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Accordionists Have All The Fun BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO
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etween the song parodies, corny-yet-lovable sense of humor and a quasi-nerdy affection for the accordion, it would be easy to dismiss “Weird Al” Yankovic as a mere novelty act. An appearance early in the California native’s career that landed him on Tomorrow with Tom Snyder in 1977 had the late talk show icon quip, “Great performance, Al, don’t quit your day job.” Yet four decades-plus later, Yankovic has established himself as a pop culture icon thanks to a tireless work ethic that has earned him four Grammys, 15 nominations and a canon of songs and videos that have found him brilliantly poking fun at hit songs by a broad swath of artists including Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke. All this on top of directing music videos for other artists (Hanson, The Black Crowes, Ben Folds), writing children’s books (When I Grow Up; My New Teacher and Me!) and doing voiceover work on a number of animated shows including Milo Murphy’s Law, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, BoJack Horseman and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Yankovic’s prolific creative drive and love of performing has him hitting the road helming what’s been dubbed, “The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour.” “This is a much different tour. I did the Mandatory World Tour and that was the full-on production tour with the costumes and props and the video screens—it was the whole multi-media extravaganza,” he recalled. “On this tour, it’s something that we’ve never really ever done before. It’s very scaled-down and not only that, but the set-list is very different. We’re not playing the hits—we’re
“Weird Al” Yankovic with one of his four Grammys playing all the deep cuts and all the original songs and that’s one of the things that excites me about this particular tour. In all my other shows, because it’s such a highly produced show, one song by de facto has to go into the next song because the costumes are waiting backstage. It’s like a Broadway musical and we have to do it the exact same way every night. Whereas, now that there’s no extraneous production, we can literally do a different show every night and that’s exactly what we intend to do. We’ve learned over four hours of material and every single show will be different.” The preparation for this unique presentation of the Yankovic catalog comes on the heels of the release of last year’s Squeeze Box: The Complete
Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, a career-spanning box set of all 14 of his albums that includes a rarities album and a 120-page book of archival photos. Having had approval of the mastering and been a member of the art direction team, he got to delve pretty deep into his old material, something Yankovic normally doesn’t do once he’s done recording a song. “It was nice to be able to revisit those old songs. I listen to the music a lot while I’m recording it and up until the point that it comes out, then I put it away and don’t listen to it anymore. So this was an opportunity to go back and listen to a lot of these songs for the first time in a long time,” he explained. Having started out taking music lessons as a kid after a traveling
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salesman came by the family home offering a choice of either the guitar or accordion (“My parents thought, ‘It would be nice for young Alfie to have some musical training. We want him to be popular in high school, so of course, accordion.’”), Yankovic grew up idolizing his Mount Rushmore of Parody influences—Allan Sherman, Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer and Stan Freberg—along with other favorites including Frank Zappa, Monty Python and Shel Silverstein. But it was eclectic radio host Dr. Demento who gave Yankovic, a devoted listener, his first break and continues to be a good friend. “Dr. Demento gave me my start. When I first started recording music, I certainly wasn’t thinking in terms of a 40-year recording career,” he said with a laugh. “I was 15 and 16 years old in high school and was recording with my accordion in my bedroom into a 39-cent cassette as a goof. This was a few decades before YouTube and there was no other way to get my material out there. I thought Dr. Demento might play it and to my amazement, he did. If he had never existed, my life, I’m sure, would have taken a much, much different trajectory.” “Weird Al” Yankovic will be playing March 17 at The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. To find out more information, visit www.theparamountny.com or call 631-673-7300. Yankovic will also be playing on March 22 and 23 at the Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St., NYC. To find out more information about these shows, visit www. apollotheater.com or call 212-5315305. Visit www.longislandweekly. com to read a longer version of this story and to learn about “Weird Al” Yankovic’s favorite accordion players.
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Left: Saganaki appetizer Inset: A traditional Greek gyro and salad is only souvlakia and moussaka so I look to add my own twist to make it different.” With a burning passion for being in the kitchen, Koutsoumbaris decided to fan that flame at New York Restaurant School, before working in a restaurant for the next nine years as a chef de cuisine, where he honed his fine dining experience. When he worked at the gourmet store Agatha and Valentine, it was an eye opener into Italian food for the chef, which led him to open Allora in Bayside.
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Bringing Justice To Nassau County BY BETSY ABRAHAM
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Madeline Singas knows how thin the line is between being firm and fair. As Nassau County District Attorney, Singas oversees all criminal and minor prosecutions that occur in county courts, as well as appeals to higher state and federal courts. But the Manhasset resident sees her job as more than just putting the bad guys behind bars; Singas has maintained a concentrated effort on reducing recidivism, offering programs and services that help nonviolent offenders become productive members of society. Singas’ office oversees 30,000 case prosecutions each year. And with each case, whether it’s a murder indictment, fraud, animal abuse or drug bust, Singas said her goal is to keep the public safe and uphold faith and trust in the office of the district attorney. “Every case calls for a different approach; from our most violent cases, where we’re successful at making sure people are held accountable and setting the sentences they deserve for the crimes they do,” Singas said.
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saying there’s an addiction issue so they can feel more comfortable coming forward and asking for help,” said Singas. “No one can beat these addictions on their own, they need professional help to do so.” And while Singas is tough on crime, she’s also a firm believer in second chances. Her office works with county – Madeline Singas agencies and the Department of Social Services to make sure nonviolent don’t end up back in the system. first woman elected district attorney. One of the ways they do that “It’s a great time for women in is through WORC, the Woman’s Nassau County. There’s so many Opportunity Rehabilitation Center, women in positions of power in Nassau a correction program that offers an County and it’s tremendously exciting alternative to incarceration for female for me to be one of those women,” said offenders in and around Nassau Singas, a mother to twins. “It’s great for County. The program, which is funded our daughters, for the young women in in part by criminal forfeiture monies, the county to see that and look at us as offers a six-month, structured day role models. And I think women have reporting program and offers offenders a different way of governing that’s very vocational services, personal counselcollaborative.” ing, life-skills workshops, educational Collaboration is the name of the assistance and more, so they no longer game when it comes to Singas’ work need public assistance. in confronting some of the county’s “These are…moms and daughters. toughest issues, including gang If a mother is in trouble, the whole violence and the heroin epidemic. She family is in trouble. That’s the nucleus,” noted that her office is “collaborating Singas said. “We want to empower in unprecedented fashion” with them in their lives so they can become different agencies, including the FBI, productive again and move their family Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. forward and provide for their families Attorney’s Office to dismantle MS-13 without being in the criminal justice from the top down. system.” “We’re looking at how to take out the whole system, so they can’t rebuild that What do you quickly. It’s really a concerted effort think about that strikes at the heart of gang activity programs like and at gang members,” said Singas. But WORC? Let the district attorney is quick to note me know at that it takes more than enforcement to babraham@ stop gangs. “Our enforcement is first antonmedia and foremost strong—and we’re doing group.com. a lot of gang outreach to schools.” The office takes a similar approach when it comes to curbing the heroin epidemic. “We’ve taken down several major drug traffickers in Nassau County. We’re stepping on that supply chain and making sure the supply doesn’t get into Nassau County to begin with and if it does, we’re investigating and prosecuting those people,” Singas said. But arrests aren’t the solution to the epidemic, Singas noted. The office, as well as numerous other county and community agencies, have pushed for education and talking to parents and students about signs of addiction and where to seek help. “Part of what we’re doing is trying to take away the stigma of someone
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within Seaport Village was The Headquarters, which sits on the spot of the former headquarters of the San Diego Police Department. The original HQ opened in 1939 and housed the courts, jail, law library, crime lab, exercise areas and even a pistol range. Now it’s a beautiful open air market place with restaurants and boutiques. Check out the fully restored eight-cell jail block, which is home to historic photos and police memorabilia. We also dined at Puesto, a delicious indoor/outdoor San Diego family-run restaurant that served the best elevated tacos I’ve ever had. The secret is the fresh house-made blue corn tortillas (eatpuesto.com). San Diego is packed with so many attractions and family-friendly fun. Here’s a gathering of more places that won’t disappoint your crew.
The San Diego Zoo
A nonprofit organization, the San Diego Zoo is home to more than 3,500 rare and endangered animals representing more than 650 species and subspecies. We spent five hours walking along the natural hills and valleys checking out the animals and their habitats. It’s 100 acres, so wear your sneakers. The Zoo is located within
Balboa Park. Don’t miss the koalas, Giant Panda bears, giraffes and, of course, the elephants (sandiegozoo.org).
Old Town Trolley Tours
One day we hopped on the Old Town Trolley Tours (trolleytours.com) to give ourselves the lay of the land. We chose the San Diego–Coronado route, which included 10 stops. It is a 25-mile loop so you can spend all day jumping on and off. It was a great way to visit the most popular areas without renting a car. Our favorite stop included a ride over the gorgeous Coronado Bridge to Coronado Island. Last year, Coronado Beach was voted one of the top 10 best beaches in the U.S. by
Dr. Beach. The beach did not disappoint—it was breathtaking.
Hotel Del Coronado
The star of the island is this famous beautiful hotel built in 1888. You can’t miss its sprawling Victorian architecture and soaring red turrets. A National Historic Landmark, Hotel Del Coronado holds the honor of being one of the largest wooden structures in the U.S. Coronado means “the crowned one” in Spanish and this beautiful town dubbed “The Crowned City” can’t be missed. We walked up and down Orange Avenue admiring the charming shops, tucked
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away restaurants, and galleries. We toured the Hotel Del Coronado, which is rumored to have been the inspiration for Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz books, as Oz author, L. Frank Baum stayed there often (coronadovisitorcenter.com).
Balboa Park
Everyone we spoke to said Balboa Park could not be missed. Later I found out that it is the nation’s largest urban cultural park. We set out early one morning and took a 15 minute Uber ride over. Balboa Park was originally named City Park but was renamed after Spanish explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa in 1915. Balboa Park was declared a National Historic
Landmark in 1977 and it is worth visiting. The park is 1,200 beautiful acres and home to performing art venues, gorgeous gardens (make sure you visit the Japanese Friendship Garden), and 17 major museums. We checked out the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Automotive Museum, the San Diego Natural History Museum, and the Museum of Photographic Arts to name a few. Plan on spending the day here (balboapark.org).
La Jolla
La Jolla means “The Jewel,” and it certainly was stunning. The town is filled with fun, stylish shops and restaurants, but it’s the coastline views that take your breath away.
The vibe is relaxed and serene with so many people strolling the coastline, just enjoying the majestic view. The concierge at our hotel advised us to be there around 4:30 p.m. to take advantage of the gorgeous sunset over the Pacific Ocean. And we couldn’t miss the famous seals and sea lions who reside in the Children’s Pool, a small cove where you can get up close and personal with SoCal’s notorious wildlife. They came right up on the rocks and hung out with the tourists and locals (lajolla.com).
Liberty Public Market
About 15 minutes away from downtown San Diego is Liberty Public Market. Originally a Naval Training
Center commissary, it has been repurposed into a 25,000 square indoor/ outdoor marketplace with retailers, farmers market vendors and food truck operators.(libertypublicmarket. com). After ogling the fresh cheeses, artisanal ice creams and specialty coffee roasters, we discovered the family-owned Officine Buona Forchetta next door. Master Pizzaiolo, Marcello hails from Naples and you can taste it in his fresh, cheese-dripping signature Neapolitan pizzas that are cooked in gold tiled pizza ovens in the center of the restaurant (officinebuona forchetta.com). There is so much to do in San Diego and we can’t wait to return to “America’s Finest City.”
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Holiday Mathis Holiday Mathis Mathis HOROSCOPES ByByByHoliday
INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND Famous Faces
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve been known to get drawn into the entertainment of an irresistible love story, either through media or a friend’s experience. This time the story is your own, as the week focuses on a vibrant passion that may or may not be romantic in nature. Projects can be as engrossing as people!
Solution: 22 Letters
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Franz Kafka complained, “Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” Such “subtle maneuvers” will be your talent this week. You’ll be legendary for them! GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your predictions will be accurate. Your friends and loved ones will behave true to form, in particular the form you have come to learn they actually are (and not the form you thought they fit into when you first met, which was largely, as it turns out, a figment of your hopeful and active imagination). CANCER (June 22-July 22). The story is bigger than any one person’s feelings. This week involves you in things that are about you and not about you. It will often be hard to tell the difference. Your feelings count, but how much? When it comes to making plans and decisions, you’ll find that emotion is not your end-all-be-all determining factor.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The good life is all there for you in your current environment. Each of your five senses has subcategories to take you into a more vivid experience of things. With the cosmic gift of heightened awareness, to live more fully you don’t need to go anywhere or become anything other than what you already are. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Just because something is considered wise -- or smart or sacred, even -- doesn’t mean it’s for you. There are wise, smart and holy people out there who cannot possibly relate to you or your story. That’s why you should consider stepping up to speak to and create for the people who are like you. There are so many of them! SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your experiences will fall into two categories: “how it happened” and “how it really happened.” You’ll be keenly aware of your own bias. Part of you is loyal to that, sticking with your unreasonable interpretations and disproportionate feelings even as a more mature part of you assembles the bigger picture. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be able to focus without distraction on work that’s demanding. You’ll reach an entrancing state -- a state that allows you to enter the world of your project, absorb complicated information and do what it takes to become a master of the realm. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Money is not the only scale. Keep this in mind all week. Just because a person is being paid for what they do doesn’t mean that the person is more successful or purposeful or meaningful than a person who isn’t getting paid for it. It only means that they are offering an item that others are willing to trade money for. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you have the choice between a personal trainer and a funny person, choose the latter. The funny people are more vital to your well-being than health professionals. Laughter is cardio for your insides -- oxygenating for the mind and body, invigorating for the spirit. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re a sensual being, easily hooked by the promise of comfort, beauty in many forms, exciting tastes and whatever brings warm, lovely emotions to the surface. Consult a discerning friend in your decision-making process, as you’ll be extremely (or overly) generous when left to your own devices.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your life will be improved by the influences you allow to move you. This week’s sunshine comes in the form of a person. You’ll be especially touched by one who seems doubly grateful for half the blessings. Though this manner of calculating things is unusual, it’s actually the kind of good math that all should be using.
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AROUND LONG ISLAND
Daylight Saving Time Spring Forward
Great family events happening this month around the Island
Thursday, March 8
Spring Flower & Garden Show The annual Spring Flower and Garden Show returns to Hicks Nurseries, beginning on March 8 at 8 a.m. and running through March 25. Parking and admission are free. Call 516-3340066 for details. Opioid Crisis Seminar The Nassau County Bar Association is hosting a seminar, “The Opioid Crisis: How to Help Those You Love,” on March 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bar Association building in Mineola, located on the corner of 15th and West streets, two blocks from the Mineola train station and bus terminal. The seminar is free. Call 516-747-4079 to reserve a seat.
Friday, March 9
Marina Lottery The Wantagh Park Marina docking lottery is open. Drawing will be held on March 10 at 10 a.m. Lottery applications must be submitted in-person by March 9 at 3 p.m. For more information call 516-571-7460.
Sunday, March 11
Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show Buy, sell, trade or browse the Melville
Coin, Stamp & Collectibles at one of its next regular meets on March 11 and March 25 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Catapano Engineering Hall (585 Broadhollow Rd., Melville). Admission and parking are free. Call George at 516-557-7096 for details.
March 11 is Daylight Saving Time. Set your clocks ahead at 2 a.m.
Irish Festival The Hofstra Irish Festival will be held on the school’s campus on March 11. Visit www.hofstra.edu for details.
Monday, March 12
Votes For Women Poet George Wallace will facilitate a reading and discussion series “Votes For Women” on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. through April 16. Free and open to the public. The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is located at 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Huntington Station. Visit www. waltwhitman.org for details. Writer’s Guild Come and join the Long Island Writers Guild (LIWG) for a writing workshop on Monday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at Book Revue. Workshops are free. No reservations required. All levels and genres are welcome to participate in this two-hour session. Book Revue
is located at 313 New York Ave., Huntington. Visit www.bookrevue.com or call 631-271-1442 for details.
Tuesday, March 13
Support Group Join the Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) and related facial pain support group on March 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Neurological Surgery, P.C. (1991 Marcus Ave. in Lake Success) for patients, family, friends and caregivers. Reservations are required. Call 516442-2250, etc. 110 to reserve a seat.
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Volunteer Drivers Needed The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency seeks volunteer drivers to transport veterans to and from medical appointments at the VA (East Meadow,
Hicksville, Valley Stream, Northport). Call 516-572-6526 for details. Sport Fishing And Beach Permits The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are issuing sport fishing and fourwheel drive beach vehicle permits for 2018. Call 631-321-3515 for details. Firewood Available Firewood is available at Long Island State Parks, daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the park’s permit department for more information at 631-321-3515. VetMart Food pantry for veterans in need of canned goods and toiletries on weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Donations accepted. 2201 Hempstead Tpke. Building Q in East Meadow. Call 516-572-6565 for details.
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here isn’t a deep history of men’s college basketball on Long Island as there is in other areas of the country. This is mostly because, out of the five Division I schools on the Island, none have won a national title. Regardless, it’s interesting to look back over the years and see what each school achieved in their best season since the start of the NCAA Tournament in 1939. While none of them ever won the tournament, they at least entertained their fellow students, alumni, and fan base along the way. Let’s start with St John’s 1984-85 season. The Red Storm had high expectations from the start as it was ranked no. 7 nationally in the AP Preseason Poll. Better yet, the team exceeded those expectations after going 25-2 in the regular season and being ranked no. 1 nationally in the AP Poll for five straight weeks. In the Big East tournament, the Storm made it to the championship where it fell to Georgetown 92-80, the second time they fell to the Hoyas that season. As a
no. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Red Storm made it past three opponents to make it to the Elite Eight, where they beat NC State, ranked no. 16 nationally, with a score of 69-60. This led to yet another rematch against Georgetown, where the Hoyas took down the Red Storm for a third straight time to advance to a national championship. St. John’s ended the season with a record of 31-4. Hofstra’s basketball team had its best season at the start of this millennium. During the 2000-01 season, the Pride started 8-4 before rattling off 15 straight wins to finish 23-4 in the regular season. They tacked on three more wins in the American East Tournament to win their conference and clinch an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, Unfortunately, they fell in the first round to UCLA 61-48. The Pride’s head coach, Jay Wright, left Hofstra after seven seasons to become head coach of Villanova, where he just won the national championship in 2016. Some great seasons on the Island are far more recent than you would think. Take the 2010-11 LIU Brooklyn
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season as an example. The Blackbirds started the season 6-4 before an eightgame winning streak and a 10-game winning streak, sandwiching one loss in between. They played three tough games in the Northeast Tournament, including an overtime championship game, to win the conference and earn a place in the NCAA Tournament, Visit us at: LongIslandWe where it lost its first game to North facebook.com/LongIslandW Carolina. The Blackbirds finished with Twitter: @LIWeekly an overall record of 27-6. The most recent spectacular season Instagram: LongIslandWe for Long Island was the 2015-16 Stony Brook Seawolves. Until that season, the Seawolves haven’t been in the NCAA Tournament since the start of the Division I program in 1999. The season started at an even 4-4 before the Seawolves built an 18-game For the latest commu winning streak. Despite stumbling into the American East Tournament after news and events, v losing two of their last three games, Twitter: @LIWeek they flew through the tournament and defeated Vermont 80-74 to get their first shot at the big dance. While Stony Brook went on to lose to Kentucky in the first round, it was still one of the the championship game to Robert national feel-good stories of the 2015Morris and was sent to the National 16 season. Invitational Tournament instead. The Finally, there’s the St. Francis Terriers finished with a 23-12 record. BrooklynLongIslandWeekly.com Terriers. While the team has Will we facebook.com/LongIslandWe ever see an NCAA never made the NCAA Tournament, Championship come to Long Island? they’ve come pretty close. Just recentProbably not, but it’s fun seeing these ly, in the 2014-15 season, the Terriers teams play the underdog. Just this were favorites to win the Northeast season, St. John’s took down no. 1 Conference. Despite a losing record Villanova and no. 4 Duke in the regular For latest in arts and ent outside of the conference, the Terriersthe season. The 14-13 Red Storm, along were the regular season conference with the other fourfacebook.com/LongIslandWeekl Long Island teams, LongIslandWeekly.com champions with a 15-3 conference will all have a chance to play in their record. However, in the conference conference tournament and see if they tournament, the Terriers fell in can jump into March Madness.
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