On July 30th we pour a little liquor for our homie marimari  aka Kyle Bouvier. Twelve years ago we lost our brother...

His selfless acts and being an extremely positive nice guy, doesn't even begin to describe what he meant to us. One of the greatest has ever seen. Check out the Classic Threads Museum for a taste of his impact. Kyle had contributed so much to the Hello! Project fandom by sharing many materials at all the sites. He was a regular in the IRC and took part in online games like Pangya. When we learned that throughout his life, he was confined to a wheelchair due to muscular dystrophy, it made us respect him even more. To overcome those odds, to be with us HiPsters.

In honour his memory we play the game marimari loved so much, something we call:


Head to The Akihabara Forum PANGYA (aka Albatross18 aka Loligolf) thread for more information on how to play. Patch em up! It takes almost an hour if you haven't played since last marimari cup! AND THEY GOT LOTSA NEW STUFF http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=16264.0

What day is good? This Saturday? This Sunday? I make this thread to gauge interest so please HOLLER. REPLY.

Tee time is: Sunday? Saturday July 28? 29? 2018 @ 9:30 PM EST

We gotta work as responsible adults SO hell. Evening on Tuesday Day of. I'll be spitting tracks on the radio.

* If this time doesn't work for you, HOLLA. Let's arrange to play TOGETHER!!

LETS MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL!! GET SUPER READY!!! Download it. It takes over an hour on cheap DSL to patch so NO EXCUSES! Let's get ready to TEE OFF!! It said Windows 7 miniumum but my XP and low res shit still hanging in there!! cute golfin times!

ALERT!!!! DOWNLOAD HERE!

Here's the new site. I still have the old download from last year, pika said he had a file. ! https://pangyacelebrity.wixsite.com/play

Let's try it OUT




Past marimari memorial cups leader board results:

1st annual
2nd annual
3rd annual
4th annual
5th annual
6th annual
7th annual
8th annual
9th annual
10th annual

SIGN UP HERE!! 

The winner gets $100 in their name donated in honor of marimari's family charity of choice - Make a Wish Foundation (http://wish.org)

The intention is to raise awareness to kids like marimari who despite all odds, live their dreams and through charities like this get to experience great moments in their life.

To have marimari part of this community - and the Hello! Project fandom as a whole - really special. So as you go idolize that Hello! Project artists by digging through all that H!P multimedia, he is one of the ones who started it all.

So even if you can't make it, please take the time to donate.

Learn more about Kyle here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=150.0

We got this tweet a few months back from marimari's sister Kagobon...


and this is the reason why we keep going. To keep the memories of our fallen brothers and sisters alive, to build on the relationships that we have here - daigong so thankful to have met such great people - and to foster a new generation off JPHiPSTAZ to keep the POSITIVE PINK MOVEMENT GOING

We will also rerun the show we did in tribute of Kyle shortly after he passed NEXT TUESDAY July 30. Pour out a little liquor for our homie!

The marimari memorial show hosted by Hello! Ongaku Radio on JPHiP Radio http://radio.jphip.com

THE GOAL Having fun and help a great cause while paying tribute to our homie Kyle!


Peace OUT. Much Love   

Man, can't believe it's been 2 years since we lost our brother marimari. July 30th marks the day when we throw up our sigs and pour a little liquor for our homie ... this year, we play the game he loved so much - Pangya rolling up in a new season. So let's bring on THE TOURNEY.



The winner gets $100 in their name donated in honor of marimari's favorite charity - Make a Wish Foundation (http://wish.org) ... plus Top 3 players get a prize TBD

Check Akihabara forums for the PANGYA (aka Albatross18 aka Loligolf) thread for more information on how to play, etc.
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=16264.0

Are you down?  Tee time is: 9:30 EST ( right before Hello! Ongaku )

SIGN UP HERE!!

I can't believe it's been one year since Kyle aka marimari passed away. I can still remember that afternoon when his sister KagoBon posted this thread, telling us the news:
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=4693.0

Just stunned everyone, but we keep on moving. Risa Niigaki has grown into a beautiful young lady. Everyone staying strong.

I'm just keeping the positive attitude, putting a smile on my face like Kyle. Mourn you till we join you, lil homie.


If you don't know marimari - well, basically he was a selfless dude who would help a brother out or totally pull files out of nowhere and share em with us. Yet, he was just as down to earth as can be in the IRC. You can peep his legacy around the forum and in these stickied threads in the Classic Forum:
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=14.0

SO, everyone, put up your marimari sigs to show a lil love to Kyle on this day of remembrance.


You can Peep the OPVs in the JPHiP Youtube Channel. Play a round of Pangya!! Post a lil something you remember about him, 

We've made a donation on behalf of everyone to the Bouvier Family's charity of choice, The Make A Wish Foundation of America: http://www.wish.org

Which leads me to giving back. Keeping marimari's legacy going. I am tinkering with the idea of a JPH!P Foundation, where we can utilize the jphip.org acct we have to bring awareness to causes we're passionate about. For now, I'll focus on getting the JPH!P Archives up to date in The Asshole. Big props to all who have been working hard delivering those XXXclusive files to everyone. I'm sure Kyle would be so proud

The marimari TRIBUTE Project...

His legacy will never leave us, the posts and chatlogs are a reminder everyday. As Masa said: we should celebrate his life because marimari has given us nothing but positives. And that's how JPH!P rolls. July 30th will forever be engraved in JPH!P History:

http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?p=153331#post153331

Thanks to everyone who put up their signatures, expressed their emotions in the marimari memorial thread, and comments on other forums and livejournals, etc. Forever Kyle be our homie. One Love.

among others...feel free to suggest or join the Tribute

For sure, is the
marimari Tribute Radio Show

July 30, 2006 saw the Hello! Project fan community lose one of its favorite sons, marimari aka Kyle Bouvier. You may have seen his uploads on Hello! Online, Jpopmusic Forums, and JPH!P.  He has been so generous to the H!P online communities that I can guarantee you that there is at least one file there on your hard drive that came from his sharing.  If you have not already done so, please do take the time to send a message of support to marimari's sister, KagoBon, and his family in...
http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=4693

We plan to print out the thread and bind it, as a part of The marimari TRIBUTE Project
http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=4822

Like the projects we have done in past, we plan to have a radio show and IRC gathering.

The Marimari Memorial Radio Show will be on at 0230hrs (GMT) on Sunday, 13 August 2006, the timeslot when Hello!Ongaku is usually on-air on JPHiP Radio. marimari has given the H!P fan community a lot in his life as a H!P fan, and this show will be a joint effort by H!P fans to give back some of the love which he deserved. If you have or know of any other H!P fan that has experienced the goodness that is marimari, we invite you to come join us in this session of sharing and remembrance of a beloved common friend.

Submit any karaokes, song requests, and recorded/written messages to Ongaku! Project's Tris-chan and Rei-chan (at Ongaku Project Forums or JPH!P Forum) or JPH!P's Masa and daigong (at JPH!P Forum)

Tune in to the radio show at JPHiP Radio
 
Join the IRC Channel at #JPH!P @ SpaceTronix or if you don't have an IRC chat program, use Java Chat.

Submissions will be accepted until 11 August 2006 at 23:00 EST so act now!

marimari has affected us all in one way or other. I therefore ask that you spread this message to any other Jpop forum you visit or to any Jpop fan that you know of as quickly as possible. It breaks my heart to see KagoBon reading the marimari memorial thread over and over. Show her how much you care. I have already cross-posted this meessage in JPH!P Forums @ jphip.com, Hello! Online @ hello-online.org, LJ Communities: morningmusume + miracle_night

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Show your support for marimari and promote this week's show. boykun has kindly made these banners for us to use.


Thank you for your support,
daigong

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marimari will not be coming back. While I was eating breakfast, my father came to me and told me that marimari is dead. I couldn't believe it, but when I went into his room, he was cold. My brother, Kyle Bouvier, hid from you something he had. He had Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that wastes away your muscles. He has been in a wheelchair since he was ten. He passed away in his sleep, peacefully. Thank you all for being a good friend to him. I'm sure you'll miss all of his Risa pics.

mod edit:
here's a memorial sig by boykun you can use to honor marimari

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/179/marimarisigfl4.jpg