It pays to advertise. Last week, we started watching White Lotus on HBO. It takes place in a tropical resort (filmed at the Four Seasons Resort in Wailea, Maui) called the White Lotus in the series. It is a satirical comedy-drama, six episodes. Of course, everyone in the show is wearing aloha-type resort wear.
When we were still working in the studio, I wore aloha shirts most days. As it became "a thing" where you saw more guys wearing them, I switched to performance and fishing shirts (no, I still don't fish) after we retired. Seeing the people in White Lotus in aloha wear, I said to Joan this morning, "I think I'll wear an aloha shirt today instead of a t-shirt."
She said, "You still have about 10 of them in the back of your closet." I doubted that. When I got out of the shower, she showed me exactly 10 aloha shirts... 3 of which are pricey, 7 that I would consider everyday wear. I stopped wearing them when we were boat cruising... no room for an ironing board on Wild Blue. ;-) (Yes, sometimes even a very casual shirt needs a bit of ironing to look sharp.)
I already had black shorts laid out for today, so she suggested one with a black background with tan palm leaves design...
Joan took these photos out on our dock. This shirt has tails, so I used to always wear it tucked it... Joan said, "No leave the tails out - that's the way guys wear them these days. I've even seen guys wear a shirt untucked with a sportcoat."
"Not on me you haven't." So, we compromised and I wore it untucked. (Practical reason: it works better for concealed carry.)
I guess I looked grown-up enough that she asked if I'd chaffeur her around on a couple shopping stops. I suggested that she drive the first leg so she could set the memory seat in the Equinox to her liking. Done... and done. I also drove the shopping cart around in Walmart. It's what I do.
Besides the HBO series, I saw an ad on Facebook for Reyn Spooner - it was for face masks to match their aloha shirts. Reyn Spooner was one of my favorites back in the day. Today, I had to clash, with my black and tan aloha shirt and a blue camo mask. I'm OK with not being matchy-matchy. ;-)
It's been some years since we've gone to Hawaii; it used to be a regular thing for us to relax after a busy work season. Not much need for that when you live in a sub-tropical climate. Still, the landscape in Hawaii is spectacular: lush mountains that lead right down to the beach. Only flat terrain here in the Tropical Tip. I feel the call of the islands once in a while... but it isn't strong enough these days to make me want to deal with the flight to get there. It was a different situation when we lived in the frozen northland.
Aloha!
2 comments:
Nice aloha shirt! I have a similar one, and also another black one with ukulele instead of palm leaves. We have a strong interest in Hawaiian music, culture, and language. I play ukulele and slack-key guitar and can even sing about a half-dozen songs in Hawaiian language. We have attended Aloha Music Camp three times, but not recently. It is really too bad that I'll never get to the islands again, as I also refuse to put up with the modern hassle and discomfort of flying, for any reason.
For a 20 year stretch, that annual escape to Hawaii was a treat for us. I have a ukulele that I haven't pulled out in a couple years, never learned slack-key (or any other alternate tunings). I briefly considered a boat captain job offer on Maui back in 2011, but it didn't include housing... not to mention the quarantine situation for Izzy.
Commercial flying used to be a pleasant experience. I remember getting on a Delta flight from the mainland heading to Kahalui - Hawaiian music was playing as we boarded, with scenes of the islands on the screens; nice ambiance.
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