Sorry... meant Kippi

Thanks Kappi, you are right...EXCEPT for that one Summer. Johnny Brown, the most amazing singer, who later starred in Golden Boy on Broadway and Laugh -In, sang with the talented Hines family and that Summer in the Pines they were Hines Hines and Brown.
That was the same Summer the big bands played shows there... Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Buddy Greco also sang a show. It was an most amazing Summer to be there, and I worked at most "Mountains" hotels over those years including the Windsor, Esther Manor, Grossingers, Raleigh, Homowack, Kutchers, and who can forget the first years ( almost pre-teen) starting at the Barsalee Country Club and the Kerhonkson Lodge!
PS Your dad was an amazing person. and a GREAT MC... I remember him well.

The rooms were fine, everybody was young and excited to be there for the Sumer... musicians slept better but the social scene was fantastic !! Yet,,, in those days, nobody got kidnapped, girls hitch hiked, no was "kind of " no, but still rarely heard... it was pretty clean fun with lots of hanky panky. Those days, with some measure of innocence, are sadly gone.

That room. in the late 60's - 70's was the greatest !!! Compared to smaller hotels, this was first class, air conditioning, set seating and tables, levels so all could see, soundproofing puffy walls, I worked my first "big hotel" Summer job there in the lounge. That Summer, I saw Count Basie, and many other big bands and big names perform in that Showroom.... what a sound.....
Jerry Perell
NY Rhythm Entertainment

WOw what photos... I was the lounge band, "The Perell Trio", around the late 60's, the Summer Hines, Hines and Brown were there. What a Summer !!!!!!! We were all like babies..... Anyone who was there, write to me at nyrhythm@yahoo.com
Best wishes,
Jerry Perell