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BEACH BOYS PARTY AT THE BLAISDELL | 1. Concert promoter "Uncle Tom" Moffatt, center, talked backstage with Beach Boys core members Bruce Johnston, left, and Mike Love after the group performed for more than two hours straight Jan. 12 in Blaisdell Arena. Johnston modestly described the superb high-energy concert as "not bad for two guys in their 70s!" See my review at www.honolulupulse.com.
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MOORE ROCKS 'LEGENDS' SHOW | 5. "Legends in Concert Waikiki" headliner Johnny Fortuno, left, and Legends Chief Operating Officer Brian Brigner celebrated with veteran tribute artist Garry Moore on Tuesday on the opening night of his special engagement at the Royal Hawaiian Theater in Waikiki. Moore, a longtime Hawaii resident, has been portraying rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard for more than two decades and rocked the room. He will perform as the flamboyant entertainer through Feb. 11. For tickets, call 629-7469 or visit www.rock-a-hula.com.
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'NAKED GIRLS' PROMOTE READING | 4. Cherry Blossom Cabaret emcee Miss Catwings, left, congratulated Lola Love on the artistic success of "Naked Girls Reading: Banned, Challenged & Burned Books" Jan. 10 at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Love was one of three "girls" who entertained an attentive audience of literature fans with selections from books that were once banned or challenged for various reasons in the United States. The books for the evening were "The Jungle," Upton Sinclair's expose of corruption and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry; "The Color Purple"; "Our Bodies, Ourselves"; "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male"; and the 18th-century porn classic "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (also known as "Fanny Hill").
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LEE CROWNED NEW NARCISSUS QUEEN | 2. Newly crowned 2014 Narcissus Queen Brittany Wei Lin Lee, center, relaxed backstage with Narcissus Festival General Chairman Robert Yu, left, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii President Betty H. Brow, pageant emcee Bill "Billy V" Van Osdol and chamber First Vice President Sonny Zhang moments after she received her title Jan. 11 at the Hawaii Theatre. Lee also was named Miss Popularity.
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3. Former Chinese Chamber of Commerce President Alvin C.P. Wong reviewed the year just ended with 2013 Narcissus Queen Diana May Hwa Chao. Chao said in her farewell speech that although her one-year reign was ending, she looked forward to remaining actively involved in the community.
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