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On the Scene John Berger |
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ANNA'S!": Noel the She-Male, bassist and vocalist of the Miltons, watched with amusement Wednesday as partiers scrambled to find the real $1 bills hidden in a bag of "hell notes" he'd dumped on the floor during Anna Bannanas' 35th-anniversary party. Anna's officially opened on July 7, 1969, and club management gave away $500 in cash on Wednesday to mark the date. A crowd of about 75 turned out for the anniversary.
BOOTH DANCERS: DJ Maleko joined Sondra Barker as she danced in one of the VIP booths at SKYLiNE in the Hanohano Room on July 3. SKYLiNE returns to the Hanohano Room on Saturday. Barker's new Sunday night party, "RisquŽ," debuted there last night.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SEAN: Sean D, second from left, and his girlfriend, Peggy Yu, center, celebrated with Yunni Lin, left, Paul Cholvanich and Kimiyo Takenoya on Thursday after he hosted the Operation Battleship (Who's Fresh) Emcee Battle at the Velvet Lounge. Mox beat MC Hasselhoff in the final round of the two-hour insult-athon and will take on the top emcees from other islands in Kahului, Maui, Aug. 27.
A LOVELY "LOVE'S LABOR": Director Tony Pisculli celebrated with cast members Jennifer Robideau, left, Jessica Quinn, Miriam Neuman, Moani Miller, Jennifer Vo and Sara Grove on Friday after his all-female production of "Love's Labors Lost" opened the 2004 Hawaii Shakespeare Festival at the Paliku Theatre. Pisculli's decision to go with an all-female cast works surprisingly well. Quinn and Vo distinguish themselves playing King Ferdinand and Lord Berowne.
JUST ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE WAVE: Peter Maharaj, standing left, Jack Law, standing second from left, and Ona Handy, next to Law, were joined by the members of Missing Dave after the band opened for AC/DShe at the Wave Waikiki Friday. A small but enthusiastic crowd was on hand when AC/DShe took the stage at 11:45 p.m. for a high-energy 80-minute tribute to AC/DC. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" capped the encore.
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John Berger has covered the local
entertainment scene since 1972. Contact
him at jberger@starbulletin.com.
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