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Two years ago we emailed the soccer community alerting them to secret events at the Soccer Park held over the last 45 years on Fourth of July Weekends. The responses from the announcement of the soccerpark.com Music Festivals was overwhelming. We were inundated with questions as to why ticket information and general concert information was never made available. The most common complaint was why weren't tickets made available at the LIJSL Convention? Over 100,000 soccer and music fans are jammed into the Soccer Park each year (see photo above) for this exceptional event, so how come you didn't hear about it?

Well, suffice it to say the tickets (Soccer Park doesn't take Amex) were charged on Master Card at $250 each, but the performances were priceless. What a Fourth of July party! The Park rocked Beatrice Lane and the surrounding neighborhood!! The best part is we collected a lot of money to pay for a big move the League is planning and, of course, their huge legal bills. Lawyers are expensive, whether they're good or bad.

Back to the big rockin' bash you may have missed. Due to the politics of youth soccer in Eastern New York, and the LIJSL, only those with political soccer connections, their families and friends were able to get tickets or even knew about it, but we have good news for you.

BOTN using techniques developed for the U.S. Navy Seals, the CIA, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and School Crossing Guards, we were able to break into the 15 foot thick concrete and steel reinforced safe located in a bunker under Soccer Park which holds these concert recordings. We have secured all master tapes of the performances, brought them back to our digital recording and mastering facility, and have re-mixed all of the concerts in pristine digital sound ready for you to listen and enjoy!. All you need to do is click on the BOTNradio link on this page and turn your computer speakers up nice and loud.

Just because you couldn't get tickets (you are obviously not politically connected) doesn't mean you have to miss hearing the great performances of these legendary rockers.

The Fourth of July Annual soccerpark.com Rock Festival stared a virtual who's who of Rock n' Roll, Jazz, and Pop from the last 50 years. All of these artists donated their time to help raise money for the LIJSL Executive Bunch so they can spend earmarked money for soccer programs for our kids on trips, summit meetings, assorted soccer junkets, sun-tan lotion, Nexium, Lipator, office shrimp platters, legal fees, Viagra, and other assorted items.

PERFOMANCE HIGHTLIGHTS

Of special note is that this was the first appearance by Jerry Garcia since his death. Looking thinner and sounding as good as ever, I asked Jerry why he came back, and with his hand squeezing LIJSL club president Addie Mattei-Iaia's ass, he looked at me with his deep set eyes and said, "Because I'm in it for the kids". His strength not being what it was when he was alive, Jerry gave it his all and it redefined the Dead. Ya gotta love Cherry Garcia.

How can you have a concert at the Soccer Park without Rod Stewart? Rod is the #1 Roccer Soccer fan. He has his own soccer field on his estate and promised that the LI United can practice there when ever they want.

Also of note was Van Morrison's brilliant re-interpretation of his classic "Into The Mystic". You had see the crowd go wild. Someone in attendance thought they saw Joan Czack, Barbara Kenny, and Joan Connor look-a-likes acting like silly school girls bellowing out orgasmic screams and almost fainting from the sheer excitement and body rush.

Elvis who left the building for fast food hamburgers, french fries, a shake, and a few downers was a welcome surprise in his glitter and sequined shroud.

Bill Peet who we hear in his spare time cooks big lavish meals (they must be pretty tasty considering his girth), keeps the books for the League and is a big Meyer Lansky and Eric Clapton fan, and Eric, who also volunteered to appear for free since he is in it for the kids, played an electric and acoustic set.

Flying all the way from France, where he has been buried for over 30 years, Jim Morrison joined with the three surviving members of the Doors for one of the most moving performances of the concert series in 2002. Looking very gaunt, it appeared that death did have mercy on Jim as he had all the fire in him he had back in '68. As a courtesy to all the female coaches and female club presidents who were in the audience, Jim recreated his famous Florida performance for them and whipped it out as the West Babylon SC president rushed the stage to try and grab Jim only to be restrained and removed from the park by Referee Charles Fernandes of Soccer Park security.

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