Posted on: Wednesday, October 27, 2004
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
'King of Cocktails' tends bar
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Dale DeGroff, the hotel's new beverage director (when he is in residence, several times a year) has plans for revamping the bar, giving it a hipper but still luxurious spin. He's giving training sessions for the staff, focusing on different types of liquor and how to create both classic and signature drinks. No cover; valet parking available.
Wear a piece of 'Hawaii'
The reality of NBC's "Hawaii" cancellation should hit even the most diehard fans from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today — the hours of the show's wardrobe sale at the "Hawaii" production studio, 2833 Pa'a Street building.
Parking is available at the Moanalua Gardens, with shuttles running regularly to the studio.
This is your chance to buy the clothes Eric Balfour, Sharif Atkins, Michael Biehn, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa and rest of the cast and extras wore on TV. If you're looking for props from the show, stay tuned. That sale, we're told, is coming soon.
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Victor Balta | TV columnist, on ranking Eddie Murphy as the top "Saturday Night Live" performer in the show's history:
"... John Belushi was great and Chevy Chase was good, but Murphy can't be touched. ... Murphy created characters (Velvet Jones, Mr. Robinson) that pushed the boundaries, and left us with lasting impressions of Buckwheat (pictured), James Brown and Gumby..."
