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Justin Bieber Headphones!?!

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I’ve always wanted Dr. Dre “Beats” headphones, and maybe now is the time with the announcement of the JustBeats. Yes, this acclaimed audiophile line is introducing Justin Bieber inspired headphones because as you know, Justin believes “sound is the emotion between us.”

Did that make your heart flutter? No? Then that $199.95 price tag will!

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Okay, really, I’m digging the sports-focused PowerBeats. $179.95, yikes!

Is Dancing with the Stars Getting Hipper?

Could it be Dancing with the Stars is appealing to a younger, hipper audience? In seasons past, the youth movement wasn’t as big on the competition featuring B-listers, former stars, and (mostly) retired sports jocks. But check out the early results in Season 11.

Week 1, internationally infamous David Hasselhoff is out. Both you and I know the Hoff as Michael Knight and Mitch Buchannon, but today’s kids are like, “that burger-eating drunk on YouTube?”

Week 2 saw 80’s crooner Michael Bolton in the elimination spotlight. Maybe kids would have recognized him if he still had his CD signature long locks.

So what can we extrapolate for Week 3, Story Night? Jennifer Grey will be safe with her Harry Potter routine. Oh, that’s not Harry Potter? Oh well, close enough for the kids. Kurt Warner will be there next week (and I think he can still take a NFL snap or two). Kyle Massey? Disney got his back.

Margaret Cho is in danger but exuding gay pride this week, she might get new allies. Cheryl Burke now has partner Rick Fox disrobing while dancing (and his gf Eliza Dushku in the audience). It’s a successful strategy.

Audrina Patridge waltzed her way to the top this week, and if it is true, the young, hip voters will keep Bristol Palin and “The Situation” dancing. I mean how else has this greasy french fry stuck around?

So that leaves Florence Henderson. Mrs. Brady is an icon, but will her emotional Sound of Music waltz resonate with the young’ens?

What to Expect from the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010

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Here’s what you can expect from the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010… in pictures.

Lots and lots of seating but expected to be filled.
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Emergency services and plentiful police (watching Fat Albert).
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Aircraft, lots and lots of aircraft, both civilian and military.
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Music from the Pacific Fleet Band.
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Vendors.
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The Mobile Gamer Guys.
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It’ll be hot so visit the Farmers Hawaii booth for some breezy relief.
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Amazed spectators.
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Skydivers.
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Fun for the kids.
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Crazy stunt pilots.
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Scenic views.
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Of course, the high flying (and sometimes, very low flying) Blue Angels.
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And there’s much, much more! Thanks to Pacific Command, Pacific Fleet, and the KBay Air Show!

See more pictures on Flickr.

Dancing with the Stars Season 11!

Amongst all the shows that started this week, twelve new stars took to the ballroom floor in Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars. Wait… no Edyta?! Why bother watching? 😉

But really, the Season 11 stars surprised me. I thought Season 10 was good, but there’s a bunch of potential with this group. Even the DWTS elder, Mrs. Brady, moved better than I’d given her credit for. Sometimes she even moved better than the Hoff. I guess all that crime fighting as Michael Knight and life guarding as Mitch Buchannon took a toll on David Hasselhoff’s bod.

Here’s a quick synopsis of Week 1.

  • Audrina Patridge – Pro partner Tony Dovolani is thanking the dancing gods. Audrina has a slim chance at the Mirrorball trophy but at least listens to her partner.
  • Brandy – focused
  • Bristol Palin – office clerk who’s in the spotlight but is not comfortable with the spotlight.
  • Jennifer Grey – didn’t recognize her as Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing. Could go very far with the Patrick Swayze sentiment.
  • Kurt Warner – bringing his leadership to the floor and smoother than expected, but can he salsa?
  • Kyle Massey – my favorite from Week 1. This chubby cherub can rock!
  • Margaret Cho – probably gonna upset the judges one or two more times before elimination.
  • Michael Bolton – meh, liked him better with his long locks.
  • Mike Sorrentino – Karina Smirnoff is going to break The Situation.
  • Rick Fox – he’s dating Eliza Dushku? He divorced Vanessa Williams in 2005? Wow, I’m out of touch. Cheryl Burke gotta like her chances of winning another one.

Here’s Kyle Massey rocking the cha cha cha.

And surprisingly, the Hoff was eliminated in Week 1. Yes, his dancing was bad, but I thought his fame would carry him for a bit.

Hawaii Five-O is Fun!

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So what’d you think of the remade, rebooted, remixed Hawaii Five-O? Is it still a classic? Only time will tell, but the premiere episode definitely was fun!

Some thoughts and wonderings.

Hawaii is well armed and seedy

I never knew how serious and epidemic the criminal element was in Hawaii. Even Governor Lingle stand-in was fed up and wanted the criminal SOBs off her island. I mean where ever you went the public was armed and ready for a shootout. And what timing for Aloun farms and the forced labor workforce to coincide with the H5O subplot of human exporting. Who watching thought about the pumpkin patch when the cargo load of imported Asians was discovered?

The Scenes of Hawaii

I thought Five-O did an excellent job portraying the visual beauty of the islands. Every lead-in was a scenic sight to see. Even tents on beach got airtime. But I wonder why locations like Kukui High School had to be made up? Why not use real location names?

You speak bird?

Say what? Okay, so I’m a fake Hawaiian akin to imitation crab, but I’ve never heard “bird” in pidgin. I need to update my Hawaiian slang list with all the gems spoken by the Five-O cast.

So yeah, even with its imperfections, Hawaii Five-O is still fun, and I’ll be sticking around for more episodes.

If you missed the premiere episode, you can now view it online at CBS, and here’s the trailer along with the iconic theme song.

More from Five-O on their Hawaii Five-O blog.

Visual Comparison of Hawaii’s Election Coverage

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I’m not into politics, but when I wanted to follow the latest with Hawaii’s 2010 Primary election online, I had two choices. Which one do you prefer?


About a third of the screen of the Star Advertiser site was advertisements! Meanwhile on Civil Beat, you could glance at poll results, headlines, and discussion in the same screen space. Much better!

While you’re at Civil Beat, be sure to read the grades given to local TV and newspaper coverage of the primary election. I wonder what grade Civil Beat would give its own election coverage?

I must say that I enjoyed Civil Beat’s live blog of the election, reading not like typical news articles, but instead, like… well, a blog. The pictures were fun, the tone was fun, and the insider perspectives from the various campaign headquarters added to the appeal. And geeks know this post was made for tabbed browsing! 🙂

While sort of off-topic, these Abercrombie & Schatz tees are a cool design inspired by the stylings of Abercrombie & Fitch. But, no, I don’t want to see Abercrombie and Schatz modeling in an Abercrombie & Fitch store.

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