Peter Noone knows exactly what he's doing.
The 66-year-old Brit hammed it up for 75 minutes to a Senior Day crowd at the State Fair's Chevy Court Monday afternoon. Fronting his British Invasion band Herman's Hermits, Noone played a goofball, a comedian and rock star onstage in equal parts for an act that was all nostalgia yet still timeless.
He kicked things off with "I'm Into Something Good," followed by popular oldies from The Clovers and Sam Cooke. He touched on his own hits like "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat." And he proved a seasoned veteran on the microphone, keeping the packed crowd at Chevy Court thrilled throughout.
His voice and his looks remain boyish and he performs with the exuberance of a man half his age. But then again, this is a guy bred on the British Invasion. If you weren't at the top of your game, you were just another wannabe rocker.
And Noone was at the top of his game Monday afternoon. He's a man who owns his role as a nostalgia act and knows his crowd to a tee. He didn't repeat his gimmicks and he took a genuine interest in his audience. He was sincere and aloof at the same time. He poked gentle fun at today's youthful culture and technology, much to the delight of the Senior Day crowd.
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