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More On Tom At Terminal 5: A Review, A Word From “The View,” Some Good Photos & Better, Longer Video Of The Half-New Encore
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Today on The View Sherri Shepard talked about being at the show last night. The photo shows her demonstrating bra-throwing technique. And the speculation from Whoppi and Joy on what would happen if she did so is very funny. So, here’s a clip of The View today as Sherri talks Tom. (It’s a RealPlayer file.)
Shooting from the balcony, someone took a video of the encore — Venus and Kiss. It’s not good video, but it sure whets a fan’s appetite for the real thing. You can see it in in the TJI.com Video Library.
Tony Sachs, a New York-based writer who reviewed 24 Hours with the declaration, “the man’s an artist, dammit!” was at Terminal 5 last night. He wrote a review for TJI.com
If you were in New York last night and saw squealing women throwing their panties at a 68-year-old British knight who was performing a Howlin’ Wolf song, you were undoubtedly at Terminal 5, checking out Tom Jones’ first NYC appearance since November 2006.
Sir Tom’s hair and goatee are gray now, and he’s put on a few pounds, but his voice is, if anything, fuller and more resonant than it was when he first hit the pop charts back in 1965. And while a good chunk of his audience may have aged along with him, he still drives the ladies wild — at Terminal 5, TJ put the “sex” back in “sexagenarian.”
No Tom Jones show would be complete without his signature ‘60s and ‘70s hits like Help Yourself, Delilah, It’s Not Unusual and She’s A Lady.Venus and Kiss that left the crowd screaming for more. And thankfully for New Yorkers, there will be more – this July, at the newly refurbished Beacon Theater. Leave your worries on the doorstep and your panties on the stage.
Also: Be sure to check out the TJI.com flickr set The Many Faces of Tom Onstage for new photos from Terminal 5. They’re from livedaily.com photographer Christopher Owyoung whose website is well worth checking out. One is posted above left. Professional photographers were allowed to shoot for the first two songs (standard practice).
