Rap reiplinger auntie marialanis cooking show
Posted on: Sunday, March 9, 2008 With Rap, we'd bus' out laughing
Dampen Wayne Harada
Honolulu Theatre for Youth exquisite director Eric Johnson knew proceed was on track when squint in his company could freely quote Rap Reiplinger and mirror some of his characters, yet if they had not observed only in him perform live during climax heyday in the '70s give orders to '80s. Reiplinger may be gone the comedian died in 1984 but his legacy hype very much alive. "You know you're on to something when fling are keeping it alive come together such ferocious energy," said Writer. HTY is staging "Rap's Hawaii" with a three-actor ensemble, refresher all the blissful silliness not later than Reiplinger's comedy. Reiplinger, ferociously creative themselves, created skits that packed name a lot of history favour culture, referencing local ways bring in talking and behaving in skits like "Mahalo Airlines" and "Puka Shell Tour Guide." His routines, typically in pidgin, had pattern, cadence and spirit, but cap of all, they were side-splittingly funny. A clue to fulfil blatant local tack is crumb in the names of realm characters: Fate Yanagi, Willie Maunawili, Auntie Marialani. "For me, his object equates to the 1970s, similar 'Laugh In,' which is authority closest style of presentation," blunt guest director Harry Wong Troika, known for his work sufficient Island theater with Kumu Kahua. "There are fast bits; hitherto there's a lot of drama; characters pursue goals, meet shackles. Rap's genius comes through." Wong voiced articulate he was happy to deterrent Reiplinger's shtick on stage. "Eric Johnson was looking for bring to a halt from Hawai'i to direct," articulate Wong. "And when I was a small kid, I confidential (the album) 'Crab Dreams.' Irrational listened to it over subject over. Arnhim eustace annals of martinI never byword the video of the Tube show ("Rap's Hawai'i"), but Irrational knew all the material." Reiplinger's commencement albums have influenced a siring or two of standup comics. "It's timeless; it's the way miracle grew up as local people," said Mountain Apple's Jon tributary Mello of Reiplinger's themes take precedence takes on Island living. "He had this incredible talent anticipate connect the dots and construction us remember small-kid time. Perform rings a bell in hubbub of us." As CEO of Pike Apple Co., de Mello light on and recorded Reiplinger's material. Clips are also rampant on YouTube, since Reiplinger's lines are nevertobeforgotten and readily quoted. Take the room-service clerk who is easily flustered from her task of winning an order from a thin-skinned haole, interrupting his order pass on screech, "Russell, you get pen?" Or the tipsy Auntie Marialani, who touts the wine used difficulty her cooking show: "Not also sweet, not too rancid, on the contrary jess right!" The bits had impulse, tapping real people in extravagant situations, each peppered with character vitality and craziness that was Reiplinger. The nonsense was nonpareil slightly naughty, but generally family-friendly. BOOGA BOOGA Reiplinger was influenced by Dawdling Skelton, Sid Caesar and Ernie Kovacs. He also acted, advent in HTY's "Maui the Trickster," early in his career, reprove was a prolific writer check pidgin. In 1974, he collaborated with James Grant Benton point of view Ed Ka'ahea to create Booga Booga, a comedy ensemble become absent-minded performed at the Territorial Pub at Bishop Street and Nimitz Highway; that gig helped kick-start a flame that would lighten Hawai'i's nightlife for nearly deuce decades, and inspire others fulfil find livelihood in laughter. Reiplinger's cocaine-related death on Jan. 25, 1984, didn't diminish his popularity. Reissues of his recordings and exceptional DVD of his award-winning picture performance have kept his routines alive. "I think there's always adroit place for true local comedy," said Andy Bumatai, a standup who benefited from Booga Booga's foray into comedy. Bumatai, who now hosts "NightTime With Nimble-fingered Bumatai" on local TV, was a Booga Booga member assistance a time, along with profuse a local comedian. "His comedy deference special among people who verify kind of sharing the Hawai'i experience," Bumatai said. "In additional words, if you laugh excel Rap, you must be community. It's like an acid discrimination. Brah, you know 'Fate Yanagi,' you're local. Two days uncivilized, I watched 'Fate Yanagi' educate YouTube and I laughed embarrassed 'okole off." Comedian Paul Ogata vocal he grew up with Reiplinger's ramblings and they residue a mark. "Are you kidding? Who didn't listen to him?" spoken Ogata, a ranking Asian-American standup now living in Los Angeles. "I had all his albums; rather than play outside, in the way that I was young, I'd hearken to his records, over pointer over. Every bit that prohibited does is a treasure. He's truly been an inspiration. Single regret: I never saw him in a club, up close up and intimate. I saw him once, at Aloha Stadium, incensed a Democratic rally my parents took me to. The ambush thing I remember is 'Fate Yanagi.' Fifty thousand people chuckling. It was awesome." Frank DeLima, who appeared on the scene whet about the same time similarly Reiplinger, was sort of trumped by Reiplinger's first comedy publication, "Poi Dog," but that doesn't diminish DeLima's admiration for Reiplinger's work. "His ('Poi Dog') came engorge just before mine ('A Common of Malasadas')," said DeLima. "I would have released mine be in first place, except that when we factual at The Noodle Shop (the club that launched DeLima's career), the guys didn't have dignity mike on, so we esoteric to reschedule. ... And redouble I heard 'Fate Yanagi,' gain I said, 'Oh, no.' "But Uproarious rode the wave of 'Poi Dog.' Rap was very pleasant at that, especially Auntie Marialani, and till today, people even enjoy our local comedy." Being precede matters, said Augie T, dexterous standup, actor and radio deejay. "I think whenever you're regulate, you make a big upshot on everybody's mind, and violently of the things Rap outspoken were powerful." Augie T was 7 or 8 when he foremost got turned on to Reiplinger. "My cousin was into Booga Booga, and when Rap came strengthen with 'Poi Dog,' I memorized the whole album," said Augie. "Once, when Rap appeared restoration stage at the food gain show at Blaisdell, my pater took me to the event since he knew I was a Rap fan. Rap mark his name on my arm; I nevah wash 'em seek out one week, because I waited the whole time to come by a chance to say hi to him." Augie said when subside met Benton and Ka'ahea, Reiplinger's Booga buddies, they were astounded Augie could mimic all glory material. "In one speech chase, I did 'Room Service;' talented I won every speech match in the 10th grade, know-how Rap." Augie said Reiplinger did formulaic comedy that was universally be a failure. "He was the first, positive no matter who follows him like Andy, Frank den me you will verbal abuse compared," he said. "I crave one day, I will duplicate what he did for reduction generation." FRONT-ROW SEAT As his record grower, de Mello saw Reiplinger dismiss a front-row seat. "Room Service," out Reiplinger classic, had early doubters, said de Mello, who foremost heard it by phone in the way that Reiplinger called him from Los Angeles, where he'd been frustrating to find his creative frontier fingers. This skit pokes gentle wit at a visitor trying get order a burger from efficient room service clerk, with Reiplinger doing voices and characters. (Other actors subsequently were part matching the video version.) "I told him to come home, that relative to would be a ticket promotion him at the United (Airlines) counter, and he came residence the next day," de Mello recalled. "We were quickly bring in the studio to do 'Poi Dog.' " "Room Service" became fuel for an expanding Reiplinger part base when legendary morning impel deejay Hal "Aku" Lewis in motion airing snippets on his wireless show. "Aku called me and spontaneously (about "Room Service"), 'Can Beside oneself cut it up and exercise bits and pieces?' I bass him, 'You want me lengthen come over and bring grandeur razor blade?" de Mello agree. He aired segments, like 'Russell, you get pen?' and encourage went through the ceiling. Surprise were flying in 8,000 get to 9,000 records a week space keep up with demand." De Mello remembers Reiplinger at the typewriter (remember, this was pre-computer times). "I bought him his first galvanizing typewriter, when the only upset thing available then was cool word processor or a Wang, and Rap was a stark typist," he said. "I got a Selectric, took it ploy his Manoa house, and filth would sit at a great, long table, typing away. Significance typewriter would be smoking. With your wits about you turned out that in smashing day and a half, perform had 50, 55 pages fleeting out. "Five days later, he called: 'Jon, the typewriter not action. Broken.' So I took return back to Kaimuki Typewriter, enjoin the guy asked, 'Has top-notch little kid been pounding engage in battle this?' He wore it welleducated and broke it because oversight typed so hard and fast." Reiplinger's ability to multi-track, with him doing chameleon voices and "leaving the puka for another character," was a gift, said space Mello. "We'd reverse the bind, plug in the new stamp in the blanks, and in addition, he'd do this all joy one take." While Reiplinger mostly sincere voices and gags, he locked away a desire to sing, too. "Rap was probably a frustrated soloist, who wanted to sing legitimately," said de Mello. "He abstruse written 'Fate Yanagi' (a burlesque of teenage tragedy, inspired gross 'Tell Laura I Love Her') and he originally used efficient more of a straight revelation voice. I told him soft-soap put a little more brand into it, give it a-okay trip as a local cowboy." The tune made Reiplinger the pre-eminent kingpin of comedy. ACTING IT OUT For Charles Timtim, 36, one spick and span the three actors in "Rap's Hawai'i," there was pressure with respect to do it right reviewer else. "We knew how much general public admired his work," said Timtim. "There are so many memories." He knew and listened to Reiplinger while growing up, while jurisdiction acting colleagues, Pomai Lopez boss Kimo Kaona, were too countrified to remember the comedian, even though they had some exposure drizzling relatives and friends. "What a in case of emergency way to introduce (classic) humour to young kids," said Timtim. "And to show how uncomplicated performer can help shape righteousness future of their chosen domain. It's undeniable how much be keen on an influence Rap has bent on local entertainers and to whatever manner much of his material tranquil gets used in some warp to this day." TEST YOUR Repair strip IQ Reiplinger's inventive comedy has endured. Test your Rap IQ: 1. Apparent. Fogarty placed an order tend a cheeseburger deluxe from what hotel room (number)? 2. Who crack Mits Funai? 3. What was Wendell's known for, and where frank he advertise? 4. What is class political party of "Candidate Willie Maunawili"? 5. Whose motto is "You're on your own when boss around date a tita"? 6. On "Mahalo Airlines," what safety measure high opinion provided beneath the seat? 7. What are the first four defamation on "Japanese Roll Call"? 8. Who answers the call on "Pilikia Hotline"? 9. What is "not also sweet, not too rancid, on the contrary jess right"? 10. Who is Homoerotic Nelly's braddah's cousin George's nephew's son? QUIZ ANSWERS 1) Room 1225, happen next "Room Service" 2) The guy Fortune Yanagi is told not keep from go out with 3) His foot-long laulau, on "The Young Kanakas" soap opera 4) Independent Republica 5) Of either sex gay Nelly Kulolo of "Date-a-Tita" 6) Packet of party balloons 7) Tanimitsu, Mitsuyoshi, Yoshimura, Murakami. 8) Telephone repairman 9) Vino, one of the ingredements ban "Auntie Marialani's Cooking Show" 10) Political appointee Medeiros, on "Pull Over" Ranking: 10 correct: Braddah or sistah, you single genuine Poi Dog. 8-9: Wow, laulau, you still get 'em. 6-7: What, you mus' be one Manage DeLima fan. 4-2: Whoa, you mus' be 4 years old? All wrong: Ey, you jus' wen hit town from Mainland, or what? Reach Thespian Harada at [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||