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By: arensb

arensb — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:42:01 +0000

It’s NOT about a cursed hotel in the middle of the desert?

Cecil Adams, in his The Straight Dope column, made a fairly good case that it’s about drugs, e.g., “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”

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Hotel Mauna KeabijAstroblogs — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:17:28 +0000

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By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:20 +0000

Love it! I feel so sorry over the tribulations of the poor folks who must make their living stargazing in Hawaii.

By: Chas

Chas — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:24:32 +0000

“Pale mists of the cyrogen,… drifting down through the air…”

LOL

By: Melusine

Melusine — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:24:50 +0000

Clever. Kelly does have a lovely voice, but I’m going to reword MO Man’s post:

Absolutely wonderful. So much talent and effort. And that Juan! Any chance he might like older women? I am in love, and I don’t mean with the scenery. He has a second career (on stage) if he chooses. And, yes, great guitar as well. Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.

They’re lucky they only got a flat tire. When I was up there last July my guide said taking one’s own car can be risky over the gravel roads and tow-trucks cost upwards of $600. It’s beautiful up there, though, and it was definitely a “hotel” I didn’t want to leave. Thanks for posting it, BA.

Now I can’t get, “On a volcanic highway, cool wind in my hair…” out of my head. (-8~

By: MO Man

MO Man — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:22:15 +0000

Absolutely wonderful. So much talent and effort. And that Kelly! Any chance she might like older men? I am in love, and I don’t mean with the scenery. She has a second career (on stage) if she chooses. And, yes, great guitar as well. Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:48:34 +0000

Okay, so when do other observatories get their own songs?

Stuck on Kitt Peak (Dust in the Wind)?

J/P=?

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:21:34 +0000

‘S okay, everyone. I’m the last person to have heard of this.

It was cool.

Thanks, BA. If you had not blogged about it, I would not have heard of it ever.

Blake Stacey – I guess if they do a “Super-Kamiokande” it would have to be to the tune of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”.

In a lab I worked in in Glasgow a few years back, we did a short parody of the song “Bob the Builder” :- “Clare the Cloner”. It caused much amusement, but we were not sufficiently musical to do a good job of recording it a la Hotel Mauna Kea.

By: Lo'ihi

Lo'ihi — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:38:54 +0000

An altitude of difference between Hotel Mauna Kea and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel! One is closed after the big earthquake, but the summit one seems to be producing a mountain of new discoveries all the time, and they are willing to share the fascinating findings with the local citizens. How lucky we are to have such a world renowned observatory in our neighbourhood. The summit is snow capped for the past few weeks. I bet the tail bashing humpbacks also enjoy the spectacular backdrop.

The only odd feature of the song is her pronunciation of ‘Kea’. She makes it into a triphthong like ‘Keia’. She has a nice voice, though. The guitarist is superb! Wish he performs at one of the outreach lectures at Keck HQ.

Enjoyed the video thoroughly.
Mahalo!

By: DAV

DAV — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:59:50 +0000

“It’s NOT about a cursed hotel in the middle of the desert?”

LOL! If it was it would have been called Hotel Las Vegas.

By: KaiYeves

KaiYeves — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:14:14 +0000

“It’s more a lyrical version of Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” It wasn’t until I was in my 30’s before I realized the full meaning of what Wolfe meant. I guess it happens to nearly everyone at some point in their lives. Maybe it hasn’t happened to you yet?”

It’s NOT about a cursed hotel in the middle of the desert?

By: Michael Lonergan

Michael Lonergan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:07:04 +0000

Besides the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this is the other place I would love to visit!

By: DAV

DAV — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:48:30 +0000

Very funny. Now you weren’t the last one to see it!

“The real song Hotel California is kind of creepy ”

It’s more a lyrical version of Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” It wasn’t until I was in my 30′s before I realized the full meaning of what Wolfe meant. I guess it happens to nearly everyone at some point in their lives. Maybe it hasn’t happened to you yet?

By: KaiYeves

KaiYeves — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:06:01 +0000

Now that is funny!
The real song Hotel California is kind of creepy if you actually listen to the words.

By: John

John — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:29:30 +0000

No, I’M the last person to have seen it.

By: JanieBelle

JanieBelle — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:02:11 +0000

Apparently, I am now the last person on earth to have seen it.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Rowsdower

Rowsdower — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:26:20 +0000

Nope, I must have seen it because I didn’t know about it until you told me. Heh. Loved it, but what I really loved was the scenery. What a glorious place to work. From what it looks like in the video, those people know it.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:20:08 +0000

Brilliant!

By: lolife

lolife — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:00:48 +0000

I have to assume I am the last person to have actually seen it, too.

…and I guess I’m the only astronomer who doesn’t think it is all that funny!

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:45:59 +0000

sorry, should have said I always wanted to go to Mauna Kea.

By: Blake Stacey

Blake Stacey — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:07:13 +0000

When do we get the version about Super-Kamiokande?

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:04:59 +0000

Love it, love Hotel California and always wanted to Mauna Kea.

By: gyokusai

gyokusai — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:29:14 +0000

Oh my goodness, this one has me actually up in tears (I wanted to study astrophysics, but somehow deviated from the path and went into literature and philosophy instead).

Beautiful!

^_^J.