My niece Mandy and her friend Kandie are visiting from South Carolina this weekend. We took them to
Tony Starlight's last night for The Tony Starlight Show. If there was a James Brown award for the hardest working man in the Portland music scene, Mr. Tony Starlight would be the man to beat. I cannot imagine how he runs his club and still performs several times per month.
The show is a musical comedy revue featuring many of Tony's characters such as Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond (yuk!), and Sammy Davis. Tony is supported by a very capable band led by Reece Marshburn on keyboards and featuring Arick Gouwerok on bass and Sam Foulger on drums. Tony moves quickly between skits and musical numbers; the appreciative crowd is engaged. I had fun; but, I always have fun at Tony Starlight's Supperclub and Lounge. Check out the website; he has some good shows coming up. Patti and I are going Thursday night to hear the Pete Petersen Septet with Johnny Martin. See you there!
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| Sabrina, celebrating her birthday, is interviewed by the Star Trek Guy (my favorite character) |
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| Tony as Neil - God, I hate "Sweet Caroline" |
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| At the Copa |
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| And they say there are no good lounge singers anymore... |
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My favorite singer Meredith, friend Kandie and cousin Mandy
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Thanks for your good words about our favorite club. Meredith was great last time she performed at Tony's! More of that, I hope. We were at Tony's AM Gold show last night... a full house and he played two sets over 90 minutes each. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteSee you again soon,
Cynthia O'Brien