Similar to my recent performance for foreign audience at the Sunway Surf Beach, I had the privilege to entertain a group of conference delegates from ICO Polymers Australia.
It was my 3rd Elvis performance at the esteemed Hard Rock Hotel Penang, tagged with a short holiday in the Pearl of the Orient.
This was a special occasion as the venue was not at the usual Hall of Fame ballroom, but rather at the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant itself, decorated with cool memorabilias on the Rock N Roll theme.
Chilling out with my wife, Natalie, at the upper floor before the performance
The entire restaurant was closed for our exclusive private function.
Needless to say, with great ambience, the sound system was excellent for the full house multi-national crowd of 300 pax.
With Hound Dog as my opening act, it literally brought down the house with thunderous applause from the audience.
Perhaps they least expect to find a Malaysian as an Elvis Tribute Artiste.
Notice the live recordings on mobile gadgets by the audience :)
There was fun and laughter in the air, with ardent Elvis fans singing along, and good response at my spontaneous funny lines.
Popular Elvis songs filled the night, such as 'Blue hawaii', 'Can't help falling in love', 'It's now or never' and 'Don't be cruel'.
It was an awesome night, ending with my finale song, 'Burning Love', which was my victory song that earned me the grand prize of a trip to Graceland.
My post-performance mingling session with the crowd was equally exciting, meeting guests from Thailand, Australia, America and Singapore.
A gentleman even suggested that I participate in their annual Elvis impersonation contest in Australia, citing that I'll surely win. I was really flattered with that statement.
Posing with the F&B Assistant Manager
All in all, it was a satisfying performance, being able to live up to international standards for live entertainment.
The audience was very warm and affectionate, and full of praises.
My evening ended with a bonus - the signature Hard Rock Cafe's brownie dessert on the house ... yummy.
Natalie with the brownie dessert, both looking very appetizing.
Looking forward to my next mega performance ... stay tuned to find out more.
