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Organist transplanted from church to Coliseum

But his Saturday night life stands out because,cartier love bracelet pink gold faux, for starters,cartier love bracelet pink copy, the church is in his blood. He was named for his uncle, a priest. His mother was a devout volunteer at her parish in Yonkers, regularly helping out at cleaning the altar (that's where she was when she felt a twinge and had the first inkling she was pregnant with Paul).

Cartier's first organ performance came on the eve of his 11th birthday,cartier love bracelet for men imitation, after the family moved to Long Island, at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt. He worked his way through Hofstra playing at services in Methodist and Catholic churches in Uniondale.

And the Islanders are in his bones. He attended the first game they played in 1972 and was hooked. He often went with his brother, a season ticket holder. Cartier loved to play street hockey with his teenage buddies on their block in Baldwin. The games couldn't start without Cartier. "I'd go upstairs, open the windows, play the anthem, play the Islanders theme song, close the windows and go down and play street hockey," he said.

His big break

He applied to be the Islanders organist, then a county job, at age 15. "They laughed at me," Cartier said. His big break came a few years later, though,cartier love bracelet yellow cheap, when he was in college. Fred Mendelson, one of his music professors, was the Coliseum organist. He invited Cartier to visit during a game, when the organ was in a metal mesh enclosure above Section 306. Cartier played a song during an intermission and impressed Mendelson. He won an audition to play for the Arrows, an indoor soccer team, at the Coliseum in 1978 and succeeded Mendelson in 1980 with the Islanders.

"I would say that having Paul here keeps us to our traditional and classic hockey roots. When you hear an organ at a hockey game, it sort of oozes tradition," said Tim Beach, vice president of game operations and events for the Islanders. "The great thing about having Paul here is not only is he a great musician but a great Islanders fan as well. He understands what we're trying to do here on a game night, trying to keep the fans involved. He's not the artsy type who thinks it's all about him."

Through his work at the Coliseum, Cartier landed the Yankee Stadium gig following Layton's 2004 retirement. He still is a bit awed by that and by the perks: He used to drive legendary public address announcer Bob Sheppard to and from work and played during Game 6 of the 2009 World Series. "As soon as the game was over, I just stood in the booth with my camera," he said.

Honored by the diocese

His work at Our Lady of Hope isn't as glamorous, but it is important to him. Cartier recently was honored by the Diocese of Rockville Centre for 35 years of service.

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