Posted on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
SHOW BIZ
Moffatt eager to book Stones
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
SHOW BITS: In case you're wondering, there are moves afoot to get both a Rolling Stones concert and another by Loggins & Messina to Hawai'i. But don't hold your breath. Mick Jagger and his rock cronies, who launch a tour Aug. 21 in Boston, have not included Hawai'i among the stops. Ditto the reunion tour of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who have a fondness for the Islands (and a storied past) but are skipping us as they collaborate again starting June 24 in Boise.
Tom Moffatt, eager to book the concerts here, said bids are in but there are no nibbles so far. He has no plans to book the "American Idol" 2005 tour, which gets under way July 12 in Fort Lauderdale; "without a Hawai'i finalist, it would be tough to sell the show," said Moffatt. What he is doing is working on the Oct. 10-17 run of the touring company of "A Chorus Line" at the Hawai'i Theatre. ...
Names 'n' places: Georja Skinner, the Maui publicist and former film commissioner, has been spending time in Los Angeles preparing for New World Library's publication of her "The Christmas House," which chronicles the life of her father, George Skinner, who contracted polio during the 1934 epidemic and later turned his home into a holiday attraction as a gift to his Depression-ravaged community that helped him survive. When she sold her book via the Maui Writers Conference, she realized the value of the conference where agents and publishers discovered her manuscript via the Manuscript Marketplace, "a revolutionary way to cut through the slushpile on editors' desks," she said. She's also is dickering with writers of the "Tonight" show for a segment they'd tape on location this year from the Wailea Marriott Sept. 1 through 5. ... Singer Jimmy Borges, who turns 70 on June 1, is off to the Mainland to celebrate over the next two weeks. He was to link up with daughter Stephanie in Los Angeles, visit his mom in San Francisco, and wind up in Palm Springs for golf, golf and more golf. Gorgeous Borges simply doesn't look his age. ...
'TIS THE SEASON: Jordan and Aaron Kandell, sons of Lloyd and Sherri Kandell, graduated magna cum laude (3.8 GPA) with bachelor's degrees from the University of Southern California. Jordan majored in creative writing (minoring in Italian, film and television) and Aaron's degree was in creative writing and Spanish (with a minor in film and television). ... And Jerman and Jordon Koko, sons of John and Toni Koko (he's a member of The Makaha Sons), graduated from Ma'ili Bible School. The parents are mighty proud. ...
And that's Show Biz. ...
Show Biz is published Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reach Wayne Harada at 525-8067, wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com, or fax 525-8055.
