Kids’ missives run the gamut
The old-fashioned way of seeking out friends from afar was quick to turn online between children in Oregon and Hawaii.
It began a year ago when Thomas Craig, then 10, of Silverton, Ore., stuck a note in a bottle saying he was fishing for salmon deep in the ocean, ending it, "I would like to hear from you."
Nine-year-old Trinity Ballesteros was beachcombing along the shore near her home in Kailua-Kona when she came across the bottle.
Thomas’ mother’s email address was unclear, but Trinity, with help from her parents and grandfather, sent a message to several email addresses about two weeks ago before making connection. The two children have since exchanged emails and plan to become pen pals.
Right musician for available time
It’s a good thing that ukulele-meister Jake Shimabukuro can jam — really jam.
The Hawaii musician played to a national, late-night audience Monday on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" But first, fans had to wait out fellow show guests Howie Mandel and "The Bachelorette" Ashley Hebert and her new fiance, J.P. Rosenbaum.
Time was steadily ticking down. Was Jake going to get bumped?
But then, in the show’s final minutes, Shimabukuro was quickly announced. The uke virtuoso jammed out "Bring your Adz" from his new album "Peace, Love, Ukulele," and the enthralled crowd went wild.
