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"Home From The Fields"
Someone has painted my door
A stranger sings in my bathroom
Whoops! Wrong house.
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Rap Reiplinger
He was born James Kawika
Piimauna "Rap" Reiplinger on July 16, 1950.
Rap Reiplinger helped create
Hawaii's top comedy ensemble, Booga Booga, in 1974, which included such
notables as James Grant Benton, and Ed Ka'ahea
Rap Reiplinger won the Na
Hoku Hanohano Award for Comedy Album of the year in 1979 for "Poi Dog With
Crabs".
Rap Reiplinger died January 19, 1984 in Maunawili, Hawaii.
I don't know of any local Hawaii comedian that is mentioned more than Rap
when the words comedic genius are brought to the table. You'll hear
well established famous funny men pay tribute to the man who created Aunty
Marialani and the classic Fate Yanagi. There was no one more
important to Hawaii Comedy than Rap Replinger.
It seemed as though most
of his sketches were created on the spot in his head, with only a
character and an idea to go on. His improv style zinged and zanged
you from all angles. Just when you thought he was going one way with
a joke.. BAM, Rap would spin you the other way and leave you just plain
laughing.
Rap Reiplinger was taken too young and too soon. His talent was too
big for this world. At least Rap left his laugh marks on all of our
faces before
he departed.
 
 
 
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