By Dave Donnelly
Thursday, November 21, 1996
John Fink, Dudley Moore
John Fink, Dudley Moore
THE theme today appears to be football. That fight which broke out at Aloha Stadium toward the conclusion of the UH-BYU game may be old hat at Oakland Stadium ("The Original House of Pain") or at San Francisco's "Your Name Here Park." But it's the kind of thing we don't associate with Paradise. Which may be one reason why "American Journal," the syndicated magazine TV show tried to get KHNL-TV to provide it with footage of the melee. G.M. John Fink replied with a succinct "Absolutely not." Despite the fact that "AJ" and shows of their ilk often cough up big bucks for exclusive footage it wants, Fink says it was an easy call due to "simple ethics and a sense of integrity." ... Fink nixed
melee tape to TV magINTERESTING to note that "AJ" wasn't interested in the moving footage of WAC Player of the Year Angelica Ljungquist, her parents and sister, standing and singing the Swedish national anthem played by the UH band at the concluding home match the Swedish native played in the Special Events Arena, barring postseason games taking place there. It was a moving moment, and tears were in evidence throughout the place. The scene would have made for a better "AJ" show, more in tune with Hawaii's attitude toward sports than a drunken fight in the stands ...
AND while we're on the subject of football, former Frank Fasi aide Linda Wong was on a business trip to San Francisco with entertainer Danny Kaleikini when they ran into Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Mark Tuinei. He and wife Pono were touring Chinatown after the Dallas/49er game that provoked S.F. Mayor Willie Brown's "Cheap Shot Heard Round the Bay" about quarterback Elvis Grbac. While Mark and Pono call Dallas home, they've opened a Discovery Zone kids sports center in the Windward Mall, and plan to maintain ties with Hawaii. Wong is still marveling over Mark's Super Bowl ring, which he let her hold. Said she, "Massive and impressive." ... Pamela Anderson Lee, rumored to be lying low in Hawaii following the opening of divorce proceedings against Tommy Lee of Motley Crue, might want to get such a ring. The two Lees had each other's name tattooed on their ring fingers ...
THERE are various football matchups which call themselves "The Big Game," but in the Bay Area it's the game between Stanford and Cal. This year's game is Saturday, and as usual, alums from both schools will gather at Murphy's Bar & Grill to watch the 10:30 a.m. game via satellite. The Cal Bear fans chant, "Go Bears, Beat the Rich Kids," while the Palo Altos, often led by politico Richard "Ike" Sutton, offer the West Coast equivalent of "Fight Fiercely, Harvard." Cal alum Bruce McElhoe says, "All are welcome." ... Then there's Jack Sullivan, to whom football was and is what we in this country call soccer. The soccer maven received a call from FM99.5 Radio with the question, "Do you think you could talk about soccer for a half hour?" Anyone who's seen him in action at the Quarterback Club would not be surprised by response of Sullivan: "I thought I would choke to death saying I possibly could." ... More football fervor
THE flier announcing "An Evening with Dudley Moore at the Piano" Saturday night at Hawaii Theatre Center adds, "The First Time in Hawaii." Well, not exactly. I recall an earlier visit when he played for a private party that millionaire Alfred Goldman threw at his Portlock Estate some years back ...
NOT everyone is as aware of the versatility of Skitch Henderson as part-time Hawaii resident Guido Salmaggi. Skitch, who's appearing in the pops series with the Honolulu Symphony this weekend, is best known as pianist and leader of the NBC Orchestra on the old "Tonight Show." But Guido employed him as an opera conductor with the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1961. Skitch opened the season by conducting Verdi's "La Traviata." Salmaggi calls him "a gentleman with talent galore" ... Skitch artist
