Posted on: Thursday, December 23, 2004
SHOW BIZ
Best wishes to the names who kept us entertained
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through Hawai'i
Santa was gift-wrapping
With bows and laua'e.
His shopping was pau
His lu'au feet, tired.
Was time fo' deliver
So he had the list wired.
For Jasmine Trias, He found, without hitch
A song so Idolesque
With just the right pitch.
For Camile Velasco, Some advice in staging.
She's got the voice
But needs kokua engaging.
For Jordan Segundo, A spot on the charts.
For Fred and Julie, A tree full of hearts.
For Emme Tomimbang, Another 10 years
Of hip musical moments
And maybe some tears.
A one-way ticket home
For Evan Dobelle. And for the UH regents?
No mo' presidential hell.
An extra hour of sleep
For Perry and Price. And static-free microphones
Would surely be nice.
A showroom that's bright
For crooner Danny Couch. Plus a bill of clean health
Minus throat woes. Ouch!
Just rest, good health
For retiring Jeremy Harris. Whose term in office
Spun like a wheel (Ferris).
Some surplus funding
For Mayor Mufi Hannemann To continue the brunches;
The movies, too. Can?
For Gov. Lingle, At last, school reform.
For UH-Manoa?
No mo' raging storm.
A global best-seller
For uke-strumming Jake.
And unbreakable strings
For both Ohtas, goodness sake.
An Emmy for Fox and Lilly And the cast of "Lost";
They're all happy to be here
(It could've been frost).
For the "North Shore" crew,
Egg nog from St. Nick;
And better scripts, more viewers
Would, ahem, do the trick.
And for "Hawaii,"
May it rest in peace.
On paper it sounded great;
In reality, it was hissed.
For Tia and Jason, Our Hollywood stars:
A new local project
That won't leave scars.
For model-actor Momoa, Another art show.
A slot for Frank B. Shaner — He's artsy, too, ya know?
For funsters DeLima, Bumatai and Ogata: A new place to perform
Please try ... you just gotta.
With Augie and Mel Both eyeing the Mainland
They goin' turn America
Into one local insaneland.
For Darlene and Marlene, Robi, Forté and Glenn: May the songs and the CDs
Keep going, no end.
For Martin Nievera, A deal to come home.
And why not for Charo?
Who's still on the roam.
For TV producers
Lee, Feldman and Arnone, Prime specials, hot topics,
Real people, not phony.
"Hawaii Stars" residuals
For Carole and Dirk. More gastronomical excursions
For Fujinaga and Kirk. For Lee Cataluna, Another hit musical play.
For Martin Denny, "Exotica" platinum would make his day.
A head of fresh blooms
For Kealoha and Karen. A gold conductor's baton
For up-and-coming Daren.
For Jimmy and Shari, Continued good cheer.
A Grammy for Keola Beamer Would certainly be dear.
For Keali'i Reichel, That Christmas CD.
For Makaha Sons, Kapena, Maunalua ... DVD?
For the Society of Seven
Las Vegas and orig,
Perhaps a room swap
Playing each other's gig?
Tours hither and yon
For Amy and Willie. For Makana, Tony C, too, With halau ... what a dilly.
Perhaps it's time
For a "Tiny Bubbles" revival.
Of course, by Don Ho, Who is Mr. Survival.
Don't tell, just deliver
New wheels for The Caz. For Na Leo, more harmony, With a skosh razzle-dazz.
For John Hirokawa, A new magic trick or two.
For juggling Gabaylo, Wider following will do.
For Jack and Cha, More time for mo'opuna.
More travels for Mai Tai,
Not later, but sooner.
For PR folks Lisa,
Aubrey and Bonnie,
Lynette, Sheila, Piia, David:
Something basic — more money.
An autobiographical film
By and of Eddie Kamae. And a new Sons recording
Would make his fans sigh.
For 'Ale'a, Pali,
Ho'okena, even Vaihi,
National attention
Would be maika'i.
For all Grammy contenders
Good luck and good cheer.
In a sense, you're all winners
We all embrace and endear.
Energizer batteries
For devoted Jim Nabors. At this time of year,
My, how he labors.
For Kit Samson, the pianist: No more health woes.
For ballerina Amanda, No more sore toes.
For filmdom's Chris Lee, More flicks to produce.
For Loretta Ables Sayre? Songs that seduce.
For Boller and Goes, And Maui's Barry Rivers: New flicks that bring laughter
Or sadness or shivers.
For our chef faves
Like Roy, Mavro, Chai, Hiroshi, D.K., Wayne, James, Russell ... banzai! For Leon and Malia, For Randy and Gay, For Al and Nancy: Stay coupled, OK?
Another night spot
For tireless Cione. He's really unretired
(Think he'd give up his throne?).
For Yemun and Gloria And Peyton and Moffatt, And Golden Voicers, too: May you always show profit.
May the songs never cease
For Cecilio and Kapono. And may Hapa be heard From Nu'uanu to Nanaikapono.
And pray for maluhia Between June and Joe. And bring back the Rainbows
(The fans will, well, glow).
For Audy, Jon, Jim, For Gaylord, for Aaron: May your CD production juice
Never go barren.
For Wong, Lutwak, Smith, Martin, Rampage and Bright, Matsumoto, Maltby, Cannon: Keep "playing" all night.
For all that rhyming
He's penned, yes, he's hooked;
Jay Larrin, the singer, Should just put out that book.
For Shiro Matsuo With heart oh-so gentle,
Perhaps a poetry book
To set on his mantle?
For Raiatea Helm And Auntie Genoa Keawe: May they never lose
That hold-the-high-note savvy.
For McDiarmid, de Mello, Uehara, Iervolani: May the winds of good music
Blow sweetly, kamakani.
And, Santa, what else,
But gems for Melveen. And precious woods for Kaiwa
Would certainly be keen.
For singer Jack Johnson, Just more down time at home.
For Lois-Ann Yamanaka, A brand-new comic tome.
Full houses, bright stars
For Akina and Bloom. It's often a challenge
To fill up that room.
For maestro Sam Wong And pops mogul Matt: More stellar big names —
The fans really like that.
And electrical power
To fuel that marquee.
'Twould make the Hawai'i Theatre
And Burton glow. Whee!
For KITV's Rosenberg, A definitive primer
With ratings advisory:
To watch live or use timer?
For Tino, sleek wax
To shine his bald head.
Hey, Ray Bumatai: Tell him it's no dread.
And salsa galore
For Rolando Sanchez. For Noel, John and Gabe? A dose of cool jazz.
For you loyal readers,
You Mr. and Ms.
Aloha, good cheer;
This is our Christmas Show Biz. ...
Reach Wayne Harada at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com, 525-8067, or fax 525-8055.
