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Farmingdale Crooner Opens At CityNite Spot Steve Mason, whose distinctive singing style has earned him the title of \The Crooner\ made his first New York City appearance of the season at Vince Maniscalco's popular Steak Row cafe/restaurant on Saturday night September 18. His appearance brought capacity crowds to both per- formances on the 18th, and he has been booked to appear at Steak Row one weekend each month throughout the fall and winter season. Steve's next appearance at Steak Row will be on Saturday night, October 23. He will also be singing on Joe Franklin's WOR- TV program tonight. Mason was born and raised in Farmingdale, moving to the Bronx three years ago. During the summer Mason spent his fifteenth consecutive season on the Catskill resort circuit. Appearances included the Sit 'N Bull Ranch in Warrensburg, Mike's Fireside Lounge in Glens Falls and the Hawkeye Inn, Cherway Inn and The Jolly Roger in Lake George. It is noteworthy that a large number of fans from Lake George traveled to New York City to attend Steve's first per- formance at Steak Row. Steve Mason is unquestionably one of the finest ballad singers currently appearing on the New York nightclub scene. Mason attributes his unique singing style to the early crooning in- fluences of Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo, whom he first heard as a youngster in the 1930s. during the \Swing Street Era\ from the late-30s through the early-50s Mason worked at many of the clubs on New York's now legendary 52nd Street. He ap- peared as a featured singer at the Onyx Club, Leon & Eddies, Club 18, The Famous Door, Royal Casino, Eddie Condon's and The Zebra Club. Steve attributes his interest in jazz and Dixieland to the influences of the years spent on 52nd Street. Throughout his career Steve Mason has made many television appearances, both in New York City and on his tours throughout the United States and Europe. He is a 'regular' on the Joe Franklin program, and he was en- thusiastically received during an Girl* Basketball Registration Basketball Registration for girls will be held at the far- mingdale Police Boys Club Clubhouse, 31 North Front Street, Farmingdale, on Tuesday, Oc- tober 26, & Thursday, October 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. All girls of the community from 10 years of age to 13 years of age inclusive are welcome to register. A $5.00 maintenance fee will be charged at the time of registration. Last season's girls program proved to be very successful and a lot of fun for all who par- ticipated. Female adult coaches will be needed, but high school girls may coach as long as they are supervised by an adult. For further information call P.O. Frank Darcy at MY 4-3841. Double Talk Said one angry twin to the other: \If it wasn't for me you*d have two heads! * * -Gosport, Pensacola. appearance on the Johnny Carson show. In addition to his TV work, Mason has recently been devoting much' time to recording and producing records. His two latest albums \The Crooner\ and \Steve Mason Sings Crosby and Columbo\ are currently available on Decatur Records. All Italian Night The first concert of the Massapequa Symphony's twentieth season will be a gala \All Italian Night.\ On Saturday, October 23, at 8:30 p.m. in the Massapequa High School Auditorium, the young, sought- after tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, Enrico di Giuseppe, will be the guest artist. di Giuseppe was born and raised in Philadelphia's \Little Italy\ and studied at Curtis In- stitute and Juilliard. He is presently performing with the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera as well as doing guest appearances with other Opera companies in the U.S. and Europe. di Giuseppe will perform several famous Italian arias and songs, and the orchestra will perform a Rossini Overture, Capriccio Italian by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. Tickets may be purchased at the door: Adults, $5.50, Senior Citizens, $3.00 and Students, $2.50. Subscription tickets may also be purchased for the four season concerts at a substantial savings. For further information please call: Mrs. Padula, 541-5355 or Mrs. Friedlander, 798-1881. THE CROONER Steve Mason of Farmingdale stands with Joe Franklin in front of Steak Row on East 45th Street in New York. • nil If you really go for seaf where America aoes. if From seacoast to seacoast, wherever you are, chances are that you' H find America's favorite seafood right around the corner. There are over 30 seafood dinner choices on our menu. All at prices that don't go overboard. And great service. There we do go overboard. We're right in the neighborhood, sojf you love great seafood at very good prices, go where America goes. For dinner. For lunch. For take-out. )fed£obsfer Where America goes for seafood. 25 Hempstead Turnpike 752-0249 'Red I obstei Inn* ol AUK-IKS. IIK- I97&