DJ DESCRIBES GROUND ZERO.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior columnist PALMDALE - New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of disc jockey disc jockey (DJ) Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. Dave Plotkin was driving with a friend to work Sept. 11 when they saw the second World Trade Center tower collapse. ``There was so much smoke and dust in the air you could hardly breathe. It was unbelievable,'' he said. ``One of my friends is a police officer with asthma, and she almost didn't make it out of there. Many of my friends and other people didn't make it out. That makes you go through a lot of emotions. It really got to me.'' Only people who saw it can imagine the devastation, he said. ``So many lives were snuffed out in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Plotkin was in Palmdale recently with big band leader Pat Longo and vocal trio The Goils leader Diane Michelle for Loren Dexheimer's ``Drive Time With Dexter'' at radio station KWJL-AM (1380). Longo's big band will perform for Dexheimer's second annual ``Swingin' Valentine'' production Feb. 14 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , along with The Goils - Michelle, Lauren Leeder and Suzanne Wallach. The Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. show will also star the Golden Age All Stars, featuring pianist Ray Sherman and singer Murray Ross. Vocalist Beverly Jensen will sing with the All Stars as well as with Longo's Super Big Band. Dexheimer will be the master of ceremonies and play the drums with the Golden Agers. The Goils have toured 14 years around the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in Japan. They favor the melodies of the '30s, '40s and '50s, and will sing many of the World War II songs made famous by the Andrews Sisters. ``But we don't just do the Andrews Sisters exclusively,'' said Michelle. ``We try to sing in a lot of styles, including three-part harmony.'' The performing arts center's Black Box theater For the theater in Oslo, Norway, see Black Box Teater. The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor. will be open at 6 p.m. for wine tasting Noun 1. wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place wine tasting n → degustación f de vinos and a variety of finger foods, as a prelude to the main event beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $21, available at the theater box office, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd., or by calling (661) 723-5950. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster, Palmdale and South Valley have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for a suggested donation of $2. Monday: Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday: Chili egg puff, chili beans, spinach, creamy coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , oatmeal cookies. Wednesday: Barbecued chicken, rice pilaf, Normandy vegetables, lettuce and tomato salad, banana. Thursday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn Niblets, carrot-raisin-pineapple salad, pudding. Friday: Roast turkey, bread dressing, mixed vegetables, lettuce and tomato salad, juice, Jell-O w/fruit. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Radio host Loren Dexheimer, right, with N.Y. disc jockey Dave Plotkin, Pat Longo and Diane Michelle, leader of The Goils. Bettie Rencoret/Special to the Daily News |
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