The Jackies

The Jackies sing an acappella rendition of Frank Stallone's chart-topping hit, "Far From Over" at The Staying Alive Tribute Party, Joe's Pub, 9/17/15, NYC.

(Featuring Tamra Paselk, Leslie Goshko, & Rachel Kopf Velard. Arranged by yours truly)

Frank Stallone Rocks My World!!

YOU GUYS! Frank Stallone knows what a fan I am of Staying Alive AND his music. He was hoping to be in NY for the show and was even going to stop by and play a song. But, life gets in the way some time.

But did that mean Frank Stallone just forgot about us? NO! In a true class act manner, he filmed a special shout-out just for The Staying Alive Tribute Party!

HOW COOL IS THAT!?!

Also, if you think I haven't played this video a million times already to hear Frank Stallone say my name, you'd be very very wrong.

THANK YOU, FRANK STALLONE FOR BEING BEYOND TOTALLY AWESOME! WE LOVE YOU!

#FarFromOver

We Had A Miserable Time

See? Just miserable.

(L to R: Leslie Goshko, Steve Burns, Sasheer Zamata, Kevin Allison)

Holy moly, guys! Now THAT was fun!! A huge thank you to everyone who came out to The Staying Alive Tribute Party at Joe's Pub last week! We had a fantastic time, laughed a LOT, gave away some awesome prizes, and stretched a bunch of spandex over our bodies. All in all, a terrific night!

Thanks to everyone who was involved in the show (Steve Burns, Sasheer Zamata, Kevin Allison, Dan Menke, Steve O'Reilly, Bill Chambers, Tamra Paselk, Rachel Kopf Velard, Anna Copa Cabanna, and Joey Kipp). You're all pros and a total pleasure to work with!

Big thanks to John Huntington for the great photos and Todd Jackson for filming. 

And a huge thank you to Time Out New York for naming us a "Critic's Pick!"

Us and Carol Burnett. Yeah, buddy!

Whew! The excitement is still "Far From Over" (see what I did there?)!

The Jackies! (Tamra Paselk, Leslie Goshko, Rachel Kopf Velard)

Name That Trivia! Makes its Sid Gold's Debut!

Sid Gold's Request Room is the beautiful new piano bar in Chelsea which has already been featured in The New Yorker, The NY Times, and Time Out NY. And now, Dana Rossi and I are bringing a live (I'm playing the ivories and we're both sangin'!) musical trivia show there on Tuesday, September 1st, 7:30pm.

A hybrid between pub puzzles and Name That Tune with giveaways and categories like "Gary Busey quote or Showtune Lyric" (it's harder than you think).

A mere 10 bones at the door. T or F: We hope to see you there! (answer: duh, True!)

Check it out HERE!

Say Hello to My Little Friend!

Get ready, New York! John Travolta is about to take Manhattan!

Leading up to the big Staying Alive Tribute Party at Joe's Pub on Thursday, September 17th, 9:30pm, John Travolta will be exploring the city and sharing his thoughts. And let me tell you, those thoughts are deep. Just today, he bought a salad in Queens!

"It's important to eat healthy to maintain that lean dancer's physique. My diet consists of salads and slaying the dragons of self-doubt. Also...up your nose with a rubber hose!"  ‪#‎StayingAliveTributeParty‬ ‪#‎JoesPub‬ ‪#‎Sept17th‬‪#‎ExploiTravolta‬ ‪#‎TravoltaTakesManhattan‬

He's Baaaack! New Huffington Post Article featuring TATER!

He's baaaaack! Tater shares his top tips to help you get beach body ready! He also uses words like "Felicia" and "resting b*tch face." I don't know where he gets it.

NEW HUFFINGTON POST ARTICLE IS UP! 

Hubba hubba

STAYING ALIVE TRIBUTE PARTY MEETS JOE'S PUB!!!

AHHH!!! You guys!!! This is an absolute dream come true! My little engine-that-could show --"Staying Alive Tribute Party" -- that lives in my Frank Stallone music-obsessed heart is now making its big-time debut at Joe's Pub on Thursday, September 17th, 9:30pm! And you're all invited!!!

We'll have all the elements you loved from the original show with even bigger and better surprises! A celebrity discussion panel, The StalloneTones, giveaways, trivia, and SO MUCH SPANDEX! Where are my Spanx?!

Tickets are now on sale for the amazing bang-for-your-buck price of only $15 bones! Wowza!

So, break out those leg warmers and get ready to see John Travolta in some very revealing spandex because the Staying Alive Tribute Party is alive and well at Joe's Pub!!!



photo courtesy Maryanne Ventrice, photo editing courtesy David Bright