I will post something tomorrow, Sunday, August 16th, that I recently obtained in an audio format.
It is the eulogy for Captain Dave “Kawika” Lyman as given by Master Mariner, Capt. Norman Piianaia, at Central Union Church, Monday, February 6th, 2006. A very special “MAHALO” to brother Gordon for his generous sharing.
If you were there, one of the 1,200+ people who attended this gathering and thought it was a once in a lifetime event, you were correct. If you were not there, you have an opportunity to hear it and enjoy it. A famously delivered effort, including Capt. Piianaia’s use of a small ship’s bell for added maritime color!
I had no idea anyone had recorded this. It is hard to hear at times, a grainy recording that drops out for a few seconds once in a while. It doesn’t even start until a few minutes into Capt. Piianaia’s effort, missing the very beginning. It is 35 minutes long. It is filled with many laughs, great short sea stories everyone will love. Piianaia does an excellent job weaving some little known history that ties our maritime community together, with personal relevance to Dave Lyman’s life, and much about the history of Hawaii.
While sitting in church listening to Piianaia, I had visions of the 1956 movie, MOBY DICK where Orson Wells delivers a sermon as Father Mapple in a small church in a New England Whaling town before the sailors all set out to sea.
I will have it posted to my Soundcloud website account. I believe anyone can access it to listen for free. I attempted to post to Facebook but it seemed impossible (audio MP3 file) trying to figure it out. If any tech geek out there has a better idea or willing to place on a better platform, please contact me directly. Otherwise, I will share the link tomorrow morning. I plan to share a link on various social media platforms.
See you back here soon.
