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Goo, psychics
and Jack LordSCATTERED shots, scattered mind:
» Vince Goo's retirement party reminds us that despite all the great publicity that has come to Derrick Low, Vince's dad, Ah Chew Goo, may have been the best basketball player to come out of Hawaii. Les Keiter says, "Red Rocha told me the other day on a radio show that no man has had greater impact on ball-handling, playmaking, shooting, than this man."
» First there was the phrase "pro wrestling atmosphere." Now a reader writes in that he no longer takes his family to Hawaii football games because of the "prison exercise yard mentality." This tells me that UH (and those who look at the world through green-colored glasses will maintain it is Aloha Stadium) has a problem.
» With the recent news that there is a "psychic from Hawaii" calling in tips on potential terrorism plots, I just want to point out, to clear up any confusion (you know, because of my prediction that UH would win at Utah State), this is not me.
» Speaking of the NIT ... everyone has said it, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be said one more time: Way to go, Herman Frazier, on securing that UH home game.
» A Nebraska scribe I know (who didn't see the game) wrote how tough it is to beat the Rainbows at home, where games are officiated by "the Five-O squad."
What?
His reply: "Sorry about the obligatory Hawaii Five-O reference. That was one of my favorite shows; still is. Do you watch CSI Miami? David Caruso is the new Jack Lord. They are eerily similar."
I'm waiting for the new Danno.
» If it offers Les Keiter a guest role as a general, then CSI Miami has my attention.
» Rainbow Wahine track coach Carmyn James has informed me that a few weeks ago I actually won the coconut toss (men's division).
You will recall that I lost to all the women.
I hope that 55-year-old guy doesn't ask for a rematch ...
» Now comes the news that Tiger Woods has decided to, well, not quite follow in his dad's footsteps, by going to some kind of boot camp fantasy camp. I can only picture Tiger as John Candy in "Stripes": "What have you got here, a six- to eight-week training program? A real tough one? Which is perfect for me!"
I don't know, I think I would feel a little bit awkward about doing something like that during wartime -- I'm sure Uncle Sam has a spot for him if he wants it.
» My brother wanted to know if I got any hate mail over my latest Michelle Wie column. No. Unless you count my boss, who yelled out across the office that I was "a flopper." And then he said, "You crabbed away from that one pretty good," while doing crab motions with his legs, going sideways on his wheeled chair and giggling.
But no hate mail.
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Kalani Simpson can be reached at ksimpson@starbulletin.com