Lisa: I love that line. It’s the best. I
was like, ‘Who is this guy that he’s
so confident?’ I didn’t know who
he was. I didn’t put two and two
together. I knew who he was in
terms of ‘Dirty Dancing,’ but every-
body’s a songwriter or a musician
in Asbury and everybody has a
line. He told me, ‘I wrote the song
‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.’
My exact words were, ‘Get the
fuck outta here! And you’re here
in Asbury? You’re just hanging out
here?’ And then he said, ‘I also
wrote ‘Hungry Eyes.’’ I was walkin’
When and how did the two of
out the door. I didn’t believe him.
you meet?
He had a CD in his car, which was
Franke: I was at The Supper Club parked right in front of the res-
talking to an agent, saying, ‘Who
taurant. He got that spot. And he
are the other musicians I should
showed me the CD, and I was like,
be meeting?’ and he started point- ‘Oh God, it’s true.’
ing out people. Lisa was one of
He said, ‘When are you perform-
the people he pointed out. And
ing again?’ It just so happened, I
then she walked by, stopped and was performing the next night in
said hello. I said, ‘Are you here
Point Pleasant Beach.
with someone?’ And she said, ‘I’m
Franke: I walked in, and she had
here with everyone’ (all laugh).
her back to me, getting some
Taylor-Carole King-Carly Simon,
disco, Bonnie Raitt, Broadway,
Paul McCartney and sweet soul
music. Previte often performs with
her. Her next music revues will be
“Disco Connection” on May 4 and
July 6 at the Wonder Bar and “The
Best of Taylor, King & Simon” in
the summer at McLoone’s Supper
Club in Asbury.
In the following chat, the busy
couple talks about their history
apart and together, their present
projects and their bright future.
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