Caesars, located in Singapore, was a night-club in the 1980’s where “A Touch of Fire” performed on many occasions. It was located on Orchard road inside the Orchard Tower building. During that time Caesar’s was a very popular place for live music, particularly among the younger generation. When Caesar’s had their grand-opening A Touch of Fire was performing further down Orchard road at the Mandarin hotel. We had a three month engagement there that was about to come to an end. Since I was always interested in new places for the band to perform, between one of our shows at the Mandarin, I hurried over to check out Caesar’s opening night. They had a decent number of people inside the club but certainly far from being crowded. The band had an okay sound but lacked in everything else. Their energy and stage presence had a lot to be desired. However, I thought the overall theme and make-up of Caesar’s was on point.
Shortly after our engagement at the Mandarin hotel, while we were back in Los Angeles, I received a call from Archie Sullivan: one of our agents in L.A. He informed me that there was a club in Singapore that was about to go under and desperately needed a band that could keep it afloat. There were several clubs in Singapore which provided live entertainment so I asked him what club? He responded by saying “Caesar’s inside the Orchard Tower building.” I thought we would eventually end-up performing at Caesar’s, I just didn’t think it would be that soon. I agreed and quickly prepared the band for the engagement.
A few weeks later we arrived in Singapore a day early and was able to catch the last night of their present band (New Joy). New Joy was a six piece band from the United States and had been living and working in Singapore for quite some time. My band and I had seen their show many times during our previous stay in Singapore. Minus the female in our group, New Joy’s style was similar to ours. We thought they were a very good band. They were well known among the locals and had a good following. I was puzzled as to why they couldn’t draw the crowd necessary to keep Caesar’s in business.
The next night “A Touch of Fire” took to the stage. We were determined to turn things around and gave everything we had. At the end of our first night the club was barely half-full but everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves. The second night was a little better than the first. Word was getting out. Our third night ended with a packed house and that was the case for the entire six months we were there. Every night Caesar’s was overflowing with people who were in no hurry to leave. Like magic, the atmosphere inside the club had been completely transformed. We were definitely the right solution to Caesar’s problem. Mike, the owner of Caesar’s, had a policy which rewarded their employee’s with a bonus each time the club hit a certain target. A Touch of Fire was the only band that was able to meet and exceed that target. We did so every time were performed there. Needless to say the staff was always overjoyed to see us. The video clips were taken on our final trip to Caesar’s.
