Like the dice in the Las Vegas casinos, comedian Frank DeLima is on a roll.
The island comic has relocated to a senior residence in Vegas, but that hasn’t stopped him from creating his popular musical parodies. His first from the gambling capitol was the recap of the tsunami alert, which caused intense traffic jams in the islands, which DeLima brilliantly summarized in “Gridlock” to the tune of “Under the Boardwalk.”
His second, out this week, is “Las Vegas Is the Place to Be,” in which he analyzes some elements of life in the Ninth Island with his keen humorous style. The melody is a long-forgotten gem, the theme to the TV show “Green Acres,” which starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor (yeah, long time ago, and possibly forgotten). His intent is to pick out some pleasures of LV.
Like: “No can get hungry, cuz get three Zippys.”
Or: lots of opportunities to win moolah, thanks to “jackpots Megabucks, Power Ball numbers.”
He’s not alone, he sings, because LV boasts 50,000 folks from Hawaii Nei.
The advice, however, is to hydrate—“drink plenty water.” With a daily check, 12 times a day, to avoid chapped lips.
Bruddah DeLima doesn’t admit, however, even while singing to his chosen melody, “Green Acres,” that ovah deya, get plenty sandy acres. No mo’ green acres.
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