ALOHA EVERYONE!!!
SORRY FOR BEING "MISSING IN ACTION" FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS... BUT ITS WORTH IT!!!
LETS GO...
I HEADED BACK TO ANCHORAGE FOR ANOTHER REGGAE CONCERT... "J-BOOG"... CHEEE-HUUU!!!
SO HERE'S MY JOURNEY LEADING UP TO THE CONCERT!!!
I'M OUT OF BETHEL, ALASKA ON THE FIRST MORNING JET ON "ALASKA AIRLINES:... THE BEST AIRLINES TO WORK FOR!!!
MY LIL SIS, RANDI ALSO FLEW IN TO ANCHORAGE WITH A FEW HOURS LAY-OVER BEFORE HEADING TO DILLINGHAM, ALASKA. SO WHAT DO WE DO TO KILL TIME???
IT IS "ALOHA FRIDAY" AND WE START IT OFF WITH "ISLAND GRINDS" AT "KANSHAS RESTAURANT" - http://www.kansharestaurant.com/
ALSO JOINING US TOO... MY OHANA, KA'IWA & BROYLINE!!!
FOR STARTERS... SPICY & MISO POKE!!!
SHE GOT THE CHICKEN KATSU PLATE!!!
AND HER TOO... LOL!!!
AS FOR ME AND KA'IWA... WE GOT THE ISLAND BREAKFAST!!!
WE DEFINITELY ENJOYED OUR TIME TOGETHER... NEXT STOP...
YOU ALWAYS GOTTA MAKE A STOP AND COSTCOS TO DO MORE SHOPPING AND CUDDLE THE HECK OUT OF THIS ADORABLE BEAR!!!
AFTER THAT WE CHECKED IN AT OUR HOTEL...
THE CAPTAIN COOK HOTEL OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE AND NOT VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE CONCERT!!!
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT... IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER!!!
WE HEADED OVER TO THE "GLACIER BREWHOUSE" - https://www.glacierbrewhouse.com/
I'M HOOKED ON CIDERS TOO!!!
THIS ONE WAS REALLY YUMMY!!!
ALASKA KING CRAB CAKES!!!
THE MOTHERLODE,,, BOOOYAH!!!
START CRACKING THEM SHELLS... BROYLINE!!!
AFTER AN AMAZING DINNER... I WAS DONE FOR THE NIGHT!!!
ALOHA SATURDAY - "CONCERT DAY!!!"
AFTER A WELL RESTED NIGHT... IT WAS BREAKFAST AGAIN!!!
WE DECIDED TO GO TO "KAVA'S PANCAKE HOUSE" - https://www.facebook.com/Kavasmuldoon/
ANOTHER KILLER BREAKFAST WITH OHANA!!!
WE DID MORE SHOPPING AFTERWARDS AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE BEST SUMMER CONCERT OF THE YEAR IN ALASKA!!!
THE LINE WAS SUPER LONG, BUT NOT FOR US, WE GOT THERE EARLY AND ONCE IT OPENED UP...
WE MADE IT IN AND STARTED TO CHILL...
MY SISTER, BROYLINE!!!
MAN... THIS CIDER IS FRICKEN GOOD TOO!!!
ANOTHER VERSION OF SPICY POKE... NOT BAD AT ALL!!!
ONE OF THE FEW BARS TO GET DRINKS... YUPZ... THESE FOLKS ARE SERIOUS DRINKERS AND HARD CORE PARTYERZ!!!
AND THE CONCERT BEGINS!!!
PHOTO BOMB!!!
THE CONCERT WAS CRANKIN WITH 2000+ STRONG PEEPZ AND NOTHING'S BETTER THAN BEING SURROUNDED BY ISLANDERS FROM ALL OVER, BEING SO HOMESICK AND FAR AWAY FROM HOME... YOU'LL GET MY VIBES IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!
H3, HOT RAIN, SIAOSI, AND DJ WESTAFA WAS DEFINITELY GETTING IT DOWN AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED!!!
AND THEN CAME THE MAN... J-BOOG!!!
BRADDA WAS TEARING IT UP FROM ALL SIDES AND HE KNOWS HOW TO THROW DOWN!!!
A KILLAH AND AN AMAZING CONCERT!!!
J-BOOG AND HIS POSSE!!!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM NEXT YEAR!!!
ALOHA SUNDAY...
LIKE ALL GOOD THINGS, IT MUST COME TO AN END IN ORDER TO START ALL OVER AGAIN...
SO I HEADED BACK TO BETHEL, ALASKA...
FIRST CLASS SNACKS... PESTO HUMMUS AND BREAD.
ALASKA'S BEAUTIFUL RIVERS ACROSS THE DELTA KUSKOKWIM.
AND I ENDED BY SUNDAY EVENING WITH A GRILLED RIBEYE AND GRILLED PEPPERS WITH RICE... AND I WAS DONE FOR THE DAY!!!
ENJOY THIS SIMPLE VIDEO SLIDESHOW!!!
ONE WEEK LATER...
IT WAS TIME FOR ANOTHER EPIC BBQ PARTY AT MY PLACE!!!
THE DROP OFF & SET UP!!!
AND THEN THE FOODS PREPPING...
ON THE MENU:
GRILLED KOREAN KALBI SHORT RIBS
TERIYAKI CHICKEN
SPAM MUSUBI
SPICY POKE
BEN'S FAMOUS POTATO CASSEROLE
DRINKS MENU:
BUD LIGHT
COORS LIGHT
MGD
ANGRY ORCHARDS
KONA BREWERY ASSORTED BEERS
CORONAS
WAIPA'S ISLAND PUNCH
AND THE PARTY BEGINS...
PLUCKY & CHARLIE.
L-R: BROYLINE, BEN, ROCK, TERESA, BETH, CHRIS, NICHOLAI.
BETH
BABA.
JAMES & COLE.
L-R: MIKE, MAGGIE, ME, CHELSEA, ASHLEY.
L-R: BEN, BYRON, KRISTI.
MIKE
BRENT
TERESA & CHELSEA.
ROCK
RYAN & ANDREA
LEANNE
CHRIS
NICHOLAI & TROY
NICOLAI
DENISE
ALYSSIA & ANDREW
KRISTIE
THE OTHER CHRIS
RANDI & SHONNA & SAM
JAMES & ANDREW
RANDI & BYRON
ROCK... MANNING THE FIRE PIT.
THE THREE AMIGOS!!!
THE ISLAND PUNCH CUPS ARE OUT!!!
TSA BABES IN DISGUISE!!!
MAGGIE THE CRUISER!!!
WHOOPS... THERE IT IS!!!
THE COOLEST FIRE PIT IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!
WITH OVER 25 PEOPLE, ISLAND INFUSED GRINDS, ICED COLD BEERS & CIDERS, HAWAIIAN ISLAND REGGAE MUSIC, AND A KILLER FIRE PIT...
IT ONLY GETS BETTER EVERY TIME!!!
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EVENT!!!
TO ALL MY OHANA & FRIENDS... MAHALO NUI LOA FOR COMING OVER AND ENJOYING YOURSELVES!!!
TO BE CONTINUED...
AWWWRITE!!!
WAIPA
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