Santacon in Asbury Park in 2015. Paul Goldfinger photo.©, Today, December 8, 2018, is the latest edition. Drinking and partying all day is the theme.
Krampus character in A. Park. (Internet source.)
Paul Goldfinger, Editor BLOGFINGER.net
I saw a bumper sticker yesterday. It’s not the first time for this particular promotion. It says, “London, Paris, Asbury Park.” Whom are they kidding?
Last weekend they had a celebration of Krampus. That is an event where people get dressed up as mythical folklore figures. Krampus is associated with the “start of Yuletide.” (APP)
Santacon is this weekend. Young partygoers spend Saturday, December 8, 2018, dressed as Santa. Aside from hanging out in bars and drinking, there is not much culture evident.
Santacon 5K Run. A. Park, Dec. 8, 2018 Asbury Park Press photo.©
Despite their inflated self-opinion in Asbury, the place really is dead in Jan. Feb. and March. And speaking of the dead, A. Park will also have their annual Zombie reunion in October as they try to keep autumn alive.
Zombie Walk. A. Park 2014. Smiles are in short supply. Paul Goldfinger photo
An evolving theme for promoting the new Asbury Park seems to be casting the human spirit in a strange light. But these superficial costume events, although fun for the twenties crowd, will run out of steam eventually since they are always the same.
But then again, Bourbon Street never changes, however live jazz and marvelous street food is found up and down. And those elements in New Orleans represent a wonderful mix of historic and ethnic influences. Where is such a sweet melange found in A. Park? There are few African-Americans seen on Cookman Ave.
A city with multi-million dollar condos will have to up the culture level to match the price tags.
DR. HOOK:
In January 2019 there will be a weekend beer festival in A. Park
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