Ronnie Ron
09-29-2003, 04:45 PM
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I AM A NEW YORKER
I am a New Yorker, I may not live
in the five boroughs or on the Island or
Upstate anymore. I may live hundreds
or thousands of miles away. Or
I may live just over the George
Washington Bridge, but I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker no matter what took
me out of New York: Business, family
or hating the cold, it did not take New York
out of me. My accent may have faded,
and my pace may have slowed, but
I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker, I was raised on
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and
Rockefeller Plaza, The Yankees or the
Mets (Giants or Dodgers), Jones Beach,
Rye Beach, Rockaway Beach or one
of the beaches on the sound. I know
that "THE END" means Montauk,
because I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker, when I go on
vacation, I never look up, skyscrapers
are something I take for granted. The
Empire State Building and the Statue
of Liberty are part of me. Taxis, noise
and subways, and "get outa heah" don't
rattle me, because I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker!
I was raised on cultural diversity before
it was politically correct. I eat Greek
food, Italian food, Jewish, Middle Eastern
food and Chinese food, because they
are all American food to me. I don't get
upset when people speak other languages
in my presence, because my relatives
came to this country via Ellis Island,
and chose to stay .. They were New Yorkers!
People who have never been to New York
have misunderstood me. My friends, and
family work in the industries, professions,
and businesses that benefit all Americans.
My firefighters died trying to save New
Yorkers and non-New Yorkers. They died
trying to save Americans, and non-Americans
Because they were New Yorkers!
I am a New Yorker!
I felt the pain of my fellow New Yorkers.
I mourned the loss of my beautiful city.
I felt and dreaded that New York will
never be the same. But then I
remembered ... I am a New Yorker!
New Yorkers have:
Tenacity, strength and courage way
above the norm. Compassion and
caring for our fellow citizens. Love and
pride in our city, in our state, in our country.
Intelligence, experience and education
par excellence. Ability, dedication and
energy, above and beyond Faith ...
no matter what religion we practice.
Terrorists hit America in its heart,
but America's heart still beats strong.
Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it
doesn't touch the steel in our souls.
Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay
what we have left into a fortune.
End innocent lives, leaving widows and
orphans, but we'll take care of them,
because they are New Yorkers
Wherever we live, whatever we do,
whoever we are. There ARE New Yorkers
in every state and every city of this nation.
We will NOT abandon our city.
We will NOT abandon our brothers, and
sisters. We will NOT abandon the beauty,
creativity, and diversity that New York
represents ... because we ARE New Yorkers!
I am Proud to be a New Yorker!
I AM A NEW YORKER
I am a New Yorker, I may not live
in the five boroughs or on the Island or
Upstate anymore. I may live hundreds
or thousands of miles away. Or
I may live just over the George
Washington Bridge, but I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker no matter what took
me out of New York: Business, family
or hating the cold, it did not take New York
out of me. My accent may have faded,
and my pace may have slowed, but
I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker, I was raised on
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and
Rockefeller Plaza, The Yankees or the
Mets (Giants or Dodgers), Jones Beach,
Rye Beach, Rockaway Beach or one
of the beaches on the sound. I know
that "THE END" means Montauk,
because I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker, when I go on
vacation, I never look up, skyscrapers
are something I take for granted. The
Empire State Building and the Statue
of Liberty are part of me. Taxis, noise
and subways, and "get outa heah" don't
rattle me, because I am a New Yorker!
I am a New Yorker!
I was raised on cultural diversity before
it was politically correct. I eat Greek
food, Italian food, Jewish, Middle Eastern
food and Chinese food, because they
are all American food to me. I don't get
upset when people speak other languages
in my presence, because my relatives
came to this country via Ellis Island,
and chose to stay .. They were New Yorkers!
People who have never been to New York
have misunderstood me. My friends, and
family work in the industries, professions,
and businesses that benefit all Americans.
My firefighters died trying to save New
Yorkers and non-New Yorkers. They died
trying to save Americans, and non-Americans
Because they were New Yorkers!
I am a New Yorker!
I felt the pain of my fellow New Yorkers.
I mourned the loss of my beautiful city.
I felt and dreaded that New York will
never be the same. But then I
remembered ... I am a New Yorker!
New Yorkers have:
Tenacity, strength and courage way
above the norm. Compassion and
caring for our fellow citizens. Love and
pride in our city, in our state, in our country.
Intelligence, experience and education
par excellence. Ability, dedication and
energy, above and beyond Faith ...
no matter what religion we practice.
Terrorists hit America in its heart,
but America's heart still beats strong.
Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it
doesn't touch the steel in our souls.
Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay
what we have left into a fortune.
End innocent lives, leaving widows and
orphans, but we'll take care of them,
because they are New Yorkers
Wherever we live, whatever we do,
whoever we are. There ARE New Yorkers
in every state and every city of this nation.
We will NOT abandon our city.
We will NOT abandon our brothers, and
sisters. We will NOT abandon the beauty,
creativity, and diversity that New York
represents ... because we ARE New Yorkers!
I am Proud to be a New Yorker!