Intergalactic Time

‘That, of course, is the great secret of the successful fool – that he is no fool at all.’

Isaac Asimov, Guide to Shakespeare.^[6]

Here is a song that Jesse made while living in Tsushima.   One of our combined dreams was to create the Intergalactic Luau as a showcase for talent in many fields on Maui.

Intergalactic Time is Jesseʻs take on “sci fi” calypso – I grew up in Barbados learned how to “lime”  and play in calypso bands and of course shared this with Jesse who was great at “liming” and also covered songs by the Mighty Sparrow and others.  Calypso is a very playful verbal form coming out of the African griot tradition, very similar to the European court jester.    Sun Ra and George Clinton of Parliment/Funkadelics were pioneers at taking this tradition in to space in the jazz and R&B worlds respectively.

“Mau Kau Kau” is Hawaiian for “Are You Ready?”

To “lime” is a popular word and activity in the Caribbean meaning to hang out and socialize with your friends.