Buddy Greco’s Dinner Club, Cathedral City, Ca

Filed under: On the Road — StyleGuide @ 8:34 pm

There are good things about not coming of age in the 1960s.  As a woman, I don’t have to wear a girdle.  I don’t get to choose any career I want, as long as it is secretary, nurse, teacher or flight attendant. 

However, sometimes I feel I missed out on three-martini lunches, a diet focused on steak, potatoes, cream and Jell-O in a pre-cholesterol-level-awareness heaven, and the chance to see greats like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin perform live in tiny clubs. 

On that last count, though, I may have found a sliver of space to recapture the past.  Buddy Greco, world-renown singer and pianist, opened an intimate, contemporary nightclub in Cathedral City, outside of Palm Springs.

Besides performing with Dean-O and Ol’ Blue Eyes themselves, Mr. Greco has had special appearances with Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bob Hope.  With his wife, singer Lezlie Anders, he now shares songs in the Sinatra vein from a grand piano on a small stage in a tiny club (every seat is probably no more than 30 feet from the stage).

If you ever want the Goodfellas experience of a living legend crooning pop standards in a venue only slightly larger than your living room, this show may represent your last, best chance.

At $45 per person, plus a $30-40 dinner entree (or $60 per person plus cocktails that run about $12 each), the show is a vacation investment. 

Nevertheless, I found it a small price to pay for a glimpse into the very best of 1960s nightlife — the three-martini meal without the girdle.

Price: $$$$

When:  In season

Where:  98805 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Cathedral City, Ca 92234

Call:  760.883.5812

http://www.buddygrecos.com/

Pack in the fun on your next get-away — learn about another great Palm Springs show here.

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