tern ... Everybody continued their par-
tying with much zest ... although
soaked to the skin.
At the London Chop House on
Congress, Welsh singer Torn Jones
brought the house down for the pre-
dominantly Jewish New Year's Eve rev-
elers when he came after his show and
joined Mel Ball's group with the lyrics,
"It's Not Unusual To Be Jewish."
Boris Greisdorf was a busy man one
New Year's Eve at his Menjo's on West
McNichols ... The place was crowded
... and he had to take over when his
cashier failed to show up ... "I made a
lot of people happy that night. Look
at all the money they saved on my
mistakes," says Boris. "Good thing I
was the boss. I'd have been fired right
on the spot."
Bud Sherbow was general manager
years back at Jeri's on Woodward when
drummer Gene Krupa came in after
his New Year's Eve stint at Baker's
Keyboard Lounge on Livernois ... Bud
remembers going with him to S & C
Coffee Shop (Sutton & Clemens) after
Jeri's closed ... with Krupa so loaded
he -ran from one end of the counter to
the other playing everybody's spoons
in rhythm.
Another New Year's Eve, actor John
Ireland came into Jeri's and told Bud
he was expecting a phone call ... Bud
asked his name and Ireland coldly gave
him some loose change and said,
"Here, go see a movie once in a while."
He says that Jayne Mansfield came
into the Scotch 'n Sirloin with her little
dogs after a New Year's Eve show at
Northland Playhouse ... A steady cus-
tomer saw this and went home to get
his German shepherd ... Bud says they
lost a good customer because the man
never came back again when Bud
wouldn't let him in with the dog ...
"She sent me a note about being a
good host, but never did paid her bill."
Mickey Bakst, superb maitre d' and
general manager at Tribute in
Farmington Hills, can't easily forget
the New Year's Eve years back at the
Studio Club he owned in Newport
Beach, Calif.
John Wayne's son, Ethan, was in his
cups when he invited everyone to go
on his father's 110-foot yacht that was
docked about a block-and-a-half from
the restaurant ... At the stroke of 12, a
parade of 140 people, including
Mickey, marched out of the Studio
Cafe, and continued their reveling
aboard John Wayne's former U.S.
Navy minesweeper.
Happy New Year to everyone ...
And drive safely home, not to a hos-
pital. ❑

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