Displaced Beachbums

Enjoying the Brothers Cazimero concert on the lawn

A visit to Oahu wouldn’t be complete without seeing one of my favorite couples, P & S. They were originally friends of my parents when we lived in Puerto Rico in the seventies. I was just a kid and their babysitter back then but now I consider them friends. They are really exceptional people ~ so smart, well-traveled and super nice. They, along with my other favorite couple W & S, have always been a good influence on me. And they continue to be today.

S. got tickets for all of us to go to the Brothers Cazimero concert on the lawn of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. The Cazimeros have been around a long time and I’m familiar with their music but it was all new to FG. The concert included both a woman hula dancer and male dancers. Male dancers are a rarity but I know the Cazimeros are encouraging more men to take an interest in Hula. The music and all the dancers were fabulous. The Brothers have such wonderful harmony and just the sound brings back lots of island memories. Thanks again, P&S for such a lovely Hawaiian evening.

There was one foul-up on my part during the visit which FG and FM are not going to let me live down for a long, LONG time. Before bed on our second night, P. asked if it was OK if he turned on the house security alarm. No problem, I said immediately. I was already in bed having taken some benadryl for allergies, which always knocks me out. I was awoken about 45 minutes later when I heard FG walking around. She could hear the neighbors talking next door. In my half-sleep/half drugged state, I decided to close the window in the room she was staying in. Big opps…AS SOON AS I touched it, I had that sinking feeling and it was a split-second before the alarm sounded that I thought “Oh, no ~ the alarm.” Of course, I woke up the entire house and most of the neighbors. The good news is the alarm does work and it’s just like on the commercials ~ the company calls to see if they need to send the police.

We were very sad to leave, not only because we love being in Hawaii, but because once we got on the plane for Los Angeles, we had to face the realities of the move. But, then again, everything is an adventure so here we go.