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chunky monkey
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 03/15/2016 : 1:01:52 PM
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I was cleaning out my CD collection and ran across the Taropatch.net member collections for 2004 and 2005. For those of you who weren't around then, TP folks contributed Slack Key and Hawaiian tunes and someone assembled the collection into a 2- or 3-CD release. Craig Patchett (cpatch)and Sarah Whitaker (Sarah) did the 2004 version which had 39 tunes (2 CDs). Jesse Tinsley (hapakid) did the 2005 version which had 71 tunes (3 CDs). Anyway, I had the following thoughts after reading the liner notes and playing a few of the tunes on each CD:
1. The CDs contain an amazing array of talent. Some of us were just learning (My playing then was pretty crude. Hopefully, I sound better after 11 years of practice.). Some of us were good back then. Listening to those early contributions from Fran and Lawrence and Andy and Dave Nye and hapakid and Dusty made me want to be better.
2. I miss the old days. I've been on the Taropatch since 2002. there was a time when I read it 2 or 3 times a day. A lot of what I know about Hawaiian music and Slack Key and playing, I learned from the early days gang. We all seldom agreed on anything, but the varied posts had decades of experience and it was never boring. A few of the early members are still posting, but I miss the discourse from the early days wrecking crew.
3. I uploaded all of the CDs to ITunes and made a backup. Although going through these collections made me sad, I don't want to ever lose this music. These collections represent a time in my life that is certainly in my top 10 of all time.
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kihoalukid
Lokahi
USA
289 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2016 : 3:51:22 PM
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| The pre Youtube era haha. I still have my CD's and listen to them. That was a fun time for sure. |
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2016 : 05:16:06 AM
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Hi Terry. Yeah! I have a the Taropatch 2004 sitting behind me right here at my office. It's a process right? Still trying to get better. Some days, it happens. Other days, not so much.
I've been toying with the idea of upgrading the 'patch. If I build it, will they return? |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2016 : 05:22:37 AM
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I never left Andy but if you upgrade it I might visit more often.
BTW A belated "Hau'oli la hanau, Andy" Hope you had an awesome birthday. |
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John
`Olu`olu
656 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2016 : 09:05:13 AM
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Still here... never left.
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Earl
`Olu`olu
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2016 : 5:17:28 PM
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I have not been around here all that long (~2007 I believe) and have never left, but I miss the prior activity level too. Once Facebook hit big, things really got quiet here. (I won't ever do Facebook).
I participate regularly in the Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum (UTGF), and to a lesser extent the Acoustic Guitar Forum (AGF). AGF is more diverse, but things are just not as friendly there. Maybe their forum operating system might be useful, Andy. |
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2016 : 09:41:59 AM
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You guys are the best!
Earl, thanks for the links. I took a look at those sites, and it's helpful to know what's under the hood. BTW, I used to read AGF but haven't been in a long time. |
Andy |
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Pops
Lokahi
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2016 : 2:11:19 PM
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| I'm still here, too. Such a good group of people. |
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2016 : 02:29:44 AM
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| Still here, though not every day now. And I, too, will never do Facebook or any of its imitators. |
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ukrazy
Akahai
USA
69 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2016 : 07:14:13 AM
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I'm still here. Check in every 1-2 days. Haven't posted in a while. Abruptly stopped playing Ki'holu months ago. Not playing much ukulele lately either. Enjoying guitar in std. tuning. One thing I've not lost is my love for Hawaiian music. Honestly, that's all I play. I get so much satisfaction from playing the standards. If it's a hula tune, I like it. Two songs I play everyday and never tire of are "Lei Nani" and "Kaimana Hula".
I was stationed at Pearl Harbor from '78-'81 but do not remember ever hearing Hawaiian music. My wife and I started visiting again 10 years ago and that's when the music took hold of me.
I do do Facebook some. Friends with Duke, and Fran. Got together with Fran a couple of years ago in Kailua. I know Earl from UTGF. Out of like 4000 members, us two are the only Hawaiian music players I know of on there. |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
2153 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2016 : 11:10:31 AM
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| Still here, also! Tech changes, but folks don't. We still need music and folks to play with and for. FB is nice, but it ain't the 'patch, especially in the "golden age". |
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Eynowd
Lokahi
Australia
181 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2016 : 12:35:46 PM
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Originally posted by thumbstruck
We still need music and folks to play with
A chance would be a very fine thing indeed there, my friend :D |
Geoff - g'day from Canberra, Australia. |
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wdf
Ha`aha`a
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2016 : 09:08:52 AM
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Thanks for the good memories, Terry! Yes, I have all of our Taropatch.net CDs too. I too have been around since the inception and have enjoyed the board. Also, thanks for the kind words Terry.
Unfortunately, I can't play much any more as my hands hurt too much when I do.
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Maliko
Lokahi
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2016 : 09:19:46 AM
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Well, I am relatively new to this forum, and really glad it is here. From my point of view, the "good old days" are now!
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Put da "pila" back in "Kanikapila" |
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Momi
Lokahi
402 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2016 : 06:55:02 AM
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I'm still here too. Like Earl & Neeej, I will never join FB--I've seen (third hand) too much of the drama and harm it can do. And, like Neeej, I don't check every day either. (Can you tell I want to be like Neeej when I grow up? Assuming that will ever happen?)
I don't miss the drama and acrimony from the "old days." Even though TP is quieter with less activity, I like the tone better. I have learned a lot from this board and made some new friends through it. Thanks, Andy, for letting us congregate here. |
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Earl
`Olu`olu
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2016 : 12:15:25 PM
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Momi, one could do a lot worse in life than trying to be like Neeej.  |
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Some thoughts on the old days
