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No Matter How Savvy You May Be, Others Are Out To Make Your Life Tougher By Larry Blustein sfsuntimes@aol.com Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, North Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines, Surfside and Dania Beach - are you prepared to be scammed? No matter what your answer is, you simply do not have a choice anymore - and it is frustrating many who felt they were prepared for just about anything. As we go about our lives, just living to survive the next day, there are many - especially this time of year - with the population tripled because of the many tourists - that are ready to make your life a “living hell.” Claudine Morales found that out first hand when she and her husband were looking for health insurance and came across a card they picked up while at the local supermarket. “It said that it was low
cost, Obamacare and everything that made sense to us,” Morales recalled. “When I spoke to the gentleman, I told him that it was easier (and safer) for us to meet him at a restaurant. The meeting was great and he pointed out all the posi-
tives of this policy he had.” After the first meeting, the “insurance agent” asked for another meeting and to bring a cashiers check if Morales wanted to start coverage immediately. At first she and her husband were
hesitant - wanting more of a paper trail (check, credit card), but also wanted to be covered immediately. “I should have known something was up when he asked if we could meet outside the restaurant because he had several appointments that day,” she
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Morales saw this agent, who said his name was Chris. Her check was gone and so was he. Even the phone number that she contacted him on - was not working. Morales is certainly not
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A Breathtaking Tribute To The King of Rock-N-Roll Chris MacDonald’s impressive ‘Memories of Elvis in Concert’ comes alive at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, March 9
One of the best tribute events around, MacDonald and his well attended show has brought memories, tears and smiles from those who have fallen in love with Elvis and what he meant to generations and generations of fans.
Aventura - Anyone who has had the pleasure of watching Chris MacDonald’s highly successful Memories of Elvis in Concert, has left wanting more. One of the best tribute events around, MacDonald and his well attended show has brought memories, tears and smiles from those who have fallen in love with Elvis and what he meant to generations and generations of fans. South Floridians: the wait is over as this show that sold out the last two trips to Miami-Dade and Broward is coming back. On Saturday, March 9th at 7:30, the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center will be packed with fans who will see a show that everyone has loved from coast-to-coast. Join Chris MacDonald and his dynamic band and dancers for a full production memorial tribute that will sure to have you tapping your feet and singing along to those hits that created a buzz all over the world. On August 16, 1977, we lost one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture icons of all time. Gone but never forgotten, his image, music, films and memory live on as a testament to his true effect and influence on his generation and future generations to come. The original American Idol who influenced the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and anyone that has ever picked up a guitar or a microphone since, continues to
“When you perform songs such as That's All Right or Blue Suede Shoes, Don't Be Cruel and Jailhouse Rock and tell a story or relate something to the audience about each and everyone, it truly brings out the best of everything we are doing.”
Chris MacDonald Memories of Elvis
engage in our love affair with his All American story of a shy poor and humble country boy that became the King of Rock-n-Roll. Keeping the memory alive at countless venues throughout the country, Chris MacDonald lovingly shares the magic of the “King of Rockn-Roll” with his tribute Memories of Elvis in Concert, Chris’s show is not an overdone impersonation. It is a natural heartfelt tribute to a legendary performer and
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