ROCK ON, MY BROTHER . . .

Jun Choi, 34 years old, has become the first Korean-American mayor in a city on the mainland (Hawai'i, natch, beat the rest of the states there). If y'all recall, this is the dude about whom The Jersey Boys from 101.5 FM made those horrid comments: Americans should vote for Americans, and all.

It would appear that Americans DID.

Choi now takes the helm of one of the most ethnically diverse communities in Joisey. He also faces a potential recount, given that he won by one percent, a mere 272 votes. But the significant thing to me is that while his opponent whines of votes being rendered along racial lines -- why does it always come back to race?! -- Choi chooses to focus on the future.

Rock on.