Les Choristes Caresse sur l'océan

Lovely music to chase rain and pain away...

OLD GEEZER TAKES A TUMBLE

Saturday night last, the old geezer had a chair give way and toss him upon the floor.

Trying to pass it off as just a small fall, the old geezer got up and carried on.  That did not go unnoticed.

Sunday brought much pain and limited ability to put weight on the lame leg.  By nightfall, it was clear that pain pills were needed and me cot too.

The Big Kahuna was not pleased to hear that MOI would not stay off leg, and told Justin I to ban me from the stairs. Promise was made to get to doctor and sort out the problem.

Doctor was rung up on Monday, and being that an appointment is already in place to see on Thursday, was told to stay off leg and rest.  A brace will be got on Thursday.

Nothing would have kept the old geezer from farewell of Maori group, the stairs be damned...

This old geezer can be obtuse at times. The price paid is a leg that is quite sore, now I listen...

The tale of me game leg is only told to tell on self.  I have bad legs, that is the way of it.  Unfortunately, there be some who think it is a 'show', just like me 'hearing' is a bit of drama.  I am an old man, things are a wee bit 'broken' with the old bod.

I have much reading to catch up on...

NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF NEW ZEALAND

New Zealanders are so bloodly brilliant that one national anthem will not two.  They have two.  Fancy that...

In honour of The Te Tu Mataora, who depart the hostel today, one has to have a moving tune...

'LEI DAY'

20 years past, this old geezer had the good fortune to receive an invite from locals in Honolulu to attend 'Lei Day' Festivities on the green.  I remember it well, these many years later.

It was a glorious day, as I recall, and there were many folks gathered on the lawn to enjoy the music.  All sort of folks.

This old geezer was always with the drama, even then.  I had taken two Maile Leis and wove together.  On them were strung white Christmas lights, the sort powered by battery.

When the sun dropped in the sky and it became dark enough to pull off the dramatic effect, this old geezer switched on the power, illuminating the Lei and self.  There were gasps from folks round, them a rolling sound of clapping as folks took in the full effect of seeing MOI ablaze...

I remember well the ALOHA felt that day...