Robert Wells

If anyone wondered why I titled this blog, "Guilty", look no further then Robert Wells. What is he guilty of you ask? The following:

--Starting his show with a 10 minute video flashback-recreation of his childhood piano lessons.
--Name dropping Sweden's royal family (Sweden has a royal family?).
--Introducing his backup singers as "the vocalettes".
--Playing a song inspired by his trip to The Great Wall of China over a severely dated computer graphic video of The Great Wall of China.
--Reminiscing of the Chinese peoples love of "lock and loll".
--Bringing out guest vocalists that include Sweden's Peter Jorback who apparently stars in the London stage version of The Witches of Eastwick (who knew?) and 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard.
--Performing "Bohemian Rhapsody". For Lesli, this was the most surreal point of the evening. Complete with a lip synced recreation of the original Queen video and choreographed head banging by "the vocalettes" (ala Wayne's World).
--A VIP party with no open bar.

Things I did enjoy beside Ruben:
--Being mistaken for someone at the William Morris Agency.
--Hanging out with Ken ( and his AmEx blackcard with 24hr on call concierge).
--Being introduced (in Swedish) to the band by our apologetic host as the "greatest guitar player in the United States."

Just another bizarre night here in Los Angeles.