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Caught in the Act: Elvis at 5′Oclock’s

I found Elvis. He’s not bagging groceries in Flin Flon, nor flipping burgers in Come By Chance Nfld. as has been widely rumoured. He’s hosting Karaoke at 5’Oclock’s on Tuesday nights.

Tony

Now I’m not a singer. I’m a writer because the sound of my voice even grates on my own nerves, I can’t imagine subjecting the general public to i, and the very thought of a stage terrifies me.

I gave up on Karaoke when I got caught between two Dolly Partons beat each other silly with their bras over who Kenny Rogers was going to sing with. It wasn’t pretty, Vibe Readers, and it scarred me for life.

Then again I’ll do almost anything for a story. I decided it that I owed it to the readers of The Vibe to go out and check out the local Karaoke Klubs to give you the lowdown.

At the same time, i’m not as stupid as I look. I decided to pick someplace safe. I first met Tony “Elvis” Reardon several years ago when we worked together on some fund raising for a Cambridge girl. At the time he was doing a series of appearances as “Tony Elvis.” Tony always had time for any and every fundraising event in the city.

What did it do to you, Darlene and Ailleen?

His ribald sense of humour is always a hit with the ladies. I’m certain I saw one of them toss a pair of panties onto the stage.

Michelle and Annette apparently have a bunch of “Friends in low places, and Annette likes “Wild Horses.”

Mothere and daughter team Darlene and Aileen teamed up for Tanya Tucker’s “Oh what it did to me.”

The later it got, the more fun it became. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the liberal amounts of liquid libation that were being consumed.

I know Michelle in her other life as a bartender. At work she’s usually pretty reserved. On stage is another matter. I raised my eyebrows, in Spock like fashion, when she started rapping out some hip-hop song I won’t profess to remember the name of.

Michelle raps one out

I promised Annette that I woulldn’t write about her singing “I touch myself” so I won’t. If you want to see Annette touch herself, I mean singing “I touch myself” you’ll have to catch her, and the rest of Elvis’ entourage at 5 O’Oclocks every Tuesday.

Annette is not singing "I touch myself."