“Hatikvah (The Hope)” is the national anthem of Israel. This version is conducted by John Williams from the soundtrack of the 2005 film Munich.
“Hatikvah (The Hope)” is the national anthem of Israel. This version is conducted by John Williams from the soundtrack of the 2005 film Munich.
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The M.U. Library sits on a vast open field with planting and statuary. Formerly the Beaux Arts summer cottage of Murry & Leonie Guggenheim.
Photograph in the rain by Paul Goldfinger. Click to enlarge.
DINAH WASHINGTON. Dinah thinks it’s September in the rain, but actually it’s December.
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October 30, 2012. 8:00 am. Ocean Grove. The day after Sandy made landfall in the OG area on 10/29/ 12. Paul Goldfinger photo—- Blogfinger.net Click once to enlarge.
LUCIA MICARELLI (violin) “Oblivion.” From her album Music From a Farther Room.
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Do you see OG trash pickup schedule for “this week”? This notice is from the Neptune Township 3/1/26. web site, DPW section.
FYI. RECYCLABLES. 2026. NT WEBSITE:
Here is a Blogfinger post 6/11/22 where OG trash talk can be found. There are comments
You will be surprised as to the complexity of garbage rules in Neptune Township.
If you have any concerns, call Melvin Fitzpatrick, DPW director. 732 775 8797. Will he call you back?
So better not be misbehaving…..
HANK WILLIAMS:
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THE DIXIE CUPS:
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GATO BARBIERI. “Girl In Black.” From the movie soundtrack of “The Last Tango in Paris.”
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OG Underground Paul Goldfinger photo. 8/31. Asbury Avenue at New Jersey Avenue, the North End. Click once to enlarge .

OG Boards, 8/16/25. See what I mean? Paul Goldfinger photo. After I took this photo, I said to the girl on the right, “Nice pants.” And she replied, “Nice hat.” It is a new Ocean Grove indeed. Click once to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Ocean Grove, NJ, USA.
Do you notice the changes? More kids, more teens, more 20’s, and 30’s. There are more young couples–with or without kids. There are more bikers, more coming and going with Asbury Park, and more New Yorkers. And greater appreciation of Ocean Grove as a place of beauty, history, class, culture, education, dogs, and short term renters, etc.
But there is a shortage of affordable housing, parking in season, unsustainable tax increases, more exploitation by the Chamber of Commercials and more crowded tourism. And finally the CMA continues to try and dominate the town in the face of increasing secularism.
Change is inevitable, and the folks who live here should form an organization devoted to the new cultures and demographics. And Neptune Township should pay attention to who lives here now. They should do studies of the town and report on where we are heading.
BILLIE HOLIDAY. “Easy Living”
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Auntie Jean Litinger (L) and sister (my mom) Myrna Demby Goldfinger. Location unknown. Date c.1938. At that time I never entered her mind. Photographer unknown. Goldfinger family album.
BENNY GOODMAN:
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NORA JONES: This song, “The Nearness of You” was written by Hoagie Carmichael in 1938 for the movie “Romance in the Dark.” It was sung in the film by an actress, but the hit version on the charts was by the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the vocal by Ray Eberle.
Norah Jones recorded it in 2002 for her album “Come Away With Me.”
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Julia West Howard, a Broadway star, retired to OG from 1937 till her death in 1948. She lived at 113 Mt. Hermon Way–our house. This was a publicity photo (see the stamp). We wrote an article about her on Blogfinger last year. —PG
Link to the Julia article on Blogfinger: Julia Link
Here’s a musical tribute to Julia–a song from the Roaring Twenties by Gene Austin:
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