* Dreams Crystal Visions of Fleetwood Mac.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats…

Jeff,

Maybe you could help my North Miami community’s Men’s Club out. We are planning a large Sunday afternoon bbq for November, 2016 and would like to have a Fleetwood Mac tribute band play for 90 minutes or so. Can you recommend a band?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Joel Katz

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Joel Katz:

Checkout- Dreams Crystal Visions of Fleetwook Mac at dreamstribute.wix.com.

Based in South Florida…Dreams Crystal Visions of Fleetwood Mac looks and sounds just like the real “guys”- the band plays festivals/country clubs/events all over Florida.

Like I said before, checkout dreamstribute.wix.com- the band’s tour schedule/videos/contact info is all there for your review!

Hope this helps you out.

Thanks for reading…

***** Red Carpet Italian Restaurant, 3438 Southwest 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33135, (305) 529-4220.

Got a real good Italian joint for you guys- Red Carpet Italian Restaurant in Miami. Just so you know, this ain’t a “$13.95” soup or salad/garlic rolls/entree/pasta side joint- Kind- of a limited menu (handful of appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees, desserts…a good- dozen or so tables, decent wine list, very reasonable prices, super pleasant service.

You can check redcarpetrestaurant.com for menu/prices/info.

The other night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats did “dinner- fried calamari ($12), chicken parmigiana ($15), veal marsala ($17) and I gotta tell you guys that the food absolutely killed! Just between us, in his day- Jeff Eats has eaten his fair share of chicken parmigiana, veal marsala and fried calamari and I gotta rank Red Carpet’s versions- right up there with some of the best I’ve had down here in sunny South Florida!

Let me wrap this one up for you, once “you” get past Red Carpet’s name (I hear Red Carpet-and cheap no-tell motels and seedy car services come to mind) and you got a dynamite Italian joint serving up delicious food.

Real simple, Red Carpet Italian Restaurant which is open Sunday 1pm-8pm, Tuesday-Thursday 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm, Friday 11:30am- 3pm & 6pm-11pm, Saturday 1pm-11pm, closed Monday is an absolute must try Italian joint!

DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/20/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

PASTRAMI WEDGE
$11.99

Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant
586 Tamiami Trail North
Naples
(239) 263-3431
Latest Review: 10/15/14

If you wanna eat off-the-chart delicious pastrami, you gotta give Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant a shot. By the way, the joint’s roast beef wedge is also absolute dynamite!

Printed down below is Jeff Eats’ 10/15/14 Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant’s story…just so you know, back then the “wedge” went for $9.89 it now goes for $11.99 (and the US Government tells you-that there is “no” inflation in the economy! Right!).

Posted on October 15th, 2014 · American Delicatessen Fast Food Naples
***** Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant, 586 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, Florida 34102, (239) 263-3431.

If you want to eat delicious pastrami and roast beef sandwiches–you gotta try Pastrami Dan’s in Naples.

Pastrami Dan’s is exactly what Jeff Eats is all about…a hole in the wall, order at the counter-deliver to table joint- which has dynamite food… No frills, no drama, reasonable prices, big portions, no credit cards (caught you on that one, didn’t I?)–no bs-ing here, some of the most delicious pastrami and roast beef that I’ve had down here in Florida.

Pastrami Dan’s menu is printed above…LIMITED would be kind! Handful of items, end of story! As the old Haitian saying goes- “Jack of all trades, master of none”…it doesn’t apply here! Just so we are straight- in addition to the roast beef and pastrami I “tried” the beef taco/hot dog/chili all were good, but the real Game here is the pastrami and roast beef-off the chart!

Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant is open Monday-Saturday 11am-4pm, closed on Sunday.

This article first appeared on September 10, 2015. Just checked poprockdoowopp.com and there are only a handful of really good seats left for tonight’s show, so if you wanna go- better get a move on it!

Welcome Bobby Rydell to Boca Raton on Saturday, March 19!

Bobby Rydell
“Wild One”, “Kissin’ Time”, “Volare”, “Forget Him”, “We Got Love”, “Swingin’ School”, “Wildwood Days”

The Flamingos featuring Terry Johnson
“I Only Have Eyes for You”, “Mio Amore”, “Lovers Never Say Goodbye”, “I’ll Be Home”

Shirley Alston Reeves, original lead singer of The Shirelles
“Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, “Soldier Boy”, “Mama Said”, “Foolish Little Girl”, “Tonight’s the Night”

Emil Stucchio & The Classics
“Till Then”

The Mystics (featuring original lead singer Phil Cracolici)
“Hushabye”, “White Cliffs of Dover”, “Don’t Take the Stars”

To join us for this very special evening of reliving great memories and making new ones…
Purchase tickets online through Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com) or by calling 561-330-5278.

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Posted September 10, 2015
* Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live! starring Bobby Rydell, The Flamingos, Shirley Alston Reeves, Emil Stucchio & The Classics, The Mystics.

The show was just announced!

Saturday Night, March 19, 2016:
FAU-Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium

This show is gonna be something else!

Earlier this year, Jeff Eats caught all of the acts set to appear- real good!

If you wanna go, keep a close eye on both fauevents.com and poprockdoowopp.com- tickets will soon be going on sale!

This article first appeared on February 21, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the box-office and there are just a handful of tickets left for tomorrow night’s show! Soooo- if you wanna go, time to make your move!

Posted February 21, 2016
* Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!

Very impressive lineup!

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats saw The Duprees last night- and they alone are worth the price of admission. If the Merriam-Webster Dictionary had pictures, under the word smooth you’d find The Duprees’ photo!

The Skinny:

Pop, Rock & Doo Wop
Clermont Performing Arts Center
3700 South Highway 27
Clermont, Florida
Sunday, March 20, 2016 (7pm)
Box Office: (352) 394-4800
Tickets: clermontperformingarts.com

Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live! comes to the Clermont Performing Arts Center for one night only featuring some of the biggest names in American pop music history, including not one, but TWO Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famers!

Starring: The Flamingos featuring Terry Johnson (“I Only Have Eyes for You”, “Lovers Never Say Goodbye”), Shirley Alston Reeves, original lead singer of The Shirelles (“Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, “Soldier Boy”), The Duprees (“You Belong to Me”, “Have You Heard”), and Emil Stucchio & The Classics (“Till Then”). Legend-packed show, not to be missed!

APPEARANCE BY CLERMONT’S OWN PAST TENSE,

including Lynda Caracci, an original member of ’60s girl band, The Angels, with hits like “My Boyfriend’s Back,” and Joe Fatone, father of boy band N*SYNC star Joey Fatone.Jr.

* Frank Sinatra Jr., Son Of Legendary Singer Dies While On Tour At Age 72!

It was a toss-up between the Sinatra “news” and Jeff Eats doing a “story” about Nutrisystem- Jeff Eats went with the Sinatra news! Just funning with you guys!

Just in case you missed the news…

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Frank Sinatra Jr. Passed away of a heart attack on March 16, 2016.

POP CULTURE MAR 17 2016, 6:06 AM ET
Frank Sinatra Jr., Son of Legendary Crooner, Dies at 72
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PlayFrank Sinatra Jr., son of legendary singer, dies while on tour at age 72
Frank Sinatra Jr., son of legendary singer, dies while on tour at age 72
Frank Sinatra Jr., who carried on his famous father’s legacy with his own music career and whose kidnapping as a young man added a bizarre chapter to his father’s legendary life, died Wednesday. He was 72.

The younger Sinatra died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Sinatra family said in a statement to The Associated Press.

The statement said the family mourns the untimely passing of their son, brother, father and uncle. No other details were provided.

Sinatra Jr. was the son of Sinatra’s first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra, and the younger brother of Nancy Sinatra, who had a successful musical career of her own.

Sinatra Jr. grew up watching his father from the wings of the stage, and followed him into music as a teenager, eventually working for the senior Sinatra as his musical director and conductor.

The elder Sinatra died of a heart attack May 14, 1998, at 82.

Sinatra Jr. was able to provide a link to his father’s music after his death, performing his songs and arrangements on tours and especially in Las Vegas.

“Since my father’s death, a lot of people have made it clear that they’re not ready to give up the music,” Sinatra Jr. told the AP in 2002. “For me, it’s a big, fat gift. I get to sing with a big orchestra and get to sing orchestrations that will never be old.”

When Sinatra Jr. was 19 in 1963, three men kidnapped him at gunpoint from a Lake Tahoe hotel. He was returned safely after two days when his family paid $240,000 for his release.

Barry Keenan, a high school friend of Nancy Sinatra, was arrested with the other two suspects, Johnny Irwin and Joe Amsler, and convicted of conspiracy and kidnapping.

Keenan masterminded the kidnapping, prosecutors said. He was sentenced to life plus 75 years in prison, but was declared legally insane at the time of the crime, had his sentence reduced and was paroled in 1968 after serving 4 ½ years.

* Today Only! Almost Free Candy At Party City.

Not -that Jeff Eats really thinks that “this” is gonna get you guys running to Party City…but one never knows!

You can check partycity.com for locations.

***** Day Market Kitchen, 1850 Southeast 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316, (954) 467-8005.

Interesting concept…order at counter/food delivered to table- build your own salads, sandwiches and grain bowls, pastries, tons of beers/wines, fresh juices.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats “did” a recent lunch at Day Market Kitchen- Mrs. Jeff Eats, and Daughter Jeff Eats loved the joint- Jeff Eats found what to eat- but this “farm fresh ingredients” kinda joint really isn’t my game- Jeff Eats who in another life must have been a long-haul truck-driver- is more into hole in the wall diners/sub joints/cracked linoleum floor greasy spoon “venues”…in a nutshell-if this makes sense to you, Too Millennial-Hipster for this camper!

Anyway,

Like I said, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats loved and that’s- love with a capital “L” Day Market Kitchen…

You can check menu/prices/info at daymarketkitchen.com.

Day Market Kitchen is open Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 9:30am-4pm.

* Turnsties- The Ultimate Tribute To The Music Of Billy Joel.

If you guys can keep a little secret, Jeff Eats remembers Turnstiles beginnings…back then, just a few short years ago, when Tony the band’s “Billy” (who at the time was the keyboard player of the Shakedown Band) mentioned to me-his plans for a South Florida based Billy Joel tribute band!

Long story short, today- Turnstiles is one of America’s best Billy Joel tribute bands! The band plays all over the United States, usually to Standing Room Only crowds!

If you’re a Billy Joel fan, you gotta go see Turnstiles…

The Skinny:

Turnstiles- The Ultimate Tribute To The Music Of Billy Joel
Saturday, April 23, 2016 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com

from bocablackbox.com
After years of performing with various original projects and cover bands, Tony decided to form “Stormfront”, his first Billy Joel tribute back in 1993. While Stormfront played to critical aclaim in the New York Area, their career was cut short when Tony decided to relocate to South Florida. Now, some 15 years later, Tony decided to enlist some of the finest musicians in South Florida to join with him to once again pay tribute to the man he has so much respect and admiration for, Billy Joel. Never intending to be an impersonator, his focus instead is simply on the music and delivering a faithful and completely live Billy Joel experience to share with others. Turnstiles’ renditions of Billy’s classic songs are certain to move the casual listener as well as the hard core “Joel fan” to their feet and have them singing along with all the classics!

* The Amazing Fruit Salad Tree.

You guys hear about this one?

“The Amazing Fruit Salad Tree — Grow 5 Fruits On 1 Tree
Do you love eating fresh fruit, but hate paying supermarket prices? The Fruit Salad Tree grows 5 fruits in 1 tree; shipped directly from the nursery ready to plant with established roots. Grow your own organic purple plums, nectarines, apricots.”

If you aren’t too exhausted from- harvesting bushels of fruit from your Amazing Fruit Salad Tree, give Jeff Eats a call, I got a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d like to sell you!

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