Atlantic Avenue. Delray Beach–East Coast, Fla. By Paul Goldfinger ©
Elvis Presley: “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You:”
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Something pink and something Elvis for Valentine’s Day
Posted in Florida connection, Music, tagged Elvis for Valentine's Day on April 30, 2022|
“Oooh, New York. Oooh, New York:” Alicia Keys
Posted in Blogfinger News, Music, Photos: New York City street series, tagged Empire State of Mind--Alicia Keyes, Photo Washington Square Park on October 1, 2021|
Washington Square Park. August, 2012. NYC Street Series. By Paul Goldfinger. © Click for full view.
ALICIA KEYES: “Empire State of Mind (Part II). Broken Down.” From the album The Element of Freedom.
“Even if it ain’t all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I’m from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York!”
Paris Portrait… and a new announcement August, 2021.
Posted in Music, Photographic Gallery France, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography: Paris on August 17, 2021| 1 Comment »
“Michael” Paris, 1991. By Paul Goldfinger ©
Paul Goldfinger has published quite a few of his Paris photos including this portrait. One time one of our Paris images (of the Eiffel Tower) was used in a commercial in Spain. I never saw the commercial, but they sent me $100.00, enough to go for dinner at Don Pepe in Newark.
About 10 years ago our photo of the Asbury Park lifeguards was chosen for the cover of the book “New Jersey 24/7”
But now we have some news: One of our Paris images has been chosen for the cover of a book to be published in London in 2022. This will be our second book cover.
We cannot offer the details now, but this is very exciting, so I will share it with our readers —–Paul
SOUNDTRACK: Django Reinhardt “Brazil”
How sweet she is—- Lee Wiley: “Sugar”
Posted in Music, tagged MUSIC: Lee Wiley with Sugar on July 8, 2021|
LEE.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor at Blogfinger.net
Lee Wiley, a jazz singer from Oklahoma, was popular in the 1930’s, ’40’s and ’50’s. This is a sweet song. Lee says, “I’m daffy about sugar.”
That’s not surprising because sugar does stimulate pleasure receptors in the brain causing release of dopamine and making children and adults a little daffy.
Music of the Season: A Sad Story From Last Christmas
Posted in Music, tagged Last year she gave her heart to a Christmas cad on December 23, 2020|
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By Paul Goldfinger
Last Christmas a young lady gave her heart to a slick, fast talking ski instructor. She was swept off her feet and wound up on a bear rug at the lodge. But she couldn’t help herself, and after a long night of mistletoe, jollies, and egg nog, she found herself alone by an open fire, surrounded by chestnut shells and with Jack Frost nipping at her toes. When she regained her poise, she swore not to make that mistake again, but guess what’s going to happen this Christmas?
Here are the Puppini Sisters relating this sad story. Hopefully there is a lesson to be learned: This Christmas be careful whom you allow to jingle your bells.
Honeysuckle: Is it a vine or is it a bush? Is it Granada I see or only Asbury Park?
Posted in Grover garden feature, Music, tagged Jenna Mammina, Music: Honeysuckle rose on November 27, 2020| 1 Comment »
Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net. Re-post from May, 2012. Eileen’s Ocean Grove garden.
We bought a honeysuckle plant about four years ago for our little OG garden which has a shady northern exposure and looks toward Asbury Park. The nursery expert told us that it needs sunshine, but we really wanted one, so we got it and planted it where it gets partial sun, from the west, late in the day.
Fast forward to now, and it is blooming nicely, thank you very much. There are over one hundred varieties, but this one has funny looking orange flowers. Some would call it a bush and some would call it a vine, but you can call it Al. Anyhow, it is vining its way over the top and then through the chain link fence to Meredith’s yard where she gets to enjoy it also.
Soundtrack: This song, “Honeysuckle Rose,” is a jazz standard, performed by many of the greats. But we chose Jenna Mammina because we like her style (think Blossom Dearie,) but also because of the unique confectionery way that she enunciates “honeysuckle rose.” PG
Blogfinger Juke Box. Asa Prebner: “The Sheik of Araby.”
Posted in Blogfinger News, Music, Ocean Grove photographs, tagged Asa Prebner, Hanky panky in the tents, Music: The Shiek of Araby on November 22, 2020|
Ocean Grove, New Jersey. “Summer Tents”–anybody creeping around?
Paul Goldfinger photo
Re-post from 2012.
We have been having, according to Kathy Arlt, a bit of a “tent festival” on Blogfinger. We have slow dancin’ in a tent and then Kathy’s historical account of tenting in the Grove. Then we have the Hebrews sleeping in tents as part of the Passover story.
Well, it seems that throughout history, some hanky panky finds its way into somebody’s tent. It sure did occur when the Sheik of Araby showed up, creeping around the campground. Here’s Asa Prebner, even though he’s no sheik. Asa is a rocker, and this is from his Session Americana album
—Paul Goldfinger
Sight unseen anymore….
Posted in Music, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Aaron Weinstein, Ocean Grove at night--a photographic series by Paul Goldfinger on November 21, 2020| 1 Comment »
Ocean Grove at night. Concert. By Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger.net © 2012.
SOUNDTRACK: Aaron Weinstein (violin) “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”
Auditorium Park, nocturnal.
Posted in Blogfinger News, Music, tagged Joe Venuti, MUSIC. Sleepy Time Down South on October 13, 2020|
Saturday night. Ocean Grove, NJ By Paul Goldfinger
SOUNDTRACK. Joe Venuti. This song is usually done with a trumpet lead—Louis A. mostly. But Joe Venuti is something else altogether. He uses a violin for the lead, with the trumpet coming in later. His voice sounds like a combo of two Louis—Prima and Armstrong. PG
Eydie Gormé
Posted in Music, tagged Eydie Gorme featured on Blogfinger on September 20, 2020| 2 Comments »
Eydie Gormé passed away in 2013 at the age of 84 (1928-2013). She became a star at the age of 22. She had one of the best voices in popular music. This article is re-posted from August 2013 @Blogfinger.net.
She was born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Sicily and Turkey. She was fluent in Spanish, and later in her career her Spanish language recordings were more popular than the ones in English. She became an international star. 
Eydie Gormé performed for most of her career with her husband Steve Lawrence, and everyone knew them as “Steve and Eydie.” They were a huge draw in Las Vegas.
Her biggest hit was “Blame it on the Bossa Nova,” but here is one of the number one recordings she had in Spanish—in this case recording with the “Trio Los Panchos.”
EYDIE GORMÉ WITH THE TRIO LOS PANCHOS: “Amor” This album is one of her most enduring.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Next August, 2021, at the Axelrod Theater in Deal, Steve and Eydie’s son David Lawrence will be presenting the music of his parents. He will have a songstress performing with him. Steve Lawrence is 85 years old (1935-) and lives in California.
Steve Lawrence and his son David. 9/19/20.Going to the Chapel? Gonna Get Married?
Posted in Music, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Chapel of Love, The Dixie Cups on August 25, 2020| 1 Comment »
Thornley Chapel, Ocean Grove, New Jersey (1889). By Paul Goldfinger.
The Dixie Cups know where they’re going:
“I wish you shelter from the storm….” Gloria Lynne
Posted in Music, Music from the movies, tagged Gloria Lynne on Blogfinger, MUSIC. I Wish You Love on June 20, 2020| 1 Comment »
By Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger.net.
Gloria Lynn (b. 1929-2013) was from New York City. She started out as a pop singer having a big hit in 1964 with ”I Wish You Love” which became her signature song. Later in her career she became known as a jazz singer.
The song was written by the French singer and composer Charles Trenet in 1942, and its first lyrics were in French.
Keely Smith had the first hit in English in 1957, and the song was featured in several movies including the French “Stolen Kisses.”
Ironically, the French version, sung by Mr. Trenet, appeared in the American movie “Something’s Gotta Give,” and we present that version below.
Which do you like better?
—Paul Goldfinger
JUKE BOX. Jill Phillips: “That Could Happen to Us.”
Posted in Music, tagged MUSIC. Kissing Jessica Stein on February 13, 2020|
This is from the film: “Kissing Jessica Stein. ” Drop a quarter into your computer. —PG