I had the unfortunate timing of being just 100 feet away at the time the very first plane hit one of the towers on september 11th 2001. That horrific day will be one I will never ever forget!
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THAT 70'S GROUP!
THAT SONGWRITERS GROUP!
THE NEIL SEDAKA APPRECIATION SOCIETY
Join the VERY FIRST NEIL SEDAKA GROUP ON MYSPACE! click here to join NEIL SEDAKA AND FRIENDS!
'down the river road' was always a book that stood out in my head after all these years! i think it was one of the very first books i remember reading over and over again when i first discovered how to read, age 5 or earlier...i dont remember what the book was about, but the title and cover always stood out!
'mike mulligan and his steam shovel' an audio book that sticks out in my head all these years since the 60's! it was one of those audio books that i kept on listening to over and over again when i was 5 or 6..
danny kaye "mommy gimme a drinka water' was clearly an album (LP) that stuck in my head after all these years as well since the 60's..i remember playing this album forever...i also remember i played it so much when i was 5 or 6 that a few of the songs were scratched so bad...
LEGO!!! YEAH!!!
bagels, lox and cream cheese! besides pizza, anything better??
"The Great Divide" lyrics by Neil Young
In the canyons of the great divide
Familiar places
that we can run and hide
Are filled with strangers
Walking in our houses alone
In the great divide
Nothing to decide
No one else to care for or love
In the great divide
You won't fit in too well
On the horses of the carousel
She rides alone with you and me
She rides like she knows
Wherever she goes, we'll be there
On the carousel
Life is going well
Anyone can tell, we're in love
On the Carousel
You're gonna like the way you feel
You and I we got caught down there
In the twisted canyons
of the great divide
We walked the floor
Now we don't go there anymore
In the great divide
Nothing to decide
No one else to care for or love
In the great divide
You don't fit in too well
In the great divide
Nothing to decide
No one else to care for or love
In the great divide
You won't fit in too well
very special thanks to a real beautiful classy lady named Toni (above) for all her patience, love and dedication and for putting up with my everchanging moods over the last few years!
click here to check out Toni's amazing web site!
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It is always great to meet new people in cyber space! Over the last 12 years since I got hooked on the internet and became a computer junkie, I have come across many interesting people and we are still friends today. it's great to learn about people's adventures, moods and interests!
*** I answer all messages and reply to all comments left on my web site within 24 hours~ guaranteed~ and I do not expect the same dedication from others, however if there is no communication within a certain amount of time (2-3 days) after I leave a message or comment (unless there is a good reason), then you will be gone from my web site! sorry..
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The Great Brian Gari and I at the Neil Sedaka Tribute Party in 2003
visit Brian's web site here
LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHILE YOU'RE BUSY MAKING OTHER PLANS
John Lennon
cover of the New Paul Simon CD 'SURPRISE' out NOW!! This new cd was well worth the wait (been 6 years since the last one) Paul Simon takes out his shot at 9/11, hurricane Katrina, the war and the administration, something he could not do with his 2000 cd 'You're the one'..certainly 'SURPRISE' is the most powerful Paul Simon music out in many years!
click here to watch PAUL SIMON 'OUTRAGEOUS' video!
click here to watch a great PAUL SIMON interview video!
the best compilation Sinatra cd ever!! The songs chosen by Frank himself! this is truly a classic..!!!
Yusuf Islam(formerly CAT STEVENS) has released his first major studio album in 28 years! it's called 'AN OTHER CUP'
the old classic record player and LP! music never sounded so good!
the cassette!
the old CLASSIC 8-TRACK!!
the old scratchy warn out 45!
remember these?? the 45 RPM ADAPTERS!
next to Carole King's classic TAPESTRY album, COLOUR OF YOUR DREAMS (above) is a major favorite of mine!
BOWLING!!! my favorite sport!
LOU REED ECSTASY: my favorite LOU REED album of all time (so far)
the exact replica of the ball radio that i had in the 70's listening to AM radio!
SINATRA
click here to watch Rod Stewart on MSN video
the new studio album from elton john 'the captain and the kid' is a sequel to the 1975 mega platinum album 'captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy'
my favorite music has always been the music from the 70's
I do not like rap or hip hop at all
my favorite personal artists (those that he has every single song by including obscurities) are: (not in any particular order)
elton john
billy joel
paul mccartney
gordon lightfoot
neil diamond
frank sinatra
neil sedaka
neil young
paul simon
cat stevens
lou reed
I listen to Internet Radio most if not all the time I am online, keeps the pace going! and I really do not bother with radio's and radio stations anymore in general, big change from when I was growing up, where first we depended upon AM radio and then when FM came around, we lost the AM dial and stuck to FM which was so much clearer! Today's technology brings about a new change in how we all listen to music and it's totally groovy. Aol has free XM access to all it's members, so I get a wide range of music to select from at my own style and pace. I also download alot of music through my music browsers like MUSICMATCH, MSN MUSIC and ITUNES. Internet radio is amazing and we get to choose what we want to listen to and when. The all request hour is over!
one of the best albums to arrive out in the 70's 'Don Mclean 'AMERICAN PIE' and certainly one of my all time favorites of the decade! Every song on this album is a masterpiece!
one of my favorite sergio mendes albums!! this is a classic!
Frank Zappa's SHEIK YERBOUTI is my favorite ZAPPA album of all time..i remember listening to this album in 1979 like it was going out of style..its a great album to listen to when you are high!! this album was way ahead of its time when it first came out, much in the way JOHN LENNON'S DOUBLE FANTASY album was in 1980
two of my favorite burt bacharach albums growing up in the 60's 'reach out' & 'make it easy on yourself'...2 classic albums with classic production~
billy joel
The amazing and beautiful Karen Carpenter! (above)
Dan with singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka (below) June 16th 2003 and august 2003
Bernie Taupin(above) one of the most influential and brilliant songwriters of the music industry! and certainly my favorite songwriter of all time!
Gordon Lightfoot (above)~ Now this is what country pop/rock is supposed to sound like! Gordon lightfoot has an amazing catalog of songs and growing up with his music for more than 30 years really made me an amazing dedicated fan!!
above: cover of Paul McCartney's new cd: Chaos and creation in the backyard
Sir Paul's best cd ever! This is my favorite Mccartney cd ever!
above: cover of Neil Diamond's new cd: 12 songs
Neil Diamond's very best work in 30 years: The lyrics represent Neil Diamond's best in over 35 years, his vocals and style on this cd is unique and of masterpiece material. This is Neil Diamond's highest chart album entry ever! dw
my favorite Frank Sinatra cd! September Of My Years: No other Sinatra CD even matches this masterpiece cd of lost love, heartbreak and growing old gracefully in my opinion! The lyrics, production and vocals are outstanding and unique. A great cd to hang out with anytime, but especially on a Saturday night with your woman and a bottle or 2 of red wine and thin crust pizza with extra garlic!! dw
Frank Sinatra 'CYCLES' my 2nd favorite Sinatra album!
although 'richard harris's sings his greatest perfromances (above) is hard to find on cd, you can still get the LP....this is a masterpiece album from start to finish with great classics as 'didn't we' and 'macarthur's park'! one of my favorite albums growing up in the 70's!
Elvis Costello/Burt Bacahrach's Painted from Memory' (above) is One of my favorite cd's of the 90's! lyrically, production and vocals really make this album a complete masterpiece and ofcourse the exceptional work of Burt Bacharach!!
This cd 'You're The One' is my first favorite album of the new century! This is Paul's best work ever in my opinion, lyrically and vocally! A complete masterpiece!
Neil Young's 'SILVER AND GOLD' is my favorite Young cd ever! The lyrics represent his best work ever along with great vocals and production. This is a Neil Young must for all fans!
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Art Garfunkel: 'Everything Waits to be noticed' a true masterpiece of words, music,vocals and production~! without a doubt, my favorite GARFUNKEL cd to date!!
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THE GREAT DISC DEBATE!
click here for ELTON JOHN
click here for NEIL DIAMOND
my favorite announcers/dj's of all time! dw
JACK SPECTOR (above) my all time favorite disc jockey. Jack brought me in to the stations he was working in, most notably the old wpix 102 fm in new york and a couple of other stations.I was a regular fan of the saturday night sock-hop on cbs-fm in new york. Jack spector was the reason i decided to get into broadcasting and persue radio earlier.
DICK CLARK (above) AN INSTITUTION, AN ICON!
DAN INGRAM (above) my 2nd favorite disc jockey! dw
bill gates (above)
Lou Reed (above)
The Farm Dogs featuring Bernie Taupin. These 2 albums: 'Last stand in open country' and 'Immigrant sons' are amazing, production and vocals are memorable..
Paul Simon (2006)
click on the logo's below to listen!
ROCKY BALBOA is my favorite of the ROCKY series! written and directed by Sylvester Stallone..
my favorite movies are 'the bridges of madison county' and 'the horse whisperer'
these 2 movies have great soundtracks and stories and
they have great acting and directors
I have not seen any movie since that stood up to these 2 movies (so far anyway)
'BARTON FINK' a masterpiece!!
Next to JFK, TALK RADIO is one of my favorite movies directed by Oliver Stone! This movie is riveting!
besides Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford, Oliver Stone (above) remains one of my favorite directors!
29th street is really an amazing incredible movie full of great italian humor and comedy with great acting and production! Anthony Lapaglia and Danny Aiello are amazing!!
This movie is a wine fetish amazement!! craftly made, produced and acted!! Great story, memorable! Rent it on DVD as soon as you can! it is one of my favorite movies!
Simon and Garfunkel (above)
in my opinion Andy Warhol's 'HEAT' is the best CULT movie that I have ever seen!
my favorite western of all time! 'UNFORGIVEN'
my favorite TV shows:
in the 70's, dan's favorite comedies are;
'all in the family',
'maude',
'the jeffersons',
'good times'.
KING OF QUEENS
I do watch CNN and FOX alot and the history and discovery channel
in my opinion 'ALL IN THE FAMILY' (above) was and still is to me the best comedy sitcom in history!
Paul Simon (2006)
PROBE was one of my favorite games in the 70's!
Wartime Prayers (lyrics: Paul Simon (2006) from the new cd 'SURPRISE'
Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations,
Appeals for love or love's release
In private invocations
But all that is changed now,
Gone like a memory from the day before the fires.
People hungry for the voice of God
Hear lunatics and liars
Wartime prayers, wartime prayersIn prevery language spoken,
Forrevery family scattered and broken.Because you cannot walk with the holy,
If you're just a halfway decent man.
I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind
With a genius marketing plan.
I'm trying to tap into some wisdom,
Even a little drop will do.
I want to rid my heart of envy
And cleanionuy soul of rage
Before I'm through.Times are hard, it's a hard time
But everybody knows all about hard times.
The thing is, what are you gonna do?
Well, you cry and try to muscle through
Try to rearrange your stuff
But when the wounds are deep enough,
It's all that we can bear,
We wrap ourselves in prayer.Because you cannot walk with the holy,
If you're just a halfway decent man.
I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind
With a genius marketing plan.
I'm trying to tap into some wisdom,
Even a little drop willdo.
I want to rid my heart of envy
And cleanionuy soul of rage
Before I'm through.
A mother murmurs in twilight sleep
And draws her babies closer.
With hush-a-byes for sleepy eyes,
And kisses on the shoulder.
To drive away despair