Entertainment Consumers Exchange, Inc. - Excellence in Consumers' Entertainment Awards

TEMPEST STORM WITH HER ECE SWEET LOUIE LIVING LEGEND AWARD NAME FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING LEGENDS SWEET LOUIE OF THE CHECKMATES	Tempest Storm received the first ECE-Sweet Louie Living Legend Award in front of a sold out crowd during Entertainment Consumers'Exchange, Incs Spring Awards And Tribute to Sweet Louie, Saturday March 15, At Bootleggers Bistor in Las Vegas Nevada.
THE OTHER AWARD RECEIPTENTS ARE: THE DENNIS BONO SHOW 2008 SHOW OF THE YEAR DENNIS BONO LORRAINE HUNT- BONO LIFETIME EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT BOOTLEGGERS BISTRO TOP VENUE FOR CLASSIC LOUNGE ENTERTAINMENT DENISE CLEMENTE FEMALE LOUNGE SINGER OF THE YEAR TOMMY DEERING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR DREAM LOVERS A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO BOBBY DARIN LORI SLINN-PRODUCER BOB ROZARIO MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR JIMMY CASTOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT PIONEER AWARD	GROUP PHOTO OF THE AWARDS HONOREES.
CHARLIE CALLAS BRINGING SMILES AND LAUGHTER TO THE CROWD	SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES INCLUDED CHARLIE CALLAS, KONA WIND AND CARMINE MANDIA. MORE FROM THIS EVENT IN THE NEXT PRINT EDITION OF CONNECTIONS

Zee Matulonis, President, welcoming guests to the fall 2007 Awards Luncheon.

ECE’s Fall 2007 Awards Luncheon honored seven deserving recipients. They were The Las Vegas Tenors who received Vegas Show of the Year and the four members with Entertainers of the year. Momma and T. Fox received A Living Legacy Award and Scarlett Pomers was awarded The Spotlight actress award and a Horizon Award as a Star of Tomorrow. Sweet Louie emceed the event. Four of our members received Appreciation Awards for service to Entertainment Consumers’ Exchange, Inc. They were Sweet Louie, Dale Matulonis, Bob Bandyk and Mary Krovitz.
The Las Vegas Tenors started two and a half years ago at Bootleggers. Today they are appearing at monthly concerts in the showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton.Most of our members have seen the show multiple times. Some of them have seen every show of every appearance.
Momma and T. Fox are a living legacy family of talent.Momma graced the New York entertainment scene with her talent. She has performed with such legends as Sarah Vaughn and Billy Eckstein.
T. Fox started his seven year gig at the Tropicana in Las Vegas in a pit of a hallway He was so successful Hector Mon, President of The Tropicana at the time pulled out 80 slot machines to make him a room of his own.

Scarlett Pomers is best know as Kyra Hart on seven years of “Reba” and Naomi Wildman, three seasons of “Star Trek, voyager. She received a Spotlight Actors award for her work on the two series because they made our survey. Besides acting she is also a talented singer, songwriter and musician. “The Chain” a cover of the Fleetwood Mac’s song she did with her uncle Jak Paris made the top 20 singles chart. We also awarded Scarlett with a Horizon award as a Star of Tomorrow. Here are our celebrity recipients’ stories and comments as they accept their awards.

The Shades of Sinatra accepting their
Las Vegas Tribute show of the Year
From Left: Carmine Mandia, Barbara Pangacian
(accepting for Larry Liso) and Ryan Baker

MEMBERSHIP PARTY AWARDS


Bruce Mickelson accepting his Las Vegas Male Comedian of the Year Award	Kathleen Dunbar with her Las Vegas Female Comedian of the Year Award

Bruce Mickelson and Kathleen Dunbar	Quotes from the Membership Party: What brought you to Vegas? Kathleen Dunbar: ”I got on a plane, American West 1943”. Bruce Mickelson “I came by stagecoach! Kathleen Dunbar: “He’s Old!”
Background: Ryan Baker: I heard Bruce mention IBM and that is what I use to do, work in the whole corporate cubical deal on the east coast. So now not only have I worked for buyers and cheap scumbags that will screw you out any chance they get; I now work in Show Business.” Kathleen Dunbar: “That’s Funny, Ryan! ”Ryan Baker: I know. I haven’t been listening to what the three of them have been saying because I’ve been working on that!”	Ryan Baker
Kathleen Dunbar:	Working Vegs: Kathleen Dunbar: I love this city! I auditioned for Cirque du Soleil. Evidently my leg behind my head, nobody wanted to see.“ Carmine Mandia: I am trying to picture all that!

From Left: Renee Matulonis James Burton and Zee Matulonis	ECE AWARDS AT THE JAMES BURTON FESTIVAL Entertainment Consumers' Exchange, Inc awarded three of their Excellence in Entertainment Awards. The first award, An Excellence in Entertainment Legends Award went to James Burton who is truely a legend. You ask any of todays top guitar players who their inspiration was and they will say James Burton. Upon receiving the award Burotn said He was really honored to be given this award by the fans and it meant alot to be recognized by them. Burton went on to say Vegas is one of his favorite places and that he lived here for several years. Our excellence IN Entertainment awards are based upon our survey of favorites. There are awards for both local and national entertainers.
The Excellence In Entertainment Spotlight Awards are award to recepients who have made our suvery either in several catagories and/or in several years. Chris Isaak's live shows have been Spotlighted several years as Favorite Concerts. Those who filled out this catagory have seen Chris Isaaks in various venues through out the United States. So it was with great pleasure that we got to award Chris Isaaks with his Excellence In Entertainment Spotlight Award as Favorite Concert prior to the Saturday Night James Burton & Friends Concert. Isaak said "He was thrilled to be recieving this award". It was kind of funny because I told Renee to take her glasses off to take the picture and Chris told her to put them back on that because she looked cute with them. I think she looks good with them on but I tell her to take them off becasue you often get glare on the lenses from the flash. But surprise there was no flash in the picture with Chris.
Renee Matulonis, Doyle Dykes and Zee Matulonis	Doyle Dykes was awarded An Excellence In Entertainment Horizon Award as an Emerging Star. When introducing Dykes at the James Burton Concert they described him as a guitar players guitar player. Once you hear Dykes play you are hooked on his playing. His recordings are not played on commerical radio so the general public has not heard of him. However he is becoming very well know from word of mouth. Dykes said about recieving the award, "I am really blessed in receiving this award and thank you so much".

ALBERT LEE AWARD

On Friday, August 3, 2007, Albert Lee was presented The Entertainment Consumers' Exchange, Inc's Excellence in Entertainment International Musician of the Year Award by Zee Matulonis. The award was presented on stage during Lee's appearance at E-String, In Henderson, Nevada.

ECE HOLDS THEIR FALL 2006 AWARDS LUNCHEON
FROM LEFT; SWEET LOUIE, GENEVIEVE, CHARLIE CALLAS, BILL FAYNE, DON HILL AND CLINT HOLMES.	JERRY TIFFE
ENTERTAINMENT CONSUMERS EXCHANGE, INC., held its Fall 2006 Awards Luncheon Saturday November 4, 2006 at Rae's Resturant. in Henderson, Nevada to honor the following: CHARLIE CALLAS COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR AND EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT LEGENDS AWARD BILL FAYNE MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR. HE IS THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR BOTH THE CLINT HOLMES SHOW AND THE LAS VEGAS TENORS. GENEVIEVE WITH AN EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT HORIZON AWARD FOR NEW OR EMERGING ENTERTAINERS ENTERTAINERS. DON HILL (THE TRENIERS) EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT PIONEER AWARD. HE RECIEVED THE PIONEER AWARD BECAUSE THE TRENIERS ARE CONSIDERED THE FIRST SELF-CONTAINED ROCK AND ROLL BAND. BILL HALEY CONSIDERED THE TRENIERS HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCE. JERRY TIFFE LIFETIME EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD. HE RECEIVED THE LIFETIME EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED DANCING AND LISTENING TO TIFFE SINCE THE EARLY 70'S. THE AWARDS WERE EMCEED BY SWEET LOUIE FROM THE LENGENDARY CHECKMATES AND ECE BOARD MEMBERS. THERE WAS A SURPRISE PRESENTER, CLINT HOLMES WHO JUST STOPPED BY TO GIVE HIS LIFE LONG MUSICAL DIRECTOR BILL FAYNE HIS SUPPORT.

Word Bites from the Awards Luncheon (more photos and quotes click here)
Geneive & Charlie Callas	Here are some quick quotes from , Entertainment Consumers' Exchange, Inc's fall 2006 Awards Luncheon. ECE members got the whole story first in their regular print Connections Newsletter magazine. GENEVIEVE:"I think it is all about attitude". CHARLIE CALLAS:"I am sitting on a couch my friend says I look like an idiot because I am expressing myself. I’m thinking of Jimmy Stewart, The Glenn Miller story with Jimmy Stewart and June Allison played his wife. He is saying I have a problem. I have this tune in my head (Callas hums a tune), I call it a serenade and I just can’t get it.(Allison) Honey lets go out on the porch, forget it, and look at the moonlight. That’s it! Moonlight Serenade!"

SPRING 2005 AWARDS EVENT

ECE'S SPRING 2005 EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD RECEIPENTS
Photo by Dale Matulonis
From Left: Sweet Louie, that represented The Checkmates as Favorite Las Vegas Duo or Group;
Babe Pier, Sonny Turner, Joey Villa and Frankie Dee,all received Lifetime Excellence in Entertainment Awards;
Kathleen Dunbar received the Sunrise Award for new or emerging entertainer.

The awards were presented during ECE'S Spring Luncheon Event, April 23, 2005 at Sazios' Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada

*MORE AWARDS FROM SPRING 2005 WEEKEND*
CARROT TOP EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT FAVORITE MALE COMEDIAN Presented by Zee Matulonis Backstage at Hollywood Theater In MGM Grand Casino Resort	SMOTHERS BROTHERS EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT FAVORITE LIVE SHOW/COMEDY Presented by Zee Matulonis Backstage at the Orleans Casino Resort

SUMMER EVENT 2004 AWARDS
Bob Gorski & Marlene Ricci	Marlene Ricci Accepting her award.
MARLENE RICCI Marlene Ricci has been a mainstay at the Le Bistro Theater in the Riviera Hotel & Casino for the past few years. She opened for frank Sinatra in the 70’s, did several years in Corporation entertaining, now she is in Vegas where ECE members have enjoyed going to see her perform. When accepting the award, Ricci stated, this award means so much because it come from the people that come to see me perform. It seems so fitting that Bob Gorski was the one who presented the award to me because he has been to my show at least a dozen times over the past year”. Gorski was equally as thrilled to present the award because she is his favorite female performer. He is not alone as our members voted Marlene Ricci our 2004 Excellence in Entertainment Award as Las Vegas Favorite Female Performer.

BOB ROZARIO	2004 SUMMER LIFETIME EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS:
	Louis Prima (posthumous); Accepting on his behalf is daughter Lena Prima
Ruth Brown.	.

DIAMOND RIO WARMS UP THE ISLAND CASINO
*Chris Lansing*
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Chris Lansing( L.) Presented Diamond Rio with ECE's Excellence In Entertainment Award for Favorite Group. Accepting for the Group, Marty Roe, Lead Singer

MARK GIOVI SHOWING OFF HIS SUNRISE AWARD	SUMMER 2004 EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT SUNRISE AWARD FOR NEW OR EMERGING ENTERTAINERS.
	MICHAEL CAGLE
Joey Gian Presentd lena Prima with a Sunrise Award. Gian was our Spring Sunrise recipent.

SPRING 20004 EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
ECE’s Board Members with celebrity Guests and their awards presented at our Spring 2004 Event.From Left Chris Lansing, Peggy Davis,Sonny Charles,Sweet Louie, Polly Peluso,Joey Gian.Front middle, Zee Matulonis.	ECE's Excellence In Entertainment Awards receipents.From Left: Sonny Charles, Sweet Louie, Polly Peluso Jeey Gion.
Entertainment Consumers’ Exchange, Inc held it’s 2004-spring luncheon event honoring four delightful celebrities. We gave Lifetime Excellence In Entertainment Awards to The Checkmates, Sonny Charles, and Sweet Louie. Polly Peluso also received our Lifetime Excellence In Entertainment Award. Joey Gian received our Excellence In Entertainment Sunrise Award for new or emerging performers

Excellence In Consumers' Entertainment Awards for 2000 & 2001
ECE presents Debbie Reynolds With the Favorite Mature perfomer Award. (l to R) Betty Sadler, Zee Matulonis, Debbie Reynolds, Nancy Schnair	Dana Carvey Holds up his ECE Award for Favorite Comedian to the audience at Paris Casino's Theater.
The Excellence in Consumers' Entertainment Awards are given annually. However due to 9-11 the 2000 & 2001 years were combined. Quarterly surveys are conducted at large and used for the basis of award nominations. Only members of ECE vote for the winners.

*Excellence in Entertainment Awards*
From Left: Mary Kroutz,Bob Rozario, Barbara Carducci and Frank Dee	Entertainment Consumers' Exchange, Inc Excellence In Entertainment Awards Are Based on.....................
*Our Survey of Favorites in Entertainment Survey and our Members Interests.* *Take our survey and help determind who we honor. You don't have to be a member to take the survey. But, members determine the final selection for ECE'S Excellence In Entertainment Awards.*	ECE Favorites in Entertainment Survey

TEMPEST STORM WITH HER ECE SWEET LOUIE LIVING LEGEND AWARD NAME FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING LEGENDS SWEET LOUIE OF THE CHECKMATES	Tempest Storm received the first ECE-Sweet Louie Living Legend Award in front of a sold out crowd during Entertainment Consumers'Exchange, Incs Spring Awards And Tribute to Sweet Louie, Saturday March 15, At Bootleggers Bistor in Las Vegas Nevada.
THE OTHER AWARD RECEIPTENTS ARE: THE DENNIS BONO SHOW 2008 SHOW OF THE YEAR DENNIS BONO LORRAINE HUNT- BONO LIFETIME EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT BOOTLEGGERS BISTRO TOP VENUE FOR CLASSIC LOUNGE ENTERTAINMENT DENISE CLEMENTE FEMALE LOUNGE SINGER OF THE YEAR TOMMY DEERING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR DREAM LOVERS A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO BOBBY DARIN LORI SLINN-PRODUCER BOB ROZARIO MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR JIMMY CASTOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT PIONEER AWARD	GROUP PHOTO OF THE AWARDS HONOREES.
CHARLIE CALLAS BRINGING SMILES AND LAUGHTER TO THE CROWD	SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES INCLUDED CHARLIE CALLAS, KONA WIND AND CARMINE MANDIA. MORE FROM THIS EVENT IN THE NEXT PRINT EDITION OF CONNECTIONS


Kona Wind performing at ECE's event. From Left: Gina Jourard & Shana Golden	Carmine Mandia singing The Curtain Falls from the Bobby Darin Tribute that was very approprate to the Sweet Louie Tribute.

ECE'S 2808 COMEDY AND VARIETY AWARDS LUNCHEON
From Left: Sammy Shore, Bobby Slayton, Kathleen Dunbar. Photo Bob bandyk	Entertainment Consumers exchange, Inc held its' Fall 2008 Comedy & Variety Awards, Saturday November 15, 2008 at Don Antonio's in Las Vegas, Sammy Shore received The sweet Louie Living Legend Award Bobby Slayton was honored with both The Male Comedy Award and Comedy Show of the Year for his "Pitbull of Comedy" Show at Hooters Casino. Kathleen Dunbar was awarded with the Female Comedy Award.

Jeff Hobson-Honoree, Marlene Koppenhaver-Presenter	Jeff Hobson Was ECE's Excellence in Entertainment 2008 Variety Entertainer of the Year.
Scott O'Neil was recipient of An Excellence in Entertainment 2008 Radio Personality Awards.	Scott O'Neil
Pat Hudson-Presenter being serenaded by Ronnie Rose-Honoree, acappella style with "the Very Though of You" while Mary Krovitz snaps a picture The rest of us enjoyed his performance too.	Ronnie Rose was presented with an Excellence in Entertainment 2008 Male Lounge Singer of the Year Award.

FALL 2008 AWARDS EVENT by Zee Matulonis
Front L-R: Pat Hudson,Zee Matulonis, Back L-R: Dale Matulonis, Marlene Koppenhaver	Kathleen Dunbar enjoying a laugh
Great fun was had by all during Entertainment Consumers Exchange, Inc fall 2008 Variety and Comedy Awards Luncheon Event at Don Antonios in Las Vegas Nevada November 15. Being honored at the event were five very talented and entertaining entertainers. They included comedians Sammy Shore, Kathleen Dunbar, and Bobby Slayton. Also honored was Jeff Hobson, comic magician and variety host, and singer Ronnie Rose.

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