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This is where all of culture and all of time are collapsed into one seductive portal and viewed through the panoramic lens of the exotic. Come and embark on an armchair-travel virtual-voyage to the heart of timeless darkness and beyond; embrace the numinous monolith of the exotic immensity. Let us find that place where hybridization meets its destiny as pure fantasy. Let us become observers observing those others who are ourselves. You wear your mask and I'll wear mine.

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Favoriting February 14, 2019: On a Magic Isle, 'Neath a Lei of Stars

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
  Intro            
Alfred Newman And His Orchestra With The Ken Darby Singers  The Magic Islands   Favoriting The Magic Islands: The Music Of Hawaii  Decca  1957    0:00:33 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards  Boat Day – Arrival   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Island Paradise  Capitol  1959  Exciting, On-The-Spot Recordings: The Authentic Sounds and Music of Hawaii, the 50th State  0:16:56 (Pop-up)
Arthur Lyman  Whispering Reef   Favoriting Hawaiian Sunset  HiFi Records  1959    0:22:45 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards  The Haili Choir / Luau at the Willows / Bamboo Organ and Ensemble / Taps at the USS Arizona Memorial Site   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Island Paradise  Capitol  1959    0:26:25 (Pop-up)
Charles Bud Dant and his Orchestra  Hawaii Is The 50th Star (In The Flag Of The U.S.A.)   Favoriting The 50th State  Coral   1959    0:34:21 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus 

Hawaii (Main Title)   Favoriting

Music of Hawaii 

RCA Victor 

1966 

 

0:35:39 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards  Outrigger Canoe Ride / The Sounds of Arthur Lyman / The Hawaii Calls Show   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Island Paradise  Capitol  1959    0:45:27 (Pop-up)
Ray Kinney & His Hawaiian Orchestra with the 5 Aloha Maids  Hawaiian War Chant   Favoriting Songs of the South Seas  Waldorf Music Hall  19??    0:52:58 (Pop-up)
Ray Kinney & His Hawaiian Orchestra with the 5 Aloha Maids  Hawaiian Paradise   Favoriting Songs of the South Seas  Waldorf Music Hall  19??    0:55:10 (Pop-up)
Ray Kinney & His Hawaiian Orchestra with the 5 Aloha Maids  Old Plantation   Favoriting Songs of the South Seas  Waldorf Music Hall  19??    0:57:18 (Pop-up)
Ray Kinney & His Hawaiian Orchestra with the 5 Aloha Maids  Beauty Hula   Favoriting Songs of the South Seas  Waldorf Music Hall  19??    0:59:35 (Pop-up)
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra  Pagan Love Song   Favoriting Hawaiian Magic (Accent on Strings)  Grand Award  1957    1:02:41 (Pop-up)
Johnny Pineapple and His Islanders  For You A Lei   Favoriting Hawaii  Audio Fidelity  1959    1:06:17 (Pop-up)
The Maile Serenaders  For You, A Lei   Favoriting Let's Hula  Hula Records  1962    1:09:52 (Pop-up)
Leni Okehu and his Surfboarders  Moon of Manakoora   Favoriting Hawaiian Holiday  Bravo!  1959    1:12:52 (Pop-up)
Leni Okehu and his Surfboarders  Hawaiian Rock   Favoriting Hawaiian Holiday  Bravo!  1959    1:15:11 (Pop-up)
Willie Alunuai & His Band  Pineapples, White Sails and Cocoanuts   Favoriting Holiday on Those Magical Islands of Hawaii  Parade  1960  aka Luke Leilani and His Hawaiian Rhythm, aka Harry Kaapuni & His Royal Polynesians  1:17:38 (Pop-up)
Willie Alunuai & His Band  Hawaiian Promenade   Favoriting Holiday on Those Magical Islands of Hawaii  Parade  1960    1:20:33 (Pop-up)
Willie Alunuai & His Band  Hawaiian Wedding Song   Favoriting Holiday on Those Magical Islands of Hawaii  Parade  1960    1:23:24 (Pop-up)
Jerry Byrd and His Orchestra  My Isle of Golden Dreams   Favoriting On The Shores of Waikiki  Mercury  1957    1:25:29 (Pop-up)
Jerry Byrd and His Orchestra  Pagan Love Song   Favoriting On The Shores of Waikiki  Mercury  1957    1:28:08 (Pop-up)
Sam Makia and the Makapuu Beach Boys with Frank Hunter and his Orchestra  Kaimana Hila – Kalena Kai   Favoriting Hawaii – The Fabulous Fiftieth State  Kapp  1959    1:30:19 (Pop-up)
Paradise Island Trio  The One Rose   Favoriting Paradise Island  Decca  19??    1:32:50 (Pop-up)
Paradise Island Trio  Kilima Waltz   Favoriting Paradise Island  Decca  19??    1:35:07 (Pop-up)
Harry Richards & His Islanders  Silouette Hula   Favoriting Hawaiian Favorites  Golden Tone  19??    1:37:08 (Pop-up)
The Maile Serenaders  Princess Papule   Favoriting Let's Hula  Hula Records  1962    1:39:48 (Pop-up)
The Maile Serenaders  Lovely Hula Hands   Favoriting Let's Hula  Hula Records  1962    1:41:43 (Pop-up)
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  Ports Of Paradise   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    1:43:45 (Pop-up)
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  The Enchanted Sea   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    1:47:26 (Pop-up)
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  Blue Tahitian Moon   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    1:50:23 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Bob Kames at the Organ 

Drifting and Dreaming   Favoriting

A Hawaiian Party 

King 

1961 

 

1:52:39 (Pop-up)
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  The Whispering Wind   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    2:01:59 (Pop-up)
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  My Little Grass Shack   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    2:05:12 (Pop-up)
Arthur Lyman, Introducing Kapiolani  Paoakalani   Favoriting Puka Shells  GNP Crescendo  1975    2:09:10 (Pop-up)
Johnny Pineapple & His Orchestra  Maui Chant   Favoriting Hawaiian Holiday  Pickwick  1965    2:11:34 (Pop-up)
Johnny Pineapple & His Orchestra  Aloha Oe Kuu Lei   Favoriting Hawaiian Holiday  Pickwick  1965    2:15:20 (Pop-up)
Johnny Pineapple & His Orchestra  My Tane   Favoriting Hawaiian Holiday  Pickwick  1965    2:18:04 (Pop-up)
Roy Smeck  Paradise   Favoriting Adventures in Paradise  ABC-Paramount  1960    2:24:12 (Pop-up)
Terorotua and his Tahitians  Paoa   Favoriting Adventures in Paradise  ABC-Paramount  1960    2:25:57 (Pop-up)
Terorotua and his Tahitians  Mauruuru-A-Vau   Favoriting Adventures in Paradise Vol. 4  ABC-Paramount  1963    2:28:19 (Pop-up)
Mutiny on the Bounty Drums  Taviti-Mati-Penu (Whirling-Strike a Match-Stone Hammer Dance)   Favoriting Adventures in Paradise Vol. 4  ABC-Paramount  1963    2:30:42 (Pop-up)
Ed Kenney  Sleepy Lagoon   Favoriting Adventures in Paradise Vol. 4  ABC-Paramount  1963    2:32:23 (Pop-up)
Morton Gould & His Orchestra  Hawaiian War Chant   Favoriting Jungle Drums  RCA Victor Red Seal  1957    2:34:59 (Pop-up)
The Longines Symphonette Society Presents  Quiet Village   Favoriting Hawaii... Melodies from Paradise  The Longines Symphonette Society  19??    2:37:09 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards with Al Keoloha Perry  The Hawaiian Cowboy   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Hawaii Calls  Capitol  1954    2:40:31 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards with Al Keoloha Perry  I'll See You In Hawaii   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Hawaii Calls  Capitol  1954    2:42:18 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards with Al Keoloha Perry  Island of Dreams   Favoriting Hawaii Calls: Waikiki!  Capitol  1956    2:44:57 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards with Al Keoloha Perry  Lei of Stars   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Hawaii Calls – Twilight Time  Capitol  1956    2:48:00 (Pop-up)
Webley Edwards  Kamehameha Schools' Combined Chorus / Boat Day – Departure   Favoriting Webley Edwards Presents: Island Paradise  Capitol  1959    2:50:45 (Pop-up)
 
Alfred Newman And Ken Darby  Farewell For Just A While   Favoriting Ports Of Paradise  Capitol  1960    2:57:53 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 6:02pm
chresti:

Yay! Glad you are back!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:12pm
doctorjazz:

Seconded! Welcome back, Evan!
Avatar 6:52pm
Flash Strap:

Ah hello! Chresti! Doc!
Avatar 6:57pm
Flash Strap:

so happy to be back, so sorry to have been away
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hyde:

yay!
Avatar 6:59pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Hyde!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:01pm
listener james from westwood:

Welcome back!!!
Avatar 7:02pm
Flash Strap:

Hi James! Thank you!
Avatar 🥁 7:03pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Dream sweet dreams for me
dream sweet dreams for you...
Avatar 7:04pm
Flash Strap:

Rev Rab! good evening!
Avatar 7:06pm
Flash Strap:

this record is so sumptuously arranged
Avatar 🥁 7:07pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...turns out Bali L'ow was really where it was @...
No Mad Magazine connection however...
Avatar 7:07pm
passiflora:

to walk in Hawaii
Avatar 7:08pm
Flash Strap:

So last week I was beset by a sudden fever, hence the cancellation - now I am much better but maintain a heinous cough, so I may not talk too much tonight. doesn't suit the mood at all
Avatar 7:08pm
Flash Strap:

hello Passiflora!
Avatar 7:09pm
Flash Strap:

and happy valentines day all, should you choose to acknowledge it
Avatar 7:11pm
Flash Strap:

everything tonight is from my own collection of LPs, all procured for for between 0 and 1 dollar and with minimal effort. that's the magic of Hawaiiana, it just comes to you if you let it
Avatar 7:13pm
Flash Strap:

great bamboo drum sound
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 7:15pm
chresti:

Hot ginger tea with coconut, lime...etc.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 7:16pm
chresti:

Glad you're feeling better!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:17pm
Little Danny:

Love this stuff so much. Welcome back bud!
Avatar 7:19pm
Flash Strap:

Hi LD! Thanks man
Avatar 7:21pm
Flash Strap:

This record is such a weird document
Avatar 7:22pm
Hams:

boat day!
Avatar 7:23pm
northguineahills:

Frying garlic, ginger, sweet potatoes, baby bok choy, carrots, poblanos and ghost chilis for my Japanese curry....
Avatar 7:24pm
hyde:

sounds good, ngh
  7:24pm
Doug Schulkind:

Welcome home, Evan!
Avatar 7:24pm
Flash Strap:

Sounds GREAT ngh
Avatar 7:24pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Hams!
Avatar 🥁 7:24pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Became a state Aug. 1959
Avatar 7:26pm
Flash Strap:

Thanks royally Doug!
Avatar 7:28pm
Hams:

evenin', flash.
Avatar 7:31pm
Flash Strap:

this section is a children's bamboo organ ensemble, very cool instrument
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:32pm
doctorjazz:

This is more like it! (breaks into song: Thursdays just haven't been the same", like Spanky did it)
Avatar 7:36pm
geezerette:

sudden craving for pineapple
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:36pm
Franco Twinkie:

Flash! Great to hear some thing coco nutty on a day we're getting pounded by a stream of sub-tropical moisture.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 7:40pm
chresti:

I missed the past 3 Thursdays
-Pineapple!
Avatar 7:41pm
geezerette:

Yum! :D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:43pm
Granny Spicy Tuna:

yes, this tropical swoon is perfect on a grey, snowy slushy day here
Avatar 7:45pm
geezerette:

trumpf is declaring a national emergency. Guess he looked in the mirror.
Avatar 7:45pm
northguineahills:

Never have celebrated Valentines day, w/ the wife or my ex-gfs... always thought every day should be special.
Avatar 7:46pm
Flash Strap:

Hello Granny!
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Flash Strap:

Glad to hear it Franco!
Avatar 🥁 7:47pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Good Winter therapy indeed.
Avatar 7:47pm
geezerette:

sudden craving for mai tais
Avatar 7:47pm
Flash Strap:

Ah Geezerette! How splendid to have you with us!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:47pm
Franco Twinkie:

This is one of my top tropical tunes!
Avatar 7:48pm
geezerette:

Evan, lovely to be here!
Avatar 7:49pm
Flash Strap:

@Franco: Sim Sim? me too
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:50pm
Franco Twinkie:

Yes indeedy!
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geezerette:

Ah, that warm breeze drives me mad... :)
Avatar 7:52pm
northguineahills:

If I had any spam, I'd be making spam nori sushi rolls (Hawai'ian style), but this Japanese curry is killing it! (only took me two hours).
Avatar 7:52pm
fleep:

Don't bogart the poi, my friend, pass it over to me
Avatar 7:54pm
geezerette:

Mmmm, NGH, I'd like a plate of each. Yum again!
Pass on the poi...
Avatar 7:54pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Fleep! Enough poi for everyone
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Flash Strap:

This record has a real special sound, I think
Avatar 7:57pm
Flash Strap:

nice cover: img.discogs.com...
Avatar 7:57pm
passiflora:

I feel it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:57pm
Franco Twinkie:

Fleep, regarding poi, A friend of mine after spending time in the islands said rhetorically to no one in particular: "So who decided that this is food?"
Avatar 7:57pm
hyde:

now i want spam musubi
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passiflora:

re: special sound
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fleep:

Franco, it probably tastes better when you're starving.
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geezerette:

Aloha, Hyde! Everybody dance!
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23 Wolves:

Great show, really enjoying it on this day of love. Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:02pm
coelacanth∅:

Aloha Evan, Explorers
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
melinda:

Hello chums
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
doctorjazz:

Franco ,I was there 20+years ago (Hawaii) and that was my reaction to Poi exactly!
Avatar 8:04pm
hyde:

@geez i'm tryin!
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Flash Strap:

Hi Wolves, Melinda, Coelacanth!
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northguineahills:

(I put allspice, jerk, honey, agave syrup and pears in the curry as well, to balance the peppers).
Avatar 8:05pm
Flash Strap:

another great cov er: img.discogs.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06pm
Franco Twinkie:

Hula-hula works really good with your avatar, fleep.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
doctorjazz:

That Is a great cover Flash!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
coelacanth∅:

my impression of taro root (poi) is it has so little flavor it's almost a negative flavor! it'll blandify anything you put it in.
Avatar 8:08pm
Flash Strap:

next one is gorgeous as well: img.discogs.com...
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passiflora:

love that
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:09pm
coelacanth∅:

(can i copyright "blandify"?)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
Franco Twinkie:

Does anyone remember when you could get wiki-wiki dollars (good for valuable prizes) at the Chevron station?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
doctorjazz:

Ah, the lovely sound of vintage vinyl .. (spoken as a vinyl lover).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
coelacanth∅:

...or is there another food called poi?
Avatar 8:11pm
fleep:

coel: too late www.yourdictionary.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Little Danny:

You're really picking some gems here, Evan. Absolutely loving it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12pm
coelacanth∅:

aw, fleep. what a gyp!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12pm
Little Danny:

So much goodness in this neglected pocket of recordings
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:13pm
Franco Twinkie:

My friend compared it to eating library paste in elementary school.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:14pm
coelacanth∅:

i knew i wouldn't regret scrolling up to click every album cover link
Avatar 8:14pm
Flash Strap:

Thanks, LD
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
melinda:

Taro is good as a fried snack chip.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Little Danny:

This track appeared on a coupla different budget labels. Perfect Hawaiiana rock 'n' roll
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
coelacanth∅:

i was with someone who had many tricks up her sleeve in the kitchen, when called for - as i did/do, and we wanted to eat taro for the supposed health benefits; but we never did find a way to make it worthy of our tastebuds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
coelacanth∅:

ohh, melinda you're right! taro chips are pretty good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:18pm
Franco Twinkie:

Also by Leni Okeku: Hawaiian War Chant - excellent!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:18pm
coelacanth∅:

(though frying it negates any health benefit it may have had!)
Avatar 8:18pm
Flash Strap:

it really is perfect LD, i love that track
Avatar 8:22pm
Flash Strap:

real country sound on this record, which has been released with more than three names attached I believe. Different names on the cover and sleeve in my case
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:24pm
doctorjazz:

Great stuff, Evan, want to kick off my shoes kick up my feet, and drink a too sweet drink with an umbrella in it. But I hate say I must be going!
Avatar 8:25pm
Flash Strap:

@doc: tragic, but I accept it
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Flash Strap:

love this vocal
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Flash Strap:

Frank Hunter arranging ; he also did strange exotica classic, White Goddess
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:37pm
melinda:

I had a tasty dessert that involved cubes made of taro flour in sweetened coconut milk.
Avatar 8:39pm
Flash Strap:

That sounds delicious Melinda
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Flash Strap:

racy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
Little Danny:

Anyone familiar with the South Pacific beverage Kava? Had it before from the dried root, packs quite a unique effect on an empty stomach
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:44pm
Little Danny:

Ahhh this Alfred Newman LP is so luxurious and dreamy
Avatar 8:46pm
passiflora:

used to order it from nakamal
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Flash Strap:

I've tried kava a long time ago, may need to try it again – there's a fishy looking kava joint that opened up last year in the next town over
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 8:46pm
chresti:

It gave me a headache, I remember.-Kava
Avatar 8:46pm
Flash Strap:

it's one of the all-time best, this album
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:50pm
Franco Twinkie:

I had something called Kao coffee in Thailand. It was a mixture of toasted seeds served cold. With an order of fried banana, perfect for tromping around in the afternoon heat!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:51pm
Little Danny:

I remember the trick with Kava was finding a reputable online vendor and preparing it oneself. I didn't know there were walk-in Kava shoppes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:52pm
Little Danny:

If you're in the right mood this LP is one of the deepest exotica/Hawaiiana recordings out there
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
chresti:

Never tried it on an empty stomach. My ex's parents had visitors from Fiji stay one summer. They left a large jar of kava powder
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
chresti:

I don't think we prepared it.@LD
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ifny:

@melinda I never met a taro I didn't like. With coconut milk sounds yum! I had fried taro dumplings this morning -- dim sum style.
Avatar 8:58pm
northguineahills:

There's a kava bar down the street from me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59pm
coelacanth∅:

kava as in "kava kava"? (if so) it was very fashionable in the "health food" industry in the 90s. people were buying "standardized" capsules for anxiety for mucho dinero.
apparently it really works, but you need a lot of it in that form; and my brain & instinct tells me it'd be more effective in a more natural state than a standardized extract.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:00pm
Uncle Michael:

good evening
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Uncle Michael:

psuedo-authentic!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
coelacanth∅:

ifny what else in those dumplings? i'll try it again in a dumpling, for sure. (no meat though)
Avatar 9:04pm
northguineahills:

Did Martin Denny also do Blue Tahitian Moon? (I believe that was the track before my laptop crashed).
Avatar 9:04pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Ifny! Hi Uncle!
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Flash Strap:

@NGH: I don't think so, but possible
  9:06pm
quinn:

Ah, you’re back! I await this paradise in the archives.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
melinda:

I've used kava tincture. Sounds like there are kava bars are getting popular, my sister mentioned there was one in Austin we could go to next time I'm in town. I'd try it.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
chresti:

Were they saying little Barbie on Grass Shack?
Avatar 9:12pm
Flash Strap:

Hello Quinn! please do! great to see you
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Flash Strap:

@chresti: I don't think so? I'll have to check back
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15pm
coelacanth∅:

been reading. wikipedia says poi is not synonymous for taro but a preparation made primarily from taro, and the cooking time is hours.
i think my gf and i cooked it for 20 minutes max. maybe that's why it was so starchy. also we didn't try it in any sweet preparations at all.
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Flash Strap:

I love the sound of this Johnny Pineapple record
Avatar 9:16pm
passiflora:

I used to try those capsules, @coelacanth∅, either going into or coming out of work at a small mall bookstore. they didn't seem to work for me. later, I visited my friend in south florida, who was in rehab. they hung out at this dark, tropical cafe that served it in wooden bowls
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17pm
coelacanth∅:

(she made the best tempura i've ever had though, and we tempura'd everything in the refrigerator. i guess we didn't have any taro at the time.)
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Flash Strap:

wooden bowls sounds ideal
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Flash Strap:

the kava place near me has a kind of futuro-vapey "twisted" tiki style that I'm very wary of
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
coelacanth∅:

passiflora i knew 2 rattly people who used it. one i worked with at the store so he got it wholesale, and his friend -so, same...if i remember correctly they each took at least 10 caps/day. (which at wholesale was probably close to $10./day, and maybe not too good for the liver)
but they both swore it worked; and it seemed to.
Avatar 9:21pm
passiflora:

it enhanced the earthy taste. that nakamal shop online is what they served...there was a lot of variance of between the different types.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Little Danny:

Haha, Evan, the Papyrus font immortalized by a very good SNL short
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
coelacanth∅:

...passiflora is a good anti-anxiety herb though!
Avatar 9:23pm
passiflora:

wow, I hadn't tried that much, it was a very halfhearted teenage(?) effort
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passiflora:

:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Little Danny:

I remember the taste of Kava being a fairly serious barrier to entry. Hard to imagine it catching on with the vaping crowd.
Avatar 9:24pm
Flash Strap:

haha yeah... it's called "Krave" too
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24pm
Little Danny:

Man, these Johnny Pineapple songs are fantastic
Avatar 9:26pm
Flash Strap:

"My Tane" in particular I've always found transcendent
Avatar 9:26pm
hyde:

good ol' Smeck
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:26pm
coelacanth∅:

i have always thought the isolation of the "active ingredient" in herbs/foods was bullshit. it makes sense to me that there'd be cofactors present in the plant that work together with the supposed active ingredient - that get left behind in these preparations.
there may be exceptions of course, but i'd sooner try the kava drink.
Avatar 9:30pm
Flash Strap:

@C: totally agree
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32pm
doctorjazz:

Been listening on the car, just got home. I listen on a clock radio in the office, sometimes when I listen in the car I'm struck by what beautiful sounding recordings these are. Specifically, the Johnny Pineapple was beautifully recorded stereo. The Smeck, which sounded mono to me w also a great recording!.
Avatar 9:34pm
Flash Strap:

I agree, Doc! Glad to have you back with us
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
coelacanth∅:

i'm really craving pineapple right now
Avatar 9:35pm
passiflora:

mm
Avatar 9:36pm
ifny:

@coelacanth∅ Depends on the joint. But taro dumplings are definitely not kosher or vegetarian friendly. Often they have some kind of pork bits.
Avatar 9:38pm
ifny:

The best ones have the most glorious golden frilly lace all over them. I have no clue how this is achieved. Like so much of the magic I love about dim sum.
Avatar 9:38pm
hyde:

@ifny love those
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ifny:

But everything aside from taro is secondary to the inside, which is soft and creamy. Some versions seem to have a slight Chinese curry tone.
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Flash Strap:

Hi there Ifny!
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coelacanth∅:

hmm. i've never made dumplings and won't get it right the first time. it's a bit of a commitment to learn to make good dumplings and i don't think i'm ready!
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ifny:

They're also called 'wu gok' if that helps you track them down. I bet a vegetarian dim sum place would have a nice veg version.
Avatar 9:41pm
ifny:

Hello Flash Strap! Wonderful show today. Makes a nice contrast to the flakes!
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ifny:

I am forever grateful to you for introducing me to Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (and the Ken Darby Singers!).
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Flash Strap:

ah, it is my great grand pleasure Ifny
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coelacanth∅:

i had a tibetan friend who made amazing vegetarian dumplings, but she's left the country. i'll look around. i wont find 'em near where i live though.
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Little Danny:

Yeah, a really deep ep of Le Explorers Room, Evan!
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ifny:

@coelacanth∅ I love to cook, but I wouldn't try dim sum if my life depended on it. Though this recipe makes it sound easy www.afoodieworld.com...
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ifny:

Good reinforcement for my self-imposed shrimp embargo in there too looks like.
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passiflora:

softest guitar there
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Flash Strap:

Thanks LD, I'm enjoying it
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coelacanth∅:

yeah i saw that. i'm not a big shrimp fan anyway, and they're not great for ya.
that recipe does seem doable though. the taro is in the flour for the shell -not what i was expecting!
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coelacanth∅:

okay, i bookmarked it. the other thing is -will i go through the trouble to learn something new in the kitchen if it's just for me? (as you have a self-imposed shrimp embargo i have a self-imposed relationship embargo)
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northguineahills:

Thanks Evan!
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Little Danny:

Ride the dream one isle over: wfmu.org... Hope to see y'all there!
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ifny:

Ha, nice. Relationships can be worse for you than shrimp, it's true. If it helps motivate you, the texture is amazing. They're not good cold though. Do you have a guinea pig embargo?
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passiflora:

beautiful show, thanks for that
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ifny:

Ohhh it's over already? Ohhhh. *cries into her coconut*
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coelacanth∅:

ha! no not at all! sometimes i go to "pot luck" affairs; or i donate a dish to "food not bombs" for distribution.
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ifny:

Yeah, you might be better off with perogies for such purposes. Taro turns to glue when it cools off. And the fringe wouldn't make it to the park :)
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chresti:

Thanks Flash-I feel transported and refreshed!
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ifny:

Homemade perogies, mmmm. I feel less brokenhearted about this Hawaiiana tribute now. Thank you again FS!!
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Hams:

thanks, flash. hope you get over that cough.
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chresti:

You can freeze dumplings, I think
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Flash Strap:

Thanks to all of you for listening! Great to be back
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coelacanth∅:

...i *could* start being sociable again and have people over.
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Granny Spicy Tuna:

thanks! great show!
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Evan!
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Stanley:

What can I say but brilliant.
Thanks Evan
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