Caught in the act royal crown revue hey pachuco
Steen has another great solo – it gets the crowd clapping. The words are tough (about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943) the music more so. The jungle sound continues on “Hey Pachuco!” – with a vengeance. He than puts a wordless vocal on “The Mooche”, which is kept short (I wanna hear the horns!) Bill Ungerman steps forth with rusty baritone, popping all the right notes, and Mando has his best solo, a blast of early-morning despair. (Catch the “Salt Peanuts” quote at the end – blink and you’ll miss it.) Mando is good, and Scott Steen steals it with vicious trumpet.
There’s a teensy vocal (simple words, but effective), then the horns take over. “Park’s Place” is a steaming bebop blues. “Honey Child” has a deadly horn riff, similar to that on Billy Stewart’s “Summertime” – deadly. It’s not up to Frank’s standards (surprised?) but Nochols is surprisingly close – not a lounge singer’s parody, but the real thing. The joint is jumping they’re in the mood, all right.Ī bit of a shift now: “we’re gonna do you a little Vegas, so pretend you’re losing your ass out there.” Achor takes a great bouncy line, and Eddie goes into “Something’s Gotta Give” with Sinatra inflection. The horns hit a riff from the Dovells’ “You Can’t Sit Down” (is this eclectic or what?) and we hit a long fadeout, with the crowd shouting “Boogie After Midnight!” as Eddie Nichols takes it home. Achor is better: a loud bit between blues and rockabilly. Mando Dorame has a decent solo: a little grit and a slowly building heat. James Achor hits a tangy lick, and we “Boogie After Midnight”, a solid jumper with romping horns. A final crash, and the cheers are deafening. Their “Sing” is the Goodman version, complete with the “Christopher Columbus” midsection it’s short but it works. The drums splash, the trumpeter rasps, and the baritone has that good solid honk. There’s a rap about jazzbos hitting the beach, but that can be ignored. “Your Honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, welcome to the Mint.and now, without further ado, it is my honor and privilege to introduce to you, for their stint at the Mint, the Royal Crown Revue!” The famous beat ensues, and the horns tear off “Sing Sing Sing”. If they are unsuccessful in making a match they flip the cards back over and play is passed to the next player.The crowd is raucous a roughneck, with outrageous Brooklyn patois intones an announcement. If the first card turned over was not a match for one previously turned over the player selects another card in an attempt of making a pair.
If they are successful at making a match they place the cards in their stack and choose another card. If it is a match for one of the cards the previous player turned over then they try to remember where that matching card was and turn it. The next player chooses their first card and turns it over. If the cards are not a match they are turned back over and it is now the next players turn. The player is awarded another turn for making a match and goes again. If the two cards are a matching pair for example two Jacks then they take the two cards and start a stack. The player then selects another card and turns it over. Be sure not to bother the surrounding cards. The first player chooses a card and carefully turns it over. Typically it is the youngest player that goes first. They need to be able to be flipped over without disturbing any cards around them.ĭecide who will go first. Make sure the cards are not touching each other. Lay out the cards face down in rows forming a large rectangle on the table or floor. These may be best when playing with really young children. They are usually have a theme like fish or animals. Note: There are also special memory decks available with matching pictures. A playing surface large enough to lay out all the cards.
The object of the game is to collect the most matching pairs.