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Article: TONY EATS SOUP, AND PEOPLE LAUGH.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2002
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Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY
It's Wednesday night - traditionally one of the deadest nights of the week for nightclubs - but Charlie O's jazz joint in Van Nuys is jumpin'.
``Feels like a Friday night, doesn't it?'' John Fio Rito said last week as he looked around the packed club, at tables filled with people laughing their heads off.
His buddy, Tony Russell, was up on stage doing what he does best - bumping and grinding as he belted out songs a la Louie Prima, told a few jokes, and threatened to break out into a full-blown strip tease any minute.
When you're a short, fat, balding guy with a funny face and a big gut, the scene isn't just ...