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Hawaii Dave Donnelly |
Everything old is new
again, even BeatlesWHO would have guessed back in 1963 while watching the Beatles singing the likes of "She Loves You" and "Please Me," that one day their music would be played by symphony orchestras? Well, that's going to happen at the Grammy-nominated Honolulu Symphony's next pops concert Friday and Saturday nights at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, with Matt Catingub conducting. First trumpet player Mike Zonshine put it succinctly: When I was growing up, I was learning both rock guitar and classical trumpet -- and "Sgt. Pepper was one of the albums I had that combined all the musical worlds I was beginning to experience. It was the first time I realized there was not rock music, jazz music and classical music -- just great music." ...
AND for something in the really light scene, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, will perform Jan. 23 and 24 at the Hawaii Theatre. Sure, the name sounds highfalutin', but it's actually an all-male comic ballet company. This is the Hawaii debut of the troupe, and to the surprise of nobody, some members will be putting in time at Hula's Bar & Lei Stand after the Friday night performance, with monies collected going to the Life Foundation and its fight against HIV/AIDS ...
Harry's back
AFTER 11 years of living in Las Vegas, former City aide to Mayor Frank Fasi, colorful character Harry Boranian and wife June, have returned to Hawaii and have an ohana property owned by daughter Paula in Lihue, Kauai. Says Harry, candidly, "I've got two writing projects in mind. First is my obituary" -- Harry is 81 -- "and the next effort will be entitled "The Adventures of a Nobody.'" Harry explains, "I can't count the number of people that I have bored near to death. Good old Harry -- welcome home ...FORMER Star-Bulletin staffer Chuck Frankel, likes to try every kind of food, so it is with glee that he spotted a Cambodian eatery in the spot that once housed Boomerangs in Restaurant Row. He asks if it's the first Cambodian restaurant to open in Honolulu. I can't think of another one ...
THE owner of Drop Zone in Mokuleia, Ken Anderson, made another trip to Queen's Hospital to offer support and prayers for Army Sgt. Michael Westerfield of Schofield, who had to be flown from Dillingham Airfield when he misjudged his landing and slammed into the asphalt runway, resulting in a broken pelvis, shoulder, ribs and compound fracture of his femur. Anderson, also known as Air Tugie, has celebrated a second year since his canopy collapsed 100 feet in the air, and hit the ground at about 50 miles an hour. Not expected to survive, Anderson had seven surgeries in four days and spent a month in a coma ...
Bloody film
HERE is your chance to meet the filmmakers and stars of "Blood of the Samurai," the Hawai'i International Film Festival award-winning film, soon to be a TV series. And it's free. The principals will be at the Japanese Cultural Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. If you bring your own DVD of the film or buy one there, all will be happy to sign it. Director of the film was Aaron Yamasato ...
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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