August 13, 2013
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My favorite tune of hers is "What Did I Have?"
One of the greatest evenings of my life was taking a bunch of visiting cousins to hear her and Steve Lawrence live at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The show was as good as it could be, but what made the evening special was how impressed my cousins were with me when it came to getting good seats.
Like everything else, it takes money.
When we got to the head of the seating line, I slipped the maitre d a $20 bill. He said "Thank you" but without looking at the size of the tip. BECAUSE he had a tip in his hand, he gave us very nice seats -- a table at the forefront of the second tier of seats, so we wouldn't be bothered by waitresses blocking our view as they waited on the other customers.
Later, when he realized I'd given him a twenty instead of the usual five or ten, he came back and asked me if I'd like better seats. Sure, I replied, and he brought us down to a table where we could reach out and touch the stage if we wanted.
I still remember the look in Cousin Harry's face as he thanked me for the evening.
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Tuesday edit:
I finally had a chance to LISTEN to Eydie sing that song I linked above, and not only was she great on that clip, but if you keep clicking on other YouTube Eydie-and-Steve links, the entertainment just gets better and better.
Here's one of the good ones. Enjoy.
Memories. Nothin' like 'em.
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I'm busy reviewing the SATIRE stem.
Comments (8)
Ha! It was nice of the guy to return and bring your party to an even better table. What a great time and great memory! I especially liked the two songs in the second link. Thanks for sharing! I didn't know she died.
Eydie is one of my wife's favorite singers. She was very sorry to hear about her death. We listened to "Amor amor amor," recorded with Los Panchos, while we were dating. Alicia sang it at our wedding and is recording her own version for an upcoming CD.
A Beautiful singer, who was loved by many.....
Had a similar experience when we went to hear Tom Jones at MGM in LV. I used to love Eydie and Steve sing together, and would watch them on various wonderful shows in the sixties and seventies. She had such a rich voice, like she was spinning gold.
I always liked her and her husband, Steve Lawrence. She had a great voice. She and Steve were super and sounded so good together. I'm still around, but too busy to post. ~~Blessings 'n Cheers
Well, I did get another post in. I'm not sure what's happening or if it's happening by August 31st. Looks as though you've moved on to other blog site. ~~Blessings 'n Cheers
@DonnaLou - I haven't REALLY moved. Until I see that Xanga's not working, I'll stay on Xanga. So far, it seems to be working. I did give them $50, which according to baldmike2004, gives me service for a year. They haven't contacted me to confirm that, but Mike seems to know what he's talking about.
@twoberry - Ah, good! Glad to know you're still here. I just left you a message on your FB page. I didn't realize you're originally from Houston, TX. Interesting to see other places you've been such as Grand Canyon, AZ. I don't think I can give Xanga anything at this point. I do donate to some charities that have priority, and that's all I can afford to do at this point. Now, maaay-bee if I win PHS sweepstakes soon, I can include Xanga :p
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