BrianLizottefarewell

Newcastle Herald

Lizotte's dinner club owner Brian Lizotte in Newcastle, Australia, reflects on his own milestones in the final month before he passes ownership to Wayne Rogers and James Hingston. Video by Jim Kellar

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00:00 I'm sitting with Brian Lizotte at Lizotte's Dinner Club and it's October 18th, 2023.

00:14 Brian's about to hand the club over to new owners, so we're reminiscing on some of the

00:19 great moments of the past.

00:21 Brian, what is the best seat in the house?

00:25 The best seat here at Lizotte's in Newcastle I would have to say is the King's Table.

00:32 That's right in the middle of the room here.

00:36 Available, no extra charge.

00:39 If you get in there early enough to get the King's Table I'd highly recommend it.

00:44 What's the best business decision you've ever made, Brian?

00:48 The best business decision I've ever made was definitely to probably purchase this beautiful

00:53 old theatre and with the happiness that I've had in the last 15 years I'm very happy to

00:59 pass that on to someone.

01:01 Who's the best instrumentalist you've ever seen on your stage here?

01:06 Instrumentalist I would have to say a Japanese-American called Jake Shimabukuro.

01:13 He is one of the most virtuoso ukulele players in the world and he actually lit the place up.

01:21 What's the best night off you've ever had after a show here?

01:25 The best night off I've ever had after a show here was probably when I took my wife out

01:33 just recently for dinner.

01:37 Have you ever pulled an all-nighter here at the club?

01:40 We have pulled several all-nighters here at the club.

01:45 I remember one night with Brian Cadd was a very special one.

01:52 In particular I think my favourite of all time was feeding Taj Mahal and drinking red

01:58 wine with him until four o'clock in the morning.

02:02 What's the best show you've ever seen anywhere, Brian?

02:06 The best show I've ever seen was Midnight Oil at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

02:12 What's the best meal you've ever had in your life?

02:17 That's another hard one, Jim.

02:20 I'd have to say a very memorable meal that I had was sitting on a balcony at a little

02:27 tiny restaurant on the Malta, the island of Malta and late at night we had a beautiful

02:36 fish and salad dish that was a knock your socks off in the Mediterranean Sea.

02:44 Where are you going to be three months from today, Brian?

02:50 I'm going to be putting my feet up somewhere in fresh air, taking in the ocean air.

03:03 What's your final goodbye to the fans who've come to this club for the last 15 years?

03:08 Thank you for your unwavering passion for music and food.

03:15 It's been an absolute pleasure to look after your social lives all these years.

03:20 I can't thank you enough for allowing us to be able to bring you all of these fabulous

03:27 artists because without Buns on Seats none of this is possible.

03:31 We hope that your social lives are looked after for many, many years to come as I'm

03:35 sure that Wayne and James will do that.

03:38 We might see you on the stage in the near future too.

03:41 I plan to be a better trombone player in my next life, my next chapter.

03:47 You'll be seeing me on some stages around the place.

03:51 Later on this year I'll probably get up with my brother and a few other acts.

03:57 I've just got my first job next year.

04:00 I'll be playing at the Birdsville Bash if you all want to come out and see us.

04:04 Get your tickets now.

04:07 Thank you for many, many great nights.

04:09 It's a pleasure.

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