Didja hear? Kenny Vance is going to be at the Count Basie on Oct. 6. Call 732 842 9000
B. 8th Annual (2019) Town Wide-Yard Sale: We heard from Ken who sent us this message:
“Hi Paul.
Is there another town wide yard sale this year, this summer? fall or spring?
Thank you
ken”
We need help with promotions, fliers, ads, event monitoring, new ideas, and any help in attracting more sellers and more buyers. If anyone wants to volunteer, please contact us at Blogfinger@verizon.net. The date is May 11, 2019.
The same applies to the People’s Garden Tour which will be cancelled next Spring unless a group of volunteers wants to take it over.
The lack of volunteers for these events among the “community” of OG residents is disturbing.
Thanks, PG.
c. Kenny Vance will be performing on October 6 at the Count Basie in Red Bank along with 5 other Doo Wop groups. Kenny has been sidelined in the recent past, but now he is back, and his fans will be thrilled. It’s a shame the GA couldn’t have brought him back for the Doo Wop concert on September 1 in Ocean Grove.
Kenny Vance: “When You Dance.”—from his latest album, from 2017 Kenny Vance
e. The DEA has announced the official opening of their Monmouth-Ocean office. This will allow major opiate-fighting resources to come to the Jersey Shore to help combat that scourge.
f. According to the Coaster, Neptune Township will look into the question regarding handicapped parking in the Grove: Are these designations excessive? Committeeman Michael Brantley is behind this investigation.
h. The Perfume Check shop on Main Avenue has closed after a brief but aromatic run in town.
i. Bagel bakers back in business: For several days, Wegmans bagels were coming out all wrong. Their color, texture and taste were messed up because the bagel oven, a device with shelves that rotate around like a Ferris wheel had broken. But you could still get an acceptable result by toasting. The bagel bakers substituted a different oven that rotates in a circular way, but that was a failure. After 3 days of trauma for bagel lovers, the old favorites were back.
A fine sesame bagel from Wegmans. Blogfinger photo. ©