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15th Annual Make-A-Wish/97 Rock Radiothon

September 18, 2009 – 7:16 AM

For the 15th consecutive year, Larry Norton will spend 28 hours on 97 Rock to raise money to help grant wishes to Western New York children with life threatening illnesses.

The Make-A-Wish Radio-thon is your chance to help grant a wish by making a request and pledge to hear any song you want, or bid during our hourly auction on some one of a kind rock and sports items.

The goal for this years radiothon is $250,000. When the radiothon ended at 10:00 AM over $240,000 had been raised for Make-A-Wish. The listeners of 97-Rock came through again and now more wishes can be granted. WOW! It amazes me how the people of Buffalo, NY come together and dig deep to help such a  great cause! Thanks to veryone who volunteered their time and a special thanks to everyone who made a donation of time and money.

Larry Norton and Julie FineRian Lindell of the Buffalo Bills.

Rian Lindell of the BUffalo BillsDJ Jixster

DJ Jixster and the kids

MAW Radiothon-22

MAW RadiothonMichael is another “Wish” kid who overcame great obstacles with the help of Make-A-Wish.

MAW RadiothonLarry with Michael and his parents.

MAW Radiothon familyLarry Norton just twelve more hours before the end of the radiothon.

MAW Radiothon Larry Norton

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Niagara Falls, NY Redux

April 8, 2009 – 5:17 PM

I know I already posted about Niagara Falls, NY but I wanted to share some photos of the “Falls” from my 18th floor window of the Seneca Niagara Hotel. There are many problems with Niagara Falls, NY. The politics in the area just kills it but I don’t want to waste time on those things. I love going to “the falls.” There are several places where you can get close enough to the water to stick tour foot in although I wouldn’t recommend it.

This past weekend my wife and I stayed at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel while I photographed the 2009 Make-A-Wish Gala. [There is a post coming re: the gala.] Wherever I go I am always on the lookout for views that I like and hopefully others will also like. Since my camera is always with me I shoot them whenever I have a chance. Yep, I’m that guy pulled over on the side of the thruway taking photos of the sunset, sunrise or whatever else catches my eye.

The following views are from my 18th floor room overlooking the city of Niagara Falls, NY. Just beyond the bloom of the falls you can see Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Niagara Falls

This is a shot of the upper rapids. While this vantage point allows you to see much, this photo still doesn’t due the rapids justice. A better vantage point is walking along the rapids, cross the rapids via the Goat Island bridge and walk around the island which sits directly in the middle of the rapids. The power of the falls is awesome and one to be respected.

Upper Niagara River, The Rapids

This photo was taken the day of the Make-A-Wish Gala. It was a darker, more foreboding day which thankfully did not successfully forecast the spectacular night Make-A-Wish had for the Gala.

A darker day.

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