We consider Pat to be quite a celebrity and I'll admit to being a bit star-struck when we first were able to get a pair of coveted seats around her piano. A "Patti Page Double Shot" moment that will live in our memories forever. Mod Betty was over the moon delighted ( her giant tiki-drink had nothing to do with it) when Pat was able to find the music to Mod B's standard request of Old Cape Cod by Patti Page, and hearing Pat sing and play it in her own inimitable way was a highlight of our entire visit.Īn unexpected bonus was that she followed up that request with another Patti Page fave of Retro Roadhusband's, You Belong To Me without even realizing he wanted to hear it. Pat's time behind the piano started at age 5, when her mother insisted she take lessons, and these lessons came in handy in later years when needing to make money to help raise her family. Trained classically to read music, she still refers to her collection of sheet music when asked to play something not often requested. And since none of us is getting any younger, we leapt at the chance to use some frequent flier miles to get us out west to do so. The fact that keyboard stylist and lounge act singer "Piano Pat" has played for over 50 years in a 2nd floor tiki lounge where mermaids swim behind the glass walled bar back, in a Montana Motor Inn built in 1962 definitely bumped our trip to the Sip 'n Dip Lounge to the top of our list. I mean with such a confluence of kitsch in one place, it was bound to.īut the real draw was wanting to see Pat in action, as we know that she is the heart and soul of what makes the Sip 'n Dip lounge so special. Now some people may have glamorous and exotic locales on their bucket lists - but Mod Betty is excited to have just come back from her bucket list trip to a motel in Great Falls, Montana! What put this land-locked state on Mod B's list of things to do before she left this mortal coil? Two words: Piano Pat May 2021: Sad to report that Pat has passed away, :-( but the motor lodge and tiki bar are still there!
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