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Thanks for visiting my website! You're always asking WHEN and WHERE I'll be singing for THE GENERAL PUBLIC, so I hope you will be able to make it to hear me perform as a soloist (mostly Patsy Cline's hits, but a wonderful collection of various artists including Linda Ronstadt, Alison Kraus and Dusty Springfield) and with the two different duets I also sing with: CHESTNUT RUN (Folk, Bluegrass, Gospel, Beatles, great original tunes and more...plus Patsy... with my brother Bill) and GLITZANDO (standards, oldies, gospel, show tunes and more...plus Patsy (!) ... with my best friend Diane Winogrodzki, pictured here with me.)
We are available to perform at your family reunions, company picnics, any celebrations and any reason for a party!
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I just want to remind you to check out the 'Performances' page, and I'll be singing at Our Coal Miners Cafe on Sept 25. Call for reservations and cost for dinner & show. See 'Performances' page for phone number!
I'm also performing at the DERRY RAILROAD DAYS on Saturday September 27 from 3 to 4 PM, so hope to see a lot of you there! FREE ADMISSION to Derry RR Days!!!!
NO EXCUSES! HA! See you in Derry!
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The CD will be available very SOON! Kasey Zemba & I have been working on it and have a few more 'tweaks' before it's available.
ALL OF YOU WHO'D LIKE ONE, PLEASE SIGN IN (at the very BOTTOM of this page) OR SIGN THE GUESTBOOK SO I'LL HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ONE! They'll only be available by DONATION, so NO selling is involved! More news about that when I email YOU.
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Kasey & I will be singing together more often together and you'll see the dates posted on the 'Performances' page.
We just finished our gig at the BULLSKIN FAIR on August 12, thanks to Jim Fabian, and we thank all of you who were there. It was great to see so many friends! Eric Harris of Mount Pleasant also joined us with his Johnny Cash tribute. Awesome!
I always say, "There are no strangers among us...only friends we have yet to meet." Thank you, friends, for all your support...singing along with us, keeping time with the tunes by clapping your hands, tapping your feet and smiling all night long!
We had so many wonderful comments on our show and we are proud to announce that WE'VE BEEN ASKED BACK NEXT YEAR! Yes! We weren't even half-way throught the first set when Jim Fabian asked if we would accept an invitation to come back next year to perform! He said the crowd was really enjoying the show. We kept them in their seats....when they usually listen to the entertainment for a while then leave their seats to check out the action in the arena. He was very proud of the way we talked with the crowd and gave them pure entertainment! Thank you, Bullskin VFD! You folks are the BEST!
This performance, which was 2 hours long, was sponsored by the following generous businesses:
PAT ZEMBA PLUMBING & HEATING
AMERISERV FINANCIAL
JWK ENGINEERING
S & T BANK
LONGABERGER - MICHELLE BRIDGE
ECO-QUEST INTERNATIONAL (Healthy Living Technology: Air purifiers) - HARRIS ENTERPRISES
PARALLEL VISIONS (Realizing your true potential and making it happen!) - DEBBIE GRUSS
MEMORIES IN MOTION (Custom heirloom DVDs set to music and enhanced with motion) - CATHI RHODES
We appreciated your sponsorship very much!
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THE FIRST TRIP TO ERIE WAS AWESOME!
Debbie & Doug Richardson, Owner's of Junior's Last Laugh Comedy Club are such lovely people to work with and the staff there couldn't be more congenial. The audiences were so terrific! A special thanks to Chef Adrian for his most DELICIOUS meals!!! YUMM!
I was featured on the 11 o'clock news, can you believe it?? During my afternoon show, one of the news anchors, Amanda Post, was in the audience so she sent her cameraman over to tape my evening show. Amanda has also starred in "Always...Patsy Cline" in Erie at The Warner Theater in the past and loves the show so much (just as I do)... so she came to be entertained, rather than being the entertainment! She is a sweetie and wanted to get a photo taken with me, and you can see it on the Photo Page.
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I'M BACK FROM THE SECOND TRIP TO ERIE!!!
Once again --- and even more so --- the 'Gang' at Junior's was simply awesome! It was difficult to leave them: Debbie (Doug was away on a FUN golf outing this week), Tina, Rhonda Rhoades, Adrian, Richard, Amy, Ange...and The Simpsons (ha ha!)........Everyone felt like family in just a short time. They're the sweetest people you'd ever want to meet ---- and hard workers too, making sure to please ALL their patrons, and please them they did! The food is out of this world, so if --- no, wait --- WHEN you get the chance to go to Erie, you MUST head for Junior's Last Laugh Comedy Club to check out a show or two AND make sure you have dinner there! You'll be glad you did!
The audiences were bigger this week and soooooo appreciatve. They kept asking when I'd be back! They took pictures with me and asked a bunch of questions and told me of their influences of Patsy's wonderful music on their lives. When they were dating, they'd listen to her music. The neatest thing was that so many young people in the audience told me they'd been listening to Patsy's CDs for a long time. THAT'S what I like to hear!
As many of you know, close to the end of each performance, I ask which couples have been married the longest. I bring them up front to slow dance while I sing "ALWAYS" to them. The NICEST and sweetest couples hugged and kissed as they slow danced and the audiences applauded them. How very fortunate to be with your true love for so many years, growing old together. God Bless all those lovely couples with many more years together!
Many thanks once more to Debbie & Doug for having me perform in Erie, which wasn't as far a trip as I initially thought! I really appreciate Debbie saving the ERIE LIFE glossy magazine I was pictured in, also for the newspaper article that spanned an entire column by Dave Richards, the numerous full color newspaper ads, the huge posters in the lobby at Jr's Last Laugh, the newspaper magazine listings, the video of my Channel 12 debut...and so much more! WOW! They made me feel like a SOMEBODY!!!
If I'm invited to go again, I'd like to see a caravan from our area making the trip up with me! You gotta see this place....it's just too much fun to pass up, believe me! Check out the link to Junior's and visit their website often!
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"PATSY & FRIENDS" .... ANOTHER SUCCESS THANKS TO YOU, OUR WONDERFUL AUDIENCES!!!
On March 28, 29 & 30 we presented a show feautring your favorite Patsy Cline songs at the Ligonier Theater! This is the show that sold out two nights at The Grand Theater in Elizabeth last November, and people are still raving about it.
The lovely and talented KASEY ZEMBA, who reached the 2nd round auditions on last year's American Idol, was awesome singing the hits of Patsy's friend, Loretta Lynn. Kasey was amazing in her lead role in PETER PAN at Derry Area High School (see her on my photo page!) Ellen Meyers, who hilariously portrayed Louise Seger in 'Always...Patsy Cline,' returned to the stage for a special duet with 'Patsy.'
We honored 3 lovely couples who were married longer than anyone in the audience: Mr. & Mrs. Hank Croft, Sr., Mr. & Mrs Chick Cecconi and Mr. & Mrs. Jim Graham. Each of them slow danced while I serenaded them with "Always." Very sweet and touching! Congratulations to all 3 couples, and may God Bless you with many more years together! You're SO fortunate.
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I'm trying to use my God-given voice& talents to earn an honest and decent living. If I can sing for people who enjoy hearing me, then I am fulfilled in several ways. Life works that way for most folks, doesn't it? We just have to use what natural talents we have and if we enjoy it, that's a double blessing.
I have to thank God for all the doors He's opened for me in 2007. I'm forever grateful for the many friendships that have developed, plus I appreciate all the audiences to which I have had the pleasure to perform. I always say, "There are no strangers among us, only friends we have yet to meet." Each and every one of you have been phenomenal and I certainly hope to keep in touch with you. I'm asking God's Blessings in Abundance upon you and yours for 2008...and Always.
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THANK YOU~~~THANK YOU~~~~to all those who were instrumental in bringing 'An Evening With Patsy Cline' to the Elizabeth Grand Theatre Nov 15 & 16. The two Shows were a huge success!! Dinner at Rockwell's Red Lion was fabulous and the audiences were awesome!!
Thanks to Lori, Margaret, Ken, Joe and ALL who made these nights a wonderful experience for me, Kasey Zemba as Loretta Lynn and Ellen Meyers as Louise!! The posters, programs and tickets with my color pictures on them were so professionally printed and the SOLD OUT sign on the front of the building brought me to tears! You can see it on my photo page. (Thanks Margaret!!).
You MUST come to this theatre to experience the ambiance of this unique setting. You'll be treated like royalty....NO KIDDING! I love The Grand Theater.
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The 3rd BIG return of "AlWAYS...PATSY CLINE" was a HUGE success in June 2007 at The Ligonier Theater with the Valley Players of Ligonier....'as usual,' as Louise would say. THANK YOU for making this show so very special to me! I owe it ALL to Jackie Cavanaugh for having faith in me to take on this role.
A BIG THANKS goes to the CAST of 'Always...Patsy Cline,' the hilarious Ellen Meyers as Louise Seger (ALL THOSE LINES!!!!!!), plus The Bodacious Bobcats (my awesome band): Debbie, Byrd, Joe, Pat, Tommy, Matt & Art. Tremendous job, everyone!
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I MET THE AUTHOR OF "ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE" AT THE BENEDUM IN PITTSBURGH ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2007 (just after my birthday). I SANG FOR TED SWINDLEY, THANKED HIM FOR KEEPING PATSY'S MUSIC ALIVE AND GAVE HIM A BEAUTIFUL ROSE, PATSY'S FAVORITE FLOWER. HE REALLY APPRECIATED THE GESTURE.
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Please check out my future Performance Dates. C'mon out and join the fun!!
God Bless and enjoy your day!