Donovan’s Reef was the biggie for RBC. I’m from Deal originally, so a lot of my time out was down south from Sea Bright. In those days I could be found anywhere from Sea Girt to Sea Bright. Crazy times - makes me think of the comrades we’ve lost. Lost more than a few, some pretty close. I’m lucky to have made it past those days.
I used to take people to Jimmy Byrne's just to see their reaction to the place. Wall to wall people singing "God Bless America" inside the bar on the 4th of July complete with sparklers....nothing like it.
Had a friend drive us into Deal Lake in his VW bug trying to make closing time in Asbury. We got out through the windshield. I went to shore and had some guy from West End give stash me in his car as the cops were coming. My friend was still with the car trying to remove the plates. He didn't get sober and wouldn't listen so we left. Lucky for him the courts were very different back then.