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COURIER LIFE, APRIL 22-28, 2022
By Camille Sperrazza
The last two years have been
tough for all of us, but it’s time for a
new prescription: Follow “Doctor’s
Orders,” and get out of the house.
Head to the Salty Dog in Bay
Ridge on May 1st, and listen to the
First Lady of Disco - Carol Douglas
- sing all about those “Doctor’s Orders,”
taking us back to 1974 when
we listened to the hit song on cassette
tapes.
Her appearance in Bay Ridge is
a fundraiser to benefit Brooklyn’s
155th Memorial Day Parade, one
of the oldest in the nation. Douglas
performs at 4 pm, part of a line-up
that includes local bands. A $20 donation
gets you in to see them all.
The event kicks off at 1 pm with
Rolling Stones Tribute Band, Sha-
Doobie; then, Rock Farm at 2 pm;
and WhipPoorWill at 3 pm. Following
Douglas are the Canny Brothers
at 4:30 pm; Cat Nip at 5:30 pm;
and Head and South, at 6:30 pm.
Stay for them all, or come and go
as you please. Doors open at 12:30
pm, and the event should end about
8 pm, says Cathy SantoPiertro, the
Fund-raising Event Coordinator.
Further support the parade by
purchasing $10 raffle tickets. The
first prize is ten $100 gift certificates
to some of Bay Ridge’s finest
restaurants – Peppino’s, Positano’s,
Ho-Brau, Kettle Black, Louie’s Gyros,
Salty Dog, Greenhouse Cafe,
Tanoreen, Cebu, Greenwood Park,
Hunter’s Steakhouse, Skinflint’s,
Wicket Monk, Leo’s Pizza, Chadwick’s,
and Pipin’s Pub. Second
prize is four $100 gift certificates to
the restaurants; and 3rd prize gets
you two $100 gift certificates.
Raffle tickets may be purchased
at Salty Dog the day of the event, or
in advance at many of these same
restaurants.
The Memorial Day Parade will
be held on Monday, May 30th, at
11 am on 78th Street and Third
Avenue, followed by a Memorial
Service at John Paul Jones Park
on 4th Ave. and 101st Street. The
parade’s chairman, Raymond Aalbue,
an air force veteran, has been
involved with the arrangements
for more than 30 years. It was 2011
when funds dried up, he says, and
the people in the neighborhood decided
to help.
The pandemic has restricted
the parade to motorcades for the
last two years, but this year’s event
will include 8 bands and 7 floats.
Bagpipes will play at the Memorial
Service, the Ft. Hamilton High
School band will play TAPS, and
there will be a 21-gun salute.
All veterans are invited to
march, and do not have to be members
of a service organization to
participate. There will be floats
and rides available for veterans
who are unable to march. B rooklyn
born Douglas, who has been
working in the music industry for
more than 48 years, says, “Performing
at this benefit is important
to me to honor those who have
served.”
Dust off your white disco suit,
and come to Salty Dog Sunday,
May 1st, to support the parade.
Benefit to Support Brooklyn’s
Memorial Day Parade Salty Dog,
7509 Third Ave. between Bay Ridge
Pkwy and 76 Street in Bay Ridge,
(718) 238-0030. May 1st, 12:30 pm –
8 pm.
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Doctor’s Orders: Support Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade
Carol Douglas to perform at Salty Dog