Above is the page from the October 18, 1963, with the clubs, restaurants and other entertainment options.
There are the usual ads, for restaurants like Heilman's, Manners, Kenny King's, Vian's, Sherwood Inn, Golden Dragon, Tropicana, and McDonald's. New ads (to my eyes, anyway) include Pool Palace (at 710 Broadway).
It's always fun to take note of the entertainers appearing at the various venues and try to find out if they ever hit the big time or not (such as Woody Earnhart and Zsu Zsa). The ad for Colony Lounge above features Grecian Dancer Katina. I'm not sure if she was a local performer or on a tour.
But at least we know that Lee Rand, appearing at the Aloha Lounge at 651 Broadway in Lorain, enjoyed a fine career as a vocalist during the 1960s and 70s.
One of his early breaks occurred when he appeared on the Jackie Gleason show in October 1962. The story below from the Journal of October 18, 1962 tells the tale. (The article also reveals – Shhhhhh – his real name.)
And this article (below) from September 29, 1962 provides some additional information behind the Klak-Stik (which I first wrote about back here) and how having Lee Rand provide the vocals on the "Klak-Stik Kick" record led to his appearance on Jackie Gleason's show.Feb. 10, 1965 Journal ad |
2 comments:
I have a vague memory of a commercial jingle from my childhood, "The Klak-Stik kick is here to stay"; never knew that the product originated in Lorain.
No commercial on YouTube.
I do remember the Klak-Stik and even used one - probably owned by one of my cousins, who also introduced me to an earlier (and much bigger) rage, the Hula Hoop.
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