October 22 - A Harvest of Costumes

It's the annual Fall Festival at Ricki Lee & Tony's church--or what some would call a safer Halloween alternative without the scary costumes and gothic enthusiasts--and everyone's dressed up as somebody, including Ricki Lee as legendary Hawaiian singer-songwriter Aunty Irmgard Aluli, Cousin Lee as a University of Hawaii cheerleader, and Isaac as an Angry Bird. Unless you live in or have visited the islands, you might not get the local kine jokes, including Auntie Della's. But have fun fo try, eh? :)

October 17 - Oktoberfest in Hawaii Nei

The traditional German festival known as Oktoberfest is celebrated in Hawaii, too--often at hotels, tourist traps and Lutheran churches. (At churches, though, it may be with root beer instead of the regular kine.) The Ricki Lee & Tony ohana, Lutherans all, are all in the Deutschlander aloha spirit in lederhosen, peasant Hausfrau dresses, feathers in their hats, and haku lei on their heads. Even Lani Girl the mongoose is in the act, holding up a stein full of root beer with her tail. Alas, little Isaac hasn't been properly brainwashed in the Oktoberfest spirit. They'll get him yet. :)