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Acoba began as a bartender at the Ilikai Hotel when he started going to a local magic shop to learn some tricks to perform for bar patrons. He later worked as a bartender/magician at the former Aaron's Atop the Ala Moana, Sarento's Top of the "I" and other bars and nightclubs. | Acoba began as a bartender at the Ilikai Hotel when he started going to a local magic shop to learn some tricks to perform for bar patrons. He later worked as a bartender/magician at the former Aaron's Atop the Ala Moana, Sarento's Top of the "I" and other bars and nightclubs. | ||
| − | Also in demand at private parties, he entertained such celebrities as Carol Burnett and Jim Nabors. | + | Also in demand at private parties, he entertained such celebrities as Carol Burnett and Jim Nabors.<ref>[http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2011/05/25/robert-bobby-acoba Obit, Star Advertiser]</ref> |
| − | He was a member of the [[SAM]] Aloha Assembly #89 and was invited to Japan in early 2000 for a convention of bar magicians.<ref>[http:// | + | He was a member of the [[SAM]] Aloha Assembly #89 and was invited to Japan in early 2000 for a convention of bar magicians.<ref>[http://www.magicsam.com/Memorials/post/Bobby-Acoba.aspx SAM Broken Wand Memorials]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:01, 1 June 2011
| Bobby Acoba | |
| Born | Robert Acoba circa 1940 Makawao, Maui |
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| Died | May 13, 2011 (age 70) |
Bobby Acoba was a bar magician in Hawaii.
Acoba began as a bartender at the Ilikai Hotel when he started going to a local magic shop to learn some tricks to perform for bar patrons. He later worked as a bartender/magician at the former Aaron's Atop the Ala Moana, Sarento's Top of the "I" and other bars and nightclubs.
Also in demand at private parties, he entertained such celebrities as Carol Burnett and Jim Nabors.[1]
He was a member of the SAM Aloha Assembly #89 and was invited to Japan in early 2000 for a convention of bar magicians.[2]
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