‘BeeGees Revisited’ Packs Luna Lounge
“Last evening, Sandy and I attended the first of three sold-out shows for the BeeGees Revisited tribute (formerly The BeeGees Now) at Luna Lounge. The best tribute ever! The show was a massive hit, and the place was so packed we had to eat dinner in the bar and take a couple of chairs beside Julio at the soundboard. The voices and music were so well done that the crowd cheered after every song and danced in the aisles. I’m sure you will feel the same way when you see them on Tuesday. Of course, I plan to tour them in western Canada in the fall.”
That quote is from Merv Buchanan, Canadian impresario, the first person to bring tribute shows to Vallarta from the US and Canada. Our friendship began 12 years ago when we first met at A Page in the Sun over coffee. My editor at the time, from the now defunct Vallarta Tribune, Madeline Celeste Milne, asked me to join the two of them to brainstorm. I have covered almost every one of Merv’s shows since.
The penultimate show at Rancho Santiago will be tonight – the BeeGees brought to you by El Rio BBQ Bar. It’s not like Merv to rave about one of his groups, so I would say tonight is going to be a helluva concert! Kurt Sinner says that ticket sales were brisk, and he expects a sellout, so get on that, and we’ll see you in Paso Guayabo at 5:30.
I had a great lunch -again – at Let’s Pho, the Vietnamese restaurant on Parque Lazaro Cardenas. My lunch companion, Zhander D. P’ng, insisted I have whatever I wanted, so I started with carrot cake. It is made in-house and is spectacular! I then ordered a vegetarian pho and had to take most of it home due to the size of my, um, ‘appetizer.’ I have gotten to know Zhander better as we both go to Central Gym in the mornings. He is a wonderful writer as well as a concert pianist and wears many other hats. Look for his experience with Ayahuasca, which is coming soon to Vallarta Mirror. Many thanks to Charlie Huynh, owner of Let’s Pho, for hugs and terrific food.
Sandra Bradley, a Vallarta Mirror columnist, and I walked over to Arte Vallarta Museo last Saturday for a reception/performance by a new artist, painter Felix d’Eon, who is American, Mexican with Huichol ancestry on his mother’s side. That was what brought the crowd in to see. All beautifully costumed, two drummers and three dancers led us through some Wixárika historical rituals and dance. The exhibit in the gallery will run for the next couple of months.
The Non-Impact Aerobics class at the International Friendship Club – IFC Clubhouse on Sunday at noon, was the largest ever! Our teacher, Deborah Darr, gently took us through our 70-minute workout. There are three more classes before Deborah returns to Chicago.
After the BeeGees at Rancho Santiago, join me for Gouda Gabor’s Come Blow Your Horn open mic at Nacho Daddy at 7:30 pm. It’s the best show in town.