Parking in the Grove. By Bob Bowné © The vintage car show was in town. 2014. Some say it’s a Pontiac. Re-post.
PATSY CLINE. From the movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”
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Bob Bowné: “Caught this 1940’s ? Plymouth woody on Embury yesterday evening. Pretty sweet!!”
Posted in Music from the movies, tagged Plymouth Woody goes parking in the Grove on July 11, 2026| 5 Comments »
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat, How I Wonder What You’re At.”
Posted in Florida connection, Music from the movies, tagged So where you at?, The Mad Hatter on Captiva Island on July 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Eileen is the Mad Hatter at the Bubble Room on Captiva Island, Florida. If you love music, you can order “Duck Ellington” at that restaurant. Paul Goldfinger photograph.
After this photo, Eileen ran around saying to everyone, “What a regrettably large head you have.”
KATHRYN BEAUMONT From the original soundtrack of Alice in Wonderland:
Place Saint-Michel. Paris, Latin Quarter.
Posted in Music from the movies, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery France, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography: Black and White gallery, tagged Paris, Place St. Michel on June 3, 2026|
Place Saint-Michel, Paris Left Bank. By Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger. Click once to enlarge.
DJANGO REINHARDT from the movie Something’s Gotta Give: “Brazil”
The Other Side of Asbury: Sunset Avenue and Bridge Street
Posted in Asbury Connection, Music from the movies, Photography in Asbury Park, Photography the other side of Asbury Park, Photography: The Other Side of Asbury, tagged Asbury Park, You do something to me. on May 7, 2026|
Paul Goldfinger photo. 2014. A. Park.
CONAL FOWKES. From the soundtrack of “Midnight in Paris.” By Woody Allen.
“Do do that voodoo that you do so well.” By Cole Porter
Dawn, North Carolina.
Posted in Music from the movies, tagged Photo: Dawn on April 29, 2026| 1 Comment »
Dawn, North Carolina. December 2012. By Paul Goldfinger. ©
SOUNDTRACK: “Pachelbel’s Canon” from Pachelbel’s briefcase—also from the film Ordinary People which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1980.
Johann Pachelbel was a 17th century German Baroque composer. His Canon in D opened the film, and Robert Redford, the director, was responsible for making Johann famous once again and for having everyone who saw the film stay at the end to find out about the music.
By Paul Goldfinger MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
The recording below is by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (“Hu RPO”) which is the most famous orchestra in England:
4 degrees in Ocean Grove. Weird winter water weather. 2004
Posted in Music from the movies, Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove photographs, tagged Fleet Foxes, Frozen ocean in Ocean GRove on April 28, 2026|
January 10, 2004. Ocean Grove. Morning. 4 degrees F. Paul Goldfinger photo © click to enlarge (condensation on the surface of the ocean)
FLEET FOXES. “White Winter Hymnal.”
Quote of the Day on Blogfinger
Posted in Blogfinger editorial, Music from the movies, Quote of the Day, tagged Freedom of the press on Blogfinger on April 19, 2026| 5 Comments »
Salman Rushdie, 2014 photo
By Paul Goldfinger. ,MD. Blogfinger.net. 1/7/15
Salman Rushdie:
“I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty, and stupidity.
“Respect for religion has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’
“Religions like all other ideas deserve criticism, satire and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”
(Editor’s note: Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian author who wrote Satanic Verses, a novel, in 1989. As a result of that, the Iran Ayatollah issued a fatwa on him. He had to go into hiding for years. He has lived in the U.S. since 2000 and currently teaches at a major American University. He is a courageous man.)
As a blogger, I feel strongly about freedom of the press/speech and the need for democracies to defend that idea. Blogfinger has had a few individuals in Ocean Grove go out of their way to actively try to diminish what I am doing, but their small and intolerant voices have only encouraged me to stay the course and to hopefully encourage you Blogarians to keep participating in our experiment in hyperlocal reporting. You may, at times, not like what I do, but it benefits everyone if you support the process.
CRAIG OGDEN “Cavatina” from the soundtrack of Deer Hunter, a film about men going to war to fight for freedom in Vietnam.
Horses in the Grove: Police Memorial 2013
Posted in Music from the Broadway stage., Music from the movies, tagged Horses in the Grove on April 18, 2026|
Ocean Pathway. May, 2013. Police Memorial. By Paul Goldfinger. Click once to enlarge.
From Oklahoma: Horses make me think of this show by Rodgers and Hammerstein II especially when Curly rides a horse on stage at the opening. He sings “Oh What a Beautiful Morning.”
But this time we have the “Farmer and the Cowman.”
The Battle of Monmouth. 1778.
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Music from the movies, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, Monmouth Battlefield State Park on April 16, 2026| 1 Comment »
Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Photograph atop Combs Hill. By Paul Goldfinger 2014. . Click once to enlarge.
Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
The Battle of Monmouth took place in the vicinity of Monmouth Courthouse in Freehold.
On a blistering hot day on June 28, 1778 the land that is now Monmouth Battlefield State Park was the site of one of the longest battles of the American Revolutionary War.
From the “State Parks Information”: “Here at Monmouth, Washington restored a reputation battered by defeats in 1777. In the day-long battle in the hills, wood lots, farm fields and meadows, the main Continental Army, retrained at Valley Forge, repulsed attacks by the main British Army.
By the end, over 600 men were dead, dying or wounded and the Continental Army held the field.”
The vista above is from Combs Hill where the Continental Army had placed their artillery.
The park is a beautiful place where you can visit, picnic, ride horses or sleighs. The visitor center is near where I was standing to make this photograph. The address is 16 Rt 33 Business in Manalapan.
I enjoy photographing battlefields, although this is only my second. The first is Gettysburg which we have visited quite a few times. Battlefields are evocative of so many qualities of man including bravery, fighting for right and freedom, loyalty and sacrifice.
It seems as if you can time- travel back in such a place as this, and that is an emotional experience.
I tried to capture that mood in this photograph which is much better felt in black and white than with color. —
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
BAND OF HM ROYAL MARINES: “Main Theme from Saving Private Ryan” (2006) Written by John Williams.
Dover at Christmas, 1960, by Henry Boschen. Re-post.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Music from the movies, tagged Dover New Jersey, Henry Boschen on April 13, 2026| 25 Comments »
Dover NJ. 1960; Blackwell Street. By Henry Boschen. Click once to enlarge. Re-posted 2024 by popular demand from Dovericans who love this image. And click on “Comments” below.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor. Blogfinger.net
Henry Boschen (1922-2011) made this wonderful black and white image in 1960 on Blackwell Street in Dover, New Jersey, a blue collar town in Morris County which was founded in 1869. In 1960, before the Rockaway Townsquare Mall was built in 1977, Dover was the place to go for shopping. It was a diverse town, and many of the merchants were Jewish. A growing Hispanic population was beginning to change the personality of Dover. Spanish restaurants and credit unions were opening. Most of the immigrants were from a particular town in Puerto Rico.
Henry’s image captures the warmth of Christmas in 1960 when shoppers would flock to visit downtown Dover where an old-fashioned homespun style was found in the shops. You could buy a fine men’s suit at the Quality Shop and pick up fresh fish at Fred’s. The Walk-Well shoe store was a family business, as were many of the stores downtown.
Dover Photo was one of the few Leica dealerships in New Jersey, so aficionados like me would go there to buy lenses, superb cameras and darkroom gear. Murray and his sons would offer technical advice to visitors. They displayed original photos and they offered trade-ins on equipment. I was one of their best customers.
Dover General Hospital, known for its excellent nursing and physician care, was sixty years old that year and was within walking distance to downtown. It was founded by a group of Dover women who wanted to improve healthcare at the turn of the century.
My first medical office was on Blackwell Street. I chose Dover because they had no cardiologist and I wanted to work in the trenches instead of at some ivory tower. The National Community Bank downtown gave me a mortgage before I even saw my first patient. The town doctors told the banker that I was a good risk. My practice was busy from day one.
Henry Boschen, my patient and friend, gave me this print, and it is a great treasure.
And we send our best Christmas and New Year’s wishes to Henry’s loving wife Jane, who is now living in nearby Randolph and to daughter Edie who is one of those wonderful former nurses at Dover General. Paul Goldfinger, MD
RICHARD BURTON
Winter at the beach
Posted in Music from the movies, Postcards From Ocean Grove, tagged Winter on the fishing pier on March 21, 2026|
Ocean Grove, New Jersey. 2010. By Paul Goldfinger Cl ick once to enlarge.
SOUNDTRACK: The Fleet Foxes performing “White Winter Hymnal” from the film “Jack Goes Boating.”
Eileen: A Portrait
Posted in Music from the movies, Portraits of Eileen, tagged Eileen: a portrait in a boat on February 27, 2026|
Taken on a slow boat to China. By Paul Goldfinger © From the Eileen series.
NORA JONES: This song, “The Nearness of You” was written by Hoagie Carmichael in 1938 for the movie “Romance in the Dark.” It was sung in the film by an actress, but the hit version on the charts was by the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the vocal by Ray Eberle.
Norah Jones recorded it in 2002 for her album “Come Away With Me.”
Party time in the Grove…
Posted in Music from the movies, Ocean Grove Gallery, tagged Party time in Ocean Grove on February 26, 2026|
Mt. Hermon Way. Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Paul Goldfinger photo. Click once.
STEPHANE WREMBEL. “Bistro Fada” from Midnight in Paris: