Posted May 5, 2008
In the magic on TV department: It's "MAGIC WEEK" on the David Letterman show, with a different magician booked on each day of the week. Starting with Lance Burton, then Mac King, both of whom should score really well and represent Vegas magic proudly....the show goes downhill from there, with Dirk Arthur and Steve Wyrick scheduled at the end of the week. That should pretty much kill off any chances of other magicians on the late night show for years.
Not really magic, but went to see Bill Medley, the surviving Righteous Brother, and through a magic illusion, he actually sang with his late partner at one point, and did a duet with his own daughter, McKenna Medley, who was nowhere to be seen, aside from on this giant screen that seemed to float over Bill's head. I checked, she was in Branson, not hiding somewhere backstage.
Happy to report Bill still has that unbelievable voice, sang all his hits and then some, and told many wonderful stories and jokes, joined onstage by his son, Darrin, who just happens to be the lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, which sort of explains the nature of this otherwise unusual pairing of 2 diverse acts.
Works out perfectly. First, the true madman of rock, Paul Revere himself, blasts through the hits with the Raiders, 3 of whom have been with him almost since the very beginning. Their show is full of wild moments, huge laughs, lots of great familiar music and just a lot of really great rock and roll.
Then, after a brief changeover, a giant screen appears above the stage and the Righteous Brothers career and highlights beam overhead, culminating with the big man himself, Bill Medley onstage, singing one of his hits. As the lights gradually go up, you see that the Raiders, now dressed in less flashy all-black, are the backup band for Bill.
A magical night, and not a card trick in sight.
In the magic on TV department: It's "MAGIC WEEK" on the David Letterman show, with a different magician booked on each day of the week. Starting with Lance Burton, then Mac King, both of whom should score really well and represent Vegas magic proudly....the show goes downhill from there, with Dirk Arthur and Steve Wyrick scheduled at the end of the week. That should pretty much kill off any chances of other magicians on the late night show for years.
Not really magic, but went to see Bill Medley, the surviving Righteous Brother, and through a magic illusion, he actually sang with his late partner at one point, and did a duet with his own daughter, McKenna Medley, who was nowhere to be seen, aside from on this giant screen that seemed to float over Bill's head. I checked, she was in Branson, not hiding somewhere backstage.
Happy to report Bill still has that unbelievable voice, sang all his hits and then some, and told many wonderful stories and jokes, joined onstage by his son, Darrin, who just happens to be the lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, which sort of explains the nature of this otherwise unusual pairing of 2 diverse acts.
Works out perfectly. First, the true madman of rock, Paul Revere himself, blasts through the hits with the Raiders, 3 of whom have been with him almost since the very beginning. Their show is full of wild moments, huge laughs, lots of great familiar music and just a lot of really great rock and roll.
Then, after a brief changeover, a giant screen appears above the stage and the Righteous Brothers career and highlights beam overhead, culminating with the big man himself, Bill Medley onstage, singing one of his hits. As the lights gradually go up, you see that the Raiders, now dressed in less flashy all-black, are the backup band for Bill.
A magical night, and not a card trick in sight.
