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( J%u2014 ^ 5 5 ^ -B r o o k l y n S i n g s A N e w S u n gWELCOME BACK TO (Chorus)We've got beaches andbridges, no other can compareBut the treasure is our peopleBY LIZ KOCHTwo New York City cops have beenat work at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration%u2019s Platinum Factory Recording studio laying down tracks for a 12-inch single. Detective Martin Rodini from Patrol Borough Brooklyn South was strumming his guitar behind the sound-proof glass, putting down the acoustic track, while Police Officer Anthony Ruso of the 63rd Precinct was lounging in the sound room.An unlikely combination in any event, this mixture of the music industry and the policing business, yet another anomaly was the presence of A&M recording artist Strafe (Steve Standard) behind the sound board who has added popping synthesizers and a stepped up rhythm to the song in question, a dance/rock version of %u201c Welcome Back to Brooklyn.%u201dThe evolution of this recording project reaches back as far as the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day last year and will climax when the song is used as a public service announcement to advertise the homecoming event this year.With four diverse talents making up the final version of the song, there is more than one origin to this sentimental tribute to Brooklyn. Lt. Michael Deserio penned the song after spending Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day last year working in traffic control. HeBROOKLYNWelcome back to Brooklyn,friendWe don't take a second placeThe town that always sets thetrendwhere young and old keeppace.Welcome back to Brooklyn,friendIt's so warm and so grandThe place where time neverendsFor sure the promised landwho come from everywhere.Welcome Back to NumberOneNo need to ever roamWelcome Back to BrooklynFriendCause Brooklyn's your home.If You want to have it allSummer, spring, winter, fallNo need to ever roamYou've got a home.(Chorus)chose Rodini and Russo, two entertainers who are well-known in the police department, to perform the song on acoustic guitar at a March 27 meeting of the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day Committee. After their performance, Borough President Howard Golden promptly adopted the song for the June event.The thought of New York City police officers harmonizing on a rock song may seem bizarre, but according to Rodini, the novelty is part of the charm, and an appropriate gesture for the two Brooklyn-born officers who have travelled around the country with their musical talents.The idea to take the song and adapt it to an electronic sound, brought Strafe into the picture. Platinum Factory president Derek McDowell donated the studio time and asked Strafe to use his talents to give the acoustic song an upbeat and contemporary sound.%u201c I rearranged the song to give it more of a pop perspective,%u201d Strafe explains. %u201c It%u2019s a very happy mood piece. Fresh and spiffy,%u201d he says. Strafe, whose specialty is dance music, saw the piece as a challenge. %u201c I was doing another interpretation of the concept and shaping it,%u201d he says.Strafe and his band, The Pre-dawn Raiders, will perform the song along with Rodini and Russo on June 8.... V. %u2022 .%u2022 ;i d e m %u2019s O f f i c e , N e w : C i t y D e p a r t m e n t o A f f a i r s ,i k l y n U n i o n G a s ,I n - K i n d C o n t r i b u t i o n s . B A C A , D e p a r t m e n t s o t r a r K s a n d R e c r e a t i o n , P o l i c e ,fir m P m < * rw n r* v K/f<*riioal* m ' > \t r v i c e s , M e t r o p o l i t a n %u2019a n s i t A u t h o r i t y .WCj l . t %u00ae m .........Welcome Back to Brooklyn is a concerted effort of hundreds of local o rg a n !\Welcome Back ScheduleH o r n e c o * < im g C '%u2018e r e m m ie s12:00Opening CeremonyChildren%u2019s Procession passes inreview before stage. Names of participating neighborhood schools areannounced. Awards are given to thisyear%u2019s winners o f Banner contest.Welcome Back to Brooklyn songperformed by Strafe and the PreDawn Raiders accompanying thetwo policemen songwriters.Crowning of Danny Kaye asWelcome Back King.Community Booth winners announced.Special Brooklyn Anniversaries areannounced i.e. Flatlands, 350 years;Erasmus Hall, 200 years; BerkeleyCarroll School, 100 years; BAM,125 years; Marine Park CivicAssociation, 60 years; NYCTechnical College, 40 years; St.Francis College, 25 years; BACA,20 years.Specku ProgramsBrooklyn Museum:Storytelling at 1:00, 3:30, and 4:30.Scott Laughead and musicianWilliam Gleason will recount thelives and events which have becomepart of Brooklyn%u2019s lore.African Folk Drum Ensemble on thefront lawn at 2:00.Gallery Hants and activity sheets forchildren and their families will beavailable all day at the informationdesk.Museum Shop will have a specialsale all day.Brooklyn Botanic Garden:Fence Art Show from the Osbornesection to the Overlook. 120 artistsexhibiting works o f a botanical orlarge booth by the Botanic Gardenfence on Eastern Parkway.Brooklyn Public LibraryMini-Book sale on the library stepsfrom 11 to 4pm.Juggling and stilt walking on thelibrary steps from noon to 3pm.Midwood High School Gospel Choirsings from the second floor balconyat 2:30.Prospect ParkWings Over Brooklyn a contemporary sculpture exhibit in thedramatic interior spaces o fMemorial Arch at Grand ArmyPlaza.Observation Deck will he open atthe Memorial Arch from 12:30 to4:00 pm.Special featuresChildren%u2019s procession o fneighborhood school students carrying original banners symbolizingtheir neighborhoods.A 25 foot silk dragon.A special souvenir copy o f the NewYork Times with the past year%u2019snews and feature articles aboutBrooklyn.Souvenir pictures from Carney-Typephoto mural o f figures dressed inturn o f the century costumes infront of the Brooklyn Bridge.Giant puppets which can beoperated by children.Free helium filled balloons fromvarious community organizations.Welcome Back to Brooklyn t-shirtsand cassette tapes o f the officialsong.Historical and educational displaysfrom over 150 community andFoods and Bertha%u2019s Kitchen.Welcome Back Cafe - Umbrella topped tables set up around the fountain at Grand Army Plaza. The cafecatered by Skaffles will offer alimited menu o f salads, sandwicheson croissants and pastries.Food Vendors offer a variety ofstreet fair food from Italiansausage, batter dipped deep friedvegetables, funnel cakes, gyros andsouvlaki, tropical fruit drinks insouvenir glasses, Hawaiian shavedice, Zeppole, to sea food and meloncups.C h ild r e n ys A r c a d e S ta g e12:30 Central Brooklyn TalentSearch/Dance Group1:00 Marie Brooks Dance1:30 Red Hooks Arts/Dance2:00 %u201c Cindy Lauper%u201d (look alike)2:30 John Jay H.S. Fashion3:00 Steel Band3:30 Brooklyn Technical H.S.CheerLeaders4:00 St. Joseph%u2019s CollegeDance Club4:30 Boys and Girls High SchoolGlee ClubBrooklyn YWCA will have a SimonSays Aerobics game for children.High School o f TdecommaakatioaArts and Technology will havestudents dressed as robots forPoloroid snapshots.New York Aquarium will havemarine artifacts (sharks teeth andwhale bones) as well as someone ina penguin costumeBrooklyn Children%u2019s Museum will- ______________n -------1%u2014 k %u00bb .. *1%u2014 v a t %u00aba v i m i v i i v v u %u00ab%u00ab*%u2022**** v %u2022 a. i v t m v i / t a vlargest such exhibit in the northeast.Plant side and information at acult ural organizations.Special Foodstaste ot tfrooklyn - Nathan%u2019s HotDogs, Junior%u2019s Cheese Cake, Fox%u2019sU-bet Egg Creams, Sudina%u2019s Naturalnave snases ana other smallanimals.Brooklyn High Schools 14 HiehSchools will be on hand with cheerleaders, fashion shows, dance exhibitions and music.fciP ag e 20, T H E P H O E N IX , June 5, 1986