[Albion Wilde]

NJ really had nobody going for it on the rock front (aside from the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons), so finally the State was relevant for something other than landfill.

Here's an old one from my time living in the Philly/NJ area:

Q. Why does Philly have all the lawyers and Jersey have all the toxic waste dumps?

A. Because Jersey got to choose first.

BTW, Frankie Valli's music has really survived the test of time. He was quite productive and original also. The somewhat recent movie about his life was extremely well done, evocative of the era and very entertaining.

[DoodleBob]

One of the odd things about Philadelphia sports teams, is almost everyone lived in Cherry Hill...few lived in Center City of Philadelphia proper or even the 'burbs. When the City got into trouble and imposed the 5% wage tax, everyone moved to King of Prussia and NJ.

In suburbia, in the early 1980s, most of us kids were either The Who, Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Rush, Black Sabbath, or what we'd call classic hard rock bands. There were not many Springsteen fans where I grew up, and those who were fans were, ironically, from the upper middle class cluster. Those of us 'misfit toys' were more inclined to go see Van Halen at the Spectrum or Metallica or Anthrax (before they got big) at the Tower.