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Here’s where you’ll find TJ photos and stories that don’t fit into any other categories. It is, as its name says, just for fans — and, hopefully, for fun.
“Seeing” Tom Jones
Saturday, July 15th, 2006For even the most ardent fan — even us, you and our Inside Scoop — seeing Tom Jones all the time just isn’t possible. So, sometimes, we look to have fun of a different sort; to find an impersonator who is either dead-on or funny, poking gentle fun at Sir Tom.
In the former category is Steve McCoy who is bringing his Soul, Rock n’ Blues show to Belterra Casino in Florence, IN, August 3 through 7.
In the latter category — funny — is Frank Scinta as Tom Jones*
You can see Frankie, his brother Joe, sister Chrissi and “adopted” Scinta, Pete O’Donnell, Tuesday through Saturday, 7 p.m., at The Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Steve sometimes appears alone and, as he will be in Indiana, with other rock ‘n’ roll legends, gives us just about the best TJ outside of the real TJ.
And, what about Frank Scinta (that’s pronounced “Shin-tah”)? Tom is just a very small part of a wonderful show where you’ll meet Dino and Jerry, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles and lots of others who appear along with The Scintas as themselves in a show that’s been a Las Vegas mainstay for six years. We must admit that perhaps we’re prejudiced because we work for The Scintas but their show is scads of fun (for people 14 and over). You should go.
*Note on browsers: the video of Frank as TJ works on IE and Firefox and not on Safari. Don’t know why, but if you have a fix, please share it. Thanks.
