Almost missed this one. Local girl and American Idol, Camile Velasco, released her new single Hangin On on the iTunes Music Store.
At 99-cents (a fourth of the cost of a iced grande, non-fat caramel macchiato at Starbucks, $4.01 in Hawaii), buying this song ain’t no wallet-buster. Support the local talent and give it a listen!
Got to attend the Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit for work. A bunch of State, Federal, and DoD bigwigs were in attendance though I missed seeing Governor Linda Lingle.
Since this is a security summit and all, security was tight. The Sheriff’s Department and National Guardsmen were out in force, guard dogs were patrolling, metal detectors scanned all attendees, and there was even an explosives/chemical detector.
Hey, wait a minute… is that Wayne’s World running the detector? Why are there red warnings on the detector’s screen?
“Lifestyle” themes appear to be the latest trend in marketing. Safeway is renovating its stores with its Lifestyle look with the Hawaii Kai branch being the first in Hawaii. I guess with the Safeway Lifestyle remodeling comes the chocolatey fruity goodness of Coffeemate’s Chocolate Raspberry creamer. Went to the old school Safeways in Aiea and Kailua, and none of these had the goods.
Nike’s Jordan Brand also introduced its Lifestyle lineup featuring Carmelo Anthony, Quentin Richardson, and Terrell Owens. This clothing campaign is inspired by the early days of MJ and “challenges us to learn the Jordan Way of Life by being authentic, never compromising, earning excellence and aspiring to greatness.” Corny, yeah, yeah, I know.
Sadly though, I think if you saw Jordan’s Lifestyle trio (sports reputation aside) walking the aisles of your local lifestyled Safeway, you’d think you have to change your lifestyle, or at least markets. I’m just saying.
Caught up with recent talks about stars, Jessica Alba, Kalai Miller, and the KITV news dudes, I’ve been inspired to report more celebrity news.
Diets of the stars have always been popular, and now Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff have adopted the waif thin, sickly look. To see how this works, I’ll be eating grapefruit snacks (sold at Costco) to curb my weight so I, too, can look like I’m starving.
Are they or aren’t they? Rumors have been flying about the state of marriage between Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. E! Online even posted a report about the two filing for divorce then posted a retraction shortly thereafter. Whatever happens, I’m on Nick’s side. Ever since watching the Newlyweds, it looks like Nick is a cool, grounded dude. But Jessica, you know her boots are made for walkin’.
Okay that was enough celebrity posts, my starstruck phase is over. Back to the real world.
Ran across three local celebrities while in the Ward area today. While eating lunch at Kakaako Kitchen, saw KITV news dudes Dan Meisenzahl and Rob DeMello.
Then the highlight of the day must have been seeing No Ka Oi classmate, Clifford “Kalai” Miller at Borders. It was great to see the buffed up actor strutting his stuff around the store then walking past me without an acknowledgment. Must be he didn’t remember me since I was holding my daughter. 😉
Oh well. I did pick up the boo Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies so that I can figure out what the heck I’m doing here.
Can it be true? Is Wayne’s World favorite Honey here in Hawaii? Rumors have Jessica Alba and Paul Walker golfing at Ko Olina today. The two are starring in the upcoming movie Into the Blue releasing September 30, 2005.
Wild speculation has the pair visiting Club 939 during their stay.
Happened to be at Safeway in Hawaii Kai looking for this year’s Slam Kicks issue when I saw a bottle of fruity chocolatey goodness, Coffee-mate’s Chocolate Raspberry creamer. It’s finally reached Hawaii. On past years trips to Cali, I’ve been guzzling this stuff down. It’s yummy! Yes, I’ve even had this stuff imported on a few occasions.
Don’t know why it took so long to come to Hawaii. Maybe rapper Kanye West had some choice words for Nestle. Or maybe the rich, white folks in Hawaii Kai complained enough? It don’t matter, you just got to give it a try.
Wayne’s World, this is why you leave space for cream in your cup of joe.
Tangent #1: the Hawaii Kai Safeway is nice, very nice compared to other Safeways I’ve been to. Kind of a rustic decor.
Tangent #2: this Safeway still suffered from a shortage of the purple carton Lactaid milk. It ain’t just Kailua.
Caught an episode of Rory Wild’s Countdown Hawaii television show. Hosted by Miss Hawaii 2004, Olena Rubin, this show’s topic was “Top Ten Things You Gotta Do Before You Die.” Here’s their list:
10) Helicopter ride on Kauai
9) Skydive above Mokuleia
8) Run the Honolulu Marathon You go Shan!
7) Deep sea fishing
6) Learn the hula
5) Climb the Stairway to Heaven
4) Make the shaka sign on Channel 2 News
3) Drive and survive the Hana Highway
2) Hang glide over Makapuu
1) Surf a big wave
Our classmate, Clifford “Baywatch” Miller, provided his insightful and witty comments. I must live a boring life – don’t think I did any!
Thanks goodness Rory Wild is back on the air leading the i-94 Wakeup Crew. Sorry Gregg Hammer, Krey-Z Oshiro, and now Natasha, but without Rory, your show is just mediocre. When Rory is around, timing is smooth, and the show runs well. Gregg is funny, but he ain’t the lead for a show. His comedic commentary follows Rory’s lead. Don’t get me started when Jr. K. Jr. is on the show. I immediately change to another station or listen to my iPod when he’s guest hosting.
Who’s next? Kristoffer “Jason Matthews” Polaha? Brooke “Nicole Booth” Burns? I guess these actors gotta keep working until the reunion special, Return to the North Shore, starts filming. 😉
Update/Spoiler: Okay, I guess James Remar is now off of BSG.
Was flipping channels the other day and came across Bronkaida, a Kikaida knockoff who has bronchitis. He uses his inhaler to change to his super robot form and assails his opponents with moves like rug burns and purple nurples.
On OC16’s Dis-N-Dat TV. Was so stoopid, it was funny.
Now that the 939 Grand Opening is done, this new ad is circulating in the local Star Bulletin. Just in time for football season.
