I love New York City. The lights, streets, and parks are all so wonderfully enchanting. But the thing I love most about New York is the people. It's a huge community up there, and everyone from that City is proud to be a New Yorker.
So, this week when Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast, it was no surprise to me to see so many New Yorkers band together to help one another out. Each person has shown concerned for others in the city simply because they hail from the same place. The NYPD, NYFD and other first responders have also stood up again to heroically bring aid to a city in need, and this is a great thing.
One other place, though, where I see a lot of pride and support is from the various entertainers such as late night host Jimmy Kimmel and the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live.
This week on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Avett Brothers paid a special tribute to Brooklyn by playing an especially moving rendition of their song "I and Love and You" with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The chorus of "Brooklyn, Brooklyn, take me home" was met with cheers and applause from the audience. The event was tasteful and beautiful and was a great way to show pride for the city.
Saturday Night Live has also long been known for paying respect to the city in times of crisis. In 2011, SNL tastefully came back on the air shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center believing their job of making people laugh again was important and necessary. This week's SNL host, Louis C.K., who grew up on the east coast, wrote a heartfelt letter to his fans before the show aired regarding the hurricane and the night's episode. It was thoughtful and ingenious that a host would reach out to his fans in troubled times.
It's thoughtful ideas like these that help make disastrous times easier to bear, and it is entertainers like this who, by doing what they are good at, help bring the community back together, if just for an hour, to laugh and enjoy life again.
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