hungry alumni gather for reunion

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=50 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1ac36723.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="864" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 343 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0f0512c0.jpg" border=0 width="81" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="0ec582c0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 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Banducci's Legendary hungry i Lives Again</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" >!</FONT></div> <div> hungry alumni gather for reunion</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> To kick off their grand five-month exhibition of hungry i memorabilia, the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum staged a gala reception on March 27, 2007 when many `alumni' who performed  on the club stage assembled to share memories of great shows at the landmark  nightspot.</div> <bR> <div> Experience your own hungry i reunion with the wonderful DVD featuring commentary by Enrico Banducci and performances by The Kingston Trio, Limeliters, Mort Sahl, jonathan Winters, Stan Wilson + rare Lenny Bruce footage.  Just click the icon to order direct from Amazon!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/ispyresourcce-20" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redire"><I><IMG SRC="257648e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="744" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 290 WIDTH="390"><bR> <bR> <div> While co-curators Brad Rosenstein and  Gerald Nachman (author of “Sseriously Funny” were the official hosts of the evening, undoubtably the honorary title went to ENRICO BANDUCCI who donated some precious items to make the exhibition such a resounding success</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1841b1a0.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="282" ALT="Enrico Banducci" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1ad361a0.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="10"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="866" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 331 WIDTH="124"><bR> <div> Indispensable to any hungry i salute, MORT SAHL arrived Wrapped in his traditional garb</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1b1fe430.jpg" border=0 width="254" height="323" ALT="Mort Sahl" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1b259430.jpg" border=0 width="345" height="323" ALT="Tom Lehrer" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="141"><bR> <div> TOM LEHRER, lookingterrific, made the crowd feel they been transported 40 years back in time</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="797" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 380 WIDTH="260"><div> i</div> <div> SHELLEY BERMAN, accompanied by his bride of 60 years, had everyone in stitches with his characteristic humor</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="18bc5740.jpg" border=0 width="453" height="372" ALT="Shelley Berman" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1ac36720.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="829" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 359 WIDTH="29"><bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1b0365e0.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="18a895f0.jpg" border=0 width="393" height="351" ALT="Orson Bean" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="331"><bR> <div> For those taking notes, ORSON BEAN gave his famous demonstration on how to make A paper eucalyptus tree</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="805" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 308 WIDTH="148"><div> i</div> <div> RONNIE SCHELL'S hilarious memories of the hungry i days showed his comedy edge to be at its sharpest ever</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="187f62c0.jpg" border=0 width="246" height="300" ALT="Ronnie Schell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="189112c0.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="300" ALT="Glenn Yarbrough" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="128"><bR> <div> Glenn Yarbrough drove all the way from his home in Mexico to attend the event</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="805" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 367 WIDTH="284"><div> i</div> <div> A super side reunion took place when TRAVIS EDMONSON  of THE GATEWAY SINGERS (accompanied by wife Rose Marie)connected with the daughter and son of ELMERLEE THOMAS, Marcie and Maurice, whom he hadn't seen since they were children.  Blues singer Maurice is better known under his stage name, Elmerlee Thomas (which he uses as a tribute to his mother) </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="183b7670.jpg" border=0 width="439" height="359" ALT="Rose Marie Heidrick, Marcie Thomas, Maurice Thomas (Elmerlee Thomas) with Travis Edmonson" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1af36660.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="358" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="367" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" 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ERNIE SHELDON, who capped his time with THE  GATEWAY SINGERS (and later THE LIMELITERS)  with a Hollywood career as lyricist for many major motion pictures, talked about times when the group did five shows a night at the hungry i </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="18d2c410.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="321" ALT="Ernie Sheldon " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1ae36400.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="23"><bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enrico Banduccis Legendary hungry i"><IMG SRC="10eb03e0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0faa61e0.jpg" border=0 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