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The Showman of the Pacific - 50 Years of Radio and Rock Stars
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by Tom Moffatt and Jerry Hopkins
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List Price: $34.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 240 pages
Published by: Watermark PublishingEdition: 1st Edition December 16, 2005
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0975374079
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0975374078
Book Dimensions:
10.1 x 10.1 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 2.8 pounds
Product Review
Book offers backstage pass to a legend's life
Tom Moffatt's autobiography, "The Showman of the Pacific: 50 Years of Radio and Rock Stars," is the astounding history of an entrepreneur who helped shape the entertainment climate in the Islands for the past five decades.
The 234-page book, "as told to" Jerry Hopkins, benefits from Hopkins' skill in encapsulating history and breathing life into significant events. It's like having a backstage pass to Moffatt's life as a now-legendary rock and pop promoter and radio deejay, who has made the acquaintance of many an American idol.
Moffatt's story begins in South Lyon, Mich., near Detroit, where Moffatt was a jock, actor, deejay, dishwasher and radio wannabe. He left home for the University of Hawai'i with plans to become a radio jock.
In conversational first-person monologues, Moffatt hosts a tour of his life. Among the highlights: his tenure as a deejay at K-POI Radio, which had an integral role in reeling Hawai'i into the Age of Rock, and his move into promoting musical acts.
Along the way, Moffatt developed show-biz friendships with Jimmy Buffett (Mr. Margaritaville), Eddie Sherman (retired three-dot columnist), Neil Sedaka (teen idol turned lasting pop star), and Sid Bernstein (former manager of The Rascals, and the man behind The Beatles' Shea Stadium gig in New York).
Of course, Moffatt's friendship with Col. Tom Parker, celebrated manager of Elvis Presley, is there. And The King has ample play, too, in photographs and in text (he's mentioned the most, on 33 pages). --Wayne Harada, "The Honolulu Advertiser" (copyright 2006)
Product Description
Behind the Scenes with the Legends of Show Business
In 50 years as a promoter in paradise, Tom Moffatt has staged the biggest acts in the business — from Elvis Presley to Elton John, Nureyev to the Harlem Globetrotters, Sinatra to the Rolling Stones. Now, in revealing anecdotes and more than 400 photographs, "Uncle Tom"” presents an inside look at this half-century of entertainment: the Show of Stars, the POI Boys, the Hawaiian music renaissance, Sunshine Festivals inside Diamond Head, world-class theatre, stadium extravaganzas and much more. Also included are first-person anecdotes from celebrity contributors, vintage posters and rare concert photos, from Elvis Presley at Honolulu Stadium to Jimi Hendrix at the Waikiki Shell. From doo-wop to disco, sports to the symphony, here is a fascinating look behind the scenes — —50 years of entertainment through the eyes of a legendary American showman.
Reader Reviews
I grew up in Honolulu during the early sixties and Tom's book brings back so many memories. The British Invasion shows at the HIC, Led Zepplin at the old Civic, the crater concerts, the Golden Hibiscus Contest, the Poi Boys, each is a gem. My father worked for the competition at KORL and KULA. What a hoot ! Thanks Tom for all the great entertainment over the years. This book is a must buy for all music fans in the Aloha "state of mind.
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