There was a total of 7 people, including the bartender,  in the Downbeat lounge for this comeback performance of Waipahu Bob, and most of them weren't paying me much attention.   What's wrong with these people.  I was dropping comedy gems up there!

In the month of September, on the night of Friday the 13th, there was a full harvest moon in the sky above Cheshire, Connecticut.   Coincidentally, or not, also afoot in Cheshire that evening was a favored son of yesteryear not seen in these parts for the better part of three decades.  That’s right, Waipahu Bob … Continue reading 2019-09 East Coast Swing →

It's been almost ten years since my mother died. I still think of her often, so I decided to write a poem about her. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ My Mother's Love I wish you could know my mother’s love Her smile and warm embrace The way she talked The way she cared Married at 17, moved from … Continue reading My Mother’s Love →

I wanted to try my hand at stand-up comedy this year.  I set an initial goal to come up with a new 5-minute set every week for 10 weeks.   A couple of veterans of the local comedy scene counseled me to not come up with new material every week; they said it was better to … Continue reading Stand-Up Comedy – Open Mic at the Downbeat Lounge – 16 July 2019 →

Waipahu Bob note:   Yes, I did go to see the end of closing arguments yesterday.  It was then handed over to the jury for deliberation.  It was expected the jury would take several days to consider this complex case, but they took less than 24 hours (9 hours deliberation over two days).  Civil Beat, an … Continue reading The Case of the Stolen Mailbox →

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, I sat in the observer section of the Aha Kaulike room, a court room on the fourth floor of the Federal Building in Honolulu, which houses the United States District Court, District of Hawaii.  It was the last day of evidence to be presented in the infamous case of the … Continue reading The Case of the Stolen Mailbox →

That’s right, I drove my car.  After checking the bus schedule, it would have taken three hours to get to Kailua by bus, and the same to get home.  I decided to drive for 30 minutes instead. I pushed out at 0730.  H1 town-bound was thick with wheeled steel heading to work, but traffic was … Continue reading Car to Kailua (2019-06-03) →

I was intoxicated by the cheap Southwest introductory fares -- $45 ($72 after taxes) roundtrip to Maui.  I figured I’d catch an early flight, spend the day on Maui, then catch the last flight back to Oahu.  Hey, they’ve got busses on Maui, too.  I could expand my bus travels to a new island.  This … Continue reading Maui Day Trip (2019-04-29) →