April 14, 2007
ANOTHER HO IN THE NEWS:
Entertainer Don Ho Dead at 76 (Fox News, April 14, 2007)
Legendary crooner Don Ho, known for his raspberry-tinted sunglasses and catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has died, his publicist said. He was 76.Posted by Orrin Judd at April 14, 2007 10:09 PMPublicist Donna Jung said the singer died Saturday morning of heart failure. He had suffered with heart problems for the past several years, and had a pacemaker installed last fall. In 2005, he underwent an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart in Thailand in 2005.
Ho entertained Hollywood's biggest stars and thousands of tourists for four decades. For many, no trip to Hawaii was complete without seeing his Waikiki show — a mix of songs, jokes, double entendres, Hawaii history and audience participation.
Is it still o.k. to say his name?
Posted by: GER at April 14, 2007 11:45 PM[moonbat-chip * ON] If we had gone ahead with federal spending for embyonic stem cell research five years ago, Don Ho would be alive and singing and entertaining today. This needless death is Bush's fault. [moonbat-chip * OFF]
Posted by: Dave W at April 15, 2007 1:09 AMRIP. A good entertainer. I doubt either copied the other but he and Dean Martin were so alike in certain numbers.
Posted by: Tom Wall at April 15, 2007 2:28 AMGreat headline,O.
Posted by: D Judd at April 15, 2007 4:38 AMI AM SADDENED TO HEAR OF DON HO'S DEATH. I REMEMBER SITTING THROUGH ONE OF HIS SHOWS IN HAWAII IN 1968 WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ON R&R FROM THE VIETNAM WAR. WE HAD FIVE DAYS TOGETHERWHICH WERE MEMORABLE BUT DON HO'S SHOW HAS NEVER LEFT MY MIND. NO ONE HAD EVER MADE ME SMILE AND LAUGH SO MUCH AS DON HO DID THAT NIGHT. HE WAS TRULY AMAZING - i HAVE REMEMBERED HIM WITH GREAT FONDNESS ALL THESE YEARS. i WASN'T QUITE 19 YRS. OLD IN 1968. i'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER GOING UP ON STAGE FOR THAT INFAMOUS KISS. HE WAS A WINNER.
Posted by: irishmegm at April 15, 2007 9:29 AM