Fifteen years later, and 9/11 still seems like it happened yesterday. As I have for about 20 years, I was again involved with producing the Hoboken Italian Festival two weeks ago in New Jersey, just across from the Manhattan skyline. This year I directed everyone's attention beyond the stage, across the Hudson River, to the two light beams emitting from where the Twin Towers once stood. The "Tribute in Light" shined brightly, against a clear night's sky, with hundreds of people reflecting within a sea of brief silence. It was moving, poignant and powerful.

I am so excited he is returning to The Arcada with his one-man masterpiece of "A Bronx Tale" on Oct. 15. If you know the movie, you know the most famous line of "Now you'se can't leave." I guarantee, if you come see this performance, you truly won't want to!

We recently had a true-blue, old-school, PBS-style doo wop show at The Arcada. And man, was it fun! Three acts, one show. I am talking about The Flamingos (1953), Danny & The Juniors (1955) and Joey Dee & The Starliters (1958).