It all started out one day during an internet chat session with Wade Kodama and the Mig. Mig told Wade that he was planning on being in Honolulu in December on "business". Well, the day finally came and it turned out to be the biggest and best ASC/ICG event yet!

Wade Kodama and Mig chatting in real life!

Need a Ride?
So the plan was for everybody to get together at the Havana Cabana on Saturday, December 6, 1997 at 2:00 PM for drinks, pupus, and cigars. So I e-mail Mig a couple of days in advance to see if he needs a ride. Mig says "sure...and why don't you join me for a pre-herf herf". I'm always game for a smoke, so I say "sure...when and where"? No answer. So I e-mail him again the next day and no answer! So I e-mail him again on Saturday morning and ask "where and what time"....still no answer! So I call the Ilikai where Mig is supposed to be staying and ask "ummm....do you have a hotel guest under the name Mig"?. The operator says, "what's his last name". I tell her "he doesn't have a last name...just like Cher, Prince, Apolosa, Madonna...try Mig". She says "I'm sorry sir, no Mig". So it's about 1:30 already, so I figure I'd better head out to the Havana Cabana.

Joe Fagundes from Kona was already at the Havana Cabana in a cloud of blue smoke...and was quickly joined by others in the group including:

Wade Kodama (Da Instigator) and Jon Yamada
Eh Jon...what's with the shirt...Don Pablo when donate anything?

Mark Yamada and the legendary Garrett Ing

GP Kea from Kauai and Carol

Ken Schmidt

Robert Nix (aka Da Nixter!) with his 200 capacity traveldor

Bill Medeiros from Maui (aka Da Makule Guy) and original crawler Jim Mulligan of Rabbit Island

Robert Nix and Jon Fia

Wonder Where Mig Is?
So we're all there drinking and herfin and having a good time without the Mig when at about 3:00, we get a call...it's the Mig! He says "Hi DanO, this is Mig...WHERE ARE YOU?" I say "ummmm......Hi Mig! I'm here at the club...where are you?" He says "I'm waiting here for you to pick me up!". So we agree that he'll finish his drink and come on over to the club on his own. So we're still drinking and herfing and having a real great time when the Mig finally shows up and says:

Mig saying "ALOHA"!

So we give Mig the traditional Maile lei, hula skirt and coconut shell bra! He brought the hat on his own!

Libby looking for a Minuto or maybe a Short Story?

Onward to the Moana!
So we continue drinking and smoking and trading and gifting. Libby was just a bundle of energy...like nuclear powered and kept the afternoon fun filled and lively. To our great sadness, she had to leave early to go to Ward Centre for a facial. She said she'd be done by five-ish and would meet us at the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki under the Banyan tree.

We left the Havana Cabana at about 5:00 and made plans to meet at the Moana...Mig's choice. I don't know what's going on with Mig and that Banyan tree, but it seems like that's all he thinks about! Maybe the much ballyhooed floozy Honolulu Lulu? Initially, when Mig mentioned the Moana, we all looked out the window and saw nothing but dark angry clouds. We asked Mig "might rain huh?" Mig answers "that's okay...they have umbrellas there!". I thought to myself...you mean we're going to sit in an open air bar in the rain smoking cigars? And you think this is NORMAL?!! Okay...wherever...your choice!

So, Mig mooches a ride with me and as we walk back to the parking lot, there's only two cars there. One's a real junker and the other is my Buick Park Avenue. Mig walks toward the other car even though I was opening the door to my Buick (sheesh! Can't he take a hint?!!) and I tell him "Eh! Over here!". Mig says "OOOOH!" He hops into my Buick and asks me "is this your father's car"? I answer..."huh?" What did you expect me to have....a Vette?!!! I"M A REALTOR for God's sake! All Realtors drive clunkers like this!

So we head down King Street to the Moana and there's hundreds of people lined up near the King Kamehameha statue waiting for a parade. Traffic's at a crawl as the five lane street narrows to two lanes when Mig says "Geez....you folks didn't have to go through all this trouble and throw a parade for me"! Yeah right! The King Ka-Mig-ha-Mig-ha Day Parade! So he starts waving to the people on the street and yells "Thank You....Thank You for coming to my parade"! I think to myself..."sucken guy is NUTS"!

Don't Look Up!
Anyway, we finally get to the Moana after what seemed like an hour...talk about the longest mile! We settled down into a comfy table under the Banyan tree and Mig orders some tourist drink that comes with a back scratcher and an umbrella! By now, it's past six and no Libby. Mig worries for a second, mumbles something about Anabelle and goes back to herfin. I reach for my traveldor when I noticed that it felt a little moist! I looked down and said "SHIT!" It's nightime and some f@##% bird takes a shit on my traveldor! Birds don't shit at night!" The Nixter tells me not to worry because it'll enhance the cedar flavor!

She's Back!
Libby finally hurdles down the stairs and joins us...she orders one of the tourist drinks too and life is good! Sitting at a beachfront open air bar with a Hawaiian band playing in the background munching on pupus sipping tourist drinks and Bud Lite and herfin fine cigars when Libby leaps to her feet to join the band in an impromptu hula! Very interesting hula! She comes back and mooches my Short Story and that Montecruz which I mooched off Mark Yamada and Jim Mulligan. Sheesh! After all that work! For the Short Story at least! Just kidding Jim!

So it's about 10:30 now and Mig suddenly stands and says "We have to go back to the hotel now". The valet finally brought "my father's car" a half hour later and as we were headed back to the Ilikai, I asked Mig "how come you had to go back to the hotel so suddenly?". Mig answers "Libby wanted to watch a movie on Spectra Vision"! I answered "HUH?!! You come all the way to Hawaii to watch Spectra Vision in your hotel room?" Like I said...sucken guy is nuts...no...not nuts, make that LOLO!

But seriously Mig, thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to meet with us and share your stories of asc folklore! Mahalo for your generosity and goodwill! Everyone had a blast and we can hardly wait for our next event when Wayne Lau comes into town for the ASC/ICG Honolulu Post Xmas Crawl II! Until then, everyone take care and have a safe and happy holiday season! From all of us in the local ASC/ICG Hawaii Gang, Mele Kelikimaka!

Till next time...Aloha Libby and Mig!

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