Saw James Darren in Las Vegas last weekend

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The wife and I were in Last Vegas last week. We planned our vacation for that week specifically because James Darren was going to be performing at the South Point casino on July 16, and we wanted to get tickets for my parents and us to see him, being that it was my mother's birthday (they retired out to Vegas).

We saw the show, which was filled with music and comedy, an all around good time. He sounded as great as he always has (we saw him in 2009 in the Poconos in Pennsylvania). He mentioned DS9 numerous times throughout his performance, and even had multiple clips in a video montage of all his work during one song.

Here are some pictures I took during the show:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31252865&l=7d61d2d2e9&id=1564286008

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31252866&l=d54f6022bf&id=1564286008

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31252867&l=1dee5f3619&id=1564286008

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31252868&l=ae000f64e5&id=1564286008

Then after the show, my wife and I decided to wait outside the doors of the venue, hoping to possibly get a picture with him.

There were a few other people waiting to meet him as well--though I did feel slightly out of place, being that the other people waiting for him were very clearly in their 70s or older themselves, and I'm in my early 30s.

Luckily, he did come out. My wife approached him and thanked him for the show. She asked if we could take a picture, and he agreed.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31252869&l=7b37f3de92&id=1564286008

He was very nice. Because there were other people there, his attention was somewhat diverted to them as well (which is understandable). But he did ask me where I was from--perking up when I said Philadelphia, since he is from South Philly--and even shook my hand when I extended it.

All around, it was a very nice time and a memory I will cherish forever.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Was his music the Vic Fontaine/Frank Sinatra-style swing numbers, or did he try bringing "Goodbye Cruel World" back?

I'd love to hear him in person; I've one of his CDs. His character on DS9 got me interested in that kind of music.

 

[digger]

His music was definitely in the Frank Sinatra-style. He sang a couple of songs that were on DS9:

The Best Is Yet To Come
I've Got You Under My Skin
Here's To The Losers (and when he sings the line "Hey, Tom, Dick, and Harry" a picture of Weyoun, Dukat, and Dumar comes up on the screen behind him, each with one of those names below them.)

Some non-DS9 songs that he sang:

Just The Way You Are
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
a blues medely

These lists are not all-inclusive; they are just what I can remember off the top of my head.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

That's neat that you saw him! I like Sinatra-type music, myself, and he does that genre very well, IMO.

 

[Lateralus]

Edit: Nevermind