Friday, August 20, 2004
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SHOW REVIEW: Society of Seven

Old Vegas gets a new look: Society of Seven's latest effort at Bally's on the Strip digs up some buried irony from the city's past
By MIKE WEATHERFORD
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Filipina pop singer Lani Misalucha (above) has joined Society of Seven (below) for the Hawaiian show band's afternoon slot at Bally's.

In a way it's a bit strange that Society of Seven, which stands as one of the last authentic-feeling examples of an Old Vegas nightclub act, spends so much of its time imitating other people.

But that's Old Vegas too. The veteran Hawaiian show band's latest effort to carve out a niche on the Strip digs up some buried irony.

Consider that Sammy Davis Jr. -- easily the most-imitated Las Vegas performer of all -- was quite the impressionist himself. You can hear these forgotten routines on some of his live recordings, and a recent reissue of a whole album ("All-Star Spectacular") of him imitating other people.

Society of Seven keeps the strange circle going. Singer Gary Bautista does an imitation of Mirage headliner Danny Gans doing his "Twelve Days of Christmas" routine, in which one of the people he imitates is Engelbert Humperdinck, who also used to do impressions back in the day.
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***Editor's note: Opinions expressed by the following reporter, EVA ADAM, are freely and absolutely her or his own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of ownership and management of this Institute.

The Public Administration Institution (PAI) {[or Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA)], [or Culture Institution (CI)]} of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) post the following report though the courtesy of Las Vegas Review-Journal on the basis of community service. The following is a completely (or partially) post of the report By EVA ADAM of the largest newspaper of Nevada -- Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL:

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The Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas (PDCLV) held a "MEET YOUR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES $5 DINNER" HONORING NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ADRIANA MARTINEZ on August 18, 2004, 6:30 PM at its new meeting place, the Teamsters local #14 building, 1250 Burnham St., Las Vegas.*2

President of PDCLV John Ponticello welcomed all the participants whom were full of the Hall. He then introduced important elected officials Dina Titus, Michael Douglas, Mark Denton, Doug Smith, Michael Cherry, Cheryl Moss, Bob Lueck, among others, and important professionals Tom Gallagher, Dr. Tony Lei, Charlie Waterman, Nancy Diaz, among others.

As also a "Meet Your Democratic Candidates" party, the final thing was for the election candidates to introduce themselves which included: Vonne Chowning, Jim Germain, Lori Lipman Brown, Tom Kirkpatrick, Gloria Sturman, Gayle Beck-Nathan, Steven Horsford, Tammy Green, among others.

The highlight of the dinner party was the Achievment Awards to Adrianna Martinez, Nevada Democratic Party Chair, by U. S. Senator Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas City Mayor Oscar Goodman, and PDCLV through the President of PDCLV John Ponticello.

Adrianna is a native Nevadan, born in Las VegasShe received a Bechelor of Arts degree from Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, California. Adriana taught photography at the Community College of Southern Nevada.*3

Adrianna acquired the seat as the State Chair of the Democratic Party in May 2003. She is a true Democrat who believes in the ideals ans principal's of the Democratic Party.*4

This is an annual event in Las Vegas, but the participants may include certain people all around Nevada through RSVP. Under the leadership of John, the $5 Dinner party has been a famous activity for already many years.*5

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References

*1. John Ponticello is the President of Paradise Democratic Club. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). PAI did a little editing of this article.
*2. Paradise Democratic Club. 'MEET YOUR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES $5 DINNER" HONORING NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ADRIANA MARTINEZ,' "An E-mail from President John Ponticello to WBTI," (July 7, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVPDC.
*3. Ponticello, John. 'Adrianna Martinez -- Chairwoman, Nevada State Democratic Party,' "Brochure of the $5 Chichen Dinner," (August 18, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: PDCLV.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Paradise Democratic Club. Ibid.