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On the Scene John Berger |
THEY'RE ALL SINGLE!:It was around 1 a.m. Friday morning when Dawn D'Estrada, front, stopped by the "Dunces' Drama" party to celebrate her birthday with Kawika Kanae, left, Cheryl Bunag, Nina, Flash Hansen and Falana Bouvier. D'Estrada said she is now "single and looking," and Kanae jokingly described himself as "single and desperate." The others yelled, "We're all single!
DRAMA FOR DUNCES: Andrew Bugreyev, second from left, welcomed Melinda Martin, left, Falana Bouvier and Aly Hirani to his "Dunces' Drama" Thursday night party at Mercury, a downtown hideaway on Chaplain Lane off Fort Street Mall.
HASTA LA VISTA! Jody Watley performed for about 55 minutes at Gussie L'Amour's on Thursday. She was the first national artist in recent memory who did not come out to meet the fans afterward.
READY TO ROCK: Ace bartender and promo person Melinda Martin dressed for the occasion when the Pipeline Band shot scenes for a music video of "Ready to Rock" at Fox & Hounds Kahala on Monday. Unfortunately for the producers, dancers in the video declined to wear the sponsor's beachwear, and other performers missed the shoot, apparently thinking that the Pipeline Band would be shooting at the Pipeline Cafe. "Ready to Rock" is the opening song on the band's current album, "Shadow Reef."
A LATE NIGHT AT THE WAVE: Kaila Yu hung out with her manager, Eric Chang, left, Flash Hansen and Matty "Matty Boy" Hazelgrove after her one-song show at the Wave Waikiki last Sunday. Yu did "Get Up on You," from her debut album, "Kaila," but without a stage available had to perform on the dance floor, and only a few people could see her.
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John Berger has covered the local
entertainment scene since 1972. Contact
him at jberger@starbulletin.com.
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