By Dave Donnelly
Tuesday, January 28, 1997
Heather Hays, John Young
Heather Hays, John Young
THE things some people do for theater - like giving up the Super Bowl! Well, almost. Football fan Joe Moore wanted to see the play in which I'm appearing, "Painting Churches" at Manoa Valley Theatre, but works nights doing the news on Channel 2. So he and his wife decided if they were to see it, Sunday's matinee would have to be the time. So he watched the first half of the Super Bowl game at home, then headed for the theater with his VCR programmed to tape the second half. That way he got to see most of the action live, and the final two scores on tape as well. New England attempted to make a game of it with Green Bay, but as they say in the nursery rhyme, "The Cheese stands alone." ... One person who had to be swept up in Cheesehead mania was Heather Hays. The former Miss Hawaii USA is now news anchor on the NBC affiliate in Green Bay, and herewith is an exclusive photo of Heather, properly attired with cheese ... Joe Moore takes
timeout for playINCIDENTALLY, Moore had some nice compliments about the play yesterday, saying "I'm glad I went. I really enjoyed the experience." For the record, and because Moore asked, I also watched the first half of the Super Bowl live, then caught the final scoring on my Watchman from the MVT dressing room before taking to the stage ...
FOOTBALL isn't completely over, of course. There's still the Pro Bowl to contend with Sunday at Aloha Stadium and lots of familiar folks will be popping up around town this week including several being inducted into the Hall of Fame. ESPN's "Sportscenter" is all set to broadcast "live" from the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Waikiki Beach this week. On hand from the network will be Tom Jackson, Sterling Sharpe, Joe Theisman, Mike Tirico, Mark Malone and Chris Meyers. The Village people hope the "Macho Men" here for the game will be blessed with sunny skies, since millions of viewers will tune in for the game, many of them freezing in frigid climes ...
SPEAKING of cheese and Wisconsin, Chris Racine hosted a luncheon for the king and queen of Tonga at Nicholas Nickolas. Ah, you thought Nick-Nick's wasn't opened for lunch? Well, it isn't unless you happen to be the king or queen of Tonga. There was something of a James Bondish atmosphere at the eatery atop the Ala Moana Hotel that day. Aside from the royal couple and Racine (who has radio ties in Hawaii and owns a station in Tonga) there was an entourage of maids and aides-de-camp, plus six large Tongan security guards hovering near the private dining lanai where the luncheon was served. In addition, there were six CIA agents outside by the elevators and lurking in the hallways. G.M. Paul Andres quipped that he felt he was going to be frisked at any time. In case your curiosity is insatiable, the two feasted on steak and lobster ... Tonga very much
AFTER reports of lavish bundles of Indonesian cash finding their way into the Bill Clinton campaign fund, the Democratic Party announced it no longer would be accepting questionable campaign contributions from foreign sources. So you can picture the looks on the faces of the new nay-sayers now that word is out that new gold reserves have been discovered in Indonesia (of all places) that should top $20 billion (with a "b") in value ...
PAINTER John Young has discovered a new form of expression for his art. His signature horses, fish and other patterns on plates, goblets and tiles are at FIRE IT UP!, a new shop on Monsarrat where you can paint your own pottery. On display there is a signature horse plate he gave to owner Carolyn Hall ... Jeanne Davis gigs me for calling a herd of steers "doggies," pointing out that a motherless calf is a "dogy" with one "g." My dictionary has "dogie" the preferred spelling, however; and "dogy" a variant ... And it was a fired up Dr. Jim McGuire who celebrated his 50th birthday with a Southern, Irish, Hawaiian Celebration. Friends translated it to mean "everything in excess" since the party lasted three days ... Fired up folks
