New York Military Tattoo at the 69th Regiment Armory - 2015

I had the privilege of attending and photographing the NY Military Tattoo on Saturday afternoon, May 23. Since I am of Scottish descent, this event held special meaning for me ... I felt right at home!
Here are some of the many photos taken ..

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Eddie Money, Lou Gramm and Mickey Taylor at Mayo PAC in Morristown, NJ Jingle Bell Rock

Thursday, December 1
As mentioned in earlier posts, Eric and I have become friendly with rocker Eddie Money.  He is a supporter of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and a heckuva funny guy.  He and his manager invited us backstage for his Jingle Bell Rock performance at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ with fellow rockers Lou Gramm of Foreigner and Mickey Thomas of Starship.

It was an honor being there as they prepared for the show, and a unique perspective on their work as seen from behind the curtain.

Knowing that professional cameras would not be permitted at the venue, I only brought my "toy" Minolta point-and-shoot but was able to capture these two videos.  I posted them both to YouTube.

The finale .. about 2 minutes ..

And the encore .. Eddie Money performing "Shakin" .. about 4 minutes.  As you can see I was totally fascinated by the stage lighting!

A wonderful evening .. Thank you Eddie and Paul!

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Video: David Cassidy & Davy Jones "I'm a Believer"

Sometimes I give my cameras a rest and take a little video instead.  Here's one taken with my Canon PowerShot A1000 back on September 7.  A one-time rendition of "I'm a Believer" by David Cassidy and Davy Jones at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ.  Enjoy!

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Eddie Money supports Intrepid Fallen Heroes Foundation, visited Intrepid today

Dave Winters on the flight deck with Eddie Money

Rocker Eddie Money has written a song "One More Soldier Coming Home" (Hear it here on Eddie's website) and he's generously donating the proceeds from downloads to benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Foundation.  He visited Intrepid today for a meeting with IFHF President Dave Winters.

My husband Eric, Curator of Aviation and Aircraft Restoration, showing Eddie a painting of a Kamikaze hit on Intrepid

Eric showing Eddie the interior of his Italian aircraft,
the Aermacchi MB-339A

In addition to being a great musician who is dedicated to our veterans, Eddie is a very personable, fun-loving man.  We all enjoyed being in his company this afternoon.

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Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt

We are just back from tonight's wonderful performance by Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the State Theater in New Brunswick.  Ah, such talent!  Took a couple of shots on the sly with the "toy" camera.  Couldn't resist!

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Pipefest Bagpipers strut across the flight deck of Intrepid

Gordon pipers, my Mother's clan

Yesterday the Intrepid hosted a gathering of bagpipers and drummers for the worldwide Pipefest Global Challenge, held simultaneously in Scotland, England, Canada, Hong Kong, and Australia.  The goal of Pipefest is to unite the piping and drumming world in support of veteran and cancer charities worldwide.  Pipers marching on Intrepid supported the efforts of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Foundation.

For more info, click here for Pipefest's website. And for the Intrepid's website coverage of Pipefest, click here.   And, for my YouTube video of these pipers performing "Scotland the Brave", see below.  And ... you can view 125 more of my photos by going to my website, then to "online ordering", then to "client events", then enter password: Pipefest.  Photos will be posted until 9/21/10.

As the bagpipes droned on the Flight Deck, my heart was pounding in my chest, proud to be Scottish through my mother, Moira Gordon, and her father, Jack Gordon of Edinburgh, and her grandfather, the Impressionist painter William Robson of Kircudbright. I still remember seeing my grandfather in his kilt and I have family, still, in Dumfries.  A very proud day and a wonderful assignment!