Cubworld

A calabash brother of mine is pursuing his dream and making it happen.

He is known to the world as "CUBWORLD." Search google and see all he has to offer on the net. It's amazing. Music videos, Art ,interviews on CNN, and even shows in Amsterdam. He has been all over the world playing his soulful tunes. I have played trumpet with him a bunch of times in Hawaii and in Utah and will continue to do so as long as he still wants me around :-) We have some shows coming up that I will keep you all posted on.

Recently he recorded a music video with Bologna Fungi Films in his Grandpa's workroom here in Utah. Symbolic of him still working on his sound and himself. I was able to be the still photog for that night. Here is some of my work followed by a quick edit of the video.

Check him out at www.myspace.com/cubworld

















Aloha Jake

My little vacation away from home...

I went to Maryland to see my girl. She was away in Italy for a few months so it was awesome to see her and her family. I am grateful they let me spend my Birthday and Christmas with them. Me and Johanna did a lot of site seeing including Washington DC and Gettysburg. I even spent time with Jo's family in Charlottesville, VA(home of Dave Matthews) and a few days in Chapel Hill, NC(where MJ played bball). It was a good time to say the least. They made me feel like I was a part of the family :-) Here are a few memories of my travels...

Went to a Christmas tree farm for the first time.







Spent my 27th bday making this monster with everyone ;-)



and yes... it was as sweet as it looks!

saw some really neat places...





Went on a hike to Sugarloaf mountain in Maryland with Jo





We went and spent some time with Spencer in Georgetown DC.









We also went to see the lights and a piano concert at the Washington DC Temple Visitors Center.



Then I went back to DC on a different day with Jo and her best friend.









The HOPE diamond was there



and some other really cool sights.

















I even got to go to Gettysburg



We watched the two films... "Gods and Generals" and "Gettysburg" before visiting to help us remember what happened and for me to have images of things past. There was such an awesome feeling there. Such a reverence that demanded your attention. I recommend you all to visit sometime.









I know I should have blogged more about each place but I hope that the images posted will evoke enough thought for you to feel what I felt.

I enjoyed my time on the East Coast. I even touched the Atlantic for the first time. Who would have thought that a local boy would be able to continue his dream far away from where he grew up. It was pretty cool to go to the South also and experience some new things and see places that I never thought I would get to see. My Mothers family is all there and it was neat to hear Southern music and experience a little bit of Southern living.

Mahalo Franco Ohana!