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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach FL - February 24 through March 2, 2011 •Year II •Number 036
Boca’s Dennis Lambert back in music biz; Warner Bros. to film his comeback story
Whelchel runs for re-election, addresses surprise candidate
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Dennis Lambert at the piano during the reception.
Story, photos by Dale M. King BOCA RATON - In a dark, quiet alcove at III Forks Restaurant in Boca Raton, Dennis Lambert seemed right at home, his fingers moving deftly across a keyboard, his eyes squinting a bit as he sang some familiar tunes he wrote to fans sitting around the piano. The hometown boy who traveled around singing as a child, turned to songwriting in Los Angeles later in life, then became a Realtor, has returned to his roots. He is about to launch a musical revival that will feature songs he either wrote or produced - many for major music stars. He will begin the national tour entitled “He
wrote THAT?!” with a concert at Florida Atlantic University April 22. In the meantime, Warner Bros. is fast-tracking the production of a film based on a documentary of Lambert’s phenomenal success as a performer in the Philippines. The documentary was created by his son, Jody. The Hollywood version will star Steve Carell as Lambert. With all this on his plate, Lambert was still laidback and loving it during a recent reception with friends at III Forks where he sang and offered the back stories on some of his tunes. Lambert wrote or produced some of pop music’s biggest hits of the Continued on page 5
Fine art photographer Seidman judges Boca Raton Camera Club photo competition
Jana Phillips student at PBSC
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Sgt. Adam Rosenthal: a leader, role model, a father to many
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