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Below are the last 10 columns written by Kimo Akane
I’VE GOTAFEELIN’... The Black Eyed Peas have just announced they’ll be opening New Year’s week, Dec. 29 and 30, at 8 p.m. at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Read Column>>HOLLY MADISON goes back to her roots ... No, she’s not shedding her blond locks, but she is starring in her own reality TV show called Planet Holly. Cameras will follow the ex-Playboy bunny through her daily routine (OK, I’m not buying that either).
Read Column>>MR. & MRS. CAREY (or is it Cannon? Either way, it’s money) celebrated his 29th after the last performance of her “The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour” at the Palms.
Read Column>>“THE RICH GET RICHER.” Unlike the old saying, times are tough all over. According to Forbes magazine’s Top 400 list of the wealthiest people in America, the rich actually got poorer this past year.
Read Column>>THE “KISS ALIVE 35” 2009 North American Tour pulls a one night stand at the Pearl in the Palms Saturday, Nov. 28. Named after their 35 years of Rockin’ and Rollin’All Nite,
Read Column>>THE JOHN MAYER TRIO with Steve Jordan (drums) and Pino Palladino (bass) perform at The Joint in the Hard Rock on New Year’s Eve.
Read Column>>LOOK FOR Christopher Kale Jones in Jersey Boys at the Venetian Hotel Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 17 to Nov. 1. The Hawaii Baptist Academy grad will star as Frankie while Rick Faugno is on vacation.
Read Column>>AT A FILM premiere in 1996, Michael Jackson threw his signature jeweled white glove (the same one he wore when he said “I do” to Debbie Rowe) into the crowd. Bill Hibble from Australia came up with the lucky catch.
Read Column>>COMEDIC TIMING ... UH grad Paul Ogata will be headlining at the Sin City Comedy Club at the V Theater during the week of the UH/UNLV game (Sept. 14-20). The ex-Pearl City resident explains that it’s not the kind of show you’ll find in most comedy clubs. “There’ll be burlesque dancers performing wild numbers and then me, but I’ll keep most of my clothes on.”
Read Column>>THE JUSTIN TIMBER-LAKE and Friends, Shriners Hospitals for Children benefit is happening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Oct. 17. In addition to surprise performances, look for singers Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Ciara and a reunion of the five-time Grammy Award-winning group that has sold more than 22 million albums, TLC.
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