Our friends, Kay (yes, another Kay) and Calvin told us that there was a lottery for tickets at the Honolulu Blaisdell Center at 5:00 PM. If you won, you could get tickets for $25 a person.
We decided to try it. It had been raining on and off all day. We figured everybody would stay in.
It was raining all the way into town. I figured it was a shoo-in to win a pair of tickets.
Granted a rainstorm in Hawaii isn't usually the same as a rainstorm in Illinois. Notice the blue skies, even with the rain?
When we got there, a rainbow was just fading from the sky. However... there was a problem. The organizers said only 20 tickets would be handed out. That meant only 10 pairs would probably be called.
There were about 75 people there. And who should we meet there, but Calvin and Kay. We waited together to see whose name would be called.
Our name was not picked out of the kettle. However Calvin's was called so they were able to see the show.
The rest of us were given the option to buy tickets for $41.00 a person, but since we'd actually already seen Wicked in Chicago decided to just go to dinner instead.
Side Street Inn really is in a side street. They are famous for their kim chee fried rice and pan fried pork chops. We haven't had pork chops in such a long time so we decided to have it as a consolation prize.
We decided to skip the kim chee on the fried rice because Kay (the other one) said adding the kim chee makes it pretty spicy and Art has to stay away from spicy foods these days. I can see why people love the pork chops. It is tasty, but it was rather dry and a bit chewy on the inside.
On the way home, I realized that it felt like a date night. We're glad we went on this adventure. After all, it's not the end of the world, right?
However, remind me not to gamble if we ever go to Las Vegas.
We decided to try it. It had been raining on and off all day. We figured everybody would stay in.
It was raining all the way into town. I figured it was a shoo-in to win a pair of tickets.
Granted a rainstorm in Hawaii isn't usually the same as a rainstorm in Illinois. Notice the blue skies, even with the rain?
When we got there, a rainbow was just fading from the sky. However... there was a problem. The organizers said only 20 tickets would be handed out. That meant only 10 pairs would probably be called.
There were about 75 people there. And who should we meet there, but Calvin and Kay. We waited together to see whose name would be called.
Our name was not picked out of the kettle. However Calvin's was called so they were able to see the show.
The rest of us were given the option to buy tickets for $41.00 a person, but since we'd actually already seen Wicked in Chicago decided to just go to dinner instead.
Side Street Inn really is in a side street. They are famous for their kim chee fried rice and pan fried pork chops. We haven't had pork chops in such a long time so we decided to have it as a consolation prize.
We decided to skip the kim chee on the fried rice because Kay (the other one) said adding the kim chee makes it pretty spicy and Art has to stay away from spicy foods these days. I can see why people love the pork chops. It is tasty, but it was rather dry and a bit chewy on the inside.
On the way home, I realized that it felt like a date night. We're glad we went on this adventure. After all, it's not the end of the world, right?
However, remind me not to gamble if we ever go to Las Vegas.
"If you won, you could get tickets for $25 a person."
ReplyDeleteI surmise that's a play on words of Dec. 25th. Not darn funny for the people who never win lottery tickets.
good way to celebrate it not being the end of the world! lol...
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves Kim Chee only he spells it Kimchi. I cannot bring myself to try it. Sorry you didn't make the cut on the tickets but sounds like it was meant to be since you had a special date night out of the deal.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see photos of everyday life and side streets. Glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteJust FYI, here near Jerusalem we just passed the 1:ll pm end of the world time and we are still alive and well.
Yae! We survived!
Deletethe lottery was all in good fun! Better luck next time! Sounds like a nice evening anyway.
ReplyDeleteI agree better luck next time, still a great evening,
ReplyDeleteHey, we're still here this morning, so I guess I should wish you a Happy New Millennium! :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteTee hee, this Kay is no gambler, either.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, my sister adopted a little girl, a 3-year-old, from Korea. Before she arrived, my sister learned to make kim chee (although she didn't bury it in the back yard) and a Korean beef dish. Of course, when the little one got there, she only wanted to eat rice, which is what she ate at the orphanage in Seoul.
The rest of us didn't particularly like kim chee, but the beef dish (started with a B) was nice.
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I think you're thinking of bulgogi. I'm never sure of the spelling. It's just like teriyaki beef actually.
DeleteWhat an adventurous, mystery date! Like, "honey, do you want to go on a date, but we shouldn't spend a lot, so let's try to get some free tickets, and maybe dinner. If you can handle some rain, I'll buy you a rainbow." Nice that you saw friends, and the dinner looked substantial. Did he kiss you at the front door? Did you get home in time before curfew? Was Mom waiting up for you?
ReplyDeleteAn all-day sun is melting our "blizzy."
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Well... maybe not at the front door exactly. And yes, we were home with plenty of time before curfew. Mom was actually surprised to see us back so quickly.
DeleteSounds like a fun day to me. The food looks tempting( the rice).
ReplyDeleteSide Street is fun. Anthony Bourdain featured it on his show....
ReplyDeleteWith Aloha from Waikiki,
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You're so much fun!!!!! We have had 11" of snow. It is a beautiful white!
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