MIKE VASCONCELLOS and Jamie Silva tied the knot yesterday morning under the goal post at UH's Cooke Field. "Instead of a ring, Jamie will give me a football and everyone will sign it," Mike said Thursday. In keeping with gridiron mode, the best man was UH head football coach Fred vonAppen. Elroy Chong, former UH quarterback, was in the lineup as one of Mike's attendants. Lisa Iseke was Jamie's maid of honor while vonAppen's wife, Thea, was one of the bride's attendants. Kalani Kinimaka performed the ceremony. Mike said that instead of the "Hawaiian Wedding Song," he wanted the "Notre Dame Fight Song" ...
Anna Kosof
AS THE Punahou "Shades of Blue" Jazz Band tore through "Flyin' Home" Monday afternoon at Gordon Biersch, Hawaii Public Radio G.M. Anna Kosof took particular enjoyment in the tune made famous by vibes great Lionel Hampton. She wants to bring Hamp, still performing at 88, here for an HPR fund-raiser. She said that he and his Golden Men, a combo of "seasoned" senior citizen musicians, would love to come. She added that Lou Rawls, Marian McPartland and other stars also would come if she can find sponsors. Any sponsors out there? If so, call Kosof at 955-8821. Kosof said she became Hampton's "goddaughter" in the late '80s when she was with jazz station WBGO in Newark.Hawaii International Jazz Festival boss Abe Weinstein, who works with the Punahou jazz band, arranged for the students to play at Biersch this week as a prelude to the Thursday through July 21 jazz fest. The festival will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki and Royal Hawaiian Hotels ...
MAI TAI SING celebrated 20 years with the Hyatt Waikiki Monday. She has been with the property since it opened. Mai Tai ran Trappers night spot for 15 years. She is now with the hotel's Ciao-Mein eatery ... Eddie Murphy is a riot playing seven roles in "The Nutty Professor" ... Gorgeous Demi Moore shows off her dancing skills and much more in "Striptease." Demi sure can dance. Burt Reynolds, as a lecherous congressman who is wild about Demi, and Ving Rhames, playing Demi's bodyguarding pal, keep the laughs coming ...
MARTIN DENNY picked Swiss Inn for wife June's birthday. Del Courtney, Bob Nelson, Pam Anderson, Shari Berinobis, Allene Floyd and Doug and Ann Weers toasted June. Denny, 85, sat in with Bill Cox and the Over the Hill Gang Jass Band Sunday at Steck's ... Sam Choy's at Diamond Head marks its first anniversary Tuesday ...
THERE WAS plenty of trickery and behind-the-scenes planning to surprise Helen Altonn with a party on her recent birthday. However, her daughter, Kepi, and a few good friends managed to keep the veteran Star-Bulletin reporter in the dark until she arrived home that evening where well-wishers were waiting ...
