I attended my first Tony show, courtesy of a friend, in Campbell, California, on May 8^th.  I had no idea what I was in store for.  I have to admit that I was expecting the Tony I remembered from the 70s to walk out and was surprised that he had aged, just as I had.  No portrait of Dorian Gray in his closet or mine, or any of that gross botox some of the stars get into.  Just a face with lots of character, like mine too J

He sang his major hits, some minor ones, and some songs he wrote too.  His band (sorry I can’t remember the name they had) were from where he now calls home in Missouri.  They were very good and they even got to sing a 4-part harmony song by the Gatlin Brothers.  It was good, but here in the Silicon Valley we’re not that much into country music, more akin to the one Tony sang about Puerto Rico.  A good up-tempo Latin beat.  He told some good stories about his new drummer, Michael Jackson.  No relation to the famous MJ but occasionally it gets them into situations when checking into hotels.

Toni Wine was also performing with him and sang one of her songs from the 70s.  Although Tony said she wrote and sang the Meow Mix commercial, I remember her voice from the AT&T commercials years ago:  Reach out, reach out and touch someone.

A good show is one that keeps the audience asking for more.  Although he said a few times they would stay, the show ended too early for me.  It was a good trip down memory lane and I hope to see Mr. Orlando back in the Bay Area more often.