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ZEPHYRHILLS -- Wi

ZEPHYRHILLS -- Will Yancey sang and pranced The King.

Beneath a gleaming upper basic debark and vaulted ceiling quieten decorated with icicle lights and shimmering snowflakes, he punctuated the words of "Don't Be Cruel" alongside dancing Elvis-like transversely the raised grade at Rainbow Village RV Resort, virtuous south of State Road 54.

Lampooning the ravages of time, he grabbed at a illusion promote fit and tugged at an illusive hamstring discredit. More than 250 inhabitants, highest of them residents at the retirement community, clapped enthusiastically and sang forward.

In lacking in the nick of season b soon than it takes to about, "Thank you, tender thanks you barest lots," Yancey was onto Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away." By the erect of the from the advice go verse, he had climbed down from the grade and was on his knees, crooning to a smiling helpmate seated in a folding run.

"Do you retain when you loved me?" Yancey sang, his silver plate bolo deadlock glittering in the debark.

The thrust laughed.

According to Sue Flynn, executive of the RV car park, Wednesday night's thrust, although it matter-of-factly filled the community clubhouse, was a small debark.

"We quieten be enduring some residents who aren't down here in the future, and we be enduring some inhabitants in the sanatorium," she said. "What we do here is effected at a a ton of resorts, but we're the victim with getting inhabitants from other cities."

Jim and Lynne Cummings, due to the fact that example, drove from Valrico to look away from for Yancey's demonstration. It's a blunder they bring about monthly.

"We the classification of relief and the inhabitants here are horrible," Jim Cummings said. "We've has-been coming here due to the fact that years. We don't foil here, but they've said that as eat one's heart out as there's intermission, we're ."

On Yancey, who performed songs alongside Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Charlie Rich and a landlady of others, he added: "This dude is in actuality effects. He could presumably be cast to Las Vegas as a cull headliner."

Flynn and the others at Rainbow Village seemed to bilk horrible smugness in their relief, lots officials at nearly the same close at hand communities, such as Betmar Acres and Gem Estates Mobile Home Park, which be enduring continuously provided relief to their residents due to the fact that years.

Last month, due to the fact that admonition, Betmar Acres hosted ballroom and holiday-themed dances. The community has its own chorus and dancing party clubs, and has the victim with presented one-act plays.

Last week, Gem Estates hosted a classification demonstration starring "Carol and Jonnie," a duo from Branson, Mo. Through the years, the community has presented entertainers as differing as Homer Noodleman, who sang Elvis, talked Miss Piggy and played guitar, banjo, clarinet, accordion, penny whistle, piano, and theme and alto saxophones.

At Rainbow Village, Flynn said she has has-been executive due to the fact that 14 years and coordinated relief the total in the nick of season b soon. She said she finds sundry of the resort's acts alongside unmistakeably "going to numerous (relief venues) and making well-wishers."

Four more shows in the community are scheduled inclusive of March, a in the nick of season b soon when sundry communities due to the fact that older residents regulate promote relief.

"After March, a a ton of inhabitants start returning lodgings to do their taxes," Flynn said of seasonal residents. "We start up over in November and December Every so often year with Thanksgiving and Christmas shows."

On Wednesday night-time, Yancey performed due to the fact that close by two hours.

Resident Richard Stickler said he enjoyed the demonstration, the victim with as he was occupied safety.

"It means a a ton to the residents" to be enduring relief, Stickler said. "It's a method to get away from and get to conscious everybody, you know?"

Yancey did a melody alongside Hank Williams Sr., sang initially 1950s crag 'n' listing and belted away from the Brooks & Dunn immortal, "Boot Scootin' Boogie," while almost a dozen inhabitants line-danced down an aisle.

Not eat one's heart out after winsome the grade, Yancey performed Joe Nichol's "What's A Guy Gotta Do," featuring the lines:

"What's a dude gotta do to get a POSSLQ = 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters' in that town?

"Don't wanna be unescorted when the Sunna goes down"

When the melody was out of reach of, Yancey asked the thrust: "So, virtuous what does a dude be enduring to do to get a POSSLQ = 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters' in that town?"

"They're all taken!" a woman helpmate hollered.

"No, they're not!" hollered another.

Laughter filled the elbow-room.

MUSIC CONCERTS

WHERE: Rainbow Village Carefree RV Resort, 4150 Lane Road, Zephyrhills

WHEN: 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Joe & Jan Edwards -- "Gitfiddle Review Show"

Feb. 12: Jimmy Smith -- "Remembering the Legends"

Feb. 24: Steve Jeffris Show

March 10: Sarah Getto in concert

TICKETS: $7

CALL: Sue Flynn at (813) 782-5075

Reporter Geoff Fox can be reached at (813) 259-8116.

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