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Hawaii
WHILE I was hoping someone would predict an Wagering
over a BudOklahoma victory over Florida State with a theatrical flourish, "Bud Stoops to Conquer," I didn't see it anywhere. Still, Oklahoma coach Bud Stoops couldn't care less. While the Associated Press voters had Oklahoma No. 1, the bookies installed FSU as a 12-point favorite in the Orange Bowl. For once, the wise guys were wrong, though I'm told they made a killing on the "over-under" betting. Those who wagered the game's total points scored would be greater than 56-1/2, aware of the teams' offense more than their defense, lost big time. Most who made the bet went "over." As it turns out, with a 13-2 final score, together Oklahoma and FSU could have scored an additional 40 points and the "over" betters would still have lost. There's a lesson to be learned there somewhere, probably that few headline writers are aware of Oliver Goldsmith or his plays such as "She Stoops to Conquer." ...
OFF to Japan yesterday was Danny Kaleikini, who barely had time to repack after flying in from the Mainland. It's so cold in Japan, says the Ambassador of Aloha, he'll probably freeze his ears off. That, at any rate, was the gist of what he said ... Visiting an orthodontist is never an eagerly awaited experience, opines Ray Sweeney, particularly when they have names like those he found on page 258 of the phone directory: Dr. Hammer & Dr. Hook. Laughing gas, anyone? ... Dick Boyd, the celebrated saloonkeeper who retired to the peace and quiet of Hawi on the Big Isle, is flying to Maui for the Hula Bowl and to get together with such oldtime NFL pals as Billy Kilmer and Y.A. Tittle ...
Guinness and sushi
HOPING to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records is D.K. Kodama of Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar on Maui. With the help of dozens of volunteers from the Maui Community College Culinary Arts program plus high schoolers from around the state, Sansei plans to create a 100-yard California Sushi Roll. That's as long as a football field, appropriate since the roll will be created prior to the Hula Bowl at Wailuku's War Memorial Stadium. So what happens to the sushi? Anyone attending the game who makes a donation to the culinary arts program will be entitled to a segment of sushi. Bring your own sake ...ALWAYS wanted to be a flashy showgirl? Now's your chance. Former starmaker Jack Cione, who presented many dancers at the Dunes and Forbidden City, is again casting for ladies to be in the Pearl Harbor "Mardi Gras Follies." Most of his professional showgirls lost their fancy Vegas-y outfits in their acts, but you won't have to. The annual follies open Feb. 24 and play through March at the Pearl Harbor Banyan Club. Call 922-8401 for more info ...
Not so merry Christmas
ENTERTAINER Keith Haugen, for one, is happy to see another December under his belt. It was in December of 1999 that Haugen had a quadruple bypass -- open heart surgery. He survived that nicely and this past December got a clean bill of health. But in December of 2000, Haugen had to cancel plans to run the marathon because of a hernia. He had surgery and learned it was worse than the medicos thought, with three hernias, one the size of a baseball. He's trying to rest up because this December he's agreed to perform for the ABC Wide World of Sports Christmas party in New York. Good luck ...
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