'Twas the night before Christmas, all through the MLC house,

No such thing as a computer, a keyboard or mouse,

The Beatle boots were hung by the chimney with care,

And we all sported mustaches with really long hair,

The teenyboppers were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of disco danced in their heads,

And mom in her night shirt, and dad wearing something li-dat,

Had just settled down after their Primo night-cap,

When out by our Chevy Nova there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed, but first had to empty my bladder,

Then away to the window I flew like a flash,

Stubbed my toe on the door and yelled "Suffering succotash!",

The sky was so clear I could see the Little and Big dippers,

Stepped on outside and put on my kamaboko slippers,

When, what should appear before my makapipi eyes,

But a sleigh, and eight reindeer - mini skirt kine in size,

With a hippy looking driver, so it seemed from afar,

For a moment there I thought it was Jesus Christ Superstar.

More rapid than eagles his reindeer they came,

Funny but these reindeer had old nightclub band names,

"Now, Greenwood! now, Aura! now, Power Point and Natural High take flight!,

On, Glass Candle!, on Phase VII!, on Asian Blend and White Light!,

To the stage of Hula Hut, Tikis, Dukes, and The Point After,

Boogie the night away in frolic and laughter!",

With platform shoes, big collars, and Angels Flight pants,

And girls with false eyelashes, go ask um' for dance,

So up to the house-top the nightclub reindeer they flew,

With record albums and cassettes and some 8-track tapes too,

And then, in a twinkling, on the noisy totan roof,

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof,

As I covered my ears from that chalkboard scratching sound,

He pulled off some jalousies as no more chimneys around,

He was wearing a three piece suit, and the polyester looked hot,

And I could tell he didn't buy it at the San Francisco Rag Shop,

A Members Only jacket covered his back,

And he looked like playah - on the attack,

His eyes -- how they twinkled like stars in the sky,

His hair -- middle part just like every other guy,

He spoke not a word, putting gifts under the aluminum tree,

A gift for everyone, but nothing for me,

I thought that was ODD and said "Wassap Wit Dat!",

And he just laughed and on my head - gave it a pat,

I said "That's cool because you know how I like to share,

But hey Santa Claus - No mess the hair",

He laughed and he snorted and reached in his bag,

And I thought to myself, here comes my swag,

But instead he pulled out nothing, but some stardust he threw,

Up in the air all around me and said "Something special for you",

"This stardust is magical to help you remember,

Happy memories of long ago, on this 25th of December,

To captivate your readers, like a dish you add spices,

To keep it interesting - your blog Midlife Crisis",

And I heard him exclaim, as he flew out of sight,

"Happy MLC Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."

We've come together on this special day,
To sing our message loud and clear...

Oh what a special day it was.  The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry celebrated it's 20th year with the Give2Live charity event.

Powerhouse performed with 17 special guests from other 70's bands such as Greenwood, Natural High, Glass Candle, Aura, Soulz, Asian Blend, Phase 7, and Shining Star throughout the night.

If you look way down in your heart and soul,
Don't hesitate 'cause the world seems cold,
Stay young at heart 'cause you're never, never, never old at heart...

The dance floor was packed all night.  So much so in fact that other MLCers made their own dance floor at the back of the ballroom where there was an empty spot!  The energy level was that high!

Almost 200 balloons that were filled with giveaways, selling for a $20 donation, were sold out within the first hour - with more people looking to purchase.  It was that kind of a giving night.

That's the way of the world,
Plant your flower and you grow a pearl...

During the break, we watched an excellent slide show put together by the Searider Productions crew looking back on 20 years of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry.  And then bone marrow donors from Hawaii were called up on stage one by one to be recognized - to a standing ovation.  They are the real heroes.

Hearts of fire creates love desire,
To take you high and higher to the world you belong...

A big mahalo and hugs go out to Roy and Annie Yonashiro and all their close friends for taking the time to make this memorable event such a huge success.  Thanks you folks for making this happen.

And thanks to NKHEA and IKHEA and guests, opso, and Rod's Big Bro for coming out and joining Paula and me in supporting the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry.  It was another good fun MLC outing.

Irwin "Supes808" Santos shot over 1,300 photos during the night - on his birthday too!  There are at least 3 in there of Paula and me - who's going to be first to find them?  Just list the numbers of the shots.  Here's the link: Superman808.com Give2Live pictures

And I took some shots too.

That's The Way of the World was the encore song - and rightfully so

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And if you missed the event or want to feel the energy again, Powerhouse will be performing again on Saturday night (11/21) at The Beat.  Also performing will be Soulz.  Wish we could make this one too but we have a prior commitment.  But we just might be stopping in later in the evening.