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On the Scene
John Berger
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"LUCKY 13TH" FOR DUKE'S
JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Veteran Waikiki beach boys, local entertainers and people who know where to find a good party got an early start on the weekend Friday afternoon as they celebrated the "lucky 13th" anniversary of Duke's Canoe Club in the Outrigger Waikiki. Uncle Po'onui, front, grabbed a seat, while Barney, standing left, Jeff Apaka, Billy Pa, Bill Robinson, Freddie Merino, Nancy Hall, Ted Bush, Chief, Mike Britland, Chris Colgate, standing front with lei, Duke's General Manager Ross Anderson, and Tommy Faainuinu gathered around him.
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SWEET TEMPTATION
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Cande Verdadero offered Ocean Club door man Anthony Faulkner a chance to sample "forbidden fruit" Saturday as Russell Tanoue's hot "Piranha Room" fundraiser parties continued in 2006 with a "Garden of Eden" theme. Verdadero stole the show as she distributed apples while wearing fig leaves, a snake and a securely fastened blonde wig.
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SHE'S ALL EYES
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Hawaii comedienne Cathy Tanaka enjoyed the Piranha Room Saturday with actor/comedian Jon Lovitz. The two had a table for themselves and were so deep in one-on-one conversation that the other partiers kept a respectful distance.
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GOOD COOKIN'
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Actor Stephen Mead congratulated Jessica Koger, center, on her performance in "Death So Delicious" Saturday at Dave & Buster's. Koger was the audience member picked to join the cast in the dinner theater show about a murdered chef; she got to keep the whisk that she's holding as a souvenir. Lee Goodridge also enjoyed the show.
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"HAPPY 35TH, TRAVEL+LEISURE"
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Ellen Asmodeo, left, and Nancy Novogrod were the guests of honor last Wednesday as Peter Shaindlin threw a "decadent" party at the Halekulani to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Travel+Leisure magazine. Asmodeo is the publisher of T+L; Novogrod is the editor-in-chief.
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