|  | | ack in the summer of 1997, in a studio apartment above Three Village Automotive in East Setauket,  | | Ted |
a group of artists, writers, and musicians met to conceptualize an effective entity that would promote unique Long Island talent. We decided at that meeting that we would fan out and find more Long Island based artists, musicians, and writers, and to see what kind of interest we could stir up.
 fter about a week, it was pretty evident that we were on the right track. A number of artists were very interested in getting involved, and a local newspaper approached us about creating a magazine. |  |  | | Eric... | ...Cooking... | ...Pizza |
 e had a number of meetings to cultivate content for our magazine and a lot of interesting and exciting ideas came out of those meetings, but unfortunately the timing was just not right.
 ue to pending career decisions, academic pursuits, and a lack of experience, we decided to wait;  | | Eric & Dane |
but one thing that all of us came away with is this: the tools to create a promotional vehicle for the alternative arts of Long Island is out there.
 ight years later in 2004, during Thanksgiving weekend, two of the original collaborators from those meetings, Tord Johnson and Eric Hurnyak, got together with our long-time friend Dane Kurz to have a few drinks.  | | Tord & Dane |
At some point in the night, we began discussing the ideas that we had at the studio apartment in East Setauket years ago. Based on that discussion, we decided that the timing and the chemistry was right to finally pursue what is now the Alternative Arts of Long Island. | | | | al•ter•na•tive (ol-tur'na-tiv) adj.1. Existing outside traditional or conventional institutions or systems. 2. Out of the ordinary. 3. Not the same old $#!%. art (art) n.1. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses. 2. Any field or category of expression, such as the art, photography, film, performing arts, literature, fashion, music, etc. 3. Your work? long is•land•er (long i'lan-der) n.1. An inhabitant of Long Island, New York. 2. A previous inhabitant or long-time resident of Long Island as distinguished from visitors. 3. You? | | | |  | | The Pizza |
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