What was I thinking?! Monterey summers can be chilly and foggy, but I wore shorts and sunscreen to the 2007 Polynesian Festival aka Spam Jam. I ended up buying a fleece shawl, blue with a hibiscus print, and shivering like everyone else. And it was bizarre to see large Samoan men in what I perceive to be colorful skirts walking around in the fog.
I got a $5 discount on my admission for bringing a can of Spam to be donated to the Food Bank and I got a code to download an free hour's worth of Hawaiian music, traditional and contemporary, from an Internet radio station. I had a great time.
There were booths with the food, services, and art you would expect, and the entertainment was fabulous. Traditional music involving ukuleles and fabulous percussion as well as the reggae/Hawaiian hybrid. And lots of dancing: graceful ladies and bold warriors. Hot, half-naked, dancing men. What's not to love?!
I chatted with this man, who had built a ukulele out of a cigar box. Sounded pretty good! Notice the "Uke" sticker on the ukulele case. Fun.
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