The Main Event was INCREDIBLE! It took place at the Knights of Columbus in Levittown. Can you believe their street number is 1492? Do you think that was planned? My first best friend’s mother had her wedding reception to her second husband at this place so my mom knew exactly where it was located. The place was packed and a line had formed that led out to the parking lot. When they said doors open at 7:00 they meant it! We waited patiently and finally the doors swung open.

We found a table in the middle of the room. Rockin’ Ron Cade himself walked around the room making sure everyone was having a good time! He reminded me a little bit of Sam Phillips. He had that dark hirsute quality thanks to Just for Men. As soon as the buffet was announced, my mom, Lisa, and I ran up to beat the crowd. The food was turkey and roast beef sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad and horseradish for the sandwiches. Hey, the tickets were only 20.00! The one good thing I can say is that the horseradish was extremely strong and with one bite, totally cleared my sinuses.

Ed Marra as Buddy Holly went first. He played for about an hour. The first few songs he performed were just him and his guitar. The sound was raw and I quite liked it. He had Buddy’s sound. The last half of his set, he sang along Karaoke style to Buddy’s later songs. I felt he struggled keeping up with the Karaoke machine. I much preferred when he played the guitar.

Jeff Krick came out about 9:00. He wore the white jumpsuit. Now Jeff didn’t have the facial features of Elvis or a hot body. This did not stop him from pelvic thrusting or gyrating at, on, around all the women in the audience. I will state that Jeff did have an absolutely OUTSTANDING Elvis voice. I would even have to say that what Trent Carlini has in looks, Jeff Krick has in vocal prowess. Jeff performed two sets. He mixed in a ton of Christmas songs as well as some contemporary songs that had that Elvis feel with the usual Elvis standards.

What I think my mom enjoyed the most about the evening was watching the audience react to the performances. There was this one woman who apparently was the matriarch of this large family, all of whom were in attendance. She got up from her seat and started to do a semi-burlesque number for Elvis, or maybe it was for her family or the audience, I am not sure. Later she taught her little great-granddaughter some bump and grind dance moves and even later she tried to grab the scarf right off Jeff’s neck! WITH HER TEETH.

During the second set, Jeff Krick came to our table and sang to my mother! I could tell my mom was extremely uncomfortable but she smiled like a trooper. She even said to Jeff as he looked deeply into her eyes, “Why there is a God!” She is so funny.

Talking about funny– Lisa and I went to the memorabilia table and bought raffle tickets. The women selling the tickets (MRS. ROCKIN’ RON CADE & friend) said to Lisa, “Why, are you… no you aren’t but you look sooooo much like her!”
“Who?”
“Ricki Lake”
“RICKI LAKE!” Lisa was visibly upset.
“You know who Ricki Lake is, don’t you?”
“Yeah she was the fat ugly girl in those John Waters’ movies!”
“No, she hosts a talk show and you look like her twin!”
We went back to the table and told Mom and John the story. Just as it ended, two women came over to our table and said to Lisa, “Are you Ricki Lake?” I thought I was going to pee myself I laughed so hard. John told Lisa to say yes but Lisa said no and the women left dejected. Mom and I kept telling Lisa that being compared to Ricki Lake is a good thing and that even when she was at her largest she was a very pretty girl. One of my favorite movies is Babycakes.

Gosh this entry is long. I guess it shows that we all had a marvelous time. Now I must get back to work! I have people coming over tonight for a party and this house must be spic and span!