{"id":4773,"date":"2016-06-04T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T18:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=4773"},"modified":"2016-11-23T14:35:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T19:35:29","slug":"frankie-fridays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/06\/04\/frankie-fridays\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Fridays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s a one-man-band singing Elvis tunes to a dancing monkey.<br \/>\nFrankie Capri recently played at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership\u2019s \u201cFrankie Fridays.\u201d<br \/>\nMr. Capri, who began in the early 1980s playing at the Liberty Belle Tavern and later the Lava Lounge, delighted crowds with his offbeat Vegas lounge act, including magic tricks and animated animals dancing to his music.<br \/>\nMr. Capri hasn\u2019t had a regular club gig lately, but fans can still find him at numerous festivals and fairs in the region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4776\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/06\/04\/frankie-fridays\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?fit=2600%2C1825&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1825\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette\\rFrakie Capri plays at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#039;s \\&quot;Frankie Fridays.\\&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463170969&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"201260513mfcapriloc02-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Frakie Capri plays at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#8217;s &#8220;Frankie Fridays.&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?fit=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?fit=848%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?resize=848%2C595\" alt=\"Frakie Capri plays at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#039;s &quot;Frankie Fridays.&quot;\" width=\"848\" height=\"595\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc02-1.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frakie Capri plays at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#8217;s &#8220;Frankie Fridays.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4775\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/06\/04\/frankie-fridays\/201260513mfcapriloc01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?fit=2600%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette\\rFrakie Capri plays at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#039;s \\&quot;Frankie Fridays.\\&quot; Capri makes the monkey &#039;dance&#039; as he pulls a rope while he plays.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463170814&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"201260513mfcapriloc01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Capri makes the monkey &#8216;dance&#8217; as he pulls a rope while he plays.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?fit=848%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?resize=848%2C557\" alt=\"Capri makes the monkey &#039;dance&#039; as he pulls a rope while he plays.\" width=\"848\" height=\"557\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?resize=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc01.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Capri makes the monkey &#8216;dance&#8217; as he pulls a rope while he plays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4774\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/06\/04\/frankie-fridays\/classic-lounge-performer-frankie-capri-renee-rosensteel-photocapri0428\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?fit=2600%2C1733&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1733\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Renee Rosensteel&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;?Classic lounge performer Frankie Capri.\\rRenee Rosensteel ? photo?\\rCapri0428&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Renee Rosensteel&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;?Classic lounge performer Frankie Capri.\\rRenee Rosensteel ? photo?\\rCapri0428&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"?Classic lounge performer Frankie Capri.Renee Rosensteel ? photo?Capri0428\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mr. Capri sings popular Elvis tunes at The Original Oyster House.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?fit=848%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?resize=848%2C565\" alt=\"Mr. Capri sings popular Elvis tunes at The Original Oyster House.\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/capri0428_capri_frankie.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Capri sings popular Elvis tunes at The Original Oyster House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4778\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4778\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/06\/04\/frankie-fridays\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?fit=2600%2C1619&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1619\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Matt Freed\\\/Post-Gazette\\rA painting of Frakie Capri on The Original Oyster House promoted the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#039;s \\&quot;Frankie 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?resize=848%2C528\" alt=\"A painting of Frakie Capri on The Original Oyster House promoted the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#039;s &quot;Frankie Fridays.&quot;\" width=\"848\" height=\"528\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C638&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/201260513mfcapriloc04-1.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A painting of Frakie Capri on The Original Oyster House promoted the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership&#8217;s &#8220;Frankie Fridays.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s a one-man-band singing Elvis tunes to a dancing monkey.<br \/>\nFrankie Capri recently played at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership\u2019s \u201cFrankie Fridays.\u201d<br \/>\nMr. Capri, who began in the early 1980s playing at the Liberty Belle Tavern and later the Lava Lounge, delighted crowds with his offbeat Vegas lounge act, including magic tricks and animated animals dancing to his music.<br \/>\nMr. Capri hasn\u2019t had a regular club gig lately, but fans can still find him at numerous festivals and fairs in the 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