Hawaii
GUESS WHO SNEAKED into our fair state yesterday, sans fanfare: Delores and Bob Hope. They're R&R'ing at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island, and golf nut Hope is trekking around the hotel's beautiful golf course. And where there's life, there's Hope: When he entered the lobby yesterday, the resident macaw let out a screech audible to the seventh floor. "Oops," said Hope, "Crosby just hit another high note." Aloha, and welcome, to America's favorite comedian. (Sept. 12, 1969.) ... A reader noted in yesterday's column that Stu Cowan, the attorney, got married this week, and asked if he wasn't the same guy we quoted as saying some months ago, "The next girl I marry hasn't been born yet, and her mother died yesterday." Yep, same guy. (Sept. 15, 1971) ... 1969: Bob Hope
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EGO deflater: Returning to find that the slug line "Dave Donnelly is on vacation" was placed right over an ad that began, "Who Cares?" (Sept. 11, 1973) ... Talk about the shrinking dollar, writes Alyce Char, the pound is shrinking even more! To prove her point, Mrs. Char encloses two ads for Sara Lee Pound Cake, one weighing 11 1/2 ounces and the other 10 3/4 ounces. As a gourmet cook herself (and co-author with her husband, Theodore, of a Chinese-Hawaiian cookbook), Mrs. Char is quick to notice when a pound is no longer a pound. (Sept. 9, 1975) ...
THAT gray-haired gent tripping the light fantastic on the Trappers dance floor Friday night was Sonoma Vineyards winemaster Rod Strong, a former ballet dancer and choreographer. And bouncing vigorously to the Jimmy Borges rendition of "Y.M.C.A." were Holiday magazine wine expert Robert Lawrence Balzer and California vintner Robert Mondavi, each wearing out a younger dance partner. All three had just come from a Renaissance feast prepared across the street at the Hyatt Ballroom to conclude a two-day wine seminar. (Sept. 10, 1979) ...
ONE of the celebrities who's flown in to help former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos celebrate his 69th birthday today is Muhammad Ali. The former heavyweight champ probably has lots in common with Marcos, and he still credits him with throwing what he describes as "the best party I ever had." He was referring to the "Thrilla in Manila," something most fight fans will never forget, particularly if they were lucky enough to be present (ringside) as I was, covering it for the Star-Bulletin. On the other hand, my first memory of the Manila visit was seeing a uniformed solder at the bottom of our plane's gangway, carrying an automatic weapon. Martial law was in effect, after all. (Sept. 11, 1986) ...
HAWAII Polo Club honcho Michael Dailey called yesterday from Chicago to pass on regards to his father, Fred Dailey, from Prince Charles and his polo-playing pal Ron Ferguson, known now in England as "Father of the Bride," as in Sarah Ferguson, with of Prince Andrew. Young Dailey had flown to the Windy City to attend a reception there for Charles and Lady Di, and to watch the prince and Ferguson in action in a polo match Sunday. Dailey reports that Charles fell on his Royal Keister once, but his team emerged victorious by two goals, and that often takes the hurt out of a spill. He invited the prince to return to Hawaii for polo at Mokuleia, where he attracted the largest crowd ever there in 1974. (Sept. 12, 1986) ...
ATTORNEY Orville Ross, an inveterate traveler, was planning a trip to Africa a year ago despite warning from friends about terrorism on the continent. Just before his departure date, Ross was in a crosswalk near his home in broad daylight (ever seen narrow daylight?) when he was hit by an unlicensed, uninsured driver in a car. Now recovered and undaunted, Ross is heading to Africa again, figuring any terrorism he may encounter can't be worse than the hazards at home. (Sept. 1, 1987) ...
"The Week That Was" recalls events culled from Dave Donnelly's
three-dot columns over the past 30 years.
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com