My first few weeks on Maui were tough. My beautifully restored 1966 Mustang was stuck on a Matson boat somewhere in the Honolulu Harbor, and I was stuck driving around in my girlfriend’s pale yellow new Beetle. It was embarrassing, at best. When I finally got the call that my baby made it to the Kahului port, suddenly life was good again. I drove around with my head held … [Read more...] about Among Friends
NINE INCH NAILS
“YEAR ZERO” It was Tuesday morning of April 17 and I was pacing around outside of Borders in the Maui Marketplace waiting for an apparently late manager to let me inside. It was about three minutes past nine, and I was getting impatient. Borders was the only place on the island that I knew for sure was getting the new Nine Inch Nails album, Year Zero, on the release … [Read more...] about NINE INCH NAILS
Peggy Sue’s
I’m always searching for a good burger. So when I caught wind of Peggy Sue’s in Kihei, I figured it was worth checking out. “Hamburgers, Shakes and Fries,” the sign said. There seemed to be little room for error. So one night I loaded up the girlfriend and we gave Peggy Sue’s a try. It was tucked away in the Azeka Mauka Plaza—so small I probably would’ve missed it if I … [Read more...] about Peggy Sue’s