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Merrick, New York, USA. August 13, 2011. Veterans, including Pearl Harbor survivor BILL HALLERAN (at left), at Merrick Post #1282 of American Legion barbecue. (© 201 1 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

Pearl Harbor Survivor, 70 Years Later

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
December 7, 2011

Today, on the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, I’m thinking back to this summer when I first met one of Long Island’s few remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, BILL HALLERAN, a member of Merrick Post #1282 of the American Legion.

Merrick, NY, USA. August 13, 2011. William Halleran, Pearl Harbor survivor, and member of Merrick Post 1282 of American Legion. digital background (© 2011 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

Merrick, NY, USA. August 13, 2011. WILLIAM HALLERAN, Pearl Harbor survivor, and member of Merrick Post 1282 of American Legion. [IMAGE CUTOUT with digital background] (© 2011 Ann Parry, AnnParry.com)

In the below photo, Halleran and his fellow American Legion members are at Merrick Post #1282’s summer barbecue hosted for Veterans from New York State Nursing Home at Stony Brook.

Merrick Post #1282 American Legion and Veterans from New York State Nursing Home Stony Brook NY group photo taken in front of Adult Day Care bus when Merrick Post hosted barbecue, in Merrick, New York, USA, on August 13, 2011. Included are Commander Ed Sholaner, Past County Commander Tom Riordan, and Pearl Harbor survivor Bill Halleran. Photo © 2011 Ann Parry, AnnParry.com

Merrick Post #1282 American Legion members and Veterans from New York State Nursing Home Stony Brook NY group photo taken in front of Adult Day Care bus when Merrick Post hosted barbecue, in Merrick, New York, USA, on August 13, 2011. Included are Commander ED SHOLANDER, Past County Commander TOM RIORDAN, and Pearl Harbor survivor BILL HALLERAN. Photo © 2011 Ann Parry, All rights reserved. Ann-Parry.com (© 2011 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

FEATURE PHOTO  (at top of post): Merrick, N.Y., U.S. August 13, 2011. Veterans, including (standing at left) Pearl Harbor survivor BILL HALLERAN, at Merrick Post #1282 of American Legion barbecue hosted for New York State Veterans from Nursing Home at Stony Brook NY. (© 2011 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

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2011 Sweet Suzi & SugaFixx

Sweet Suzi & SugaFixx

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
November 1, 2011

Sweet Suzi & Sugafixx – Long Island’s scorching blues group starring vocalist SWEET SUZI SMITH – performed at the recent Merrick Street Fair.

Having stepped down as head of publicity for the MBCCA concert association, I expected to take a break from covering the performing arts, but Sweet Suzi & SugaFixx’s raw, powerful, emotional performance on stage outside RS Jones stopped me in my tracks.

Merrick, NY, USA. November 22, 2011. Blues singer Sweet Suzi Smith & guitarist John Puglisi

Merrick, N.Y., U.S. November 22, 2011. Blues singer SWEET SUZI SMITH & guitarist JOHN PUGLISI of ‘Sweet Suzi and Sugafixx’ at Merrick Street Fair. (© 2011 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

You never know what you’ll get at town fairs, where musical groups can be more notable for their enthusiasm than talent, but – Wow! – the passion, musicianship, and stage presence of Sweet Suzi & SugaFixx blew me away.

Curbdogs Guitarist JOHN PUGLISI (from right here in Merrick), bassist JOE PAGANO, and drummer RONNIE SCIASCIA are the sizzling SugaFixx in SWEET SUZI SMITH’s band.

And back at home, when googling them for caption info for their photos, I made to sure check their schedule of upcoming performances in the area.

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2011 Flash Mob: Macy's on Long Island, NY

Flash Mob: Macy’s on Long Island, NY

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
September 30, 2011

Music starting playing near the central cosmetics area of Macy’s in the mall, and a young woman and man rushed into an empty space in the aisle and started dancing.

The blond girl’s aqua shirt had Estée Lauder “Imagine having nothing to hide” on it, and the boy wore a white T-shirt, and after they did some particularly dashing jumps and lifts, several dozen dancers joined them.

Flash Mob dance event for Estee Lauder at Macy's in Long Island, New York, USA, on July 23, 2011. Teal shirts dancers wearing have "Imagine having nothing to hide" written on front. (Ann E Parry/Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

Garden City, NY, USA. July 23, 2011. Flash Mob dance event for Estee Lauder at Macy’s. Teal shirts dancers wearing have “Imagine having nothing to hide” written on front. (© 2011 Ann Parry/ Ann-Parry.com)

So we had ourselves a flash mob, with dancers who ranged from amateurs to pros, and from a young girl around 10-years-old, to a very pregnant twenty-something, to those who were my age and beyond. They danced to Martin Solveig’s “Hello” which Flash Mob America choreographed.

And the Long Island, New York, shoppers loved it, many taking out their cell phones to photograph the 4-minutes of unexpected fun that Summer of 2011 afternoon.

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