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Donn Beach interview

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Boom Boom Room posted on 01/12/2019

Love the Dietrich story.

Ohhh, to have been with Alfred Apaka and Donn Beach at his new restaurant in 1946.

Ohhh, to have flown on a Solent.

Ohhh, etc., etc. etc.

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/77119254.pdf

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hiltiki posted on 01/13/2019

Great interview, very interesting, thanks for posting.

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Hamo posted on 01/13/2019

Great find. Thanks. Even in the late 80's, he contended that he inventing the Mai Tai.

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MrFab posted on 01/13/2019

He "accidently" spilled that drink on Marlene Dietrich, so she had to take her dress off. Oh suuuuuure, it was an accident!

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arriano posted on 01/16/2019

Never heard of Iwilei. Apparently it was the red light district. I used Google Translator and it simply means "yard." Haha

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msteeln posted on 01/17/2019

On 2019-01-16 09:52, arriano wrote:
Never heard of Iwilei. Apparently it was the red light district. I used Google Translator and it simply means "yard." Haha

more likely, they were easily rounded up passed out in nearby Aala Park, which sits between the Iwilei district (harbor / cannery centric) and Chinatown / downtown Honolulu. the hookers were ensconced downtown where the cops could keep it under quasi-control, but of course anything and everything could of happened.
great read!

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Swanky posted on 01/17/2019

I love his discussion of the late 20s and 30s and what he was doing and the bar. Really dances around the truth. An astute reader will put the pieces together.

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Bam Bam posted on 01/17/2019

On 2019-01-12 09:14, Boom Boom Room wrote:
Love the Dietrich story.

Ohhh, to have been with Alfred Apaka and Donn Beach at his new restaurant in 1946.

Ohhh, to have flown on a Solent.

Ohhh, etc., etc. etc.

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/77119254.pdf

Ohhh, to hear the original tape! I wonder if it survived the last 30 years in a vault somewhere...

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