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Pat Benatar does Sandy victims fundraiser

Originally published: January 16, 2013 11:14 AM
Updated: January 18, 2013 12:17 PM
By GLENN GAMBOA  glenn.gamboa@newsday.com

Photo credit: AP | Pat Benatar, pictured with husband Neil Giraldo, will perform a Sandy benefit concert Jan. 25, 2013 at NYCB Theatre in Westbury.

Love is a battlefield, sure.

But when Pat Benatar saw that her beloved Lindenhurst was looking like one in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, she knew she had to do something.

"It was just insanity," says Benatar, calling from her California home. "I have family there, and they had 8 feet of water in their basement. They sent me these pictures, and it's just heartbreaking to see all...