Fort Street Boys -true 'old school' Hawaiian

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 18 Sep 2005 10:57 pm

One of our own SGF members, Derrick Mau, is one of the standard bearers for steel guitar playing in Hawaii. He is to be cheered for his efforts to bring Hawaiian steel to the Islands, especially the old, true blue stuff.

You can all check him out in his blue T-shirt with the Fort Street Boys group out at:

]http://starbulletin.com/columnist/column.php?id=10671&col_id=62

Maybe, Derrick will pop in and say hello and give us an update.

Aloha,
Don[This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 18 September 2005 at 11:58 PM.][This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 18 September 2005 at 11:59 PM.][This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 19 September 2005 at 12:01 AM.][This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 19 September 2005 at 12:02 AM.]

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 19 Sep 2005 2:02 am

Don, notice the 2nd para below the pic. It says "pedal Steel". It doesn't look like a PS in the pic. CC

Ray Shurance · Post by **Ray Shurance** » 19 Sep 2005 6:37 am

Yep! We know right were these great guys are there on the Fort Street Mall, don't we Don? May those true Hawaiian Melodies fill the air to remind all the young'ens of their heritage. Thanks, Don, for the input. You've been good about doing that here on the forum. ray

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 19 Sep 2005 8:36 am

CC, It just goes to show you how inconsistent reporters can be,huh?

Ray, I know the spot well as you say. I bought my first lap steel right around the corner from that spot where theses guys play.

Brings back a lot of wonderful memories.

By the way we haven't heard from Derrick, yet.

Where are you Derrick when we need you?s

Aloha,
Don

Derrick Mau · Post by **Derrick Mau** » 19 Sep 2005 11:49 am

Hi Don,

Sorry for the delay. Been busy at work and preparing for an up coming gig.

Lots of discrepancies in this story. Only 3 members are retired, Joe is not a full time musician and still has one good eye.

I'm not the youngest in the group and nor do we play for only the elderly and the handicapped as Paul says.

Paul's legs are not as strong to walk a long distance, but they both still work.

Kinda makes you wonder how accurate the papers are when covering other stories?

By the way, I'm playing a pre-war bakelite. I'm not surprised about people thinking it's a pedal or slide guitar. Someone once thought my Rickenbacker frypan was an electric banjo.

It's sad when you think that people in Hawaii can't even recognized the only instrument that originated from Hawaii.

Well, that's why I play there on Fort Street, to promote and educate inquiring people about the instrument, and for the Hawaiian Steel guitar to be "heard" like it used to be in the past.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 19 Sep 2005 2:15 pm

Right on, Bud!!!!!

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 20 Sep 2005 9:35 pm

McDittos!

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 22 Sep 2005 12:07 am

Derrick:

Reporters rarely get the facts right.

Generally they have a slant on a particular subject they want to cover, and they will make well sure that it comes out they way they want it to regardless of the facts.

I have tried to see that they get my quotes right by having them repeat it, and then they proceed to still put it down the way they want.

What a world.

Thank heavens for the Steel Guitar World.

Aloha,
Don