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I first ran into this guy at a random beach bar in Honolulu and I think he just takes a song and makes it his own.  After seeing him a couple a time. I kinda started tracking him.  My buddies (Dave and Mariko) and I just planned days we hit some bars based on when he was going to be playing.

The video came out after awhile; I told him I wanted to record him and he said it was cool.  I met up with him at O’Toole’s Irish Pub in Honolulu, Hawaii and took some footage, recorded sound, and posted this 2 days later.  Good Stuff. I hope you like it.  Next time, I want to do a full out music video for another of his songs.  Will keep you posted.  Until then, head over to his website at www.TheArtOfWhimsy.com and support local musicians if you can.

Hope you like it!

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I happen to be at a hotel down in Waikiki and heard this musician playing some of the best music I’ve heard in awhile..  He’s a folk singer kinda guy at a time when we all love to hear it.  His name is Nathan Emmans (or Nathan J. Emmans) and his music is what I need.  He plays some good stuff and it put me right where I needed to be. While he was under contract for the Hotel I was visiting he played some covers as well including; I must say.  The best version of Hallelujah I’ve heard since Leonard Cohen.. Seriously!

I’ve found some early footage of him on Youtube; below.  He looks pretty much the same, however, he’s since turn those locks into clean, loose, dreads (as opposed to tight Rastaboy dreads).  He’s also gained a few more years from the below video.  Age brings out the soul in song writers and singers and now he’s pretty ripe.  Its an honor to hear him sing and with the exception of being in Hawaii, he’s definitely got the talent to make it far.   He plays at a couple of places regularly.  One is a resort bar Hale Koa’s, two at Irish pubs (Kelly O’neils & O’tools) , and another laid back bar (Cheeseburger Bar).

Currently, it looks as though He’s also added a Drummer.  I hate to do this but, I don’t remember his name but I “think” its Constantine, or some other cool sounding “C” Name.  No; You know what??  Its “Konrad”. I’ve gotta say, adding a bit of percussion does add something to the performance.  It also gives him a person to Interact with.  I happened to catch thier first gig together and it was worth it.

— Their webpage is The Art Of  Whimsy.com. You can buy the new CD (Live At Higher Ground) , also.. Damn Good for live music.

www.theartofwhimsy.com

— I found thier Myspace Page.  It has some older stuff from thier first CD (An Acoustic Prologue)

http://www.myspace.com/theartofwhimsy

Go Check him out..  He pretty much rocks..  Someday he’ll get the opportunity and off he’ll go.  The best thing about an artist is when you get to go on a ride with the music and;  I feel good when I listen to him play. Maybe you’ll find a piece of peace (TM) through his music..

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It is Cold Everywhere lately… Even here in HI its a nippley (or nipply) 80 degrees… Its terrible.  But you know who hates it the most???  Al Gore!  Now, I’m not one of the blind fools that believe in his man made global warming BS, but its on.  Even in this winter where we’ve had nearly 1500 cold weather events (”coldest day on record”, “Most snow in a single day”), but it’s just cold out there!  Europe is Frozen over, Britain is under ice, The Eastern US is full of snow, The mid-west is all jacked up.  And yet, people still attribute that to (man-made) global warming.  That is the problem with those MMGW believers.  Its like a cult;  whatever facts (or lies) that are created can be attributed to the ideas of the cult.  So whether is warm or cold… It’s all global warming.

In Alaska, they do it right… and I lived there for awhile and loved it.  A dude cut out an ice sculpture and ran a hose through it..  He hooked the hose up to his big-ass truck (F-350) and pumps out the exhaust.  The Ice sculpture is Al Gore.  He is “blowing smoke”, just like in the real world.  Blowing Smoke!  The Artist is Steve Dean and this thing looks pretty good.  You can check it out at the Fairbanks Daily News (which is where I got the photos).

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