رونوشت کامل Happy Together Tour Preview With Ron Dante

Concert Hall, they have former Saturday Night Live cast member Tim Meadows on Friday, May 22nd. 00:02:12.719 --> 00:02:17.840 Dwayne Betts and Palmetto Motel will be at the concert hall on Wednesday, May 27th. 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:29.280 Country singer Cooper Allen on Saturday, May 30th, and former police drummer Stuart Copeland's Have I Said Too Much show is coming to the Pontavadia Concert Hall on Sunday, June 7th. 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:35.280 This show is being described as an evening of conversation with photos, videos, and a QA. 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:36.960 This should be a really fun show. 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:39.680 TVconcerthall.com for tickets. 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:44.960 And finally, the Florida Theater has the Happy Together Tour returning Tuesday, May 26th. 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:56.639 Last week I had a chance to chat with Ron Dante, who's on tour singing lead on the Turtles hits, as well as performing songs that he originally recorded as the voice of the animated pop group, The Archies. 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:00.240 We started off talking about the bands getting ready for this tour. 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:04.800 We hit Atlanta later this month to start rehearsals, and then we're off and running. 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:11.199 You may remember it was this time last year when we spoke for the first time, and I completely nerded out on you. 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:16.560 I told you six-year-old me would have cried knowing I was talking to Archie Andrews. 00:03:16.639 --> 00:03:18.240 And now I feel like we're old friends. 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:20.400 That's the good thing about connecting. 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:23.439 The voices connect, and you never forget that sound. 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:24.479 Absolutely. 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:31.680 And also, I had to tell you, uh, you know, I went to the Happy Together tour last year at the Florida Theater, and I had so much fun. 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:34.159 Me and all my friends had a blast. 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:41.199 That's the greatest compliment because you know you want everybody to participate and make it an event for themselves. 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:42.080 So this is great. 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:51.680 I actually sat next to a couple whose wedding song was Happy Together, and then years later the Happy Together tour started, and they've been to every show since. 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:53.280 That song will last forever. 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:56.319 I mean, it's just it's people want to be happy together. 00:03:56.479 --> 00:03:57.680 There's no doubt about it. 00:03:57.919 --> 00:03:58.639 Absolutely. 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:00.639 Tell us about this year's lineup. 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:02.159 Who all's coming on the tour? 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:08.560 Well, we've got, you know, the association and Gary Puckett, the Cow Sils, of course, and the Vogues. 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:10.639 All of us have been on the tour before. 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:13.919 But now we've got some fresh blood, we've got new people. 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:19.040 We've got the incredible British invasion, the Trogs, going to sing wild thing. 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:25.120 And of course, one of my favorite singing groups, The Fortunes, which had two of my favorite, favorite songs ever. 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:29.839 You've got your troubles, I've got mine, you know, and Here Comes That Rainy Day feeling again. 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:33.360 So the, you know, both between the Trogs and the Fortune is just great. 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:41.759 And then we have an extra added bonus with Jason Schaff, who one of the best singers around, and he's been with Chicago for you know for you know 16 years. 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:44.639 And he's gonna be doing some of those great Chicago songs. 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:47.439 So I think the audience is gonna get eight acts this year. 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:49.920 So it's it's it's bigger and better than ever. 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:51.839 Yeah, that is a lot of acts. 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:59.040 And now that I've been to one show and I know the format, I love the way it's just rolled out hit after hit after hit. 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:03.360 You know, when they conceived it, they said we've gotta give the audience what they want. 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:11.439 And with all these acts and things, would sing they've got to sing their favorite songs, and that's what they've designed the the whole show for. 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:16.800 And uh I have to credit Mark Volman for putting it together with with the uh promoters. 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:25.839 Uh they had that idea, the Turtles had this idea to add people to their shows and make it a real event, and it worked, and it's only gotten bigger and bigger and better. 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:37.199 It really is uh for people of a certain age, the soundtrack of our life, and it's sharing all these great memories and sharing the experience of living out this music together. 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:38.720 Exactly, exactly. 00:05:38.879 --> 00:05:43.360 And the funny thing is, and the good thing is that these songs have a life of their own. 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:48.160 Um you know, my my stuff, you know, uh sugar sugar is is all over the world. 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:50.000 Young kids are dancing to it. 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:54.319 Five and ten-year-old kids in dancing classes are dancing to sugar sugar. 00:05:54.639 --> 00:06:03.360 Every day I must see 30 or 40 TikTok videos with people from China, from Russia, from South America, uh all over dancing to sugar sugar. 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:08.160 And of course, the other songs, you know, Happy Together, Gary Pocket's great hits. 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:10.560 I mean, it's it's you know, you you you can't beat it. 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:12.720 The songs have a life of their own, as I said. 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:13.680 They really do. 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:20.000 I'm not gonna put you to the fire and make you promise anything, but I'm also a really big fan of Bang Shang-A-Lang. 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:21.040 I love doing it. 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:25.360 I just got off a big cruise out of Florida, uh, Flower Power Cruise. 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:29.120 And uh you know, I had to do Bang Shang-A-Lang and Jingle Jangle. 00:06:29.199 --> 00:06:32.079 I had to do a few of the great Archie songs for that. 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:38.240 Um hopefully we'll squeeze one of those into the uh my set uh c coming up this year this year's tour. 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:42.800 Man, if you can squeeze in bang shang-alang or jingle jangle, I would be so happy. 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:43.920 So we're rehearsing. 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:46.560 I've got to go down and tell the guys which songs I want to do. 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:55.600 The uh the amount of acts that are on the build, uh we're not getting as much time as we uh we usually get, but it's still gonna be enough to satisfy the fans. 00:06:55.839 --> 00:06:56.639 That is awesome. 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:05.439 The show is Tuesday, May 26th at the Florida Theater, the Happy Together Tour, one of the most fun events you'll have all year long. 00:07:05.680 --> 00:07:08.879 Tickets are available at Floridatheater.com. 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:11.439 Thank you so much, Ron, for your time today. 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:13.439 Again, I feel like we're old friends now. 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:17.199 I can't even believe six-year-old me is talking to Archie Andrews. 00:07:17.279 --> 00:07:19.839 It doesn't escape me any chance we get to connect. 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:21.040 Well, you're very welcome. 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:22.240 I'm happy to do it. 00:07:22.319 --> 00:07:24.879 Um please stop by the merch booth before the show. 00:07:24.959 --> 00:07:27.120 I'll probably be out there signing some autographs. 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:28.000 That's fantastic. 00:07:28.160 --> 00:07:30.000 Ron, thank you again for your time. 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:36.240 It's been a great pleasure to talk to you last year and today, and I really look forward to seeing the new show this year. 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:36.800 Thank you. 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:38.079 We'll see you at the show. 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:42.160 Tickets for the Happy Together tour are available at Floridatheater.com. 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:43.680 That's going to wrap up this episode. 00:07:43.839 --> 00:07:48.319 I'll be back with another soon to let you know what's happening live from Jacksonville.