Jean Marie. Cookman Avenue. Asbury Park. Re-post. Paul Goldfinger ©. Blogfinger.net. Click to enlarge image.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net (Ocean Grove.) 6/2/19
Jean Marie stood out at the Pride Day Parade on Cookman Avenue in A. Park. She was wearing a light blue Ocean Grove hat while I wore my turquoise OG T shirt from the Emporium . We had something in common, plus she qualified for our “girls in their summer clothes” series.
Jean is from Wayne, but she is currently staying in Belmar. She says that she “loves” Ocean Grove and would like to live there.
Today she pedaled her bike from Belmar and she was enjoying the show from her curbside location. She is one parade fan who didn’t park a car in Ocean Grove.
She also stood out because, unlike a lot of people at the parade, she could wear her summer clothes tomorrow.
So I only had to take a few frames because Jean is a fine model. As I was getting ready to leave, she said, “Nice to meet you.”
And I said, “But you haven’t actually met me.” I gave her a Blogfinger card and explained our series on women’s summer fashions.
That was a wrap on our parade coverage, so I collected some beads (New Orleans style) and a Pride flag (all given to me by marchers who liked the idea that I was taking their pictures; or maybe they were encouraging me to change sides.)
Anyhow it was back across the New Jersey Avenue bridge to the Ocean Grove community parking lot.
BEVERLY KENNEY:
Here is a link to that Pride Day Parade on Blogfinger. I believe that was the last time the parade was held; it should be back in 2022. Click on the bold type below.
And two more links below that; because it’s so much fun.