Miss Chatelaine

10 May 2022

Pastel Vespa & Bob Downe – Show #243 (part 2), 1 May 2022

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In her last show before going on a three-month break, Katie plays fabulous new tunes by Jenny Spear, Phia and Jeremy Loops and introduces her fill-in presenter, Jean Maloney. Not only that, but Brazilian-Italian chanteuse Pastel Vespa joins her in the studio, and camp comedy cabaret legend Bob Downe phones in from his home in Murwillumbah! Bob and Pastel have been working together for 25 years (!) and are performing in Viva Bob Vegas! at St Kilda’s Memo Music Hall on 6, 7 and 8 May 2022 with a live band and two burlesque dancers. Here is the playlist:

• Alpha Romeo – Jenny Spear
• Someone Out There – Phia ft. XAVIA
• White Wedding – Pastel Vespa
• This Guy’s in Love with You – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
• I Will Survive – Bob Downe
• Levitating – Dua Lipa
• Better Together – Jeremy Loops

Visit Bob Downe’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram, and follow Pastel Vespa on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Bob Downe and Pastel Vespa performing at Memo Music Hall in February 2022 by Katie Purvis

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