When: Sunday, December 16th, 2007 at 3:00 PM

Where: Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall at C.W.Post, Long Island University 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548

What: The two hour multimedia program will celebrate Simon and Garfunkel, and the 40th anniversary of their breakthrough album "Bookends". The conversation with Pete Fornatale, led by the Long Island Music Hall of Fame's Tony Traguardo, will include rare, historic footage from the Hall's archives. Clips of early recordings will shed new light on Paul and Art's beginnings as a duo called 'Tom and Jerry'.

Mr. Fornatale will also play segments of interviews he's conducted with the duo over the years. He will also discuss his recently released book, titled "Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends". The bookis one of the latest entries in Rodale Books' 'Rock of Ages' series.

Mr Fornatale will also discuss the 25th anniversary of his radio program, "Mixed Bag", which first went on the air December 26th, 1982.

A closing question and answer session promises to make this a unique and exciting event, and audience members will have the opportunity to 'meet and greet' Mr. Fornatale following the program. The audio portion of the event will be simulcast live over WCWP's streaming Internet radio station.

For further information about the event, please contact Tony Traguardo at 516 333-9899

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is a 501 (c) (3) museum and education organization dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Long Island's diverse musical heritage, and includes Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. More music has been recorded by Long Island Artists than from any other place in the world. www.limusichalloffame.org