Hotel Mauna Kea (parody)
December 9th, 2009 | 
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Experience the plight of astronomers at the 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea! Veteran observers John A., Juan D., Kelly F., Ted K., and Tim Livengood took the HIPWAC spectrometer to the IRTF observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii and were inspired to write the lyrics to “Hotel Mauna Kea”. Here, Juan, Kelly and Ted perform the song and all co-investigators star in this above-the-clouds music video. “Hotel Mauna Kea” is a parody of The Eagles’ “Hotel California” by Felder, Henley, and Frey.
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Kelly contributed …
Kelly contributed to the soundtrack of the new “Hubble Vision (Foreigner parody)” video.
Wonderful! Fabulous …
Wonderful! Fabulous!
Keep playing please!!
Very cool video. I …
Very cool video. I like the waipio valley beach section added too.
It looks like you …
It looks like you folk on the professional side of the aisle (Isle?) are a fun bunch.
Best regards,
Francis J. O’Reilly
(A frustrated astronomer and amateur telescope maker)
A combination of …
A combination of being unaware of the problem while on the dirt road, and then convincing ourselves while on the pavement that the tires sounded in need of balancing and rotation! We will try to catch it sooner next time
Thank you so much, …
Thank you so much, but although I am the singer, I am just the co-lyricist. All co-Investigators had a hand in the lyrics during an amazing moment of inspiration while on a break from observing. We are so pleased that others enjoy the lyrics as well!
~Kelly
Great video! That …
Great video! That was a nasty loking flat tire, how did you manage that?
AWESOME, BABY!!! …
AWESOME, BABY!!! You know, Kelly, your talent to take composed songs and create your own lyrics and see if it suits the rhythm is quite amazingly wonderful like sunbeams and rainbows!
Kelly, this is …
Kelly, this is awesome.
–Logan
Hi, I’ve some hard …
Hi, I’ve some hard time with film editing for Kelly’s interview, sorry for this, …, thanks for your patience
Looking forward to …
Looking forward to Dr Kelly Fast’s interview …
WONDERFUL – Thanks …
WONDERFUL – Thanks for that piece of fun.
That was quite a …
That was quite a surprise! You were all so kind! It was a pleasure meeting you! ~Kelly
This is absolutely …
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This is absolutely crazy, can’t believe it, we just got an interview of Kelly, yeeeeeees !!! We know you are so busy and refuse, absolutely, all the interviews. How lucky we are! On behalf of all the thousands of people of your french fan club of Paris Observatory, mahalo nui loa Kelly. Pierre
Note for the all the fans: we are all here working hard in getting the authorizations of our beloved Mauna Kea star to publish the video of that incredible interview
this is awesome!! i …
this is awesome!! i love it!!!!
Wow, what an honor …
Wow, what an honor to be part of the curriculum!
~Kelly
My professor showed …
My professor showed me this video in Astronomy class…I love it.
Never stole food, …
Never stole food, but hot drinks, quite a few! Feels like nice old time
Hahaha never stole …
Hahaha never stole food but hot drinks, quite a few… Awesome jobs with the music guys ^^
That was awesome! …
That was awesome! It really makes me miss the long long long nights at the IRTF. x_x Did you ever steal food from the CFHT’s kitchen?
Nice video and nice …
Nice video and nice song. But remember, you can check out of spacetime any time you like, but you can never leave.
This is really a …
This is really a cool song, I enjoyed it, thanks.
We have checked …
We have checked with folks here at Mauna Kea. The most correct naming is “Mauna a Wakea”, pronounced MOW-nuh (rhymes with now-nuh) ah vah-kay-uh, which means “mountain of Wakea, the sky-father.” The casual usage is the modern Mauna Kea, pronounced “MOW-nah Kay-ah.” We have our pronunciation advice from the visitor center, from rangers, and on best authority from Kimo from the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.
Hi! (You know it’s …
Hi! (You know it’s me).
I’ve already told you I like the video, but I haven’t posted any comments.
We all miss you now that you’re back in Hawaii!
(Moh-ah-na Kee-ah?!)
ScienceTim again. …
ScienceTim again. We had a second comment from Paahau, who apparently did not take kindly to the intended joking in my response to antman252. We’re trying to avoid obscenities here, which is why I am not approving Paahau’s comment to be posted. Say it clean, even if non-complimenatry, and it will stay.
I will ask my Hawaiian cultural contacts the correct pronunciation when I am there in a week. Will we accept that it’s an authoritative pronunciation if it’s from native Hawaiians?