November 3, 2013. By Paul Goldfinger Click to enlarge.
CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: “Octapussy” from the album of music from the James Bond movies. This is the theme from the 13th Bond film. The music is by John Barry.
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Nocturnal Ocean Grove: Founders’ Park
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Music from the movies, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Founders Park in Ocean Grove, James Bond film music, John Barry composer, Octapussy on February 9, 2023| 2 Comments »
September in the rain…
Posted in Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Black and White gallery, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Founders' Park on September 1, 2022|
Founders’ Park, Ocean Grove, NJ. Paul Goldfinger photograph. © 2017
PEGGY LEE: “September in the Rain” from the album Ladies of the Great American Songbook.
Shift shaper in the Grove…
Posted in Ocean Grove art, Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove photographs, OG wildlife news, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography by Moe Demby, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove on August 25, 2022| 1 Comment »
Ocean Grove beach. Winter. By Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff © Click to enlarge.
A.R. RAHMAN From the film The Hundred Foot Journey. “You Complete Me.”
Up All Night
Posted in Photograph by Michael Goldfinger, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Nocturnal Ocean Grove on July 31, 2022|
Ocean Grove at night. By Paul Goldfinger. Summer, 2015. ©
KIP MOORE from his album Up All Night
Somewhere in time….
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography in New Jersey, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Nocturnal Ocean Grove, Photo: Boardwalk Pavilion in winter on April 8, 2022|
Boardwalk Pavilion. Ocean Grove. c. 2005. Paul Goldfinger photograph. Silver gelatin print. ©
JOHN BARRY “Somewhere in Time”
Nocturnal Grove, seen from the Asbury side.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Black and White gallery, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged MUSIC. Polka Dots and Moonbeams with Joe Temperley, Nocturnal Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove at night by Wesley Lake, Wesley Lake Ocean Grove on February 1, 2022| 3 Comments »
Wesley Lake Ocean Grove side. May, 2015. Can you see a star? By Paul Goldfinger © Click to enlarge.
Here’s a classic but largely unknown Doo Wop song called “I See a Star” by the Roulettes.
If one reviews the internet world of Doo Wops, this group is known, but I never heard of them or of this song.
But this song has all the classic doo wop components.
Any comments by any of those fifties survivors who danced to this music or just played 45’s on a little player which you could take on a date or listen to in bed?
Paul Goldfinger Editor Blogfinger.net
c. 1958 ?? Internet photo
fog beach…
Posted in Black and White, Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Kenny Vance Memories of You on October 23, 2020|
Morning. O. Grove. October 23, 2020. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge. With permission.
KENNY VANCE AND THE PLANOTONES:
In the footsteps of Robert Frank
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Photography by Moe Demby, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Asbury Park barber shop, Moe Demby photographs on July 28, 2020| 2 Comments »
Asbury Park barber shop. By Moe Demby ©
Moe Demby, of our photo staff at Blogfinger sent us two black and white photos reminiscent of Robert Frank’s style of photography. As noted in our Frank article, photographers tend to learn from those who came before. Moe, a successful, award winning photojournalist by profession, has been influenced by Frank and by Robert Capa.
Ocean Grove. By Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff.
These two images were obtained on November 17, 2014.
GENE AMMONS (From Woody Allen’s film Fading Gigolo.) The song is “My Romance.” Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (lyrics) wrote this song for a Broadway musical (1935) called “Jumbo.” My Romance is a hugely popular song for jazz musicians.
Gene Ammons with his tenor sax.
Nocturnal Grove: Go down to the water’s edge at night and you will see nocturnal.
Posted in Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Jack Teagarden on Blogfinger, Nighttime Ocean Grove beach on July 7, 2020|
Ocean Grove beach, at night. June 28, 2015. By Paul Goldfinger ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger. Originally posted June, 2015.
The sign says “fishermen only,” but only a fisherman with rocks in his head would go out on those jagged boulders at night. Even the mussels are cowering in the crevices. It’s pitch black.
I can’t see any of the controls on my camera. Behind me is the non-fishing pier. Suddenly I hear a sound, and as I turn, a person is looking at me—-staring out of the darkness while hanging from the beams under the pier. The moon is partially covered by clouds. I can barely see him and he says nothing. Then he swings his lower body upward and somehow winds up on the pier.
A few minutes later I saw an unidentified flying object. Was it a flying saucer?—-Well actually it was a helicopter that swooped in low and shined a searchlight on me. I thought he might come back and grab me as a terrorist, so it was time to go home.
JACK TEAGARDEN from his album Horns. This music somehow reminds me of my nocturnal adventure on the OG beach.
Bright light on a cold night. Full moon by Moe Demby.
Posted in Ocean Grove Beach, Photography by Moe Demby, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove on November 10, 2019|
“The most amazing bright moon.” Ocean Grove beach. Jan 31, 2018. Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff. ©
THE FANTASTICKS: “They Were You.”
Atlantic Wind Ensemble, with billowing flags, a delightful concert, and shades of Spain.
Posted in Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove Great Auditorium, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, Photography: Ocean Grove Gallery on July 12, 2019| 1 Comment »
Ocean Grove Memorial Day Weekend. 5/27/17 Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net. 2017 Re-post.
It was cool and breezy during the Atlantic Wind Ensemble concert on Saturday night, May 27, 2017–Memorial Day weekend in Ocean Grove, NJ.
The band entertained a large crowd with a fine selection of music including Haydn, South Pacific, Dixieland, James Bond and God Bless America among others.
Outside, tent city was largely uninhabited, but one dwelling was displaying an American flag, and in the waning soft light of the early evening, with the doors of the Great Auditorium open, you could see that flag floating in the breeze. Its colors seemed dreamy–not bright like the usual red, white and blue display. In between band selections, I walked across the GA and outside to get this photograph. No one was around except for some ushers, but the flag seemed just right for Memorial Day and all it stands for.
Memorial Day concert. Great Auditorium. 5/27/17. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge.
The first number on the program after the Star Spangled Banner was a Spanish piece called “Amparito Roca.” Here it is as performed by the University of Illinois Symphonic Band.
The announcer said it was famous as a vehicle for dancing the Paso Doble, a dramatic and romantic dance from Spain, which I saw performed many years ago by a professional dance team at the Hotel Nemerson in South Fallsburg, NY. But the Atlantic Wind performance for this piece sounded like march music. So, naturally, I went home and Googled it. And, sure enough, it is both: march and dance music for the Paso Doble.
So here are Susanna Reid and Kevin on You Tube doing that dance to the music of “Los Toreadors” (Bizet from Carmen)
The night we called it a day
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Bob Dylan on Blogfinger on December 12, 2018|
Ocean Grove. April, 2015. By Paul Goldfinger
BOB DYLAN from his album Shadows in the Night. Dylan sang this song for David Letterman on the night before his final show.