Date: Fri 15-Jan-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

Quick Words:

Stewart-Oakdale-Coppola-jazz

Full Text:

ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

ROD STEWART has one theatre date scheduled this season in the country, and how

cool is this? -- it's at the Oakdale in Wallingford! Tickets will be available

as of 10 am Saturday, January 16, for a Saturday, February 27 concert. No

opener has been named, either, so this may be a full evening.

Watch out for your fingers, though -- if Stewart starts his tradition of

kicking soccer balls out into the audience, those bad boys are going to be

moving pretty quickly. Hope Stewart takes into account the relatively low

ceiling at the Oakdale. Otherwise, we're going to have some wild richochet

acting going on inside that theatre! (can you imagine?... it could be kind of

funny, actually)

Live jazz is the key for this Friday night at Borders in Danbury. On January

15, MIKE COPPOLA returns to the book store's Cafe for a performance of jazz

standards. Showtime is 8 pm, and admission is free.

Also performing at the book store this month will be PETER MURCHISON & MARK

BARDEN, Jan 16, with "an eclectic mix of blues, folk, rock, bluegrass and

original songs"; GENE PINO, on January 22; THE WIGGINS SISTERS, returning

January 23; and FRED GILLEN, JR, with his acoustic-based jazz and alternative

rock performance, January 30. All shows begin at 8 and are free of charge.

(But don't just sit in that small cafe and hog a seat... at least buy some

coffee and dessert while you're there!)

So Michael Jordan says he is retiring again, eh? I say I'll believe this one

if, 20 years down the road, Jordan is still sitting on the sidelines watching

the games. We've walked this walk, sang this song and danced this dance once

before. And what's up with retiring in the middle of the season? And an

abbreviated one, at that!

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road.