Evie-Rose. 8 months old. Photo by Mom. 5/3/24   See Yo-Yo Ma below with Diana Krall.   ..read more

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Paul Goldfinger photo. 5/1/24.  Click to enlarge.   ESTHER OFARIM:   https://blogfinger.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/08-Ill-See-You-In-My-Dreams.m4a     ..read more

        Today I received two ads from Neptune Township to promote events sponsored by the OG Chamber of Commerce. That group consists of private businesses who will sponsor profit making events in the Grove.  One is for a giant flea market on June 1 and one is of a vintage car show on May 18. Is our town a form of State Fair ground?  Was this town founded to use  as a venue for large entertainments?   If someone wants to sponsor an event to attract tourists, then they should use a large field or school parking lot, or a  venue at Monmouth Park whi ..read more

Paul Goldfinger ©. Paris.  Tri-X collection. c.1980. Click to enlarge.   JOSHUA BELL. “Songs My Mother Taught Me” by Antonin Dvorák.   https://blogfinger.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/10-songs-my-mother-taught-me.mp3 ..read more

7/30/22    Grovers waiting on the pier for the  dedication to start. Paul Goldfinger photo.  It was an occasion of happiness, anticipation and relief. Most in attendance were up on the old pier. By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net This is a 5/2/24  review of what has happened now that a portion of the pier will be reopened . The  Blogfinger excerpt below is from the pier dedication event of July 30, 2022 .  The plan was to start work in September 2022. After Michael Badger delivered a pier prayer/blessing, the best part of the show was a presentation ..read more

2020. Paul Goldfinger photo. Ocean Grove pier.     In 2019 the CMA announced a cross shape for the pier design.   BARBARA LEWIS.  “Hello Stranger..”   https://blogfinger.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/01-Hello-Stranger.m4a ..read more

Asbury Boardwalk Water Park–a great place for the A. Park whiners to soak their heads.  They can skip the Lake and the Ocean and just go there.     Blogfinger photo © by Paul Goldfinger.   By Jack Bredin and Paul Goldfinger:    Blogfinger.net.   2019. It was a historic moment at last night’s Township Committee meeting. A large crowd assembled hoping to hear a momentous debate regarding Bridgegate.   The essence of the matter has been whether or not Neptune Township would continue its policy of locking the two bridge gates on the OG side ..read more

Once upon a time:    Nana and the prince…. 2020.  Paul Goldfinger photo. KATRINA LENK   “Omar Sharif”   From the Broadway show  The Band’s Visit. “Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif Came floating on a lemon leaf Flying in on a jasmine wind….” https://blogfinger.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/07-omar-sharif.m4a ..read more

  Parmigiano cheese wheel at Mario’s Italian market in Fort Myers, Fla. 1/27/17. Blogfinger.net photo. ©   By Eileen Goldfinger and Paul Goldfinger,  Editors  @Blogfinger.net.  Photography by Eileen Goldfinger.   If you think that you can’t get authentic Italian cuisine in Florida, you haven’t visited Mario’s Meat Market and Deli in Fort Myers (southwest Fla).  This remarkable food store has customers taking numbers and  lining up at the counter where you can get incredible breads, meats, sauces, homemade sausage, cheeses, wines, desserts, and custom s ..read more