Small kine fanning out.

I just got home from work. At the restaurant of my employ, I have witnessed some minor and major celebrity action over the years. I've waited on people from Mister Miyagi (RIP, killa!) to DJ Q-Bert. Even Grammy award winner James Ingram side tipped me an extra fitty because I'm just good like that I guess. Potsie from Happy Days, Winnie from The Wonder Years, Little Richard, Tony Curtis, cast peoples from Baywatch and Lost, mayors, senators, governors, all kinds of peeps roll through my work from time to time. TONIGHT though, I was more psyched than usual when this local celeb stopped by with his fam: UH football quarterback Colt Brennan! The dude was chillin' in some sweatpants and a t-shirt, rocking a backward fitted ballcap, (possibly from Cuzzo himself, Colt and some of the team have been known to stop by FITTED http://fittedhawaii.com/ to cop gear) and was being extra cool to all the people that wanted a photo with him or have him sign something. I could have gotten a picture with the dude but I didn't want to kook it too hard (I totally should have though), so instead I just shook the right hand that is going to guide the undefeated WAC champion Warriors to a Sugar Bowl victory over the Georgia Bulldogs. Super stoked! Go get 'em, braddahs! Read more about my take on UH's killer season over at NimNim-http://tequiero.nimnim.net/lwarnken/

ALSO, as of this writing, the entire Quiksilver skate team is in town except for Christian Hosoi and Tony Hawk. They were down at A'ala Park yesterday afternoon with our boy the mad professor Dr. Andy Henrie, who somehow finagled a nice homecoming trip out of Quik. Anyway, me, Chad, and Andy got to roll around with Alex Olson, Danny Garcia, David Clark, Reese Forbes, Omar Hassan, Tim O'Connor and Eric Fletcher. It was kind of neat to see Alex Olson styling out backside tailslides and backside Smith grinds on the tight quarteripe and watch David Clark man up on the lip with a nosepick to fakie. That was all fine and dandy skating with pros and talking story with them or whatever, but as me and Chad kicked it in one corner of the park Chad says to me in a low voice, "Dude, look over there, is that Natas?" I looked over at some scruffy looking white dude rocking a full beard sitting under a tree wearing surf shorts and slippers. He kind of looked like a derelict, but holy shit, it was him! Fucking Natas Kaupas! If you don't know about Natas, I can't help you here, I can only hope that you do some fucking homework and know your goddamned history. The dude is a proper legend, period! I was just stoked to see him sitting under at tree at A'ala Park, chilling.