Regardless of how you got here or the havoc your brief stay caused. No trip through Long Island is complete without a selfie in downtown Port Jefferson! (Just for fun!)
Long Island Abandon, York Hall and Theatre (Building 80) I once read about a 25 piece big band conducted by the great Sonny Dallas. They had a powerful sound that was completely uplifting to anyone. The whole dynamic of that hall in the Kings Park Psychiatric Center changed when it became engulfed in the great joyous sound of big band swinging jazz. There was a small tango section in the middle of one of the jazz pieces that they performed. The band had a female lead singer named Lenore. During the tango section, the lead performer would usually jump off the piano, grab Lenore and then dance the tango with her across the stage. However, when he jumped off the piano and grabbed Lenore, the audience at the Kings Park Psychiatric Center went wild. The patients began screaming intensely loud. Some of them were running up and down the aisles. A few ran towards the stage but were stopped by orderlies. The dance was cut short with Lenore hiding behind the piano. It was pretty intense for a few minutes.
Long Island, New York. January 2022
