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- Location: The Paladium, VIP room
- Address: 63rd & Pecos, Denver Metro Area
- Date: Last Thursday of Every Month
- Time: Doors open 6:30pm 'till ?
- Charles King created and organized
this public performance of Elvis entertainers in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Hosted by the Paladium at 63rd and Pecos, it will be a monthly gathering of
Elvis Tribute Artists, Elvis Fans and friends in a classy non-bar-like
environment. The venue is intimate and cozy, with a capacity of
between 200 and 300 guests. A full-service bar is available as is a
full service kitchen. Every
event will consist of a karaoke period in which Elvis Entertainers can
perform to their own background tracks, followed by a one-hour show
performed by a Headlining Elvis Tribute Artist. The Headliner for the next
month's gathering is chosen by a vote of the attending audience.
1st Monthly Event (January 29th, 2004)
- Performers: Paul Torrez and Casey
Hammill
- Headliner: Charles King
- The
inaugural night was fantastic, typical "opening night" glitches
aside. Once the sound system was powered up, and a bartender arrived,
the night went better than expected. Paul Torrez opened the evening
with a 6-song jumpsuit set. As usual, Paul's voice was right on and
his moves were pure Vegas Elvis. After Paul, Casey Hammill gave a
stirring 6-song set of movie songs and gospel. Casey's voice is always
a treat to hear, and this night was no different. Charles King
finished the night as the evening's headliner with a split set (first half
in the 68' Gospel suit, second half in the fringe jumpsuit.) Leading
into his rendition of "My Way" Charles asked the audience to
observe a moment of silence in remembrance of Bob Wall - personal friend and
founder of the old "Colorado Graceland" fan club - who passed away
last week in a car accident. Charles' greatest fear going into the
night was that the crowd wouldn't be large enough to convince The Paladium
owners to continue the events on a monthly basis. However, at the end
of the night, the Paladium agreed to host the monthly event on the LAST
THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
2nd Monthly Event (February 26th, 2004)
- Performers: Chris Barber, Charles King, Paul Torrez
- Headliner: Paul Torrez
- The 2nd
event proved that this event gets better every time! Food and
beverages were readily available this time, the seating was pre-set, menus
were available, and we had a bartender! Of course, the performers were
once again exciting and talented! This time around the doors leading
directly into the VIP Lounge were used (instead of having to traipse through
the massive Paladium main room). Up in the soundbooth, someone had removed
the CD players and hadn't replaced the wires properly, so the Paladium's
soundman had to be called in which delayed the start for about 15
minutes. The show drew nearly double the number of audience members of
January, and once again we overwhelmed the management with our numbers and
enthusiasm (when will they learn?) =) As this new event gets traction
and running on all cylinders it promises to be the Elvis Event of the Rocky
Mountain Region!
3rd Monthly Event (March 25th, 2004)
4th Monthly Event (April 29th, 2004)
5th Monthly Event (May 27th,2004)
6th Monthly Event (June 24th, 2004)
7th Monthly Event (July 29th,2004)
8th Monthly Event (August 26th, 2004)
9th Monthly Event (September 30th, 2004)
10th Monthly Event (October 28th, 2004)
11th Monthly Event (November 18th, 2004)
- ONE WEEK EARLY due to Thanksgiving
12th Monthly Event (December 30th, 2004) |
