Tiny Tim tiptoed into the Troubadour Tuesday for his first local nitery appearance, riding a wave of national curiosity as well as basking in what is obviously a nice turn upward in his career. Regardless of whether one considers him a freak, fraud, or you name it, he is box office, a personality with a gimmick that works.
   Following his marriage on national tv, you would have to be hiding under a rock not to know about Tiny Tim. Engagement through Saturday looms SRO. Despite all the funny remarks written as well as said about this caricature of a performer, he delivers a solid show which can break up an audience or move one to note that his normal singing voice is not bad, in fact pretty good. Despite his having gained a wife—Miss Vicki was present and introed from audience—He is still pretty much the same as he enters with shopping bag in hand, using familiar hand to mouth gesture. The clothes—double--breasted plaid and rather baggy pants—and hair—long and stringy as ever— are still very much there just as is the falsetto voice which did much to first catch the attention of the public.
   Jack Wild introed, saying, "direct from his honeymoon." Then Tim opened up in falsetto with "Peter Pan, I Love You" and moved into a ditty about "pork and beans." Musicians, eight—member backup, seemed as intrigued by the proceedings as the audience. One gets another side of Tim when he turns rather legit for some trips down memory lane via "Just a Gigolo" (1929) and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" (1932). He then reverted to falsetto for "Good Ship Lollipop." Looking at his wife, he murmered something about "Can't get over a girl like you marrying a boy like me."
   Tim has never been one to stand still for too long. Despite folktunery's small stage, he shook things up all the way around in "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Great Balls of Fire," latter being a no-holds-barred assault. For change of pace he pulled out a miniature compact, gave himself a look in the mirror and belted "I Feel Pretty" and "You're The One I Care For." He wrapped this portion up with "I Enjoy Being a-well!", to use his exact phrase.
   Rounding out the show, he used a megaphone to deliver some more oldies, "You Are My Sunshine" and "California, Here I Come." Mixed with a lot of "God-bless-you's" and "thank-you's," he noted "the honeymoon is never over." Tiny Tim himself should be in for a pretty long run, shopping bag and all.
   Opening the evening was Camp Hilltop, four member country group whose repertoire runs from "Roll Out the Barrel" to "My Adobe Hacienda."