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J
e were in New York to
see Jo Thompson, ap-
pearing at the beautiful
Tavern On The Green
in Greenwich Village, and en-
joyed a gal who is like a fine wine
... She gets better with age.
Jo is a grandmother now, looks
great with a trim, hourglass fig-
ure ... and still beams behind a
sparkling smile and bubbly per-
sonality.
She has always been a gifted
show biz gal ... playing clubs here
like Alamo, Aged 'n Rare, Brass
Rail, Al Green's Celebrity Room,
Vineyards, Scotch 'n Sirloin, Play-
boy Club, the Old Place, London
Chop House, Caucus Club, Little
Harry's, Frank Gagen's, etc.
The almost 50 folks from the
Detroit area who had braved the
Big Apple and came to see her
perform weren't disappointed ...
She tickled the keyboard with a
lot of energetic dexterity and belt-
ed out melodies for much foot-
stomping vigor ... Lorraine
Schultz and son Brian, Rosemary
Bannon, Carmen and Joe Har-
lan, Mary Ball and daughter
Paula, Ted and Dr. Ruth Ams-
den, Irene and Casey Ambrose,
Wilbert and Diana Peagler, Lu
and Mark Plotkin, etc.
Jo unfolded a lot of memories,
backed by drums, bass and the
trumpet of her arranger, Walt Tony Bennett and Stevie Won-
Szymanski ... Smirnoff has a der ... "For Once In My Life."
drink named for her, "Jo's Black
This gal who seems to have de-
Satin Doll Martini," and her son, fied time by looking better than
Greg Dunmore, is his mom's ever ... and performing with even
manager.
more qualities necessary for clas-
She opened with the classic sic blues, may be appearing in the
"Sunny Side Of The Street" and Detroit area soon.
gracefully changed tempos while
You won't want to miss her.
singing and playing "Pennies
Anyone from the Detroit sec-
From Heaven" and "Walking My tor visiting New York who doesn't
Baby Back Home."
go there, said Lu and Mark
The seasoned pro that
Plotkin, is losing out on
a wonderful dining ex-
Jo is was revealed even
more by her ability to go
perience.
from one range to anoth-
They were talking
er without a hitch ... and
about Pasta D'Oro on
7th between 54th and
with such poised presen-
tation ... Her renditions
55th ... and of how good
on numbers like "Nobody
it is.
Then came the reve-
Knows You When You're DANNY RASKIN
LO CAL
lation that the tratto-
Down and Out" and "Ex-
COLU MNIST
actly Like You" showed
ria is owned by a
former well-liked De-
a lot of character.
On the stage with Jo was De- troit area restaurateur ... whose
troiter Harvey Thompson, an ex- biggest desire was that we would
cellent blues songster ... Besides give regards to his one-time cus-
his fine solos, he and Jo revved tomers here ... and wish them a
up the audience with duets on happy New Year.
Remember Peter Kotsogian-
"Honeysuckle Rose," Fats
Waller's fine "Ain't Misbehavin"' nis? ... He was the cousin who
and "Your Feets Too Big."
bought Giorgio's on Greenfield
She was the first to sing a song and Lincoln, from George
written by Ron Miller which went Golematis in August 1989, and
on without her to become one of changed the name to Peter's K.
the great recording hits of our
Two years ago, Peter wanted
time ... selling millions of discs for to return to New York and sold
it back to George, who returned
the name from Peter's K to Gior-
gio's.
Pasta D'Oro opened in Sep-
tember, two years back, and is far
from being a diner like the one he
had here ... His Peter's K sat
around 30 ... mostly at a counter
... Now, Peter's fine restaurant
seats about 100 in a very Italian,
cheery atmosphere with
turquoise linen napkins and
tablecloths ... and turquoise and
shell pink walls.
As an indicator of the menu
versatility at Pasta D'Oro, wife
Frieda had veal marsala, Lu or-
dered pasta with herbs, Mark de-
voured a veal cutlet and I had
linguine with red clam sauce ...
in the same style ceramic bowl
that reminded me of Peter's K
and Giorgio's.
Next time in New York, make
it a point to visit Pasta D'Oro
Say hello to Peter and enjoy what
a lot of New Yorkers have also
been so glad to find out about.
Carnegie Deli followed in the
footsteps of Stage Deli, both in
New York, by being spots for
show-biz folks ... But time seems
to have worn out a place like
Carnegie, which is
Jo
now more of a tourist
Thompson
trap.