I'm into Something Good- Peter Noone is Bomb

Thursday night after work Laurie and I took a ride to the Barnstable County Fair. Besides eating some overpriced fair food, our main purpose was to see Peter Noone and Hermin's Hermits. We had seen Peter Noone at Topsfield Fair two years ago. He is a true showman and well worth the seventy mile trip to see him again. The concert was free with the price of admission to the fair.

Hermin's Hermits were a famous band from England during the sixties. They are probably the third most popular band from the British Invasion after the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. They had quite a few top ten gits including "Mrs. Brown, you have a lovely daughter" "I'm into Something Good". There biggest hit was "I'm Henry the Eighth"

The stage is set in front of a grassy hill. The stage is at the bottom of the hill. People are allowed to bring lawn chairs and blankets. We brought our chairs in with us and put them in our spot as we walked around. We got the fair about 90 minutes before the show. We found a spot near the stage.

Hermin's Hermits went on at 7:30. They opened with "I'm into Something Good". They not only play their stuff but a variety of oldies. They did "Sea Cruise" "Love Potion #9" and many others. They covered a Beatles song and a Stones song. Peter Noone did a hilarious Mick Jagger impersonation. He also sang "Ring of Fire". Of course they played all of their stuff too. The highlight is "I'm Henry the Eighth". He get the crowd into it and they sing along and shout the letters "H-E-N-R-Y".

Peter Noone is also super funny. He basically has a comedy routine down. Even though it was my second time hearing it and I knew what jokes were coming, I still laughed out loud throughout the show. He easily could have made it as a stand up comic if the whole music thing didn't work out.

Lastly, Peter Noone is either the world's best actor or he is a genuinely nice guy. Throughout the show he came off of stage and sang while walking through the crowd shaking hands, giving hugs, and signing a couple autographs. He gave a little girl a T-Shirt, CD, and an LP. A group of women brought a record, yes a record, for him to sign. Not only did he sign it, he thanked them for bringing it. After the show, Peter signed autographs for anyone that wanted them. The line was long.

Although not free, Hermin's Hermits is playing the Stadium Theater in Woonsocket, RI on January 9. He plays over 100 concerts a year. I think he said they have done 112 so far this year.