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On the Scene John Berger |
CONGRATULATIONS, FLASH: Flash Hansen, third from right, celebrated the sixth anniversary of his Pussycat Lounge party at the Wave Waikiki on Tuesday. Helping Hansen celebrate the continuing success of Honolulu's longest-running major weekly nightclub event were Matty "Matty Boy" Hazelgrove of Doorman Productions, left, Cheryl Bunag, Raven the Cookie Lady, Superstar DJ Keoki, Kamakoa Page and Alfredo Villegas. Urbane man about town Lance Rae showed up early to share a couch with Lisa Cogan and Josh Olivas, and commented that there's nothing fashionable about arriving "fashionably late," before he took off for another event. Laura Bach joined Claudette Bond and Marti "The Marti" Kerton for a mini-bachelorette party in anticipation of Bach's marriage to Peter Bond. Hanohano Room manager Keith Mallini dropped by to congratulate Hansen on six years of Pussycat success.
TERRIFIC TWOSOME: Kamakoa Page, left, and Ellaine Codilla were a big hit during the Pussycat Lounge midnight fashion show that featured barely there items from Lingerie Heaven. Raven the Cookie Lady, shown in the photo at left, made a Janet Jackson-style commotion off- stage with turquoise-colored butterfly pasties that matched her jewelry and eyeshadow.
TWO STARS + TWO FRIENDS: Katie Leiva and Charles Degala, far right, enjoyed the ambience of Nick's Fishmarket with John Rampage, left, and Larry Paxton during the opening night post-show cast party for Diamond Head Theatre's production of "Swing!" on Friday. Leiva and Degala do stellar work in "Swing!'
A GREAT KINE LUAU: David "Davey D" Daniel's, left, talked backstage with Puakea Nogelmeier and Louis "Moon" Kauakahi at the 3rd annual Great Hawaiian 105 KINE Lu'au at Blaisdell Arena last Sunday. Nogelmeier was a big hit dancing hula as Keali'i Reichel played "Hanohano Ka Lei Pikake."
NEVER MIND THE RAIN: Uli Cutter, center, introduced Euro-model Massimo to "Swing!" director/ choreographer Adealani Malia at the opening night sponsors' party for the Diamond Head Theatre production on Friday. Rain outside the tent didn't dampen the festivities.
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John Berger has covered the local
entertainment scene since 1972. Contact
him at jberger@starbulletin.com.
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