Thanks to: The Creator, Who makes all things possible; my parents, Tom and Nancy; my brothers and sisters; Mary, Mike, Cathy, Betsy, Patrick, Susan, Sally, James; and my beautiful nieces and nephews; all my old Massachusetts friends, all my New York friends; John Sindone and Giovanni Graziuso of LaNora Restaurant in Howard Beach-love, "Principessa"; Christina Canzoneri at Column Web Graphics, for her creativity and hard work in designing this website; and the talented musicians and engineers who helped me, every step of the way, especially Kieran Pardias. A very special thanks to: Danny Sollenne, of Sarabella Restaurant in Forest Hills: your support gave me an opportunity to grow artistically and meet so many wonderful people, which is priceless; Larry Ham: there's nothing like an old friend; Julio Fernandez: you and your music brought so much joy to this project; Richie Cannata: you really understand how much every little bit helps, and helped me way more than a little bit, and even more so by adding your beautiful sound to this recording; and my twin sister, Mary: you always can help me find the way into a song. This album is dedicated to the people of New York City, who have shown me such warmth, and generosity of spirit.