screaming children tossing wet sugar packets in the dining room. Which of those was the deal-breaker? Hmmm.
Didn't know what to expect at the swap meet but ended up having a nice conversation with a guy who was selling the vinyl that he had already sampled. He is mostly out of the DJ business now, and started a DJ lifestyle clothing line (whose name I've forgotten). He mentioned that there was a DJ battle happening during the World of Dance convention at Blaisdell later in the day, which could have been super fun. I'd recently seen a Q&A with DJ Q-bert...but we passed because that seemed like a big time investment.
Then we ate lunch at the Highway Inn, which was tasty and we'll definitely do it again if it still exists when we come back.
The end of the day was epic. Bryan Tolentino had posted that he and George Kuo were going to be playing at the Hibiscus Club. We've never been there, it's old school, but I've taken many pictures of that building over the years because it has a great sun shade. Of course I can't find any at the moment so that's why I am not posting them.
It was so cool!! Bryan and George do not play gigs like this ever, but a friend who ordinarily plays / books the club was going to be late coming back from seeing the Rainbow Warriors play in Las Vegas so they sat in. With Kalani Kockett, also. This was all happening around dinner time.
Then Greg Sardinha got off work and walked in for some refreshment, with his instrument in hand. Then the musicians on stage started heckling him to get on stage with them.
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