SPOILER ALERT! (Updated 11:59 p.m. HST ) Just in time to kick off the weekend, the “LOST” production crew was spotted in Makiki… not two blocks from where my family and I used to live. They’ve commandeered a four-story apartment complex at 1818 Anapuni St. to film a scene with Naveen Andrews and Jorge Garcia. [...]
Entries from August 11th, 2008
‘LOST’ in Makiki (Updated)
August 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Lost, Television
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·shooting·Television·tv
Guy Kawasaki on Hawaii Education, Rail Plan
August 21st, 2008 · 13 Comments · Hawaii, Media, People, Technology
Hawaii’s best chance at success comes from education rather than special funds and tax credits, according to renowned venture capitalist and former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki. He also expressed exasperation over Honolulu’s rail transit plan, and appreciation for the work of L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine, who works with him on running “digital magazine rack” Alltop.com. Kawasaki [...]
Tags: bytemarks·bytemarkscafe·education·guykawasaki·Hawaii·masstransit·neenz·radio·rail
Bookmarks for August 21st
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on August 21st: Reporter Catches Bullet: Video: Turkish journalists are caught in a war zone. One reporter was shot in the head but somehow has returned to stable condition. The Turkish team was in between the town of Gori and breakaway [...]
Worldwide Photo Walk in Honolulu
August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Art, Events, Hawaii
Scott Kelby, editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine and president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, is organizing a “Worldwide Photo Walk” this Saturday covering over 100 cities around the globe. Thanks to local organizer Hub Grosswendt, the Honolulu photo walk will come together at Ala Moana Beach Park at 9 a.m., making [...]
Tags: flickr·photography·photos·photowalk
Bookmarks for August 20th
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on August 20th: Buddha Machine: spiritual, generative transistor radio – Boing Boing: The Buddha Machine is a modified version of a device used in Buddhist temples throughout Asia, which feature repeating loops of chanting monks or nuns. This particular incarnation is [...]
‘LOST’ Departure
August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television
SPOILER ALERT! It was a long day on the job for the “LOST” crew… and for a bunch of lucky extras. One of them was disappointed to miss a party tonight, but only a little disappointed. So I gather from a cryptic e-mail forwarded this afternoon. Instead of a potluck dish, he had to scrounge [...]
Tags: abclost·airport·filming·heathrow·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
‘LOST’ is Rolling
August 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Lost, Television
SPOILER ALERT! Like the first blooms of spring, there’s always something heartwarming about spotting the first location shoot of a new season of “Lost.” Cameras started rolling this morning for Episode 5×01, “Because You Left,” in Kahala in East Honolulu. Shooting took place inside the private residence off Onaha Street that serves as Kate’s post-island [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
“LOST” Open Casting Call Tomorrow
August 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Lost, People, Television
Production on the fifth season of ABC’s hit television series “LOST” begins this weekend, and the creators of the show are looking for talent right here in Hawaii. They’re holding their first “open casting call” tomorrow at Ala Wai Elementary School. They’re looking for all shapes and sizes, though fluency in a foreign language might [...]
Tags: abclost·cast·casting·extras·Hawaii·Lost·sag·Television·tv
The Big Picture
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Blogs, Media, The Web
The Boston Globe has earned deserved accolades for its photo blog, “The Big Picture.” Curated by Alan Taylor, the blog showcases some of the most spectacular shots captured by photojournalists around the world… unforgettable images that are usually scaled down to a few column inches or thumbnailed beyond recognition on the web. “The Big Picture” [...]
Tags: bigpicture·blog·blogs·boston·bostonglobe·photoblog·picture·wsj
Fire!
August 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Events, Family, Media
My middle child, Zac, had just grumbled that he was bored. He was rolling around on the floor, lamenting that his little brother Alex was off doing his own thing in the next room, when the noisy bunch of kids in the driveway (which included his big sister Katie) suddenly got noisier. The young voices [...]
