A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Another Man Done Gone

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Yesterday just as Jack and I were getting ready to go onstage at the Crossroads here in Honolulu, I got an email from one of my old buddies… Charlie. Charlie was in Barcelona and he wrote to tell me that my old University Of Santa Clara room mate, Peter Byrne Manchester had just passed away yesterday morning. Peter was my room mate and friend, back when I was in Santa Clara… trying to keep my grades up while playing ...
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The Last Two Gigs In Hawaii…

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Our time on the Big Island will always be treasured. What a blast. Back to ‘work’ yesterday. I had a nice walk around the Naniloa area.

…and then it was time to go to Honoka’a and the People’s Theater.

What a great artistic community they have in Honoka’a… and the People’s Theater has the greatest sound imaginable.

Foto by Phil Jacobs

Foto by Phil Jacobs

The simplicity and soulfulness of the establishment was indeed the shape of things to come.

Here is our set list:

Hot ...
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Jorma & Jack Hold Forth At The Palace In Hilo

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Foto by Phil Jacobs

The Palace theater in Hilo is magnificent. The last time I was here was with Chris Smither a couple of years ago. This time with Jack promised to be a barn burner!

Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 10, 2015
The Acoustic Duo
Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady
The Palace Theater
Hilo, Hawaii
Friday, June 16, 2015

First Set:
1. Dime For Beer
2. Ain’t In No Hurry
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Izze’s Lullaby
5. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
6. Barbeque King
7. The Other Side Of The Mountain
8. Candy Man
9. I See The Light
10. Brother Can ...
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Another Amazing Day Off!

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I’m going to start this little entry with the dinner Jack Casady and I just had in Hilo. We were looking for a place to eat… not that there are a shortage of great restaurants here on the Big Island. We found this:

Lam’s Garden, Vietnamese And Chinese Food was quite simply, incomparable!

I’m making note of this for the next time I’m here!

OK… now to back up a little. Myron, Phil and I drove to Volcano National Park where my ...
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Heading For The Valleys And The Hills… New Photos Added

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Phil and I started the day at the Hawaiian Style Cafe for breakfast. We forgot that on the Big Island… everything is big. That’s a short stack!

We took the top off our rented Jeep headed out for Waip’o.

And then we were off to Mauna Kea.

And yeah, the air was really thin and I felt it.

It was a great day by all accounts. We got back to Hilo in time to have dinner with Jack Casady and now it’s to ...
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One Man’s Opinion

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One Man’s Opinion
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Yeah buddy… lots of commentary action since I’ve been here I Hawaii. Interesting… very interesting. When I first stared my ‘blog,’ the term ‘blog’ didn’t even exist yet. Wow… what a forward thinker I am! Anyway, in the beginning not only did I not yet have the technical capacity to allow comments, I didn’t’ want to allow them anyway. I figured, ‘Hey, it’s my space… get your own.’ Hard facts over the years ...
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Return To Maui

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This was our first, but hopefully not our last, trip to the Mill House at the Tropical Plantation on Maui.

The setting was quite beautiful and couched in memories from Hawaii’s industrial past.

While Myron was preparing us for sound check, I had a chance to roam about the estate a bit.

There was a foto op around every corner!

This is not an inner city gig…

Is nice to see all these old mechanisms live on in a way for us to see.

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A Surgical Strike In Kauai And Off To Maui

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Up yesterday morning at an ungodly hour in Honolulu and off we flew to Kauai… We got in to town in time for a yummy breakfast and a walk on the beach.

Foto by selfie

We moseyed over to the Kauai Performing Arts Center which is a simply beautiful great sounding hall.

Foto by Phil Jacobs

Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 8, 2015
The Acoustic Duo
Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady
The Kauai Performing Arts Center
Kauai, Hawaii
Saturday, June 20, 2015

First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Serpent Of Dreams
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Ain’t ...
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Honolulu Nights

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Foto by Phil Jacobs

Dave Lawrence of Hawaii Public Radio hosting us in the studio and conversing with us at the first part of the gig.

Great to be back in the Islands… Phil and I had a chance to have a delightful Japanese tapas style dinner with my old friend Bob Kinzie and his lovely wife Joy.

Foto by Phil Jacobs

Then is was time for our gig at the Mamiya…

The front of the gig… foto by Phil Jacobs

Here is our set ...
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Welcome To Honolulu

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Foto by Phil Jacob

Well… Hawaii is indeed a long way from Meigs County, Ohio… but we made it and so did my guitar and luggage. How good does it have to get? Last night after we offloaded at the hotel, we took a little walk and found a delicious hole in the wall Thai restaurant. Delicious… cheap too.

Being six hours out of whack, sleep was intermittent but there was some and I feel pretty good today. The boys and ...
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