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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Friends, family members, and residents of the community in which the late Anthony “Skip” Scirocco long-served, gathered in Congress Park Aug. 8 for a memorial concert to honor Scirocco’s legacy in words and song.
Performing band Skippy & the Pistons, which had in its early days included Skip Scirocco on guitar and vocals, features Skip’s brother Frank on drums, and included Skip’s son, Mark, sitting in on guitar. The nine-member ensemble recreated selections culled from the great pop songbook of the 20th century on a night of remembrance that even the intermittent storm clouds could not deny.
Scirocco, a lifelong Saratogian served the city professionally - first as the animal control officer, then as elected Saratoga County Supervisor – from 1998 to 2005, and as a standing Commissioner of Public Works, starting in 2008. Scirocco died in April following a brief battle with cancer. He was 74. Immediately following his passing, the council moved to rename the historic Saratoga Music Hall as The Anthony J. Scirocco Music Hall.
“I thought it was important to be here tonight and to acknowledge Skip’s work in the community,” said Samantha Bosshart, executive director of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, as the band took to the park’s makeshift stage.
Bosshart spoke of Scirocco’s collaborative efforts with the Foundation on Congress Park’s Spirit of Life restoration and Scirocco’s work as DPW Commissioner on the park’s nearby Katrina Trask gateway and Canfield Casino, as well as his leading the restoration of historic City Hall.
“He was a friend of mine,” she concluded, expressing the sentiments of many in attendance seated in their summer chairs across the park’s great lawn, as Frank Scirocco counted off quarter notes by clicking his drumsticks together and counted in the band to its performance of the CCR opener, “Down On The Corner.”
