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Hawaii Dave Donnelly |
1992: Limo drivers ready
to make a snappy comebackSCULPTOR Tony Smith, former Time magazine cover boy, was commissioned by the state to create a sculpture for the UH campus. Well, he's titled his large cement sculpture "Hubris," a Greek word which means, roughly, "pride condemned by the gods." Since the work will be located next to the new Medical Science Building, Jim Cannon thinks it might be an indicator that the school will be turning out damned proud doctors. (Oct. 28, 1969) ...
IN announcing his new Tapa Room show, opening at the Hawaiian Village Dec. 17, Bill Dana handed out copies of a "self-portrait" that broke everyone up. In it, he claimed to have been "sent off to war by a grateful country," received the Bronze Star "for conspicuous precaution under cover," graduated from Emerson College with "honors Summa Cum Braggadocio," took a job as a page at NBC to be near the profession of his choice "but ended up in show business instead" and made guest appearances "on major TV variety shows including Don Robbs'." Funny man, and his Tapa Room gig should be hilarious. (Oct. 29, 1970) ...
WHEN publisher Don Over was in Tahiti recently, his partner at Trade Publishing, Carl Lindquist, purchased new license plates for Over's car in tribute to his substantial loss of weight. Over's new plates read: "SKINNY." (Oct. 28, 1971) ...
CAN you imagine carrying a 10-foot-tall wedding cake all the way to Germany? That's what Makaha Inn chef Pascal De Rosa did. He was one of six isle chefs who competed in the big international Culinary Olympics. It was worth the effort, however, since De Rosa walked off with a gold medal for his cake, one of eight gold medals our local culinary artists picked up. The achievement was all the more remarkable when you consider that there were some 1,000 chefs from 29 countries competing in the Olympics, held every four years just like the sporting Olympics. The chefs return to Hawaii tomorrow and deserve a "Well done!" (Nov. 1, 1976) ...
NOTHING as ordinary as reading palms -- when Colony Surf owner Rainee Barkhorn wants to look into the future, she reads feet. It's a complicated process of examining the tops, bottoms, how one walks and what the shoes look like, and Rainee is a firm, but not arch, believer. (Oct. 29, 1976) ...
MAGICIAN Fred Ball will be holding his third annual Professor Fun Halloween Costume Contest at his regular Sunday dinner show at the Queen Kapiolani Oct. 29. And what better place to hold a dressy affair than the Peacock Room? (Oct. 26, 1978) ...
SERVICES for the late Dick Fair will be held Wednesday at Tenney Theatre on the grounds of St. Andrew's Cathedral. It's appropriate because Fair was an actor, and a fine one, who performed at that theater and many others in town. You may recall his performances there in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with wife Electra Gailas, and in "Marat/Sade," among others. (Oct. 27, 1980) ...
WHAT'S this? A 200-pound hooker in Kapiolani Park? It's OK, the hooker is Dennis Clare -- that's the position he plays -- and he's one of seven members of New Zealand's world-class All-Blacks National Team that'll be part of the Manawatu club taking on the Hawaii Harlequins Rugby Football Club tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Some friendly advice: Bet on the visitors. Oct. 26, 1982) ...
THE Austrian National Day dinner at the Kahala Hilton went magnificently, right up until the pianist struck up the Austrian national anthem. You see, the Kaiser's anthem was played instead of the current one, causing Austrian consul Hans Strasser a near heart attack. (Oct. 31, 1983) ...
BOTH Juan Navaro, of Century Limousines, and Frenchy, of Frenchy's Limousine Service, keep jars of Grey Poupon handy in case some wise guy drives alongside and asks if they have any. (Oct. 27, 1992) ...
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Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968. The Week That Was runs Sundays and recalls items from Dave's 30 years of columns. Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com
