Mike Sigler has put together a mighty fine show with a lot of talent. You are not going to believe this but the price of admission is $5 each. Show time is 4 PM, played 2 hours straight and then took a break. After a 30 minute break he brought on Samantha Maxwell, she was home for Christmas from Belmont college in Nashville. This little girl can SING. She did a couple of Patsy and Tammy tunes. Crazy and Stand By Your Man, ever time I hear someone that is going to do those songs I think to myself, You got to have a lot of nerve to sing those songs. But let me tell you, she did a killer job. I liked it so well I bought one of her CD's after the show. After listening to the CD on the way home my wife says she can cover anything from Country to Broadway tunes . The second set was about an hour and a half.
But enough about her, Mike put together a trip down memory lane starting on the West coast with Buck Owens to Nashville with Marty Robbins, Faron Young , John Conlee, George Jones Johnny and June and ended up with Elvis , complete with the hair and sideburns and sun glasses.
The best one of all was Willie, with red hair and pigtails, and Julio Iglasias (spelling?)doing All The Girls I've Loved Before. With each singer line ,a fast change of wigs and bandana. It was a hoot, really brought the house down.
For those of you that know what a great steel player Mike is and have also heard him sing you can appreciate the act. Its not a large venue but not a bad seat in the house. You can go up to the counter and order your meal if you want to eat, it will be served to your table, if you don't want to eat that is OK too. The food is very reasonable and just good Country home cooking.
The place opens at 2 PM but you better get there between 3 and 3:30 PM for a close seat. There is a small dance floor at the end of the hall. There is also a seperate dining area out front if you do not want to dine in the show area. He can seat 160 people comfortably and the place was full.
You are close enough to the stage that Mike interacts well with the crowd and the music is not so loud it blasts you out of the place. 4 piece band, steel , lead guitar base and drums. He also has a differant guest artist each week plus he may call someone up that just happed to stop by. They are located about 50 miles southeast of Columbus and easy to find.
I talked to Mike before and after the show and he is working hard to bring in more acts. All in all it was a really fun evening, entertainment with a capital "E". So if you would like to hear some good country and see a good show give them a try. No reservations required or taken, first come first serve. I know they have a web site but I didn't write it down, maybe mike could post it here.
Thanks for a great evening Mike, it was nice to see Sally again also, she is looking great. For those of us that know, BTDT, Sally had the band doing a little close order drill when we got there, like marching in a one foot square just so they know who is really in charge.
We will go back again.
