We had a huge turnout this week with an outstanding array of singers and a really lively audiences - especially in the bar area there were at least 25 people who were a bit loud but still listening via the speaker in there and cheered and applauded wildly after every singer which were quite a few so we did one song and came around two times including BETH FORMELOZA singing "Day In Day Out" & "That's All", then FERDIE FORMELOZA with "I've Got To Be Me" & "Softly", and RUSS ROOF sang "My Way" & "I Write The Song" then with wife WINETTE ROOF they did a duet "Sentimental Journey" followed by the birthday girl from Wednesday night, DEANNE CONTE who sang "Birth Of The Blues" then her daughter visiting from, I want to say Colorado, AMY SCHOENDALLER sang "My Funny Valentine" to her mom & later they did a beautiful duet with "When I Fall In Love", next it was LARRY HARRIS with "Mack The Knife" & "You, The Night, & The Music" and MARGE HARRIS with "Cabaret" & "The Easter Parade", we also had the wonderful DOUG GRAHAM who gave us "Almost Life Being In Love" & "To Excess" from Chess that got a standing ovation, and ALAN JON was there to sing "Who Can I Turn To" & "Never, Never, Never" and MAX MITCHELL gave us "If You Could See Her Through My Eyes" & "I Can't Get Started", ROSE KINGSLEY singing "Can't Help Loving That Man" & tells me she is going to be singing "An Evening of Broadway & Cabaret" every Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM starting April 29th at Sushi Kitto on Jefferson St. in Indio with BOB CORWIN on piano. She is supposed to email me a flier hopefully by next week. And next it was MARY MARCHESE who grew up in Seattle & was Joel's neighbor as a child, and has a great voice & sings there with a band, but tonight she did "Unforgettable" & "Route 66", we also had PHILLIP MOORE come in and sing "Deserado" & "They VEry Thought Of You" and we found out that Phillip is the new host & Karaoke Crooner for AJ'S Friday Night Karaoke from 8 till about 11 so come by & sing, have dinner & drinks or just listen to the singers, Phillip alone is worth the trip. Our next singers were among a party of 10 in the bar, JANET who sang "Big Spender" and actually pretty good, then ART who did "My Way" and was really good, & then CHARLIE who was also really good doing "Summer Wind" & last was RANDY who kept saying no but finally sang "Sweet Caroline" and man was he good (and cute too). Then we had our wonderful friend SHERYL PARIS of THE PARIS SISTERS who sang one of their number one hits "I Love How You Love Me", and last up we had TONY come in after work and sang "God Bless The Child", so all together we had 20 singers total. What a great night - full of energy and amazing talent too. And before I forget, next Saturday Joel is playing for the Gay Men's Chorus show so we have RON SNYDER coming from Los Angeles to sing and you know he's really good so come out and sing with us. And I got the Chicken Marsala to go and it is so incredible - you have to try it!!

See you next Saturday for Cabaret Open Mic - it really is like no other night of entertainment anywhere - and no cover too.