* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] SO I WANNA WELCOME YOU ALL TONIGHT, UH, TO OUR EVENT. UM, I'M STAN MEDA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND, UH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE TRIED SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND, UM, WE, UH, WE HOPE IT WORKS AND, UH, WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. UM, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, JUST A, A FEW QUICK THINGS. UH, IT WAS STARTED IN, UH, KIND IN 2000 BY, UH, SOME ALUMNI WHO WANTED TO HONOR YOUR COACH AND, UH, WITH A SCHOLARSHIP. AND, UH, FROM THERE WE WENT, UH, AND HAD AN INDUCTION OF, UM, HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES INTO THE HALL OF FAME. AND SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT, UH, WE FORMED THE HALL OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH RECOGNIZED, UM, ALUMNI AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AFTER HASTINGS. NOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, OUR ALUMNI WEEKEND IN OCTOBER WHERE WE HAVE A, AN ALL CLASS GET TOGETHER AND, UM, THAT'S WHEN WE DO OUR HALL INDUCTIONS. AND, UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. AND, UH, THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS AND MEMBERS, UH, WE ARE ABLE TO, UH, AWARD ABOUT, ON, ON AVERAGE, 30 $32,000 A YEAR IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. SO, UM, BOB ARTHUR, MANY OF YOU KNOW HIM FROM FROM HASTINGS, UM, AND HE IS, UH, GIVEN HIS TIME ALONG WITH STEVE, UH, ON MESSINA TO, UH, DO THIS CONCERT FOR US. UM, BOB WAS A GRADUATE, UH, IN 1965. UH, AND, UM, I, I GOT INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN 1968, AND PETE DELUCA, OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR, BAND DIRECTOR, WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THIS GUY. BOB ARTHUR. BOB ARTHUR, AND YEAH, WELL, HE HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS, BUT, UM, THE WAY PETE SPOKE SO HIGHLY OF HIM, UM, WAS INDICATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE BECAME AS A, AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN AND AN EDUCATOR, UH, PLAYING IN ALL SORTS OF CLUBS, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, UH, THE NEW YORK CITY AREA, AND OF COURSE, THE WORLD TEACHING AT THE WESTCHESTER CONSERVANCY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS OF BECOMING, UH, THE DEAN OF STUDENTS THERE. AND, UH, LATER ON RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL. SO BOB HAS GOT QUITE A CAREER AND, UH, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE, UH, TO HAVE HIM HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, ENTERTAIN US. SO, UH, THE PLAN IS THAT HE'LL PLAY FOR ABOUT 50 MINUTES, TAKE A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION, AND THEN ANOTHER 50 MINUTES TO WRAP IT UP. SO I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. BUT BOB, MAYBE YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT STEVE. OKAY. HELLO EVERYBODY. FRENCH NAME. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND HERE. STEVE LAINA AND I HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, OFF AND ON. UH, WE'VE MADE, I THINK WE STARTED PLAYING WHEN WE WERE BOTH AT THE, ON THE FACULTY OF THE WESTCHESTER CONSERVATORY. AND, UM, WE'VE RELEASED A FEW CDS AND STEVE'S JUST A GREAT PLAYER, AND I'M SO GLAD WE'RE STILL FRIENDS AND PLAYING TOGETHER. AND, UH, MAYBE TONIGHT WILL END. WHO KNOWS IF YOU PLAYS A WON NOTE . AND IF I HEAR A BAD CHORD, I MEAN, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M GONNA HAVE, UM, SO WE'RE GONNA JUST START WITH, UM, BEFORE WE START, I JUST GONNA INTRODUCE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, WE GREW UP LIKE ALL OF US HERE, ROCK AND ROLL, THE BEATLES, THE STONES, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT SOMEHOW I NEVER SAW A TRUMPET, TRUMPET IN THE BEATLES UNTIL THEY DID THE BENING LANE ALBUM. REMEMBER THAT I, THAT TRUMPET. SO, IN OTHER WORDS, WE, WE DIDN'T FIND MUCH OF A PLACE IN ROCK. STEVE DID, BECAUSE HE'S A GUITAR PLAYER AND HE WAS VERY MUCH INTO ROCK, BUT THEN HE, HE WAS LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE DEPTH TO HIS PLAYING. SO SOME OF THE TUNES WE DENIED ARE FROM WHAT IS CALLED THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. AND SOME OF THE GREAT SONG COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. AND, UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA START WITH RE KHUN. WHERE IS THAT? HAROLD HAROLD ARLAN, WHO ALSO WROTE, UM, OVER THE RAINBOW AND THE MUSIC TO, UH, WIZARD OZ. WIZARD OZ. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT STEVE'S HERE. HE, I FORGET THINGS. HE, HE REMINDED WIZARD OZ. I COULD HAVE FORGET THAT. OKAY, [00:05:02] TWO, THREE, HOLD. I AM GONNA LOVE YOU LIKE NOBODY LOVES YOU. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE DEEP AS A RIVER, HIGH AS A MOUNTAIN. COME RAIN COME SHINING. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MET ME, IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS STINK. BUT DON'T EVER BE ME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE TRUE. IF YOU LET ME, YOU ARE GOING LOVE ME. LIKE NOBODY LOVE ME, COME RAIN OR COME SHINE HAPPY TOGETHER, TOGETHER. BUT WON'T IT BE FUN DAYS, MAY BE CLOUDY OR SUNNY. WE MAY BE IN OR OUT OF THE, [00:11:03] I AM GONNA LOVE YOU LIKE NOBODY'S LOVED. YOU COME, RAIN COMES SHINING DEEP AS A RIVER AND HIGH AS A MOUNTAIN. COME RAIN COMES SHINING. YOU KNEW WHEN YOU MET ME, IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. BUT DON'T EVER BET ME, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE TRUE. IF YOU LET ME, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ME LIKE NOBODY LOVE ME. COME RENO, COME SHINE HAPPY TOGETHER. THESE MAY BE CLOUDY OR SUNNY. WE MAY BE IN OR OUTTA THE MONEY, BUT I'M WITH YOU BABY. COME RAIN, COME SHINE, COME RAIN, COME SHINE. WELCOME, SHINE. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? NOW, UNLIKE CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, WE COME UP HERE AND WE, WE KIND OF JUST WING IT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? SO WHAT, HOW ABOUT, UM, I, I'LL DO THE BE WITHOUT YOU HERE. HERE'S A TUNE BY COLD PORTER AND, UH, COLE PORTER WAS A, I THINK HE CAME FROM ILLINOIS OR SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT. AND HE CAME FROM A VERY RICH FAMILY, AND HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A FAMOUS LAWYER OR SOMETHING, AND THEY WANTED HIM TO GO INTO LAW. SO HE DID GO TO YALE, GOT GOOD GRADES AND EVERYTHING, BUT ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS WRITE SONGS. HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE A SCHOLAR AND HE DIDN'T WANNA BE A LAWYER FOR SURE. UM, BUT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SELLING SONGS. HE, HE COULDN'T SELL SONGS BECAUSE, SO RICHARD ROGERS IN HIS BIOGRAPHY TALKS ABOUT HOW COLE PORTER APPROACHED SOME OF THE OTHER COMPOSERS LIKE IRVING BERLIN AND THE GERSHWINS. AND, UH, HE SAID, GUYS, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY SONGS GOING, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE ALL THESE GUYS WERE TRYING TO SELL SONGS TO BROADWAY AND TO VAUDEVILLE. SO THEY SAID, COLE, YOU DON'T SOUND JEWISH ENOUGH. , HE WAS LIKE AN EPISCOPALIAN FROM, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU GOTTA MAKE A LITTLE MINOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANNA HEAR A MINOR SOUND, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT REALLY APPEALS TO THEM. SO HE, HE CAME UP WITH LET'S DO, UH, . YEAH, HE CAME UP WITH THIS SONG. I'M GONNA PLAY A LITTLE BIT WITHOUT STEVE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A JAZZ VERSION OF IT. SO THIS IS, YEAH, BUT LET, LET PLAY A FEW BOYS. YEAH. SO THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WOULD SOUND IN EASTERN EUROPEAN. [00:15:24] SO THAT WAS HIS IDEA OF MAKING IT SOUNDS A MORE JEWISH . BUT OF COURSE, JAZZ JUST GOT A HOLD OF THE TUNE. IT BECAME A GREAT STANDARD. AND WE'RE A, YOU'D BE SO NICE TO GO ON. YOU WOULD BE SO NICE BY THE FIRE WHILE THE BIRDS ON HIGH AND SANG. YOU'D BE ALL THAT COULD BY THE WINTER UNDER ABOVE. YOU'LL BE SO NICE. BE YOU WOULD BE SO NICE [00:20:01] TO COME HOME TO. YOU WOULD BE SO NICE BY THE FIRE WHILE THE, YOU WOULD BE ALL THAT I COULD DESIRE BY THE WINTER UNDER AN AUGUST MOON. YOU'LL BE SO NICE. YOU'LL BE COME HOME TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOVE THESE SONGS, SO I'M GLAD YOU I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM TOO. WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. SO, UM, THIS TUNE, THIS IS, UM, JOVIN WHAT? ANTONIO, ANTONIO CAR, JOVIN , UM, BROUGHT THE BOSSANOVA BASICALLY TO AMERICA BACK IN THE SIXTIES. AND SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, UH, STAN GETS, YEAH, STAN JUST LIVED UP BROADWAY, UP IN IRVINGTON THERE ON THE BIGGEST STATE. AND, UM, STAN WAS ALWAYS A GREAT JAZZ PLAYER. I MEAN, HE WAS ALWAYS GREAT, RESPECTED BY ALL THE MUSICIANS. HE COULD PLAY PRETTY MUCH ENDED IT. UH, BUT THEN WHEN HE HIT THAT BOSSANOVA, HE BECAME A STAR, LIKE A POP STAR, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, MADE THESE BOSSANOVA PIECES VERY POPULAR. AND, UH, HE BECAME VERY POPULAR. SO WE'RE GONNA DO ONE OF HIS SONGS, AND I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW IT. AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN, YOU CAN TALL AND 10 YOUNG. AND THE GIRL FROM WHEN SHE PASSES EACH ONE, SHE PASSES, GOES WHEN SHE WALKS, SHE'S LIKE A SAMPLE. SHE SWINGS SO COOL, SWAYS SO GENTLE. AND WHEN SHE PASSES EACH ONE, SHE PASSES, GOES. SO SADLY, CAN HE TELL HER HE LOVES HER FOR EVERY DAY WHEN SHE WALKS THE SEA? SHE, [00:25:04] WHEN SHE PASSES, HE THE GIRL FROM WALK IN AND WHEN SHE PASSES EACH, ONCE SHE PASSES, GOES WHEN SHE WALKS, SHE'S LIKE A SUN BUS. SHE SWAYS SO COOL AND SWINGS SO GENTLE. AND WHEN SHE PASSES EACH ONE, SHE PASSES. SO SADLY, YES. SEE WHAT HEARTLY TELL HER. HE LOVES HER FOR EVERY DAY WHEN SHE WALKS THROUGH THE SEA, SHE LOOKS STRAIGHT AHEAD. WHEN SHE PASSES, HE SMILES, BUT SHE DOESN'T SEE. SHE JUST DOESN'T SEE. SHE JUST DOESN'T SEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THESE DUNES ARE JUST, UH, GO ON AND ON. I MEAN, PEOPLE LOVE THEM FOREVER, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE, THIS IS, THIS IS FROM THE 1960S AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHERS WE DID WERE FROM THE FORTIES AND THE THIRTIES, RIGHT? UM, HOW ABOUT, UM, SO THIS IS A TUNE, UM, MAY NOT BE AS WELL KNOWN, UH, BUT IT'S CALLED NICE AND EASY. I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE. SO I GOT ALL MY STUFF HERE. [00:30:15] 1, 2, 1, 2, 3. LET'S TAKE IN NICE AND EASY. IT IS GOING TO BE SO EASY FOR US TO FALL AROUND. HEY BABY, WHAT YOU HURRY, RELAX. DON'T YOU WORRY, WE ARE GONNA FALL IN LOVE. WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO ROMANCE. THAT'S SAFE TO SAY. BUT LET'S MAKE ALL THE STOPS ALONG THE WAY. NOW THE PROBLEM, OF COURSE, IS TO SIMPLY HOLD OUR HORSES. BE NICE AND EASY. [00:36:18] LET'S TAKE IT NICE AND EASY. IT'S GOING TO BE SO EASY FOR US TO FALL IN LOVE. HEY BABY, BUT YOUR HURRY RELAXING. DON'T YOU WORRY. WE GOING FALL, WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO ROMANCE. THAT'S SAFE TO SAY. BUT LET'S ALL THE STUFF ALONG THE WAY, THE PROBLEM NOW OF TOO SIMPLY HOLD YOUR HORSES EVERY TIME. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU'RE A GREAT AUDIENCE. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. UM, I THINK WE'RE, WHAT TIME IS IT? WE SUPPOSED TO TAKE A BREAK SO THEY CAN DO SOME BUSINESS HERE. THE, UH, EVERYBODY'S LOOKING CLOCK. 7 47 46. IS THIS A GOOD TIME, SAM, YOU WANT WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE UH, YEAH, YEAH, WE'RE GOOD BECAUSE IF WE DO ANOTHER ONE, WE'LL GO LONGER. SO YOU MAY GO DOWN. YEAH. SO LEMME JUST, OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE ABOUT A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION. UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, THERE'S SOME QR CODES. UM, THIS IS ALL ABOUT SOME OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE HAVE, UM, AND, UH, INFORMATION ON A GIANT SEASON TICKET RAFFLE THAT WE'RE DOING. SO YOU MIGHT WANNA CHECK THAT OUT. UM, AND BEFORE WE, WE GET TOO FAR INTO THE EVENING, UH, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, PLEASE STAND UP, WAVE, DO SOMETHING, UH, TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. UM, YEAH, THEY'RE IN THE KITCHEN TOO, UH, GETTING SOME FRUIT. UM, THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT TO PUT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO, UM, THEY'VE, THEY'VE REALLY COME THROUGH AND DID A SUPER JOB. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME, UH, FOOD COMING OUT. UM, DO A PERSONAL FAVOR FOR ME. PLEASE. EAT SOME MOZZARELLA STICKS. , UH, THERE'S A STORY BEHIND THAT. UM, SO, UH, AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA DO A 50 50 RAFFLE, UH, SO YOU CAN GET TICKETS IN THE BACK THERE. UH, SO, SO THAT'S IT. LET'S, LET'S TAKE 20 MINUTES OR SO AND UH, HAVE SOME FOOD AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS AROUND. OKAY, WE'LL BE BACK. DON'T GO AWAY. [00:41:24] SO YOU SAY, I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN. DON'T, THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT TO LEARN. TEACH ME STARTING THE ABCS RIGHT DOWN TO THE X. TEACH ME ALL OF MR. RIO. TEACH ME NINE THE SKIES OF BLACKBOARD HIGH ABOVE. IF A SHOOTING STAR BY, I'LL EYE YOU ACROSS. SO ONE ISN'T VERY CLEAR, SHOULD THE STAND SO DEAR. [00:46:21] SO YOU SAY, I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN. DON'T THINK I'M TRYING NOT TO LEARN. SINCE THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT TO LEARN, STARTING WITH THE ABC RIGHT DOWN TO THE XY TEACH THE SKY'S A BLACKBOARD HIGH ABOVE. IF A SHOOTING STAR GOES BY, I'LL USE THAT STAR TO OUT YOU A THOUSAND ACROSS THE SKY ISN'T VERY CLEAR STAND. SO DEAR GRADUATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW HOW MANY OF US OLDER FOLKS REMEMBER THE STROLL? REMEMBER THE STROLL? YEAH. I HAVE AN OLDER SISTER, DIANE, WHO'S VERY SWEET, VERY GOOD SISTER. AND UH, SHE WAS IN FOURTH GRADE WHEN I STARTED KINDERGARTEN. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT ON THE BUS TOGE, MY MOTHER SAID, YOU KNOW, TAKE ROBERT TO SCHOOL. SO WE GOT ON THE BUS TOGETHER AND UH, WE WENT IN THAT DOOR. IT USED TO SAY BOYS OVER THE DOOR. I THINK THEY TOOK THAT AWAY, RIGHT? , YOU CAN'T SAY THAT ANYMORE, YOU KNOW, BUT IT USED TO SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH NO ONE PAID ATTENTION TO IT, IT USED TO SAY IT. UH, SO SHE TOOK ME IN THAT DOOR AND TOOK ME TO MRS. REISER'S CLASS, KINDERGARTEN AND, UH, UNCEREMONIOUSLY. SHE SAID, OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU . SO, UH, 'CAUSE SHE HAD TO GET TO SCHOOL TOO. SHE WAS, YOU KNOW, SHE COULDN'T REALLY LINGER. SO, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE AS A, I STARTED SCHOOL WHEN I WAS FOUR BECAUSE MY BIRTHDAY'S IN DECEMBER. SO I WENT IN THAT DOOR AT THE AGE OF FOUR AND I CAME OUT OF THE MOUNT HOPE BOULEVARD EXIT AT 17 WHEN WE GRADUATED. HOW MANY OF US DID THAT? WOW. A LOT OF US DID IT. YEAH, IT'S AMAZING. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. UM, SO MRS. RICE HERE WAS MY FIRST GRADE, BUT ANYWAY, SHE USED TO TEACH ME HOW TO DANCE. MY SISTER, YOU KNOW, MICHELLE, I MEAN, I WAS HER LITTLE BROTHER. I WAS KIND OF ANNOYING. SHE DIDN'T REALLY WANNA MEET WITH ME TOO MUCH, BUT WHEN SHE WANTED A DANCE PART IN THE LIVING ROOM, SHE WOULD, UH, DANCE WITH ME. AND SO SHE TAUGHT ME THE STROLL. SHE REMEMBER THE STROLL? WE HAVE TO DO LIKE A SIX EIGHT. CAN YOU DO THAT? WE'LL JUST DO A LITTLE, A LITTLE VERSION OF IT. DO WE DO ANYMORE TEACH? OH, OKAY. THIS WAS A SONG. TOMMY SANDS. REMEMBER TOMMY SANDS? I DON'T KNOW, I'M GOING BACK TOO FAR HERE. [00:50:04] WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT OF A STROLL. SO YOU SAY, ANYWAY, STEVE'S TOO YOUNG, HE'S TOO YOUNG. 12. HE NEVER, HE NEVER STEVE. NEVER. HE HAD AN OLDER SISTER TOO, BUT SHE NEVER TAUGHT HIM A STROKE. . THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT. ENOUGH OF THE STROKE. TOO HARD. OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA DO A TUNE NOW THAT, UH, IS KIND OF NEW FOR US. AND, UH, WE ASK HER INDULGENCE. MY STORY IS MUCH TOO SAD TO BE TOLD, BUT PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING LEAVES ME TOTALLY COLD. THE ONE EXCEPTION I KNOW IS THE CASE WITH NO I ON A QUIET CHASING MAYBE THE OLD ON WE AND SUDDENLY SEE YOUR FABULOUS FACE. I GET NEW KICK FROM CHAMPAGNE. I GO HOME. DOESN'T THRILL ME AT ALL. SO WHY SHOULD IT BE TRUE THAT I GET A KICK? HOW DO YOU SOME THEY MAY GO FOR COCAINE. THAT'S A NO NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I AM SURE THAT IF I GET YOU, I GET A KICK. EVERY TIME I SEE YOU, I GET A KICK. YOU OBVIOUSLY DO NOT KNOW I GET DOG KICK IN A PLANE FLY TOO HIGH WITH SOME GALLON IN THE SKY. [00:57:10] I GET NO KICK FROM CHAMPAGNE ME. SO TELL ME WHY SHOULD IT BE TRUE THAT I GET YOU SOME MAY GO FOR COCAINE. I AM SURE THAT IF I TOOK EVEN SMITH, IT WOULD BO ME. I GET A KICK. YOU, I GET A KICK EVERY TIME I SEE YOU STANDING THERE BEFORE ME. I GET A KICK. WHO IS CLEAR? SEE YOU OBVIOUSLY NOT. I FLYING TOO HIGH WITH SOME GET YOU GET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH. CAN YOU TAKE THIS AUDIENCE US TO OUR NEXT GIG? THIS IS, WE'RE A GREAT AUDIENCE. SO JUST TO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW ONCE AGAIN, STEVE LAINA ON GUITAR. UH, AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAR STEVE AGAIN ON EVERY SUNDAY, STEVE IS PLAYING AT THE, UH, 1776 HOUSE IN, I WANNA SAY TAP NEW YORK, BUT I THINK IT'S JAPAN. PEOPLE SAY JAPAN OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, ANYWAY, HE'S THERE EVERY SUNDAY FROM LIKE FIVE O'CLOCK TO, UH, FOUR TO EIGHT. FOUR TO EIGHT, UH, WITH A SINGER, UH, JUDY MARIE CANINO, RIGHT? AND IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO DRIVE AN HOUR NORTH, UH, WE'LL ALSO BE PLAYING NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. UH, WE'RE DOING A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE PLEASANT VALLEY COMMUNITY [01:00:01] GARDEN, WHICH RAISES FOOD AND UH, GIVES IT TO THE FOOD BANK, UH, FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. SO WE'LL BE THERE NEXT SATURDAY, THE 25TH OR 25TH. YEAH, IT'S, UH, IT'S ST. PAUL'S CHURCH IN PLEASANT VALLEY. UM, MY WEBSITE IS BOB ARTHURS.COM AND IF YOU WANT BOB ARTHURS MUSIC.COM. AND WHERE I'M PLAYING IS ON THE WEBSITE, SO IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, UM, I THINK WE'LL DO ANOTHER BOSSANOVA, NOT TOO. SO THIS IS ANOTHER, UH, ANTONIO CAR COMPOSITION CALLED ONE SIDED LOVE 2, 3, 4. ONCE, ONCE I LOVED AND I HAD SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS LOVE, SHE WAS THE WORD TO ME. ONE CRIED. AND THE THOUGHT I WAS FOOLISH AND PROUD AND SAY THEN ONE DAY FROM MY INFINITE SADNESS, YOU CAME NOW THAT NO MATTER WHATEVER BEFORE, I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO. I'LL YOU CLOSE HOPE YOU STAY BECAUSE GOES AWAY. THE SAD THING [01:05:52] ONE SIDE. AND I HAD SO MUCH LOVE FOR THE SON, SHE TO I CRIED. I FOOLISH. AND FROM MY INFINITE SADNESS, YOU CAME NEVER BROUGHT ME LOVE AGAIN. NOW I MATTER. FALL I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO. I'LL HOLD YOUR CLOSE. HOPE YOU STAY BECAUSE MY WEDDING GOES AWAY. IT IS THE SADDEST THING, THE SAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO LET'S, ANYWAY, WE'RE GONNA SWITCH GEARS A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS A DOMAN, ACTUALLY WAS A CHICK WEBB WAS A DRUMMER BACK IN THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES AND CHICK. WE, CHICK WEBB'S BAND WAS WHERE ELLA FITZGERALD GOT HER START JUST AS A 16-YEAR-OLD KID WHO WON A TALENT CONTEST AND BECAME A BIG STAR TO THAT. SO, UH, STOMPING AT THE SAD BOY. [01:14:38] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WELL, WE'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO DO THIS THIS EVENING, AND I HOPE, UH, WE'VE HELPED THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND WE WANT TO THANK STAN, WHEREVER STAN IS, BECAUSE [01:15:01] HE WAS KIND OF THE LIAISON OF, UH, GETTING THIS ALL TOGETHER. AND, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST GREAT TO COME BACK TO HASTINGS AND AND PLAY, UM, IN FOURTH GRADE WHERE THEY HANDED OUT INSTRUMENTS AND THEY ASKED THE KIDS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PLAY? I SAID, I WANT TO PLAY A TRUMPET. AND MR. MARSH, WHO WAS THE BAND DIRECTOR AT THE TIME, REMEMBER MR. MARSHALL, UH, HE SAID, WELL, NO, HOW ABOUT THE FRENCH WAR ? BECAUSE BAND DIRECTORS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO PUT A BAND TOGETHER AND HE HAD ABOUT 10 TRUMPET PLAYERS, AND NO ONE WENT ON TO PLAY THE FRENCH WAR AGAIN. SO HE WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE KIDS, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU WANT TO PLAY THE FRENCH WAR. BUT I, I WAS, I SAID, NO, NO, I DON'T WANNA PLAY THE TRUMPET. YOU KNOW, SO, UM, SO FROM FOURTH GRADE I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PLAY THIS HORN FOR ALL THOSE YEARS. , THANK YOU. SO ONCE AGAIN, STEVE LAMA AND GUITAR, I GUESS YOU KNOW ME, I'M BOB ARTHURS TRUMP AND VOCAL. IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE PLAY FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT. AND WHEN'S, AGAIN, STEVE'S ON SUNDAY NIGHTS AT THE 1776 HOUSE THAT WE WILL BE UP IN PLEASANT VALLEY NEXT SATURDAY FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY GARDEN. SO WE'LL DO ONE MORE TUNE AND THEN SAY GOODNIGHT. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR COMING. MAYBE WE'LL JUST GO OUT WITH, UH, A FAST ONE, HUH? HOW ABOUT JUST BREAK? YEAH, YOU WANNA DO BETTER? YEAH. SO THIS IS, THE NAME OF THE TUNE IS, OH, THE BREAK TUNE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR COMING, [01:20:10] STEVE, THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, SO BOB HAS SOME CDS FOR SALE HERE. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. YEAH, I KNOW. HOLD MINE. I'M THINKING WE HAVE TO DO A COMMERCIAL FOR YOU. SOME CDS FOR SALE HERE. UM, AND WE HAVE TO DO, UH, THE 50 50 RAFFLE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NANCY, DO YOU HAVE THAT UNDER CONTROL? ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE? OH, SORRY. 2 40, 200 $40 BANK. YES. SO 1 22 0 1 21 20 TO THE WINNER. RIGHT? ONE 20 TO THE WINNER. ONE 20 TO THE WINNER. 240 OLD AGAIN . YES, PLEASE. WHERE'S WRAP? DO YOU THE, OH, THERE WE GO. AND THE NUMBER IS, OKAY. 0 1 5 5 4 6. ALRIGHT, AGAIN, I WANNA THANK YOU WELL BY GEORGE FOR HELPING OUT ON ALL THIS. LORRAINE DID A LOT IN THE KITCHEN, UH, BEFORE, UH, EVERYBODY HELPED ORGANIZE THIS AGAIN. THE, UM, THE QR CODES WILL TELL YOU ABOUT, UH, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS, UH, ALUMNI T-SHIRTS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR SALE NOW. UM, AND ALSO THE, UH, GIANT SEASON TICKET, UH, FOOTBALL, UM, RAFFLE. AND THOSE TICKETS WERE DONATED BY, UM, RICHARD TOM, AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR HE'S DONE THAT. IT'S LIKE A $3,700 VALUE. SO WE THANK RICHARD, UH, AGAIN FOR DOING THIS. UM, THERE'S STILL SOME FOOD LEFT OUT IN THE FRONT, SO, YOU KNOW, HELP YOURSELF AND, UH, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. I WANNA SAY ONE MORE THING. OKAY. BOB, I'M TURNING IT BACK TO BOB. I'M JUST GONNA SAY ONE MORE THING. I WENT TO EVERY FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN SEVENTH GRADE AND 12TH GRADE, BUT NOT AS A PLAYER. , I WAS IN THE BAND . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.