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• THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 156: CYNDI LAUPER(singer, songwriter, actress)

  Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (/ˈlɔːpər/ LAW-pər; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.[3] Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing,[4] and for her powerful four-octave vocal range,[5] Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide.[6] She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States.Her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983), was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won the Best Female Video Award at the inaugural 1984 MTV Video Music Awards and has been recognized by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music videos of the era.[7][8][9][10] Her second studio album, True Colors (1986), scored two more top-five hits; the title track and "Change of Heart". Lauper's chart success continued with the singles "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (1985), "I Drove All Night" (1989) and into the 2000s with multiple number one hits on the Hot Dance Club Play charts, "Same Ol' Story,[11] and "Into the Nightlife" (2008).[12]Since 1983, Lauper has released twelve studio albums and participated in many other projects. In 2010, Memphis Blues became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks. In 2013, she won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, making her the first woman to win the category by herself.[13] The musical was awarded five other Tonys, including Best Musical. In 2014, Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording. In 2016, the West End production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.[14]Lauper's accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, three MTV Video Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). In 2015, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lauper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.[15] Her debut studio album ranked among Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[16] while "Time After Time" was included in VH1's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years.[17] VH1 has ranked Lauper number 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.[18]PICTURE: By Raph_PH - CyndiLauperRAH260624 (51 of 51), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149889497

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• THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 328: TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

  Riverhead is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the north shore of Long Island. Since 1727, Riverhead has been the county seat of Suffolk County,[3] though most county offices are in Hauppauge.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,902. The town rests on the mouth of the Peconic River, from which it derives its name. The smaller hamlet of Riverhead lies within it, and is the town's principal economic center. The town is 166 miles (267 km) southwest of Boston via the Orient Point-New London Ferry, and is 76 miles (123 km) northeast of New York City.In the beginning of the 20th century, the town saw an influx of Polish immigrants.[5] This led to the creation of Polish Town, a section of the Town and County seat where the popular Polish Town Fair is held annually.[6]Riverhead is the agricultural apex of Long Island, with 20,000 of the 35,000 acres of the island's farmland located within the town. The town is also home to four separate beaches which are open year round. Iron Pier, Wading River, and Reeves Beach each offer boating access for residents and visitors alike.[5]PICTURE: By Town of Riverhead, detailed and uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.townofriverheadny.gov/files/documents/2025AdoptedBudget1518015509112024PM.pdf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165283942

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• THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 327: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON PART 2

  PART 2 CONCLUDES WITH THESE VILLAGES AND HAMLETS: Village located partly in the Town of East Hampton: Sag HarborHamlets: Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Flanders, Hampton Bays, Northampton, North Sea, Noyack (Noyac), Quiogue, Remsenburg, Riverside, Shinnecock Hills, Speonk, Tuckahoe, Water Mill (Watermill), WesthamptonHamlet located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: EastportPICTURE: By Village of Sag Harbor, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.sagharborny.gov/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165273687

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• THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 155: ROD SERLING( screenwriter and producer)

  Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues, including censorship, racism, and war.PICTURE: By CBS Television via the Bureau of Industrial Service. During the 1950s and 1960s, television networks, program sponsors and studios often used either advertising or public relations agencies to distribute publicity materials. The Bureau was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam. - eBay itemphoto frontpress release from back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18858925

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• THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 326: TOWN OF SOUTHHAMPTON

  Southampton, officially the Town of Southampton, is a town in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town had a population of 69,036.[2] Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as the Hamptons.PICTURE: By Town of Southampton, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.southamptontownny.gov/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165274170

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