Howdy,
It's almost Labor Day Weekend and I'll be in Atlantic City at the Taj Mahal with Liza Minnelli this Saturday night. (The 1st of September)
My good friend for over 40 years, Bill LaVorgna, passed away on July 31st and I got the call to come and try to fill his very large shoes with Liza and the band.
We did a couple of concerts in Upstate NY, (Canadagua Lake near Rochester and then a private date in Saratoga Springs. Then I went to Naples, Florida on business Friday and Saturday, back to NY on Sunday and then off to Spain, Monte Carlo and Taormina, Sicily for two weeks with Liza and the crew.
Happy in Sicily...
I won't go into detail about every concert but just let me state that Liza sounds and looks amazing, the show is great and I'm having a ball. As I said, Pappy (Bill LaVorgna) was her drummer/Conductor for 33 years. I am doing my best to emulate and play the fills and feels that Liza and the Band know and expect. It's a real challenge and a thrill and an honor to be on the gig.
The response and the love that comes across the footlights from the audience to Liza is unreal. Such energy and emotion and warmth...the only other time I've ever experienced anything like it is when I did the Follies Concert with the NY Phil about 20 years ago.
More soon...
