Lacuna Coil at The State Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida 4-28-2012

Candlelight Red at The State Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida 4-28-2012

A Brief Look At Some Of The Artists That I Have Been Fortunate Enough To Photograph

The Photos Are Up from Meadow Brook Hound Pony Club Annual Hunter Pace 2011

Battalion Chief Thomas DeAngelis Battalion 8

In the Thick of Things

Fifteen years ago, when Thomas P. DeAngelis was promoted to battalion chief in the New York City Fire Department, his wife, Patty, told him: “You’ve been running into burning buildings for 22 years. But you’re a battalion chief now, so you won’t have to do that anymore.” In her heart, she knew better. Tommy DeAngelis would never send a firefighter into a building he had not personally entered and checked out. Around the East 51st Street firehouse in Manhattan, he was known as “Chuckles” because of his sunny good humor and his lust for life: sports, cooking, sailing, carpentry, writing. But when the alarm sounded, he would suddenly become all business. Sometimes he would kick around the idea of retiring in a year or two — he was 51 — maybe to take up writing children’s books. But, again, Mrs. DeAngelis knew better. “He loved being a firefighter way too much to ever quit early,” she said. On Monday, Sept. 10, she had lunch with him at their home in Westbury, on Long Island, before he headed into Manhattan to pull a 24-hour shift. “See you Tuesday night,” she said as he left, giving him a kiss. “Be careful.” Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 16, 2001.

I had the honor of being entrusted with the digitizing of Chief Thomas DeAngelis’ painting for his widow Patty so that it may be used forever at the Ground Zero Memorial. His body was never recovered. The most important project I’ve been asked to do.

In honor of National Infertility Awareness week in April, the amazing people at East Coast Fertility opened up the first of 3 seperate contests – all “semi finalists” will be in the running for a grand prize too good for words….A free micro IVF procedure!  As this is not covered by our insurance, we have thrown our hat in the ring!  They helped us once with our amazing Bobby, and we’re hoping they can help us again…..our video will explain it all.

Patrice, The driving force behind Long Island Band “Mother F’ Nature” has posted quite an ingenious band recruitment / self promo video.  In case you don’t remember, this is the band who’s recordings of  “PRETTIER THAN THE PICTURE” & “UP IN YOUR BUSINESS” I played to anyone with a pulse.  Patrice surely has the drive and personality to succeed in the highly competitive music arena (Pun Intended).

Great Things Come In Small Yet Powerful Packages,

To Be Continued…

This Clever Video Was Not Produced By Myself,

You Can Check Out More Of  “Mother F’ Nature” here:

www.youtube.com/user/MotherFNature

Amy Jade Winehouse

September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011

The world has been robbed of yet another young, talented artist. I had the honor and pleasure of photographing and speaking with Amy back in 2007 at SXSW in Austin, Texas. She was 24 years old, with her whole life ahead of her, she spoke with great enthusiasm about her upcoming projects and aspirations.

She will be truly missed…

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NEW JERSEY’S KATHOUSE
One of the Top Hardest Rockin’ All Female Cover Bands from the East Coast

Performs At The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey On 3-19-2011