Still Groovin' After All These Years

Here we are after 35 years performing together, still out there doing it and loving it.  As we look back on another great year, we are eternally grateful for the gift of entertaining people.

This month we did Holiday shows at Visani Dinner Theater in Port Charlotte, Tropical Palms RV Resort in Kissimmee, and Lemon Bay Playhouse in Englewood.  We had a chance to sing all our favorite Christmas and seasonal songs.  Of course, Buddy can't resist "embellishing"  a few of them.  Like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with antlers on his head and flashing red lights up his nose.  And our own version of the famous Twelve Days of Christmas.   Instead, we sing "The Twelve Meals of Christmas"  reliving the time-honored Italian tradition of consuming more food than the human body was ever designed to hold.  (By the end of the song I actually feel bloated.)

And once again we want to thank Del and Pat and the rest of our "FAN CLUB"  (see our December 14, 2009 blog post) who came to our show on Saturday at Lemon Bay Playhouse in their official "Diva and the Italian Guy" t-shirts.  God bless them all!  You really make us feel loved!

Thank you to everyone who comes to our shows.  Our sincere wish is that you have a few laughs, feel good, and come again!

We'll keep you posted.

In the Beginning...

Just a couple of EARLY photos from the way-back machine. 
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My first gig.  Mascot for the Albion volunteer Fire Dept color guard.
Marched in all the Firemen's parades summer of 1957

  And now for a real "Awwww" moment... HERE'S BUDDY!....


Is he just TOO CUTE or what!

 HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. 
We'll keep you posted!

Visual Arts Center

"Caesar's Palace" at Visual Arts Center

We thoroughly enjoyed performing for the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda last Saturday.  It was the final event in a month-long celebration of their 50th anniversary.  The theme of the gala party was "Big Italian Wedding Reception." and a gala it was!  Our show was presented in "Caesar's Palace", which was their Goff Gallery magically transformed into a really cool show room.  There was dancing on the patio to the music of Sammy J., and an actual "wedding" in the other gallery where a couple renewed their vows.  Kudos to the entire gang at VAC for a great evening.



Funny, I don't remember them being at the Last Supper !?

 The member artists at the Visual Arts Center are amazing.  Various artists' work is always on display, and you know the old saying, "I don't know art, but I know what I like!"  Well, that's me.  And there was a lot to like.  (The gift shop is full of wonderful and unique items created by members too, incuding jewelry, novelty items and fun stuff.) 

The artists' theme this month was 'Leo vs. Mike' and several member artists re-created the works of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, including a HUGE wall-size reproduction of "The Last Supper".

You should visit there.  Click this link and find out more.

So next up...Holiday Shows at Visani Dinner Theater and Lemon Bay Playhouse in December.
See our schedule page for details.

We'll keep you posted!

Foxfire

Foxfire Country Club, Naples, FL

We're on the road again, but this time a bit closer to home (Florida that is.)  Last Saturday we  performed our show at Foxfire Country Club in Naples, FL,  and before that (on Wednesday, the 3rd) we did TWO shows at our favorite dinner theater, Visani, in Port Charlotte.  We were pleased to welcome the "Sun City Center Travel Club", a group of 55 on-the-move members, to our matinee show on Wednesday, as well as many old and new friends for our evening show as well.

This Saturday (Nov. 13) we will perform two shows at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda.  This fabulous visual arts gallery and studio is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and this Saturday's gala fundraiser party (called the "Big Italian Wedding Reception") is the culmination of a month-long schedule of special events.  Click the Visual Arts link above to find out more.

Looking forward to a great season here in the Sunny South.  
More "hysterical historical" photos coming soon.
We'll keep you posted!

Off the Road Again



Friends at St. Alfio Society Show, Lawrence, MA

 Well!!   What a ride!
We made it safely back to our Florida home after a few harrowing moments on the road.  More on that later.
But first...
We are so grateful to all the audiences we met along the way.  From Jackson, NJ to Albion, NY to Lawrence, MA, to Barnegat and Manahawkin, NJ.  Just great people.  As a result of our show for the St. Alfio Society in Lawrence, we've been invited to perform for the 2011 National Italian American Club Convention in Chicago.  We'll let you know how that plays out. 

So just a couple of heart-attack moments.  Like at the end of our Lawrence show.  After a terrific sold-out show, with  phenomenal  response and tons of old friends and family members in attendance, Buddy went to the parking lot to bring the van around front so we could load.  He walked back in a couple minutes later, white in the face, and said those four dreaded words...."The van is gone."  Everything went fuzzy for me for a few minutes after that.  All the blood drained from my head and all I could say was, "This is when we pray."  And I meant it quite sincerely.  Buddy just kept repeating, "We are so screwed."

Well, long story short, it was NOT stolen, as we feared.  It had been towed.  To a very bad part of town.
Now you must understand, we did not park in a forbidden zone.  The Society had special permission from the parking lot owner for us to park there.  But somebody didn't get the message, and called to have it towed.  (We figure right about the time we were singing "That's Amore", our van was screaming its alarm off as it was being dragged away.  Who knew?)  ANYWAY, with the help of some good friends with influence, we got it back in short order.  None the worse for the experience. 

So we packed up the equipment and went back to our hotel for a short sleep before heading out to New Jersey for a show there the following night.  But when we got to our hotel, there was some kind of event going on which took up every single available parking space and resulted in nefarious-looking types hanging around all the exits smoking cigarettes.  Not good. 

So we just packed up our clothes and checked out and took off down the road at midnight.  About a five and a half hour drive to New Jersey.  By now we're somewhere between tired and wired, but just had to get outta there.   Oh by the way, thank you to the Connecticut Welcome Center for providing a parking space under one of their street lamps for us to catch a few ZZZ's in the van. Ever so comfy. 

Well, after a couple of minor disagreements about our route (I was NOT about to drive through the Bronx on route 95 again, not after my nervous breakdown over that last year), we crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge, (thank you very much) and headed down the Garden State Parkway.   All good. 

Two more shows in two days, then back on the road headed home.  Except for me almost pulling in front of a trailer truck at at a toll booth (boy, those truck horns work really well), everything went pretty smooth on the way home.  

As always, THANK YOU GOD.
 
Glad to be back.  Next up...VISANI DINNER THEATER ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

We'll keep you posted.

Thanks Tillman's!

We're still on the road and looking forward to THREE more shows before we return to our home base in Florida.  In fact, tonight we're performing
a benefit for the St. Alfio Society in Lawrence, MA where Buddy was born.  A real homecoming.  And a real thrill for us to perform in the parish hall of the church where Buddy was baptized.  Wow. 

But first, we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone at Tillman's Village Inn in Albion, where we recently finished a successful run of shows.  We love performing there (that's MY hometown by the way) and we thank the Tillman Family, all the staff, and of course everyone who attended our shows.
Tillman's Village Inn was established in 1824 and used to be a popular stage coach stop on Ridge Road.  It's more popular now than ever and we invite you to visit their web site for all they have to offer. It's http://www.tillmansvillageinn.com/

Can't wait to see all the folks from Buddy's old neighborhood tonight.  We've been enjoying the local fare of pizza, meat pies, Lawton's famous hot dogs, and some terrific Italian style home cooking by friends and family.  (Weight Watchers here we come.)

We'll keep you posted.

Farmer Buddy

Well, we're 'on the road again'.  Currently in Western New York where we are enjoying some good friends-and-family time, and of course doing shows.  Fun stuff.  How lucky are we?

Thought you'd enjoy a picture of Buddy "gone country".  Now that we're staying here in farm country, thought we should try to blend in a little more.  Buddy, the Sicilian farmer.  (Never give a Sicilian a pitch fork. And a chain saw.)

We have SOLD OUT the September 25th show at Tillman's Village Inn  in Albion, and have added an additional show there on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1.  (I'm having a little trouble updating the schedule page of our web site while we're out here on the road, so bear with me that the additional date is absent.)

Love to you all.  We'll keep you posted.

Our Visani Shows

I'm a little behind here, but I just wanted to thank everyone who came to our two shows at Visani Dinner Theater in Port Charlotte last week.  It was a great turn-out and and a fun time.  (Especially for me, because my dear friend Cindy was visiting us from Delaware and she came to both shows. She's been our biggest fan and sometimes roadie since I started singing in my first band in 1974.  We call each other 'Wally'.  Don't even ask.)

On Tuesday night we were thrilled to see that YES, there is life in Florida in the summer.  We had a roomful of happy people having a great time.  They really seemed to get into our new soulful Aretha Franklin medley, and they got a big bang out of Buddy's new song feature..."Are You Bloated Tonight" by 'Elvis Parsley'.   (Yes, we're sick people, but that's why you like us.)

Then the next day,  on Wednesday afternoon, we had three large traveling groups who arrived by motor coach for our mid-day matinee dinner show.  So we want to thank Ship & Shore Travel (Sarasota), Advantage Cruises and Tours (St. Petersburg),  and the Lake Kennedy Center of Cape Coral for bringing your groups to see us.  We had even MORE people for our matinee on Wednesday than the night before, and it was a blast. And it was really cool to see those three big motor coaches parked in the Visani parking lot. 

We'll be doing one more encore show at Visani on Monday, August 30.  In fact, ANOTHER traveling group is coming by motor coach all the way from Fort Lauderdale for this one.  Should be a good time.  See our web site for details. (www.divaandtheitalianguy.com)
So as always, thanks for being here. 
I'm searching the archives for more "vintage" photos of Buddy and me.  Or as our friend Paul says, "historical and hysterical photos".
Till then....God Bless you all.

Is That Marilyn?

So, with summer here and a few lazy hazy days to enjoy, I have once again been perusing Ye Olde Photo Album.  One of the fun things about that is seeing the changes in HAIRSTYLES over the years.  And I do mean mine.  There was the Farrah Fawcett look, the perm, the frosted look, the asymmetrical cut, the short short cut and the long locks.  Below you will see one of my favorites.  It was short-lived, but I briefly went through the MARILYN MONROE look.  Oh boy.  I was so young. 

So here we are, circa 1977, with our organ trio called "American Dance Band" at a place called the Steak & Ale in Rochester, NY.  And yes, there's that saxophone again.  I was a real hot number in my MM hair and  long white gown, blowing the saxophone!  And of course, Buddy was playing drums, wearing the white tuxedo and sporting the big hair.  Although not as big as it once was. ( I'll post a really 'big hair' Buddy photo later.)

Are you ready?    He.....e..ere's     Marilyn!

Back Home

We're back in Florida after our four week tour.  And we're very grateful for such a successful run of shows. 
Our final show was at Four Seasons at Historic Virginia, Dumfries, VA.  Oh man, it was a GREAT night.  It was our first appearance there, and everyone said they want us back.  And we'd love to!

On our way back home we stopped to visit my niece, as I mentioned before.  Her baby, my grandnephew (?) is everything my sister said he was.  Smart, happy and SO CUTE. It was a great way to end our trip. 

Oh by the way, we finished the new demo video I mentioned a few weeks back.  It's up on YouTube.  Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er2AgARJhxY

 Today is Memorial Day and we are remembering those who have served our country, and praying that God will protect those who are serving today. 

Take care, and We'll keep you posted.

New Jersey, Delaware, & Virginia

We're currently enjoying a relaxing in-between time at our dear friend Cindy's house in Delaware before going on to Virginia for our last show of the tour.  The sun is shinging brightly, the weather is warm, and we're spending time with someone we hold so dear.  What could be better?

Last week we performed two shows in NJ and had a wonderful time.  At the end of Saturday's show in Barnegat, NJ, I was presented with the most beautiful bouquet of flowers.  Boy, talk about feeling like a real DIVA!  I could get spoiled.  The show was a fundraiser for the scholarship fund sponsored by the Town of Barnget, and run by the Town Clerk's office.  The ladies of the Town Clerk's office were wonderful, and we're proud to say they made a lot of money for the scholarship fund. 

So tomorrow on to Dumfries, VA, where we will perform at the Four Seasons at Historic Virginia.
Then  we head back to Florida and stop off in Richmond to see my neice, her husband and adorable BABY whom we've never met.  Oh boy.  Baby time!

Hope all is well where you are.  May God bless you, and "we'll keep you posted".

Snow!

Guess what?!  It's SNOWING!  Right now! 
We're still in Albion, NY and I looked outside the window and said Holy smokes, it's snowing!  Being a Floridian now, I can't remember the last time I actually saw snow.  So here's a picture from our bedroom window taken just minutes ago.

Okay, it may not look that impressive to you, but you see those little white spots in the foreground?  That's snow, honest!

We're in our last few days of our New York stay before heading on to New Jersey.  We've had a wonderful run of shows here, and now that we're both feeling much better (after the cold that roared through both of us like a freight train) we're finally enjoying time with family.  So precious.

So, hope all is well wherever you are.  We'll keep you posted.

On The Road Again

We're back on the road.  Left Florida on Friday, April 23 and headed for  Syracuse, NY where we performed a gala dinner show for the Red Hat Anniversary celebration at the Doubletree Hotel.  200 Red Hatters made for a GREAT time!

Then on to Albion, NY where we have been performing matinee dinner shows at Tillman's Village Inn for groups bus-ing in from all over New York state.  Plus an evening show on Wednesday and another on Saturday.  We have been BUSY and all with Buddy sick with a cold at the beginning of the week, and me sick with a cold the rest of the week.  But the show must go on and we did just fine.   In show business you don't call in sick!

It's been so good spending time with my Dad (who just turned 91 on Saturday by the way, and he only regretted that his motorcycle was on the fritz so he couldn't go for a birthday ride.  I'm not kidding. God bless him.)  Hopefully we'll both be feeling better soon and our schedule will slow down so we can visit more friends and family while we're in town.  Oh, we're also working on a new demo video.  Our favorite videographer, Paul Figlow from Batavia, has been videotaping our shows and we're planning on doing editing this week. 

So here we are, in the middle of the worst pollen allergy season in Western NY history, but it's beautiful here with everything blooming and turning green.  Glad to be here.  We'll keep you posted on the next leg of our journey.  Next stop...New Jersey!

Heading North

Well, we're in preparation mode for our trip up North at the end of this week.  We have one more show to do in Florida, at Captiva Island Yacht Club, this Wednesday, then we head out on the road again.  (Hmmm sounds like a song..)  We're so looking forward to seeing family and friends and performing in NY, NJ, and VA. 

We had a GREAT time last weekend at Venetian Falls in Venice, and the week before that at Village Walk of Sarasota.  What  fantastic crowds.  (Good laughers!)  Many many thanks to all.  This was our first time at Village Walk, and our third time at VF and it was heartwarming to see sell-out crowds at both communities.  

Well, please pray for us on the road.  Hoping it's completely uneventul.  (Unlike last time when we found ourselves at the "Bates Motel", then driving smack through the middle of DC at 3 AM, then in the middle of morning rush hour traffic on the George Washington Bridge heading into the Bronx.  I still have recurring nightmares.)

We'll keep you posted. 

Memories of Tahoe

Hi Ho everyone.  First we want to thank everyone who came to our dinner shows at Visani Dinner Theater this week.  Great fun.  (And even a surprise visit from my Cousin Rit.)  This was our last Visani show of the season, before our Spring tour of the North East, so thanks everyone for the great send-off.  We will return to Visani for one summer appearance on August 4 & 5.  Then we'll resume our monthly schedule there in November. 

Tonight we look forward to entertaining the folks at Village Walk of Sarasota. 

So, here's something I dug up.  It's us on the cover of Tahoe Action magazine sometime around 1980.  We spent a couple years in South Lake Tahoe, performing at Harrah's and also John's Tahoe Nugget.  We were fortunate to make the cover of Tahoe Action magazine three times while we were there.  As you can see, I was playing the saxophone in the act, and Buddy was the drummer, as well as the comedian he's always been! 

Some Memories

If you've seen our show, you may have heard  Buddy's story about shopping with his Nana when he was nine years old in the old neighborhood.  They would end up at Catalano's Market where he would finally get his 'sangwich'.  Well, looking through an old photo album, we actually found a photo of Buddy's dad parked in front of Catalano's Market.  Unbelievable. 

And here's little Buddy ("Buster") with his Nana, & Nanu, and little sister Angel..

Next time, we'll do ME!

Great Reunion. Great Show.

Last weekend was a terrific combination of high school reunion and showtime.
Saturday we performed our show to a near capacity crowd at Heritage Springs in Trinity, FL (near New Port Richey). Buddy's former classmates, the  Darby's,  live in that community  and we want to thank them for their tireless efforts to help us schedule a date there,  promote it, and then offer us their home to relax before the show.

Other former classmates joined the Darby's for the dinner show later, and we all had a lot of laughs before the performance even started!  Everything went great.  And that was just the beginning.

The next day on Sunday, the same bunch, plus several other classmates from the Reading Memorial High School Class of ........shall I give it away?   CLASS OF '61...   all got together at the home of one of their own on Siesta Key for a great afternoon of food, reminiscing, old photos, more food, and more laughs.  Just a great great time.  So good to see you all!  (And thanks for making me an honorary alumni.)

Buddy with classmates: the Darby's & Ken

A Great Week ..3 Shows

Last week we performed two shows at Visani Dinner Theater in Port Charlotte and one at Country Village in Bradenton.  They were all a blast.  It's getting boring talking about what great people we meet at every show, but it's the truth.  That's what really makes our work such a joy.  So once again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

We dedicated the Country Village show to Ginny Erickson, who arranged for us to perform there after bringing a group to one of our matinees in Port Charlotte.   We lost Ginny a few weeks ago, before she could see her efforts come to pass.  She was a dear dear soul, and we know she would have loved seeing everyone have such a good time.  Thank you Ginny.

A Road Trip, A Reunion & A Little Excitement

What a week.  Thursday we traveled to Clermont, Florida where we performed our show at Clerbrook Golf & RV Resort.  Great place.  I call it "camp for grown-ups".  RV's, park models, club houses, pools, activities, and happy people enjoying the RV lifestyle.

We were thrilled to see some old friends of Buddy's from his early musician days in Syracuse, NY.  They're staying nearby and arranged to come to our show.  Very cool.

Everyone was so helpful and so friendly while we were setting up our equipment and stage set.  We truly appreciate it.  And later on that night, we were delighted by their laughter and applause.

Then came the "little excitement".   I was singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", when I noticed some commotion at one of the tables.  I looked out and saw a woman with her head back, eyes closed and people starting to swarm around her.  Oh dear.  Well, I won't keep you in suspense, she appeared to be okay later on....WHEN THE PARAMEDICS WHEELED HER OUT ON A GURNEY in the middle of Buddy's comedy monologue.    Talk about a challenge.  Now you must understand that we asked if we should keep going when things started to get dicey.  'Oh yes yes keep going she'll be all right.'  Okay.  But I gotta tell you, Buddy's powers of concentration were tested to new levels when the ambulance pulled up outside, whirling lights clearly visible through the window, and paramedics lumbering  through the tables with a gurney.  

Well, as they wheeled her out she waved and gave a thumbs up like an injured football player leaving the field.  So we pray she's really okay.

Then last night we performed at Tara Golf & Country Club in Bradenton.  Thank goodness, there was no "excitement" there.  Just a lot of nice people and loads of laughter and smiles.  Special thanks to Ray & Wilma McCray whose 50th anniversay celebration in 2008 introduced our show to Tara.

Holiday Park

Last night we performed our show at 

Holiday Park in North Port.

It was our first time at this very friendly community,
and it was great to see such a large turnout, and to receive
such a joyous response.

And it turns out there were a lot of people in the audience 

from Massachusetts, where the Italian Guy is from,

and a very large BUFFALO contingency!

(near where I'm from)

We were ALL glad to be in Florida this winter instead!

(Even an unusually cold winter in Florida doesn't involve shoveling snow.)

Thanks to Jeanne Kissenberth, pictured with me below,

and to all the good people of Holiday Park.

Valentine Shows

What a lovely weekend we had.

We performed Saturday, February 13 at Heritage Oak Park in Port Charlotte, and Sunday, February 14 at Pinebrook in Bradenton.  We are continually amazed and grateful how many cool and wonderful people there are out there.  We want to thank each and every member of our audience for their enthusiastic reception and warm friendly greetings.

So, being Valentine's weekend, of course we sang some sentimental songs, such as My Funny Valentine and After the Lovin.  Ah, love is in the air.  Then Buddy followed that with a string of Viagra jokes.  How romantic. 

Hey, the minute we start taking ourselves too seriously, we'll retire.

So thank you one and all.

Old Friends, New Friends, and a Moving Moment

Old friends, new friends, past and current neighbors, anniversaries, birthdays, folks from back home in Massachusetts and in New York.... oh my word we had it all going on this week at Visani Dinner Theater!  Plus a very moving moment that choked us both up.  More on that later.

Tuesday night was a sell-out crowd.  Hallelujah!  The room was chock full of people we were delighted to see.  There was a table full of Buddy's oldest friends from  Massachusetts.  A surprise visit from my friend Millie from New York.  There was the  table of our current neighbors.  And on and on.  What fun to see so many friends.  Then on Wednesday, at our matinee, (another sell-out) we had two motorcoach groups, both from Bradenton, who BOTH had group leaders from Syracuse. NY, and BOTH had originally seen our show in Western NY with other groups and suggested to their Florida communities that they come to our show at Visani.    The two group leaders met for the first time at our show Wednesday.  Turns out they live less than four miles from each other in Syracuse.  Small world or what?  Another table of neighbors and lots more new friends made for a GREAT day and a fun show.

NOW FOR THE MOVING MOMENT....We ended the show with our military tribute to the Armed Forces.  We sing the anthem of each branch of the service and ask anyone who has served in the military to stand when they hear their anthem.  We started with the Air Force, then the Marines, the Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Navy, and finally the Army.  With each anthem men and women stood proudly around the room.   When we got to the Army, that's when the most people stood. We began to sing "Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail",  and people all over the room quickly got to their feet.  Then we noticed the elderly man at the table right in front of us.  He struggled to get out of his chair.  He grasped the table, and tried to rise, his wobbly legs failing him.  Then two strangers from the next table gripped his arms and helped him stand up, which he was barely able to do.  Tears came to my eyes and I almost couldn't keep singing. Buddy too.  This ordinary-looking man who had been smiling and laughing  through our show, was suddenly a proud soldier who had served his country and would not let anything, including his own body,  keep him from standing up for the Army. Then we sang "God Bless America".  And he did it again.

Thank you, Sir, whoever you are.  Thank you and God Bless You.

Buddy's good friends, "that old gang of mine"  from Lawrence, MA

Windmill Village, Punta Gorda

Thank you to all at Windmill Village for such an amazing turn-out last night.

A sold-out crowd!  We are told it's the first sell-out event since the clubhouse was

rebuilt after Hurricane Charley wiped out the whole community in 2004.

Apparently, the clubhouse and all but about 20 homes were absolutely destroyed when

Charley took an unexpected turn and aimed its fury at Punta Gorda.

So, CONGRATULATIONS on rebuilding your beautiful community

and your gorgeous clubhouse.  May God bless you all.

Sebastian the Italian Guy with Sue Ryan, Entertainment Committee chairperson.

Bay Lake Estates

Well ain't we got fun?! 

Thanks to everyone at Bay Lake Estates for making us feel so welcome last night when we

performed our show.  Special thanks to Bob & Lorna Malavolti and to Ron, and all the committee members

who helped us out so much.  Oh yeah, and especially for sending us home with that

DELICIOUS PASTA!

Can't wait to do it all again next year!

God Bless You All.

A GREAT Week

Wednesday, January 13,  we performed our show for the wonderful folks at Oak Forest in Englewood and Thursday we performed for the members of Palm Aire Country Club in Sarasota. BOTH SHOWS WERE SELL-OUTS WITH FULL CAPACITY AUDIENCES.  Wow.  We are so grateful.  Great audiences and a really warm welcome in both clubhouses. 

OAK FOREST

This is Larry and Jo Izzo, our friends from Rochester NY.  They live at Oak Forest now and they've

been just wonderful to us.  They were both dressed to the nines, with Larry in full tux as

Maitre d' at the front door.

Here's me with Jo.  Stand up Jo!  Oh, you ARE standing.

(Is she laughing?)  Buddy ruined her good reputation by telling everyone

she used to be a pole dancer at Cheetah's Lounge.

Yeah, I'm so sure everyone believed THAT!

PALM AIRE COUNTRY CLUB

Barbara and Bill Walters, our life-lines during the planning process.

Many thanks for all your help.

A Fun Guy at Palm Aire Country Club.  A good sport too.  Buddy threw him

a few comments about his "pretty jacket" during the show, and he took it like a man!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS WEEK.  GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Visani Dinner Theater

Many thanks to all who came to our show at Visani Dinner Theater last night. 

And we REALLY appreciate that so many people brought their families.

It was a really COLD night, but we all stayed nice and warm inside with great food, and a good time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mark, owner of Visani who is celebrating

one of those REALLY BIG birthdays tomorrow. 

One of those birthdays that involves a ZERO.  (My lips are sealed.)

Have a great day Mark!

See y'all soon.  DON'T FREEZE, OKAY?

Happy New Year -Lemon Bay Isles

What a time we had last night at Lemon Bay Isles in Englewood!

Everyone had a great time (especially us!) and we were amazed when several people cheered and whooped when Buddy mentioned during the show that he's from Lawrence, Massachusetts.  Seems there are some Lawrence natives at Lemon Bay.  They knew all the bakeries and meat markets Buddy mentioned.  Pretty neat.  And now that we have a feature called "Jokes From the E-Mail" where we read jokes people send us, we got about eight new jokes told to us after the show.  Good ones too!

So we want to thank everyone at Lemon Bay Isles for inviting us to be part of your New Year's Eve celebration.  Hope to see you all again soon.

Coming up Tuesday & Wednesday....Visani Dinner Theater.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!