Tom Jones International

THIS JUST IN: TOM’S SHOW TONIGHT (SATURDAY) IN AC IS CANCELLED BECAUSE HE HAS A TOUCH OF TROUBLE WITH HIS THROAT. HOPE ALL IS WELL FOR TOMORROW’S CLOSING SHOW THERE.

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It was the boys versus the girls Friday night at the Tom Jones dance marathon. The boys may have won… believe it or not!

Tom’s audience had anticipated his arrival long before the curtain went up inside the famed Superstar Theater. When the “money” stepped into the limelight the cheers went up. It sounded more like a football game for a second.

A very excited group in the middle of the room were immediate and sincere in their quest to let Mr. Jones know that among men, he IS the man! It was actually refreshing to see a group of guys who were not afraid to show their mutual manly affection toward their teenage idol. It was out of “respect.” These New Jersey wiseguys were genuine fans. They are wise indeed! When Tom realized that they were no “pussycats,” he connected with the fellas, throwing a knowing nod and a thumbs up their way.

Not to be outdone, ladies throughout the venue were up on their feet twistin’ and twirlin’ in response to the male onslaught. It was West Side Story 2006! Ha ha!

But alas, the ladies may have met their match. An older, very tanned, distinguised gentleman, a capo di tutti capi, made his way front and center, stripped off his shirt, and threw it at Tom’s feet. It was an odd but strangely splendid sequence —

Caught us all by surprise. His orange, leather like, wrinkle filled, handbag-waiting-to-happen lizard skin would have been better left inside the very item he decided to throw at the feet of the truly talented one (who has a slight orange hue of his own), his shirt!

Security seemed to be stymied by this grotesque yet mystifying twist of actions. So, this macabre topless dance went on for a few minutes while we all watched in amazement (with a little amusing horror mixed in). This gentle geriatric reptile kept right on with his brand of off-beat slither dance. He was kind of cute, in a National Geographic kind of way.

Then came the guy’s shoe… bam! it landed right at the feet of the superstar who was busy working his stage. Finally security got to the guy. He got his shirt back, and eventually his shoe too. And the great thing is, after all of that, he didn’t get thrown out. I think the audience liked the fact that the incident was simply absorbed into the excitement of the evening. Or maybe it was that this guy’s last name was Corleone. Nah! Tom took it all in stride and didn’t skip a beat.

In response, female fan with generous attributes re-adjusted her already low-cut, trendy top. It was a successful effort, enticing Mr. Jones back into the female fold.

In the end, a great time was had by all. It was a fun and interesting night.

Did I mention that Sir Tom shocked us all when he sang With These Hands as the third song of the set last night??? For it he received a very gracious standing ovation. We were simply delighted with this unexpected pleasure.

Don’t blink. Who knows what may happen tonight.

What’s your 20 now? Hurry up!

Scoop… out!