(Review by Lance)
8:00pm it said and I logged in dead on time - zilch. Much clicking on links - still nothing and I began to think our boy had done something rash. Then the penny dropped. Years of visiting Hoochie Coochie, The Globe and other venues should have hipped me to the fact that when they give a starting time it usually means doors!
So, I put my on my mask and gloves, stuck up the local liquor store, came back and popped a can of Old Speckled Hen by which time we were up and running.
Paul invited us to Come Fly With Me and we did. The effervescent James Harrison and co
weren't around but he did have some tip-top big band backing tracks to make up
for it and I knew this was going to be a half hour that would be a very
enjoyable 30 minutes.
Gregory Porter's Hey Laura was as smooth as silk and he did it without wearing a silly hat.
L.O.V.E he sang in English and Italian. Ain't That a Kick in the Head he sang in American English and Wonderwall he sang in whatever secondary language Oasis use.
This was great and the viewer numbers were rising fast. On the Street Where You Live was a first timer for him - look out for it next time round!
Such a Night was introduced as an Elvis number although us more mature guys know that it was Johnnie Ray who made the original recording. Maybe Paul knew that too but didn't think his audience would want to see a grown man cry!
Sinatra returned, just in time, for New York, New York.
What a swell party this was although, and this applies to all the Facebook gigs I've watched, every so often the picture freezes and I have do a lot of clicking and taking of the Lord's name in vain to get back on track.
Nice one Paul - catch you soon.
Lance
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