Frank and Anne at the OG Independence Day Parade. Paul Goldfinger photo © Blogfinger.net
DORIS DAY AND DANNY THOMAS:
Posts Tagged ‘July 4 parade in Ocean Grove’
A new series: Grovarian portraits.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove portraits, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove portraits on April 7, 2019| Leave a Comment »
They call it the Jersey Bounce….
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove July 4 Parade, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove magic moments, tagged Jersey Bounce with Connie Evingson, July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on February 1, 2019| Leave a Comment »
CONNIE EVINGSON AND THE JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET:
Before the parade passes by on Main Avenue…
Posted in Ocean Grove July 4 Parade, tagged Hello Dolly, July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on August 11, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Ocean Grove, NJ. July 4, 2018. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge.
BETTE MIDLER 2017 cast of Hello Dolly on Broadway:
Celebrating the Spirit of America – The Ocean Grove Parade!
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on July 4, 2018| 7 Comments »
Days Ice Cream. 7/1/18. Nighttime lines return. Great people watching. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge
The Independence Day Parade will be on Wednesday, July 4, with “kickoff” at 10:30 am. The CMA says that it will have “over 2,000 participants and thousands of onlookers.”
The parade begins on Whitefield Avenue and turns east along Main Avenue to Central Avenue, then turns north towards Ocean Pathway, then east again, ending along Ocean Avenue.
This year’s Grand Marshall is Ocean Grove historian and author Ted Bell.
At 7:30 pm there will be a Gordon Turk organ recital “Pipes and Stripes” in the Great Auditorium.
Editor’s note: As a music lover, I must point out that there is not a single real marching band in the parade according to the official line of march. There will be some fifes, a bagpiper, drums, kazoos and the OG Summer Band.
The dearth of significant march music was noticed last year, and the list of participants indicates that it will be the same this year. In addition there is no official military presence. A true 4th of July parade without ample music cannot be called “One of the best parades in the Garden State.” as stated by the CMA’s official press release.
Nor can the CMA claim it to be, “The best Fourth of July Parade in America” as stated by the CMA.
If the CMA cannot afford to provide marching bands for this parade, then Neptune Township should help with the financing. A parade filled with marching politicians, clubs, police, firemen, businesses, and even the National Corn Growers Association can be disappointing and monotonous without marching band music.
If we can’t have a Sousa march by a marching band in our 4th of July parade, then maybe Sousa’s portrait should be removed from the Historical Society of OG in protest.
From Blogfinger here is some real march music:
John Phillip Sousa: “The Thunderer”
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Lifestyle moments in the Grove: the July 4 parade.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove July 4, Ocean Grove July 4 Parade, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove magic moments, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on April 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Paul Goldfinger ©. Ocean Grove, N.J. Independence Day parade. 2015. Click to enlarge.
WILBERT HARRISON:
Ocean Grove lifestyles: Independence Day Parade on Main Avenue
Posted in Ocean Grove July 4, Ocean Grove summer time, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on January 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Deja vu all over again, but they are all somewhat different. Paul Goldfinger © July 4, 2009. Click to enlarge.
MADONNA:
Scarlet Fliers keep the beat in the OG Independence Day parade.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove, Neptune High School marching band on July 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Neptune High School Marching Band drum line movin’ and groovin’ down Main Avenue at the July 4, 2016 parade. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
ALY AND A.J.
“If you believe in magic, come along with me
We’ll dance until mornin’ ’til there’s just you and me
And maybe, if the music is right
I’ll meet you tomorrow, sort of late at night
And we’ll go dancing, baby, then you’ll see
How the magic’s in the music and the music’s in me.”
Surprise guest at the parade
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on July 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
July 4 parade—don’t miss it. Sponsored by the Camp Meeting Association
Posted in Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Activity, tagged July 4 parade in Ocean Grove on June 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
July 4, 2015. Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
July 4, 2015. Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
Reminder: This is a longer parade and begins at Stockton Avenue. Heads north on Whitfield, east on Main Avenue to Central Avenue, down Ocean Pathway to Ocean Avenue.
Reviewing stand at Embury and Ocean Avenues.
SOUSA’S WASHINGTON POST MARCH: From the movie “Desperately Seeking Sousa.”
Kazoo You. A video submitted by Ocean Grover Heather McLaughlin
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Activity, Ocean Grove events, tagged Days kazoo band in Ocean Grove on July 4, July 4 in Ocean Grove, July 4 parade in Ocean Grove, Kazoo band in Ocean Grove on July 2, 2014| 4 Comments »
Kazoo you too. Days Kazoo band, 2012 edition. Paul Goldfinger @Blogfinger photo © Click image to turn the kazoos into tubas. (Really—an all- girls tuba band for 2015. Let’s do it.)
Heather says: “THE DAYS ICE CREAM KAZOO BAND WILL BE AT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE IN OCEAN GROVE, NJ. Ahem. Sorry for yelling, I’m just really excited!!
“Check out the URL below for a segment of Driving Jersey, a PBS series that will soon feature the Ocean Grove parade and the Kazoo Band!”
