Here we are again!

Already lookin' forward to another great Saturday afternoon in Central Park...

And, another beautiful sunset on Pier 45 this coming Friday night.

But, I hafta start out today's update by saying...

I think we'll kinda celebrate Sid' birthday in the park this weekend. Y'think? Maybe a cake, some music and a few laughs. (A little bit more about Sid further down the page. And, a way for YOU to wish him a Happy Birthday too!)

WELCOME to everyone reading this across the country and in different parts of the world. (If you dig this stuff I sincerely hope you're turning your friends onto it as well.)

I just smile. I think that it's soooooo cool! The world is getting to be a very small campus! Maybe someday we all begin to realize that "it's just us" all living here on this tiny blue speck in the eternity of space.... or whatever!

So, I very often like to make a few songs available as FREE downloads. Here are a few more.

CRAZY ON THE SAME DAY
THE RELIGION SONG
WHERE'S THE VOICE
TOM CRUISE SCARES ME
JESUSLAND

Okay!

ABOUT SID BERNSTEIN!

I have a good friend.

His name is Sid.

He started out as being an anonymous fan on "The Hill", but now we're so very close and he's beloved by so mnay people on "The Hill" in Central Park. He's there almost every week. Now, Sid doesn't ever check the internet. But, I will print out any birthday messages you guys send and deliver them to him personally.

Y'see, Sid is living an amazing life. Seriously. He's done so much to make this world a better place it's just amazing and he keeps dreaming new dreams. (That's one reason I put his name on so many things I do.)

But, for the few of you who don't know... Sid changed American music history forever when he introduced The Beatles to America.

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Besides that, he brought The Rolling Stones here... ABBA... countless others. He also played such a huge and underrated role in breaking the racial barriers down in this country by being the first promoter to book white and black acts on the same rock 'n roll bill. (He also made James Brown the very first rock n soul act in Madison Square Garden.) He discovered and managed The Rascals. He's also been humbly on the front lines of political activism from the rise of the Nazis, to the current corruption of the American government, from the civil rights movement to the recent assault on The Constitution... he speaks with presidential candidates and people who have no voice. And he has always spoken out where and when there's been a need. Over his lifetime, he's been some amazing places with some amazing people. (Anyway... you just hafta read his book.)

So, Sid has been a promoter, a producer, a manager, an activist for Truth and Reason... he's been immersed in the music business his whole, long life. But he's never played one note and... he's never written a song.

Until now.

One day Sid left a message on my voice mail that became the inspiration and hook-lyric for a brand new song. Instead of leaving one of his patented 5-minute messages, left this... just a few words... and all he said this day was,

"David - -
Keep hope alive. The best is yet to come. Keep... hope... alive.
It's Sid"

And then he hung up.

So, I wrote the song. It's still a work-in-progress, but the credits on this song will read as follows.

Music: David Ippolito
Lyrics: Sid Bernstein and David Ippolito

So, this is what I did! I recorded a rough demo... a scratch track of this song for you to listen to right now so that you can get your mind and your heart around the song. IT'S NOT FINISHED!!! Some of the lyrics still need work. But you can get the idea. THEN, when you show up in the park on Saturday, we'll really be able to let it rip with everyone else! We'll all sing it for him for his birthday!

Cool?

Here... click on this logo to learn the song.

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Okay... if you wanna send Sid a Happy Birthday message, just click on this photo.

Cool?

See you Saturday.

Thanks for everything.