25A EDITOR’S NOTE

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are. You are what you are!

—John Lennon

The November chill swirls as the holiday season is just around the corner in Palm Beach, the Hamptons, and Manhattan.

The Halloween Parade in the Village was glorious and soon gives way to The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as time marches on. New York City marches on too as we all do our part to stay strong, and be smart, like a family.

At the movies, Daniel Craig is Bond, James Bond. Reprising the role for the last time in No Time to Die. James Bond expert Garry Michael Kluger provides insight into the new movie. James Bond may have the Bond Girls, but publisher Chase Backer has our magazine's glamorous cover girls in Xen Sams, Mie Iwatsuki, and Shani Grosz who all showed up to support Xen's charity at a recent Friar's Club event!

The Beatles and Stones are both back in the news. The Stones are touring the U.S. and filmmaker Peter Jackson is unveiling a documentary of previously unseen film of the Beatles. Kudos to our publisher Chase Backer for always being on top of what our readers are interested in. This issue offers music stories on some new voices and artists along with some old favorites like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to The Grateful Dead and beyond. We hope the images and stories will strike a chord.

Enjoy!

Adam Kluger Editor in Chief Metropolitan/25A Metropolitan Palm Beach