Review #2

The second annual Elvis Death Day was held at Variety Playhouse this year, I guess because Echo closed down. It was a good show, they had a local Elvis band open the show. The dude doing Elvis really thought he was Elvis- he had jet black/blue hair in the Elvis poofed style, we saw him outside in the daylight as he was trying to show some of the DamesAFlame how to enter the Variety properly. The opening Elvis was pretty cool he kept kneeling and singing to some chicks in the front row while the two chicks attempted some sort of rythmic movement to the Elvis tunes he was belting out.

Mike came out to a full audience it seemed like- the best part was his almost humble comment/thanks to the audience for coming out. Apparently he was worried about the actual numbers of people that would show. But, he needn't have worried, the Dames did a lot of promotioning all over the place before the show; they were @ Mary's and @ a bunch of other places handing out tiny flyers to anyone who'd take 'em.

It was a great show. Mike was his usual superstar self, the band was really having a good time while playing, the white dude palying the piano seemed possessed by some outer force as he moved his hands over the keys and the girl- the recently married girl- that sings along with Mike is superstar material herself. That and she had an Elvis face plastered on her super-sparkly-shiny dress.

And then the dames came out. Chinita's my personal favorite, it used to be I liked Luna, but now it is Chinita who's the queen of the Dames as far as I'm concerned. Chico was pretty cool too- he's been a great addition to the group.

The funniest part about the set-up was the VIP areas. That was a waste as the view wasn't that great since people piled-up at the front of the stage. It was filled with lots of interesting characters though, mostly from some geriatric ward from around town it looked like.

Next year, when the next show comes around, go see Mike and the Dames- surely he'll have other surprises to celebrate Elvis' legacy on planet Earth. As a matter of fact, go catch Mike and the Dames at one of their many intown performances, they're worth the time and money mostly every time.