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Posted on: Tuesday, May 25, 2004

SHOW BIZ
Franz 'fat' on screen but not in person

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

TRAVEL LOG: Jack (Tihati) and Cha Thompson recently returned from a relaxing week — no work, all play — at the Bora Bora Sheraton. Reason for the journey: to celebrate Jack's birthday. "I ran into Dennis Franz at the pool," said Cha, who recognized the star from "NYPD Blue." "So I told him, you look fat on TV, but you're not in person. He said he lost 30 pounds." Ever the name-dropper, Cha told Franz she did three "Magnum P.I.s" with Tom Selleck and "the cameras make you look heavy." Jack was at a loss for words when he found out that his missus had mentioned fatness to Franz. ...

The Honolulu Boy Choir will be off to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 2004 National Festival of the States World War II Memorial Dedication, Friday through Memorial Day. Event organizers wanted participants from all states and the youths of the Boy Choir, led by Ka'imi Pelekai, were chosen as our reps. ...

Pepper's heading home, with a June 11 gig at The Beach House here and a June 12 gig at the Kona Brewing Co. on the Big Island. ...

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THE NAME GAME: Owana Salazar, wowing fans and radio folks alike with her "Hula Jazz" CD, has been added to the roster of the 11th Annual Hawai'i International Jazz Festival (with its theme, "Swingtime in Hawai'i"), set for July 30 through Aug. 7. ...

Maybe this psychic on "American Idol" recently should have been our own Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona. About a month ago, over a lunch with friends and staff, the issue of "American Idol" came up, and he correctly predicted Jasmine Trias would make it to the top three. ...

And speaking of "Idol" and politicos: When former Gov. Ben Cayetano and wife Vicky celebrated a wedding anniversary recently at a Big Island resort, guess what they did? Yep, tuned in to "American Idol". ...

Camile Velasco, the "Idol" contestant from Ha'iku, Maui, will be part of that "AI3" tour, but has spent a bit of time settling into creating more original music. "I'm all right, it's been cool," she said about her short-lived stint on the Fox TV show. Interestingly, when she appeared at a Dave & Buster's thing hosted by Gregg Hammer and Kreyz Oshiro of Hot 93.9, she also sounded a lot like judge Randy Jackson, with a lot of "dudes" in her comments. ...

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WHEE, THE PEOPLE: The Tony Ruiviviars have sold their Koko Kai home and, at last report, were settling into a Hawai'i Kai condo that they bought. Tony (leader of the Society of Seven) and wife Karen also own a Las Vegas home, so they'll be living in two markets. The SOS are banking on a Bally's showcase sometime this summer. ...

And that's Show Biz. ...

Reach Wayne Harada at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com, 525-8067 or fax 525-8055.

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