Committee Co-Chairs
- John Kane
Business Manager Plumbers Local 690
- Edward Keenan, Ret'd
Business Manager Plumbers Local 690
- Joseph Dougherty
Business Manager Ironworkers Local 401
- Patrick B. Gillespie
Business Manager Philadelphia Building Trades Council
- Patrick Eiding
President Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
- Ed Donnelly
Business Agent Roofers Local 30
- Tom Dooley
Collections Manager Operating Engineers Local 542
Executive Committee
- Edward J. Lowry
- William Diamond
- Pat Pomroy
- Bonnie Egan
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Entertainment Line-Up 2009
Your Mother was home when you left... YOUR RIGHT... Your Father was home when you left... YOUR RIGHT... Your baby was home when you left... YOUR RIGHT. And Jody was home when you left... YOUR RIGHT... Sound Off... ONE TWO... Sound Off... THREE FOUR... Cadence Count... ONE TWO THREE FOUR ONE TWO, THREE FOUR. Did that put a knot in your knickers? A special memory and dedication goes out to all those men and women who served... VETERANS... and the theme of this years show is... PLEASE HELP OUR VETERANS.
I know that it's a very tough time right now and everybody is feeling the pinch, squeezing those buffalo's as hard as you can, and here we come and ask you to please squeeze harder. We need your help, and that is what Americans do when times are tough, they help each other. We need to continue to provide critical services to the veterans of the five county Philadelphia area... Homeless Veterans... World War II Veterans... Korean Veterans... Vietnam Veterans... Persian Gulf Veterans... Operation Iraqi Freedom - Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans, and anybody else who served wearing the uniform of The United States of America.
PLEASE HELP OUR VETERANS! The cost to get into the show is free, the music is free, the dancin' is free, and the good times are free. So please feel free to make a donation to a wonderful cause. Make it for some special person who deserves to be remembered, or just make it to honor the men and women who have served our great country and need our help.
PLEASE HELP OUR VETERANS! Buy a raffle ticket and maybe you can win a 40" Sony Flat Screen High DEF TV, or some other nice prize, or just dig in to your pocket and blow the dust off some of those dollar bills you're hiding and make a donation to a wonderful cause.
Come on out and enjoy a nice slice of Americana at the:
4th ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA DOOWOP FESTIVAL
on the MAIN STAGE at PENN"S LANDING
AUGUST 8, 2009 from 12:30 PM til 7:00 PM
So let's see your face at the place, your feet under a seat, and your smile in the aisle. Admission is FREE and the show is going to be knocked out. So come on down and join the festivities... SOLID.
Your's in Harmony,
Bill Diamond
P.S. A Cappella singers are a special breed of cat. Honing a craft that was nurtured in their youth, standing on a street corner. They sing because they love to sing. Well the Grim Reaper took a couple more "corner boys" this year... Mike "LuLu" Alullo (61), a warm and wonderful lifelong friend. Mike and I sang under a lot of lamp posts throughout the years and I will miss him dearly... Anthony "A C" Clementi (59), founding member of the "Norristones". "Ace" was very passionate about singing. He sang tenor, baritone, and lead, and he will be missed by all.
The following groups are scheduled to appear:
Also on the Big Show:
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TRIBUTE TO THE "KING" WITH JOHN MONFORTO
www.JohnMonforto.com
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SWINGIN' DANCE PARTY WITH King Arthur, Lou Costello, Steve Kurtz & Friends
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"PHILLY'S OWN" TIMMY KELLY
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FRANK LAFARO "Philadelphia"
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"Young Diva" LATONYA GENTILE
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