From Moscow to Maui (2.4)
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Yes, maybe the low wall was enough before 1947. After this date, with the first building on site, they could not stay like this.
Shriners Club is owned by free-masons ( http://alohashriners.com/ ). Anyone on the forum is mason to ask a "hawaiian brother" for informations ?
Shriners Club is owned by free-masons ( http://alohashriners.com/ ). Anyone on the forum is mason to ask a "hawaiian brother" for informations ?
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Hey Sam,Sam wrote:
My thoughts are the bottom 3rd of the wall is wider to act as a base for stability..Just a guess.
I don't know the answer, but it is definitely different. I just question why one would build a lower section of a wall of a different material and technique all at the same time. It seems to indicate a lower wall that was added on to later. Here's a thought. If the Shriners owned their property in 1931, two years before the estate was constructed in 1933, the wall could have existed in its lower form to divide the properties. Then, with the construction of the estate, it was added onto. Maybe the Shriners once owned the property the estate is on. Perhaps someone owned most of the property in the area, and then it was subdivided. That's not unusual at all. We know Eve Anderson's grandparents built the estate, but who did they buy the property from and when? How far back do the property records go?
On a side note. I know the tidepool walls are ancient, but weren't they rebuilt in there current form more recently?
What about this,the lower section appears to be constructed from a more rock like material (heavier) while the upper looks like lava rock(lighter)all built at the same time.. again just a guess.
I don't think we'll ever know until someone gets on the ground..
Last year I volunteered to go investigate but was met with less than glowing support.
I'll extend the offer again.I'd be willing to spend...say..Jan-Mar thoroughly scouring any and all locations that interests the board.
To do this right,I'd say we are looking at about 20 grand and that's bare bones.So if we can get 20 people to donate 800 each for a total 16,000 I'd be willing to pay the additional,lions share of the total..You guys can figure it anyway you'd like..Can I see a show of hands from those that would like to contribute?
As far as I know the wall is Kapu to any changes.
I don't think we'll ever know until someone gets on the ground..
Last year I volunteered to go investigate but was met with less than glowing support.
I'll extend the offer again.I'd be willing to spend...say..Jan-Mar thoroughly scouring any and all locations that interests the board.
To do this right,I'd say we are looking at about 20 grand and that's bare bones.So if we can get 20 people to donate 800 each for a total 16,000 I'd be willing to pay the additional,lions share of the total..You guys can figure it anyway you'd like..Can I see a show of hands from those that would like to contribute?
As far as I know the wall is Kapu to any changes.
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Hey Sam,
I get your humor but I still stand by the idea that it makes no sense to build a wall all at once out of two different materials and different techniques. I believe this wall was added on to. I also am intrigued by the coment Rick Romer made on his blog that he was told that Eve Anderson's grandparents used to arrive by boat at the property (perhaps explaining the dock shown in old Hawaii Five-0 pics) because the Kalanianaole Highway didn't exist in the 30's. It was probably accessable only by poor secondary roads.
This reminds me of Santa Catalina Island off the coast here in Southern California. The west end town at Isthmus Cove called Two Harbors is still arrived at primarily by boat because the road to the biggest town on the island, Avalon, is a twisty, one-hour drive by four-wheel drive. Of course this doesn't fully explain why they built a four-car garage on the estate, other than they could drive around town in Waimanolo. Information about the development of this part of the island and who owned what is critical to understanding the estate's history.
I get your humor but I still stand by the idea that it makes no sense to build a wall all at once out of two different materials and different techniques. I believe this wall was added on to. I also am intrigued by the coment Rick Romer made on his blog that he was told that Eve Anderson's grandparents used to arrive by boat at the property (perhaps explaining the dock shown in old Hawaii Five-0 pics) because the Kalanianaole Highway didn't exist in the 30's. It was probably accessable only by poor secondary roads.
This reminds me of Santa Catalina Island off the coast here in Southern California. The west end town at Isthmus Cove called Two Harbors is still arrived at primarily by boat because the road to the biggest town on the island, Avalon, is a twisty, one-hour drive by four-wheel drive. Of course this doesn't fully explain why they built a four-car garage on the estate, other than they could drive around town in Waimanolo. Information about the development of this part of the island and who owned what is critical to understanding the estate's history.
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This one was okay...not bad, but not great either. Every show in the 70's and 80's seemed to have to do one or 2 episodes about Russian atheletes or ballet dancers. In turn there's always KGB and bad spies.
These episodes are usually predictable, and this one was no different. It was a decent episode, and I rated it as such. But, I don't know...it just doesn't captivate me much. Not one of the worst ones, but not one of the best ones either.
These episodes are usually predictable, and this one was no different. It was a decent episode, and I rated it as such. But, I don't know...it just doesn't captivate me much. Not one of the worst ones, but not one of the best ones either.
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It's a funny thing. I think the defecting athlete theme is what I like about this episode. Sure, it was done a million times, but the nostalgic value today is priceless. Hmm I wonder if it's unhealthy to look back fondly on the Cold War days???MaiTaiMan wrote:This one was okay...not bad, but not great either. Every show in the 70's and 80's seemed to have to do one or 2 episodes about Russian atheletes or ballet dancers. In turn there's always KGB and bad spies.
These episodes are usually predictable, and this one was no different. It was a decent episode, and I rated it as such. But, I don't know...it just doesn't captivate me much. Not one of the worst ones, but not one of the best ones either.
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."
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True. But being a Canadian, the '72 Canada Russia Summit hockey series is a little more up my alley...even though it took place before I was born. A pivotal moment in Canadian history.J.J. Walters wrote:Not at all. USA v USSR, 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York.Styles Bitchley wrote:Hmm I wonder if it's unhealthy to look back fondly on the Cold War days???
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."
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LOL! Yeah...the old Cold War--episodes of TV shows or movies that are about that definitely date themselves now. I remember some of it growing up in the 80's...but by the mid 90's it seemed like it was pretty much gone, or didn't seem as much of a threat anymore.Styles Bitchley wrote:True. But being a Canadian, the '72 Canada Russia Summit hockey series is a little more up my alley...even though it took place before I was born. A pivotal moment in Canadian history.J.J. Walters wrote:Not at all. USA v USSR, 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York.Styles Bitchley wrote:Hmm I wonder if it's unhealthy to look back fondly on the Cold War days???
"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"
It was nice to see TM, Rick, T.C. and Higgins work as a team, kind of like a precursor to what we'd see the following year with The A-Team.
Loved the tag at the end and another one of TM's raise of the eyebrows to the camera. Though, they never addressed the two bullets he popped off in the guesthouse earlier. They went right through the wicker chair and looked to break some furniture in the background.
Loved the tag at the end and another one of TM's raise of the eyebrows to the camera. Though, they never addressed the two bullets he popped off in the guesthouse earlier. They went right through the wicker chair and looked to break some furniture in the background.
LOL........dead on about the theme.......made me think of a Six Million Dollar Man type feel or some other cheesy show back then harping on the Cold War.MaiTaiMan wrote:This one was okay...not bad, but not great either. Every show in the 70's and 80's seemed to have to do one or 2 episodes about Russian atheletes or ballet dancers. In turn there's always KGB and bad spies.
These episodes are usually predictable, and this one was no different. It was a decent episode, and I rated it as such. But, I don't know...it just doesn't captivate me much. Not one of the worst ones, but not one of the best ones either.
Episode was run of the mill........though was it even shown how the bodies were switched? I found that a stretch.
Re: From Moscow to Maui (2.4)
Magnum is hired by a hot-tempered Soviet MiG pilot (who defected a year before) to help his girlfriend (an Olympic athlete) to escape from KGB agents and rejoin with him.
Rick, T.C. and Higgins are involved in the getaway plan too.
That's it, a very simple plot for a below-average episode.
Just after the good "The woman on the beach" here it is what is probably the worst episode so far (imho).
Sure it has some moments (the scene with Higgins and the KGB agent, the one with Magnum showing slides, the one with the KGB agent on the wicker chair) but it's overall boring.
The plot is weak, the characters flat.
I would have rated it 6 but two Magnum-Higgins scenes save the day:
- Higgins staging the Battle of Austerlitz with toy-soldiers
- Magnum fooling Higgins with the Army-Navy game story
Plus: as said, a couple of good Magnum-Higgins scenes.
Minus: again as said, a weak plot and poor acting.
Best line:
Magnum: Well, all this talk about strategy, it's made me think a skirmish I was in.
(and all the subsequent dialogue with Higgins).
Notes:
- team ring on right hand
Rate: 6.5
Rick, T.C. and Higgins are involved in the getaway plan too.
That's it, a very simple plot for a below-average episode.
Just after the good "The woman on the beach" here it is what is probably the worst episode so far (imho).
Sure it has some moments (the scene with Higgins and the KGB agent, the one with Magnum showing slides, the one with the KGB agent on the wicker chair) but it's overall boring.
The plot is weak, the characters flat.
I would have rated it 6 but two Magnum-Higgins scenes save the day:
- Higgins staging the Battle of Austerlitz with toy-soldiers
- Magnum fooling Higgins with the Army-Navy game story
Plus: as said, a couple of good Magnum-Higgins scenes.
Minus: again as said, a weak plot and poor acting.
Best line:
Magnum: Well, all this talk about strategy, it's made me think a skirmish I was in.
(and all the subsequent dialogue with Higgins).
Notes:
- team ring on right hand
Rate: 6.5
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