We have winners at SOS Aloha!
Battleship's High Concept:
- Carol L. wins a book choice from my convention stash!
Aloha to Suzanne Jenkins and PAM OF BABYLON
Aloha to Mia Marlowe and LORD OF FIRE AND ICE
Aloha to the USS Nimitz!
Aloha to Jeanette Murray and THE OFFICER SAYS "I DO"
Aloha to Pamela Clare and DEFIANT
Aloha to Amanda Usen and LUSCIOUS
Winners - please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com. And I am the winner with a new laptop, helping me to catch up with my other blogs:
- ALOHA ON MY MIND, my travel blog at this link.
- CELEBRATE LITTLE VICTORIES, my "get through the day" blog at this link.
Stop the presses! My family is watching a special video as I write this blog. My husband sings with the barbershop chorus, SOUNDS OF ALOHA. The chorus recorded their spring show, DERAILED: A Fixed Rail Time Machine. They are poking fun at Honolulu's ongoing political debate on installing a light rail system. If you know anything about barbershop, they combine four part harmony with goofy jokes. At this point in the show, two Hawaiian teens on the time machine have crossed paths with the Star Trek crew in the future:
LEO: (looking closely at Sprock) Wow! You got cool ears! You kinda tall fo one menehune!
SPROCK: I’m a Vulcan.
LEO: Oh yeah? My cousin went UH Hilo too! You know Alvin Rosario, Class of 2094? (Sprock looks confused) Live long and prosper.
Aloha to Suzanne Jenkins and PAM OF BABYLON
- Linda M. is the winner!
Aloha to Mia Marlowe and LORD OF FIRE AND ICE
- Little Miss Molly is the winner!
Aloha to the USS Nimitz!
- Lexi H. is the winner of a book choice from my convention stash
Aloha to Jeanette Murray and THE OFFICER SAYS "I DO"
- June M. is the winner!
Aloha to Pamela Clare and DEFIANT
- Dorothy is the winner!
Aloha to Amanda Usen and LUSCIOUS
- Barbara E. is the winner!
Winners - please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com. And I am the winner with a new laptop, helping me to catch up with my other blogs:
- ALOHA ON MY MIND, my travel blog at this link.
- CELEBRATE LITTLE VICTORIES, my "get through the day" blog at this link.
Stop the presses! My family is watching a special video as I write this blog. My husband sings with the barbershop chorus, SOUNDS OF ALOHA. The chorus recorded their spring show, DERAILED: A Fixed Rail Time Machine. They are poking fun at Honolulu's ongoing political debate on installing a light rail system. If you know anything about barbershop, they combine four part harmony with goofy jokes. At this point in the show, two Hawaiian teens on the time machine have crossed paths with the Star Trek crew in the future:
LEO: (looking closely at Sprock) Wow! You got cool ears! You kinda tall fo one menehune!
SPROCK: I’m a Vulcan.
LEO: Oh yeah? My cousin went UH Hilo too! You know Alvin Rosario, Class of 2094? (Sprock looks confused) Live long and prosper.
(Sprock does the Vulcan hand sign. Leo tries to copy but can’t, so does the shaka instead. Sprock shrugs.)
I did not realize that University of Hawaii - Hilo (on the Big Island of Hawaii) call themselves the Vulcans. Their nickname comes from Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire (as the Big Island has an active volcano). I suppose it might by sacrilegious to call themselves the Peles after Hawaii's volcano goddess.
This tidbit inspires today's question - what's the name of your local mascot - high school, college, or any organization? One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. This giveaway is open to all readers. Comments are open through Saturday, July 14, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, July 15.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To learn more about SOUNDS OF ALOHA, check out their website at this link.
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mascot of high school - eagle
ReplyDeletecongrts all winners
Our high school mascot was Flash.
ReplyDeleteThe high school by my house are the Tigers. My high school were the Panthers!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
We had 2 high schools. One were the Cowboys and the other was the Mountaineers. Thanks again for the opportunity.
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Congrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteThe high school that Hubs and our daughters graduated from - The Brynes Rebels. An appropriate mascot for a southern HS named after a prominent figure in history.
High school mascot was tiger... Not sure that they did very well though... :)
ReplyDeleteMy high school mascot was also a tiger. I think tigers are very popular! lol
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners! :)
ReplyDeleteLots of great giveaways and as always lovely accompanying pictures.
ReplyDeleteAnn
I love the sound of a Barbershop Quartet's .
ReplyDeleteWell my last high school mascot is the Golden Eagle , Foot ball was the biggie but they were not very good. They are much better now.
have a good one ann/alba.
Congrates to the winners
Congrats everyone, and thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe Vulcans, what a great mascot name! Ha! My highschool was the Chargers, a bold of lightening. Not very intimidating, but at least the colors were red and silver so our uniforms weren't too horrible.
Congrats, winners!
ReplyDeleteI went to Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX. We were the Red Raiders. Our mascot was a guy in a Zorro looking suit (red and black) and a mask riding a black horse.
I love the picture of Pele. I think I have that exact pic. on a postcard or something.
Congrats to all the winners.
ReplyDeleteHey Kim, congrats on the new laptop! I inherited my moms and since she hardly used it at all, it was like brand new and I love it.
The high school that my daughters went to where we live are Mustangs. My high school were Tigers. But we're big Penn State Nittany Lion fans where my husband and one daughter went to college.
ReplyDeleteOh, I wanted to congratulate the winners!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And congrats to all of this week's winners! Our mascot is an Aztec for San Diego State University.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! And congrats to all the winners.
ReplyDeleteMy mascot in high school was a Lion for Westminster High. And the big college team here in Florida is the University of Florida's Gators baseball team.
Coquille High School 'Red Devils'.
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ReplyDeleteI love my bears whoo
ReplyDeleteKimh
I work at a community college and our team name is: Sea Devils.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love my kid's mascot - they are the Celts! Growing up I was a Big Red.
ReplyDeleteI attended (and worked at) the University of Southern California so of course our mascot is Tommy Trojan and the beautiful Traveler!
ReplyDeleteBig congrats to all winners! The mascot of my hometown soccer team is a zebra.
ReplyDeleteThe football team that I follow has a bronco as it's mascot. The horse is called buck. He's very cute.
ReplyDeleteWell what do you know, here I thought that our high school mascot was fairly unique and there it is also with Dannyfiredragon...
ReplyDeleteMascot is Zebby The Zebra... and there's a life sized stuffed plush replica in a rolling glass case in the school lobby! High five with Dannyfiredragon!!
Congrats to all of the winners. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is neat that your husband is in a barbershop chorus. I would imagine it is fun for him.
In my city, there are more than 4 high schools. I think the funniest is the Sharks. I don't know why, it just amuses me. ;)
The Vulcans sound pretty cool though.
Congratulations to all the winners! Our local high school is the Falcons.
ReplyDeleteI don't think our local high school mascot has a name... it's just the Bulldog.
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