[JoeProBono]

Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes It´s been a long time

[Mase]

Thanks for that link. I'd never seen it. Springsteen brought the Jukes out from obscurity when he invited everyone down to the shore to see Southside at his first big concert at the Bottom Line in NYC ('75?).

In high school I used to sneak out of the house late at night and drive down to the Stone Pony with my sister and her friends on Thursday nights to see the Jukes while hoping Bruce would show up. That was a long time ago but the jersey shore was an exciting place to be way back then.

I don't know why Johnny and the Jukes never made it big. They certainly had the talent. Maybe Johnny's battle with alcohol and drugs held them back. It's good to see they're still doing shows (even though Johnny's well into his 60's).