PEGGY LEE:

Paul Goldfinger still image from Band of Brothers. Right before drop zone over Normandy.

BAND OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION with music from the movie Band of Brothers.

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This is the Mt. Hermon way. Gams galore on the porch  for a sunny morning at OG North End. Click to enlarge.     Don’t forget “Art on the Porch” June 10, 2023.   11-4.  Signs all over town with details.

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The sign is useless since there have been no poop bags at Firemen’s Park for days.   All photos by Blogfinger.net

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Atlantic Wind Ensemble in the GA. 5/27/23.

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New Lectric Bike XP 3.0 step-thru foldable model for sale. Contact Blogfinger@Verizon.net for more information.

BILLY HOLIDAY:

BILL CHARLAP.    “American Anthem” from the documentary  The War by Ken Burns:

National Geographic 2001 cover story about our zip code.  You can see what they focused on during their visit. Blogfinger.net

By Paul Goldfinger, MD,  Editor Blogfinger.net. April 22, 2022.   Re-post by request. May 28, 2023

Today, 4/22/23,  the OGHOA conducted a meeting. (live and ZOOM).  having to do with beach issues including such topics as beach badges and the Public Trust Doctrine. (See our coverage below)

 Blogfinger was covering these topics and related matters years ago. Much of it was nothing new.

However one subject of perpetual interest has to do with the Sunday morning  beach closures, and that was addressed today:

During the Q & A, a woman named Pam Valentine took the microphone and made a statement—a disclosure.  She has kept this story secret until now.

Ms. Valentine wanted to challenge the Sunday beach closures, so one Sunday morning (I believe it was last year)  she went to the OG beach and went into the water.  The CMA jumped onto the situation and ordered her out.  She refused, so they threatened to call the police. She stayed in the water, and a Neptune cop showed up.  So did Michael Badger. (I may not have the sequence exactly right because none of us present expected that this was coming.  I was on  ZOOM, and the sound system sucked.).

The police did nothing, but Badger took over.   He is the President of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association.

Pam was determined, so Badger made her an offer that she didn’t refuse. He promised that she could go on the beach on Sunday mornings, but she would have to be escorted by him or someone of the CMA.  In exchange he made her promise to say nothing about this incident or his offer.

For reasons which I missed, she decided to offer this disclosure today.  We did not get to interview her, but if she wants to discuss it further here, she can contact me via email at Blogfinger@verizon.net.

As for Badger, he, as always, can offer his side on BF, but he never responds to articles about the CMA on Blogfinger. He seems to prefer canned press releases for  the Coaster . That usually gets him on the front page.

I don’t know if he heard Ms. Valentine’s bombshell because he left early.

ANNE MURRAY.   “I’m Confessin'”

Pride parade June, 2022. Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net

Pride Parade. June 2022. Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net

Event is from 12-7 PM.

MADONNA:

Heck Avenue Town Wide Yard Sale. 2019. Blogfinger photo.

We now have 14+ yard sailors including a multifamily on Mt. Pisgah.

This number alone would be attractive to shoppers, but we expect many more to sign up:  Blogfinger@verizon.net.   Don’t forget to send us your nearest cross street.

Also, we will post your items for sale one week ahead of the sale on 6/17.  You can send your items to us anytime, and we can add more up until June 16 inclusive.

You will need a $5.00 permit from our friends at the Building Dept.  Tell them you are from a group sale.

Tell your neighbors: grouping sales will attract buyers.

There will be a big craft show at the Pathway that day, but our sales will attract Grovers who are walking and biking. Also some sellers will open a sale without telling us in hopes of attracting Pathway shoppers.  But they can do both

We have a yard sale tab at the top of the homepage where you can see the “list.”  You can share that home page listing by using this link:

Town Wide Yard Sale Home Page and List

We can use help in publicizing the 6/17 event. If you want a flier, let us know.  I can email you one or you can get one at 113 Mt. Hermon Way.

Yard Sale Music:

FATS WALLER:

At the Great Auditorium prior to the Memorial Day concert. 5/27/23 Paul Goldfinger photo.

Showtime: Deb Cuddhy of OG arrives with out of town guests. Paul Goldfinger photo.

Paul Goldfinger, Editor.  Blogfinger.net.  5/27/23

There were only  a few hundred people at the concert including some from the local assisted living.   It wasn’t well advertised. The ensemble needs polishing, and the song selection was at times peculiar for a patriotic program.  However there were some outstanding musical highlights.

One person in the audience called it “boring.”   That wasn’t me…my adjective would be “lackluster.”  Someone else in the crowd called the program “awful.”   And, many in the audience did not get a program–they ran out.

Also they collected donations as we entered the GA.  Shouldn’t that happen on the way out?  What was the money for: CMA or the musicians?  Maybe the missing  program explained. We dropped $10 into the basket—that’s trust.

As far as patriotism, 2 selections early in the program had Russian roots. Wasn’t this supposed to be a celebration of America?

And some stood for the Battle Hymn of the Republic because of its religious lyrics, and there were some hymns in the program.

Finally, the 2 man color guard from Spring Lake was late and their presentation sloppy.   Couldn’t the CMA find a proper color guard in Neptune or Asbury?   They do exist.

And finally, since the Home Groaners are so concerned about diversity in the Grove, why were there only a few African-Americans in the audience? Weren’t they invited?  

Was the HOA program yesterday which focused on the Midtown community of Neptune  and the gay community in the Grove just blather? How about some real results?

US Marine Band   “Semper Fidelis”.  A Sousa march below.  Was Sousa’s ghost there, or did it leave early as we did?  Did you know that his portrait hangs in the OG  Historical Society. And the CMA ran Sousa out of town after he made too many jokes about Prohibition,