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AS Hapa's Barry Flanagan was going through his email, he found a note from Sharilynn Tonorio which caught his eye Hapa match good,
universallybecause of an attachment. It was a photo Sharilynn sent along of her with Bono, the Irish singer of U2, holding aloft a Hapa CD. She reports Bono examined the CD and quipped, "A Hawaiian guy and an Irish guy. It must sound good." ... Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Morgan is getting almost as well known for his commentary on baseball games as he was flapping his arm while awaiting a pitch. But he can be a little forgetful, too. While checking out of the Maui Prince Hotel following a little golfing vacation, he remembered to pack his clubs, but wasn't so thorough where his clothes were concerned. Executive assistant Ululani Correa had to mail some things he left in his closet -- four pairs of slacks and some shirts -- with a note, "You may need these when the weather gets colder. Merry Christmas." ...
ACADEMY of Arts staffers surprised director George Ellis on his birthday with two stuffed Warner Bros. cartoon characters, Bugs Bunny and Sylvester. The "wascally wabbit" stood over 6 feet tall, if you measured to the tips of his ears. And yes, you could almost hear, "I taught I saw a puddy-tat" when Sylvester was brought in. The academy is hosting the "Art of Warner Bros. Animation" exhibition opening Jan. 20, and it'll include Tweety, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner among others ...
Headscratcher
THE Yellow Brick Road Theater, a tiny, 40-seat space on Keawe Street just makai of Queen, is where David Mamet's 1992 work, "Oleanna," has one more weekend to play. The play deals ostensibly with sexual harassment between a professor (Eric Nemoto) and his female student, (Dorothy Stamp) who just doesn't get it. Or does she? Whether or not any harassment took place and the resulting situation is what the audience must decide. The entire audience stayed after the show along with the actors and director John Perry to debate what went on and to my surprise there was less than universal agreement. Apparently preconceived notions played a large part in the discussion and the patron's interpretation of what he or she has just seen. I'd love to see more such discussions take place after controversial works and let the players justify why they acted as the did. Whatever your conclusion, the play is well done on a tiny stage and well worth seeing ...DOWNTOWN Planet founder Diane Logsdon flew in from her Maui home to lunch with friends at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Restaurant Row. She shared her excitement that Randy Schoch will be opening a new Ruth's Chris at the Shops at Wailea, closer to home for her. That steakhouse -- hold the tofu! -- opens Dec. 22 ...
Christmas in the air
IT'S the closest thing some island folks will get to being snowed upon, which is why crowds gather nightly under the 50-foot City Christmas Tree at Honolulu Hale. The "snow," or a reasonable facsimile thereof, comes raining down on the audience below every 15 minutes. The effect was the brainchild of City employees who created the lighted tree top, the "lei of stars" on the tree and the 16-story tree on the municipal building. Hats off to Barney Isaacs, Al Amper, Keith Hayama and Curtis Young for the "snow" tree, operating nightly through Jan. 2 ...
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
His columns run Monday through Friday.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com