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Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
Catch
impressionist
songster
Bob Anderson
at the Detroit
Opera House.
Bob Anderson
Big anticipation has begun
for the June appearance here
of a former Detroit entertainer
whom People magazine has
called “America’s Greatest
Singing Impressionist,” who left
this area to become a popu-
lar member of the Las Vegas
Casino Legends Hall of Fame
and Las Vegas Entertainment
Hall of Fame.
Bob Anderson, who many
may remember from his
songster appearances here
at numerous top local niter-
ies, such as the London Chop
House, Playboy Club, Fox
Theater (opening for Jack E.
Leonard and Joan River), etc.,
will be the huge attraction by
Joe Vicari and the Andiamo
restaurants … doing his great
and uncanny Frank Sinatra
impressions … “Frank The
Man, The Music” … accompa-
nied by the 32-piece Johnny
Trudell Orchestra … Saturday,
June 16, 8 p.m. … at the Detroit
Opera House.
Bob was born in Warren,
Mich., went to Centerline High
School and was only 17 years
old when singing at the Old
Mill Tavern in Waterford … and
later a singer with the Austin-
Moro big band and Brookside
Jazz Ensemble.
His first manager was Linda
Solomon’s late father Dan
Rappaport.
When Bob left Detroit, he
went to Las Vegas, where it
all started big for him … Bob
became the first impression-
ist to ever do the great artists
on national television … and
the only entertainer to appear
twice in the same week on
the Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson.
Try not to miss him … Bob’s
vocal renderings, looks and
antics are amazing … Tickets
expected to go fast are now on
sale at the Detroit Opera House
box office and Ticketmaster.
READER MINI REVIEW …
From Jerry Seleccia … “My wife
Doreen and I recently went to
Bacco on Northwestern Hwy.,
Southfield, to celebrate our
43rd anniversary. We took the
last two seats at the bar and
immediately were served a
plate of cheese, breadsticks
and flat, cheesy bread, a
perfect combination to go
with our cocktails. At dinner,
Doreen ordered Tagliatelle a
la Bolognese while I opted for
Branzino Mediterranean Sea
Bass. Our waiter presented
the whole fish to me and then
returned it to the kitchen for
filleting. It came back on a
bed of thinly sliced zucchini
that was crisped before laying
the two filets atop each other.
The fish was covered with a
blend of tomatoes, green and
Kalamata olives … simply out-
standing in presentation and
taste. Doreen loved her pasta.
They presented us with a large
piece of delicious tiramisu to
end a perfect evening.”
THE MANY APPEARANCES
on his Facebook page by Mark
Zarkin are four-fold insertions
… They tell of the many vis-
its of the world by the owner
of Steven Lelli’s Inn on the
Green restaurant, 12 Mile,
between Halsted and Haggerty,
Farmington Hills, but also
informational doings at his
eatery, customer appearances,
menu offerings, etc. … It has
gained much attention and
comment along with being a
major interest coup from the
fertile brain of Zarkin.
IS IT BECAUSE the warmer
weather is soon upon us that
so many readers are rallying
so much for water, etc., for the
customer’s pets taken with
them to restaurants with out-
side dining … Or is it the pets
themselves … I lost mine years
ago and never realized how
important something like this
is to both the pets and their
owners.
REARVIEW MIRROR …
Hard to forget the traditional
Jewish foods that had high
popularity at prestigious Van
Dyke Place, a fine dining
spot on Jefferson, Detroit …
Executive Chef Keith Supien,
former Ahavas Achim Hebrew
School attendee, had gotten his
juicy licks in the Schoolcraft
College culinary program …
The son of Bernard and Beverly
Supien used to shock people
with his gefilte fish, rugelach,
mandelbrot, chicken soup,
vegetarian chopped liver, etc.
… Little wonder why Bernard
and Beverly loved it when
Keith came over … He not only
cooked but also served and
washed dishes.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … A
rabbi, priest and minister are
in the middle of the lake fish-
ing. The priest gets out of the
boat saying he left his fishing
pole in the car and would be
right back and walks across
the water. Half an hour later
the minister gets up to find a
men’s room, walks across the
water and then gets back into
the boat.
The rabbi is shocked and
says to himself, “My faith is
better than theirs” and says
he is was going to get himself
a refreshing drink, leaves the
boat and sinks under the water.
The priest and minister help
him back into the boat.
If they can do it so can he, so
the rabbi stands up and steps
into the water again. As he is
going down, the priest turns
to the minister and asks, “Do
you think we should show him
where the rocks are?”
CONGRATS … To Belle
Wauldron on her birthday …
To Betty Ellias on her birthday
… To Manny Kalef on his 88th
birthday … To Howard and
Susan Dubin on their 50th
anniversary. •
Danny’s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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