Ono grinds at Murphy’s Bar & Grill, where 50 Tsaikos celebrated the First Anniversary of the inception of the Warrior Beat blog tonight.
Annoddah Dave, Darren, Stephen Tsai.
Traci and Jim Donovan and Jason. Jason won the coveted Colt Brennan Heisman DVD by leading us in the UH Fight Song. Jim showed us the second half of last season’s Hawaii Bowl.
Princess Leila and her mother, Faye Wai.
Jim Leahey holding court.
A-House, Coach Jeff Reinebold, Kama Krab, Jim Leahey.
Mike Tsai, WreckinEyez, BigWave.
Louise (the artist who drew the Tsaikos caricature), Peaches, Addahknowjoe, and SteveM.
A-House won the grand prize: 4 mauka sideline seats to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 4 ESPN tailgate passes, and 1 parking pass. Earlier, he won a miniature helmet, signed by ex-Warriors who were drafted by the NFL this year. He also is ST’s neighbor!
House Rep. Mark Takai. In the background is Louise’s Tsaikos caricature.
Rapt attention to the Colt Brennan Heisman DVD.
Robert Kekaula (on the right) was the mastermind behind the Colt Brennan Heisman DVD. With him is WreckinEyez.
Tonight was a night to remember. There were 50 of us — maybe more, because some showed up unexpectedly — and we all had a wonderful time. We held hands while Jim Donovan said the grace before the fabulous meal. Thanks go to Al for taking care of the food portion of the party. Mahalo to Jim Donovan for bringing the video equipment, showing the Hawaii Bowl DVD, and providing the grand prize. Thanks to Jason for keeping track of the guest list. Finally, thank you, Stephen Tsai, for being an excellent emcee. What would we do without our guru Tsai?
For those who could not attend the bash, please do try to join us next time. The first bash was attended by 18 Tsaikos, the second by 27, and the bash tonight by more than 50. Who knows, we may hit 100 at the fourth party! — gigi
gigi-hawaii 
July 26, 2007 at 11:35 pm |
Nice shots = wish i could have been there. Thanks!
July 26, 2007 at 11:52 pm |
Hey Tom, wish you could’ve been there too.
Great pictures, gigi!
We have enough bloggers and lurkers to easily make 100. It would be awesome if more could come.
July 27, 2007 at 1:31 pm |
Murphy’s Bar and Grill is a great place, but since the aisles were blocked and lunch bunch size Tsaii-kos were standing outside the room proper, we might need to look for a larger place next time. Especially if the count is over 30.
July 28, 2007 at 1:04 pm |
Very cool pics…I really wished I was there to say hello. Thank you for helping us experience the event and put a face next to the names.
July 28, 2007 at 2:02 pm |
Hi Gigi,
Well, I lost another half pound this week which isn’t earth shaking but at least I didn’t gain any weight. I “cheated” on the Nutrisystem diet several times this week therefore the lousy results. But I’m still determined and will go back on strict diet today. Thanks for posting those food pix which made me wish I could’ve attended; but that’s OK. Just take things slow and easy for now and when I hit my weight goal I’ll be sure to join the Tsaikos in the next cattle call. 🙂
July 4, 2011 at 1:07 pm |
Thanks for sharing. Wish I was there. Maybe at the next one