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Pam beaches with
Tommy while
Teddy’s gives a Rip

Word on the grapevine is that Pam Anderson is back with her ex Tommy Lee. The couple vacationed at the Four Seasons Resort Maui last week ... Comedian Rip Taylor, back in Honolulu for a month's visit, stopped by Teddy's Hamburgers in Waikiki recently but, alas, the eatery was closing and the register was all locked up. A staff member gave Taylor a free diet soda and he gave the crew an autographed photo to hang in Teddy's, saying, as he left, that he's in the remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard" (playing himself). The movie hits the big screen next month ...

There's a cool new furniture store in town. About 100 people gathered Thursday at mesh by Shari Saiki as the Rev. Curt Kekuna of Kawaiaha'o Church led the blessing. Kekuna had the crowd do a variety of ice breakers and after compliments were exchanged, the crowd stepped through the glass doors to coo over Saiki's sleek contemporary designs. I liked the glass lamp that pulled double duty as a fishtank. The emporium, located at The Shops at Dole Cannery (enter through the Costco parking lot), opens for business Friday ... Soothing Soles held its grand opening last Friday with co-owner Yvette Dowd enticing her guests with a 5-minute full-body dry hydro-massage. It was a quick yet relaxing way to end the week. The machine may be a little loud for some even with headsets on to listen to relaxing sounds, but the location (on South King Street, next to Hawaiian Electric Co.) is perfect for downtown workers looking for a quick pick-me-up during lunch breaks. The shop also offers spray tanning, for workaholics who never see daylight, and acupuncture by Atsushi Kanomata. OxyAromatherapy and temporary airbrush tattoos will be offered soon. Call 531-8600 ...

It was Saturday night fever as disco came back at Tau's Haus at the O-Lounge Saturday. Peter Rockford Espiritu's Tau Dance Theatre hosted the event. Among those on the dance floor were Nora Meijide-Gentry, photographer Christina Simpkins and actor Joey Caldarone, who gamely tried stepping to "The Hustle" before reverting to tried-and-true moves. A highlight of the evening was the Betsey Johnson fashion show, complete with drag queens and beauty queen Miss Hawaii USA Radasha Ho'ohuli, plus Grace Jones and Divine impersonators, and wild men showing off accessories ...