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Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, Part 18

20 years ago, most schools had already started, but I was still at home, waiting for UC Santa Cruz, which was on the quarter system, to start. I was in Hokubei Mainichi's basement printing press, when my friend Todd bro…
Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, Part 17

Presidio Middle School is out on Geary & 30th Avenue. Ms. Heleskov, who taught math and science, was already middle-aged when my class had her. I just heard that, 25 years later, she's still teaching! After sc…
Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, Part 16

25 years ago, 8th grade kicked off with David Bowie's "Blue Jean," which seemed to pick up where "Modern Love" left off. I remember hearing "Blue Jean" in the middle park (above) of San Francisco's California Academy …
Wireworld Eclipse 6, Part 7

For many people, the Fall 1989 semester kicked off with Motley Crue's Dr. Feelgood. With so many fans getting it, it didn't have the same gritty feel as the Crue's previous albums. Plus, Bob Rock's sweeter, lusher soun…
Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, Part 15

In the late 70s, I used to look up to the older kids in elementary school, especially those with Led Zeppelin shirts. We thought Led Zep, like all the other gods of 70s rock, would be around forever. Anyway, since I wa…
Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, Part 14

It seems as though the oft-sampled "Good Times" has been around forever. But no, it's only been around for 30 years. Again, when I was in elementary school, we did not know the times as "the 70s." And when Chic came o…
Wireworld Gold Starlight 5, Part 2

In the summer of 1994, "contemporary" Hawaiian music became more widespread and mainstream. Hapa's eponymous album, Keali'i Reichel's Kawaipunahele, and Keola Beamer's Wooden Boat were in the vanguard. All three could …
Wireworld Eclipse 6, Part 6

15 years ago, while my brother and I were enjoying an all-too-brief stay in Honolulu, we still had our to satisfy our musical thirst. You see, every summer, we left our music behind at home in San Francisco. So while w…
Wireworld Gold Eclipse Jumpers, Part 4

Some time in late summer 1984, I began to hear the Psychedelic Furs' "Heaven." It went hand-in-hand with the foggy weather out in the Richmond District. And what a way to start 8th grade! But a song that has always mo…
Wireworld Eclipse 6, Part 5

25 years ago, OMD's "Locomotion" was something of a hit in Hawaii. You see, it sounded similar to Hawaii's Local Motion. To this day, I still wear Local Motion t-shirts. The song is from the Junk Culture album. I did…

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