Pointer Sisters has SPAC crowd dancing in aisles
by Craig Wilson, The Saratogian
The Pointer Sisters had them dancing in the aisles by the end of their concert Wednesday night at SPAC.
But while it took most of the concert to get most of the dancers into the aisles, two robust fans danced the whole night as the sisters sang tunes which ranged from “Blue Indigo” to “Save the Bones for Henry Jones, for Henry Don’t Eat No Meat.”
The four black songstresses, who could be billed as the Better Midler quadruplets, were dressed in campy 1940-style dresses with rhinestones at their necks, flowers in their hair, sequins on their shoes and white hankies in their hands. They belted out one song after another to a small crowd of fans who appreciated what the four singers were all about.
And although the Pointer Sisters’ performance was entertaining, possibly even great, the performance put on by their two dancing fans rivaled the professional act as an attention getter.
Starting on the lawn, the two women danced their way down the side of the amphitheater to a fast-paced version of “Some Peanuts,” only to have their unleashed enthusiasm cooled by a partypooper in a plaid sports jacket.
But as the Pointer Sisters got hotter, so did the two super fans who soon appeared in the front row of the empty balcony, kicking their legs to the sky and throwing their arms to the wind. But soon another SPAC official appeared to send them on their way.
After half the concert was over, the two finally found a dancing place in center balcony where they stayed for the rest of the performance after SPAC officials realized that such enthusiasm could not be leashed.
By the last number and the encore of “All Night Lọng,” the two were joined by other fans who danced themselves out of a concert and into the July night. The encore left those not dancing on their feet cheering.
Jimmy Dy-no-mite Walker, the star named J.J. on the television show “Good Times,” preceded the Pointer Sisters. The star’s television image is a lot cleaner than his summer act, as his off-colored humor got a bit too raw at times for the Saratoga crowd, which consisted of a good number of families with children.
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