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Wood Craft
PICTURE THIS: Interesting things happen at The Contemporary Museum. At a pre-exhibition opening talk Thursday, Thomas Woodruff, a colorful and internationally known painter, teacher and illustrator from the Big Apple, was surprised by a daring docent's bold request for him to share a closer look at his body tattoos with the group. After careful thought, and much to the delight of those in attendance, Woodruff stripped to his BVD's to display the work of top national tattoo artisans, himself included, on his arms, torso and legs. Woodruff said his tattoos are American "carnie-style," which include intricate webs, fanciful birds and playful devils. Too bad Dr. Norm Goldstein, a tattoo expert, wasn't there. Woodruff's "Apple Canon" exhibition of paintings is on display at the Contemporary Museum through March ... Artist shows
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Congratulations Al
CHEERS to singer Al Waterson who marks his eighth year tonight at Fisherman's Wharf ...The Ilikai is holding its annual Super Bowl Party tomorrow, 11 a.m., in the Pacific Ballroom. Large TV screens will be set up. Admission is free, but it is hoped guests will donate $5 to the Cancer Society. Miss Hawaii Candace Gentry and Miss Oahu Liane Mark will attend, along with Coors' Silver Bullet Girls. Sports memorabilia from Sports Gallery Hawaii will be auctioned ... Hawaii Public Radio's Almost New record Sale, which began yesterday, continues today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kakaako and Kewalo rooms of Ward Warehouse ...
SMALL world item: Dr. Clayton Ching, a jazz fan, sent me an e-mail from California to give me a pat on the back for writing about Diana Krall's great pops concert. In subsequent e-mail conversation, we found we both graduated from Roosevelt High, he in '55 and I in '49, and we both played football there. When I named some of my teammates such as Bully Windrath, Itchie Miyasato, Tom Kawamura, Larry Mosher, Stan Atkins and Frank Steinmiller, Clay said he remembered us and we were his heroes as he was growing up. He added he played for UH with players such as Ed Kawawaki and Roy Price, both of whom I knew at UH. I mentioned other UH gridders such as Charley Araki, Colin Chock and assistant coach Jimmy Asato, who in 1955 with coach Hank Vasconcellos went to Nebraska where the battered 'Bows beat the mighty Cornhuskers, 6-0. The 'Bows had only 22 fit players, eight of whom played the whole game. Clay said he was in that game, which I consider the greatest upset ever in college football. I said a golf pal is Allen McKeague. At that, Clay said he, as a linebacker, and Allen, a defensive end, played on the same flank at UH in later years. He added that his sister-in-law, Adele Leong Low, was my classmate at Roosevelt and his brother, Ron, was a soph there when I was a senior ...
Roaring on
CAR dealer Mike McKenna's son, Danny, and their CPA, Eddy Berliner, were in town last week shopping at Neiman Marcus and enjoying a pit stop at the Mariposa bar. Danny runs five McKenna dealerships in Southern California and Mike runs three here. When Danny picked up his shopping bags to depart, he also picked up mine and started walking away before I yelped. There's your item, said a laughing Mike. Congrats to Mike, whose donations to isle schools have hit $300,000. Mike gives $100 to a school for every car he sells here. The buyer picks the school ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets
of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of
people, places and things every Saturday.
E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com