vhs lives: party time starring dennis awe

"PARTY TIME STARRING DENNIS AWE"


we got this at thrift town. dennis awe is an organist. he is also an author*, self-help speaker, organ salesman, and cruise host. this video came out in 1991 and has a suggested retail price of $39.95, which is slightly more than we paid.

i guess you could call this party time. dennis awe sits at an organ and plays showtunes and old pop standards. he's wearing a wonderful, absurd shiny suit covered in matching sequins/jewels. he's surrounded by a bunch of balloons (party!), but there is no audience. this thing has like 100 songs on it. in between every 3 or 4 songs, he introduces the next couple ("here's some romantic favorites sure to bring back some memories," etc). when he's playing, he keeps looking straight at the camera and winking or smiling like we just told a weak joke. this tape goes on forever. i couldn't finish it. it was starting to make me feel dizzy and feverish. i did make it to the cha-cha-cha medley, thank god. i'm not sure if you're supposed to play it at a party or if it is supposed to bring the party to you. i imagine it being just about right if you're having a horse tranquilizer party, or if you are an old person.

*from dennis' official bio: "Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest collection of jokes is Dennis’ "Jokes 4 U", a best-selling book you must have if you enjoy laughing… and who doesn’t ??!!"