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Topic: Happy Birthday George Keoki Lake!!! |
Laurent Arams
From: Edmonton,Alberta, Canada
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Posted 13 Mar 2011 4:31 pm
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Hi all, one of our fellow forum member is having a birthday on March 16th. George Keoki Lake is going to be 83 years young.
The reason for mentioning this today is, we had a surprise birthday/City of Edmonton recognition day for George.
Friends,family and celebrities from far and wide came to celebrate a guy who's life is the steel guitar and Hawaiian music!
I'm very proud and honored to call him my friend and my pal.
Happy Birthday George! |
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Derrick Mau
From: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2011 4:52 pm
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Happy Birthday George!!!
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Bill Creller
From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Mar 2011 7:50 pm
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Yeah George, and many happy returns |
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Dennis Saydak
From: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 14 Mar 2011 7:19 am
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Happy Birthday George. Birthdays are good ... the more you have of them, the longer you live.
PS, thanks for all you do for music and for your previous help. _________________ Dennis
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster. |
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Ron Whitfield
From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2011 11:14 am
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Aww, Happy belated Birthday, Keoki! |
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George Rout
From: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 14 Mar 2011 11:49 am
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Hey Keoki, on behalf of Faye, I wish you many, many happy returns and a long, long life. Keep up the good work.
Your friend in Peach Pickin' Country, the other George. _________________ http://georgerout.com
"I play in the A Major tuning. It's fun to learn and so easy to play. It's as old as the hills....like me" |
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Roy Thomson
From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 14 Mar 2011 12:35 pm
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE!!
Roy _________________ Custom Tabs Various Tunings
Courses Lap Steel, Pedal Steel |
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Don Kona Woods
From: Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 14 Mar 2011 11:04 pm
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"Hau`oli Lā Hānau," George.
This happy birthday in Hawaiian
May this day be filled with a lot of aloha for you.
Aloha,
Don |
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Ray Montee
From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 15 Mar 2011 9:16 am From south of the border...............
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A GREAT BIG happy birthday to you "Keoki".......
It's been great communicating with you throughout all of these many years..... I've enjoyed your educating me on the life style of folks living up north near the Artic Circle and how you care for you dog teams, sleds, snowshoes and igloo during the summer season.
I'm sure you're gonna enjoy many, many more. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! |
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George Keoki Lake
From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2011 9:45 am
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Ah shucks guys, I'm not 83....I looked in the mirror only to see everything is reversed...I'm only 38 !
I was dupped into playing a gig with my daughter's combo on Sunday...she called frantically to say her bass player was sick and could I fill in ? Well, I fell for the gag, packed my bass and amp, arrived at the "gig" to see about 80 friends, relatives including some 22 of my 30 students in the room to give me a "surprise" party ... and it was certainly a surprise !
My students managed to keep it a secret since mid-January when our new semester commenced. Such wonderful folks who
Mary and I feel are "ohana" (Our extended family).
Mahalo Laurent, George Rout and everyone on this page. Much Aloha...Luv ya all. Oh, and don't believe a word of what Skip Montee says about our igloos, et al ! ha! |
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Tom Pettingill
From: California, USA (deceased)
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Keith DeLong
From: Dartmouth NS Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2011 6:20 pm
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Happy Birthday, George, from all us East Coasters--have a great day and enjoy your lunch at the Royal Fork |
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John Bechtel
From: Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2011 7:34 pm George ‘Keoki’ Lake's Birthday
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Oh! Well, that's when I woke up! Happy Birthday Keoki and here's wishing you many, many more! _________________ <marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Mac McKenzie
From: Auckland, New Zealand * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Mar 2011 12:31 am
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So!! He's 83 today, 83 today, He's got the key of the door, He's always had the key before, The family says he can do as he likes, So shout hip hip hooray, For he's a jolly good fellow, He's 83 today.
Congratulations George from Louisa and Mac and all your friends in the New Zealand Hawaiian Steel Guitar Assn. |
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George Keoki Lake
From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 16 Mar 2011 5:19 am
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KIA ORA MAC and LOUISA....
Thank you for your good wishes. Mary and I have such fond memories of your lovely home, Louisa's great cooking, and of course, my NZHSGA performances...I listen to the tapes often.
The recent Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear explosion has taken the 'limelight' away from all that happened in CHRISTCHURCH a few weeks ago. Mary and I hope none of your friends or relatives were affected. |
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Mac McKenzie
From: Auckland, New Zealand * R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Mar 2011 8:51 pm
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Hi! again,
Our member Geoffrey Edmonds said his house stood up to the quake but everything inside was smashed, everything just flew from one side of the room to the other. The really sad news from there is that Mark Kahi, our greatest jazz guitarist has died. We are losing them, one by one. Kindest to you and Mary, Louisa and Mac. |
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