The words of Imus must have resonated with the legendary singer Don Ho, who I am certain misunderstood the comments made by Imus as being about him rather than the intend ladies basketball team.
Legendary crooner Don Ho, who entertained tourists for decades wearing raspberry-tinted sunglasses and singing the catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has died. He was 76.
Though in his later years Don Ho did not have the kind of spark that may be triggered an Imus tirade, Don Ho thought he had been publicly humiliating and because of his Hawaiian color, was a target for a racial hate slur. His passing may be the result of a broken heart.
Don't know much about the late, great Don "Nappy Head" Ho? Donald Tai Loy Ho, who was Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and German, was born Aug. 13, 1930, in Honolulu and grew up in the then-rural countryside of Kaneohe. Ho also became a television star, and hosted the "The Don Ho Show" on ABC from 1976-77. One of Ho's most memorable TV appearances was a 1972 cameo on an episode of "The Brady Bunch." Besides "Tiny Bubbles," his other well-known songs include "I'll Remember You," "With All My Love," and the "Hawaiian Wedding Song." In the final years of his life, Ho's heart problems couldn't keep him away from the stage. He was back performing at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel on a limited schedule less than two months after his heart procedure in Thailand. His final performance was Thursday.
It seems to me CBS may have reacted too late to release IMUS, now we have lost the great Don Ho.
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