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Met and Yankee heroes Mookie Wilson and Ron Guidry were among the honored guests East Coast entertained on a cruise hosted by ESPN as part of this years All-Star game celebration. It was alot of fun and we have some great pictures of the band with Mookie, Gator, Steve Carlton, Al Leiter and Steve Phillips among others. Hosted by ESPN/Yes Network's Michael Kaye, the cruise featured a question and answer period with the ball players in a relaxed and intimate setting.

John and Paul can remember vividly watching Mookie Wilson's famous at bat in the '86 World Series. Along with all the male party guests, we were huddled in the kitchen of some God forsaken Jersey catering hall, straining to see the image on a tiny black white TV. Memories...It was great to hear Mookie's own personal recolections of the historic moment...he's quite a funny guy.

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Considering ourselves a Rock & Roll band with some blue collar sensibilities, the East Coasters were still curious and excited to perform in Bridgehampton for what was anticipated to be an "A" list 4th of July event. With musical performances arranged by EC baritone saxophonist (and ladies man) extrordinaire Alex Harding, the party turned out to be a wild, "Page Six" event! We knew something was up when we spied Martha Stewart sampling the guacamole with Jon Bon Jovi next in line.

From the New York Post (7/7/08):
"In Bridgehampton, Hollywood mogul Sandy Gallin was throwing a wacky bash at his sprawling estate, where Russel Simmons, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Matt Lauer, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi and Richard Gere all partied until the wee hours." ..."They were serving strange brownies"..."Half the people were wrecked".

Darn, we thought it was just the fresh air and our music that was making the people go wild! We can't verify that anything was up with the brownies but we can attest to the sweet aroma that permeated the area later in the evening (morning).

We'd like to give kudo's to Alex for being the musical "designer/director" for the evening and for giving Bon Jovi what can best be described as a saxophone "lap dance". A true jazz guy, Alex mistook him for a girl...

Seriously, the event started with some fine jazz from Alex and his buddy Walt Szymanski's sextet, featuring Grammy nominated Carla Cook on vocals. They certainly set a sophisticated and elegant tone and the musicianship had the rest of us "players" wide eyed.

Alex and Sandy Gallin conspired to create that "anything goes" New Orleans roots vibe by musically moving to Ric Frank's Jambalaya Brass Band for the next segment. The East Coast horn section (Steve, Justin, Alex, and Paul) joined in for an hour long "Second Line" performance.
Wilkipedia: Second Line

East Coast brought the party home with dancing until dawn (actually until it started raining). The guests who were left were staggering anyway and God was probably saying "enough is enough".

We are still looking for Alex "Junkyard Dog" Harding who was last seen entering Martha Stewart's limo...please call 516-555.6950 if anyone has any information.

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We were proud to be involved in the recent fundraising event for Epilepsy research held April 18th at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park The over 300 concerned Long Island residents who attended had a purposeful yet thoroughly enjoyable evening dancing up a storm until midnight. We'd like to invite you all to help by visiting the Epilepsy Foundation website
to make a donation.

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We were proud to be involved in the recent fundraising event for cancer research held December 8th at the Crest Hollow CC. The over 800 concerned Long Island residents (including ex-governor Mario Cuomo) who attended had apurposeful yet thoroughly enjoyable evening dancing up a storm until midnight. We'd like to invite you all to help by visiting http://www.donmontifoundation.org/contact.html to make a donation. In June 1972, a 16-year-old boy named Don Monti died at North Shore University Hospital of myeloblastic leukemia. Within days of his death his parents, Tita and Joseph, committed themselves to founding an organization in his memory ultimately dedicated to finding a cure for cancer.

Starting small, the Montis established steps that are still in place today and that have helped thousands of patients directly, as well as an untold number who have benefited from the Foundation's research and the expertise of its physicians. The first step was to establish the Don Monti Division of Oncology and Hematology at North Shore, where no such specialized service existed before. This Division now treats more cancer patients than any other in the region and has offered even more treatment options through the Don Monti Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit. To further its scope and promise Don Monti Cancer Centers have been opened in Huntington, Glen Cove, Forest Hills, Plainview, Franklin and Southside Hospitals

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