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OG boards. It may be September, but it is 90 degrees today. in Ocean Grove.    9/20/22. Paul Goldfinger photo. See comment regarding this photo challenge.   Click once to see her face–lovely to look at!

BARRY WHITE:

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Paul Goldfnger photo. Main Avenue, Ocean Grove.     7/4/26.   Blogfinger.net

RAY CHARLES:

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Paul Goldfinger photo as bagel family strolls across Main Street to Bagel Talk in W. Park Mall in Neptune, NJ. 7/5/26. They stopped traffic as this unusual family procession waddled along.    Then they made a U turn to head back to Main Avenue in the Grove.       Blogfinger.net. Click once to enlarge.

They must have come out from Wesley Lake.   Last year a swan was abandoned by its parents,  but it survived with tender care from bird lovers. Now it seems that orphan has returned to have its own family here on WL.

“Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins,   Julie Andrews

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All photos by Paul Goldfinger, taken from the YOU TUBE video 3/17/23

Paul Goldfinger.  Editor Blogfinger.net; and graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson U.

This is a remarkable sports story, and the FDU Knights can bask in this amazing victory: a 16 seed beats a 1 seed.    I found this on the Net:

POLITI:     “Fairleigh Dickinson’s first-round victory over No. 1 seeded Purdue is the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history and maybe college basketball history. Go ahead and comb through the record books, if you must. What happened last night in Columbus, Ohio, between the tiny commuter school from Teaneck and the Big Ten powerhouse from Indiana is basically unparalleled.”

But for most colleges and universities, sports  is not the major preoccupation in students’  lives.  I was a student at FDU Teaneck in the 1960’s. I was a commuter as were most of the students. They had no football team, but there was a basketball team.

The undergrads tended to be older than most, and many were attending the business school which was quite eminent.     My OG neighbor graduated Harvard, took a corporate job and obtained his MBA at night from FDU.  He was impressed.

Many students had jobs and college classes.  College life wasn’t much, although I did belong to a secret frat.  Do you see the swan in the logo above?  Well my frat brothers stole a swan, temporarily from the pond on campus in Teaneck and created a minor incident.

And I had a part in Antigone and a girlfriend who was learning to speak Russian.   Music was my main interest there, playing sax  in a number of groups.  My own quintet played for the Spring Weekend, and on the bill were Carmen McCrea and Gene Krupa.

Here is link regarding that era:

https://wp.me/pqmj2-wd2

In Rutherford , NJ  they had no July 4 parade, but they did have a big Memorial Day parade, and the University recruited me to ride the float. The school originated in 1942 in Rutherford.

I’m in front with the crew cut and white mouthpiece.

Anyhow, basketball was an obscure preoccupation.  The team mostly played at the Rutherford Campus, so I paid little attention to it. It was, as far as I was concerned, small potatoes.

But then, I saw a headline in the campus newspaper about how the basketball coach was complaining that he needed more money for scholarships. I thought this was obnoxious because the school had a weak academic scholarship program, and not even the valedictorian at Teaneck High could get a full ride to attend school at FDU.  So I wrote a letter to the editor suggesting that they take the basketball money and do some academic recruitment for the school .I even suggested that they buy a few more famous professors to populate the library.

My letter created a minor uproar.  My frat buddies kidded me endlessly about how my “library professors” were doing.  And my English professor stopped me on campus to complement my writing and then suggesting that the basketball players should be paid to play for the school.

But it was a tempest in a teapot then, but now–wow!   FDU  broke a record for the NCAA tournament which has been run since 1939.

And boy, was I wrong about FDU sports.  I enjoyed watching the FDU coach be interviewed post game, and they played a video of his speech to the team before the Purdue game was to start, and he said that he sincerely believed that they could win the game. Impressive.

But, then again, the idea of paying college athletes is still a good one and an honest one. There still those who advocate that.

So Go Knights,    Could they win in Round Two?   Why not?  I am a fan now–better late than never.

The school cheer or school song?  I have no idea.

But here’s a song; I have no responsibility for the lyrics, but it’s called “The Girls of Fairleigh Dickinson”  by the Down Cows.

ADDENDUM:  I have just learned that college athletes will be able, starting soon, to make money capitalizing on their names, autographs and other means.  You can Google The NY Times article on this.

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Kutztown,  Pa.  Click once.  Paul Goldfinger.

Connie Francis:

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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT. Original movie soundtrack: The Twilight Saga. “New Moon (The Meadow)”

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Paul Goldfinger photos. Blogfinger.net.July 4, 2026. Click once to enlarge.   All photos by Paul Goldfinger, MD.  Blogfinger.net editor.  Ocean Grove, NJ, USA

Finding shade was a challenge. As a photographer I was more interested in the watchers not the watched.

Green Realty shows off for the crowd Main Avenue in OG

Jack the boss…..The main man at the house of the Greens. 7/4 parade.

OG Independence Day Parade

Mt. Hermon Way folks found me, their neighbor, to be amusing. Ravi Koyen in red, often rides his bike past my porch and says, “Hi Dr. Goldfinger”  His younger brother Sai is often with him. Dad Jeff is left in blue shorts , and Mom Neena is lovely in stripes. Great neighbors enjoying the festivities.

Tanglewood Festival Chorus:

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2020 boardwalk fun in Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo. Click once

Jessica Molaskey:

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The New Yorker August 27, 2018.

The Anatomy Lesson by Rembrandt. 17th century.

SHE AND HIM    “Teach Me Tonight”

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This was the only patriotic message I saw today., and it was outstanding. OG. 7/6/24. Click once to enlarge images.

Visitors from northern Virginia enjoyed the festivities Paul Goldfinger photo. 7/6/24

This family arrived early. The parade started late. Paul Goldfinger photo. Today was a family event.

All photos Blogfinger.net. 7/6/24. Click once  to enlarge.   Paul Goldfinger photos.

By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor,  Blogfinger.net.   7/6/24. Ocean Grove, NJ, USA.

The 4th of July holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.

Parades are held all over the country on July 4, not July 6.

Our July 6 parade is a happy review of all the components that make up Ocean Grove  including the Camp Meeting Association, businesses, politicians, organizations, Chamber and  Fire Department.

But what’s missing: patriotism, a real marching band, active military, kids groups  (sports, scouts), Neptune Flyers Band, Neptune High ROTC, viewers from all over Neptune, equestrians, police, historic recreations. and mention of the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence.

Can we improve on this event?

JULY 6 GALLERY:

Ladies Auxiliary. Root beer lollies.

OG lifeguards. Whom  do you prefer if you are drowning?   PG

Jean Bredin photo.  “Clowning around.”

Eileen Goldfinger photo.   Crazy car.

Neptune American Legion Color Guard. Blogfinger.net

Neptune American Legion Color Guard. Blogfinger.net

US COAST GUARD BAND   “Semper Paratus”

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Paul Goldfinger still photo from the disaster movie “Titanic.”  Right before it sunk to the bottom.

ROYAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:

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