Hawaii
THE above incident reminded me of Willy Loman's line in "Death of a Salesman" when his wife informs him the refrigerator is broken, just after they'd made the final payment. "They time those things," rages Willy. The quote had a ring of truth to it 40 years ago and still does today ...
SHARP-EYED Bob Dye noticed in the UH supplement in yesterday's paper that Loren Ekroth, who is presenting a seminar, "is the owner of Kama'aina Fundraisers and Loren Ekroth & Associates, both successful one-person businesses." If it's a one-person business, I wonder who the "associates" are? ... It reminds me of the time I mentioned the "doctoring business" in the column, only to receive a mild scolding from Dr. Roland Lichter that physicians are professionals and not businessmen. His return address, I noted, was "Roland Lichter, M.D., Inc." ...
THE Sydney Morning Herald carried a story about the Aussie who killed 34 people Down Under. The article reported that many of the bleeding bodies were carried into the Fox & Hounds Resort to have their wounds attended, mentioning that the owner of the resort, who oversaw the situation, was Les Gore ...
NEW Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, here for a pair of weekend concerts with the Honolulu Symphony, is a man of consummate energy. After leaving the podium following Saturday night's concert, he grabbed a few hours of sleep and was on hand to crash the cymbals to begin the symphony's annual fun run, "Opus Suite 16." Watching the group take off, he suddenly felt the urge to join them and did just that, ending in the Top 100. On the way back to Waikiki after the run, he lamented to board member Cece Kloninger that his schedule hadn't allowed him to climb Diamond Head. So Cece let him off at the crater and he ran to the top before heading back to his hotel to get ready for his 4 p.m. concert. A real dynamo! ...
David Cassidy
BALLY Who? Gailene Holley and a couple of girlfriends went to the big Bally opening, particularly to meet David Cassidy of "Partridge Family" fame. She was already floating after Mr. Blackwell looked her over in her '40s wrap dress and stylish hat and quipped, "Nice look," when Cassidy autographed her "Blood Brothers" ticket stub and asked why anyone would fly all the way to San Francisco to see him. Gailene explained it was because it was her birthday and he then wrote special birthday greetings on the ticket. She's in heaven. By the way, Mr. Blackwell predicts Madonna will be on his next best-dressed list once "Evita" comes out ...
