The Old Church Alive and Well By Daniel J. Curran The Old Church is back. “The Old Church closed on March 11, 2020, and reopened to the public on September 4, 2021,” says Amanda Stark, Director. Historical. Musical. Committed. “TOC is becoming one of the nation’s top unique intimate listening rooms with state-of-the-art acoustics and […]
Author Archives: Daniel J. Curran
I thoroughly enjoyed it!I lived 2 floors up from Daniel.I felt mildly uncomfortable while reading,but also good at the same time.It was tough growing up in Woodside N.Y.,but helped shape us into ourselves. I give Daniel a lot of credit for taking himself out of the fray and becoming successful. I’m proud for him,as with […]
Daniel J. Curran’s writing style is indicative of his experience in journalism; no word is included unrequired. The sparse style belies the texture invoked by his moments in These Moments. Each tale is a film-worthy vignette, full of color and character, a transport to another time and place. For non-East Coasters (like myself) the book […]
An easy to read book with a perfect title. These Moments give a good look into Daniel’s life with the good and bad that goes with it. These Moments shows how with determination and hard work you can change your destination and how it changes the dynamics with family and friends. Enjoyed the “great” music […]
Loved the book. Have read it twice!
Great read. It’s worth the time.
I smiled, I laughed and cried throughout. Excellent Read! I couldn’t put it down !
Reading these moments is like looking back on my own life but with the names changed. While reading These Moments I found myself smiling, grinning, laughing and tearing up as Daniel Curran’s words of his life came off the pages. I felt as if I knew Daniel’s family and friends and girlfriends and in a […]
These Moments comprises deftly drawn vignettes that, taken together, give a lively and heartfelt picture of an American life. It’s an entertaining and worthwhile reading experience.
I found These Moments to be truly heartwarming and inspiring. To have experienced life through the 70’s in a drug infested NYC environment is difficult to imagine for some, however, Daniel J. Curran has managed to take his readers to the exact places he lived and visited that detail his defining moments of defeat and joy. Memoires […]





