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Telegraph, N. of Square Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills HOTEL AtuetDmattbes ( EXCELLENT HANGARIAN, EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN CUISINE Businessmen's Luncheons Daily We specialize in Veal, Chicken and Seafood Strolling Gypsy Musicians Warm, Comfortable Decor and Bountiful Servings at Inexpensive Prices Serving Windsor and Detroit For Over Twenty Years 5 mins. from Tunnel • 1235 Ottawa Street • Windsor • U.S. Exchange For Reservations 11-800-963-1903 or (519) 252-0246 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.