Hawaii
Dudley Moore once did
concert at Hawaii TheatreTHE news yesterday was filled with stories about Milton Berle and Dudley Moore, both of whom died on Wednesday. Berle led a good, long and fulfilling life until he was 93, missing by seven years emulating George Burns and living to 100. I don't think Berle ever made it to Hawaii, unlike his contemporaries Jack Benny and Bob Hope, both of whom performed in Hawaii. Moore did, however, do a serious concert along with a soprano at the Hawaii Theatre. There was a lot of displeasure with his performance, as most didn't realize he was probably in the first stage of the rare disease which killed him, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, when he performed. It was just in February we scattered the ashes at sea off Waikiki of Simon Cardew, the former Sheraton Pacific public relations head who suffered from PSP for 15 years before he eventually succumbed ... I'll never forget the time I took two 6-foot-tall blondes to the late Alfred Goldman's Portlock Estate, where Moore was performing at a party. He had his photo taken with them, looking for all the world like a hungry kid surrounded by cotton candy at eye level ... I'll never forget seeing Moore with Peter Cook, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller in the British revue, "Beyond the Fringe" in N.Y. ...
SURFER Sunny Garcia has made more than a few bucks as a pro surfer, but now he appears to be in real money. He was featured on an international TV spot for Foster's Lager. Ask anyone who's been in a national TV commercial and you'll know we're talking big bucks ... Easter is this coming Sunday, and the Saturday after that, April 6, pianist Lorin Hollander will give a free performance in the Great Hall of the Lodge at Koele. Hollander, who's performed with every major symphony orchestra in the world, has been rewarding listeners since his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 11 ...
Who is it?
LESSON from the movies, as seen on the "Today" show yesterday. In a feature on actress Rachel Griffiths, a short scene with her and a guy she's breaking up with has her saying, "It's not you. It's me." The minute you hear that, men, know one thing: It's YOU! ...
THAT bald chap strolling into Compadres the other night was former Honolulu magazine editor and publisher Ed. Cassidy, who now lives in Florida. Just inside the door, Cassidy (who insists on "Ed." because it stands for a longer name he's not crazy about) spotted a photo of him handing owner Rick Enos a Hale Aina Award from Honolulu. He turned to his partner in life, Charlie Landrum (ex-of Tiffany and Georg Jensen), and exclaimed, "See, I did once have hair." ...
April Foolish
IT began as an excuse for a party among "the boys," but has evolved into a money-maker for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Hawaii Maritime Center. We're referring to the 16th annual "April Foolish Fun-raiser," taking place this year on Friday, April 5, aboard the Falls of Clyde and the former Pier 7 Restaurant at Honolulu Harbor. There'll be heavy pupus, a selection of wines, Gordon Biersch beer and music by a band with the intriguing name, "Don't Share Underwear." The "boys" have raised over $100,000 with their annual party ...
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
The Week That Was recalls items from Dave's 30 years of columns.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com