Saw him at the Pony numerous times. Always a good show. Then he went woke. Thunder Road is my jam and Sherry Darling my party song. Aside from that, no longer have an interest. Give me a ticket I’ll see him, but won’t spend a dime on a ticket.
You’ll think I’m mad [everyone does, anyway] but I lurked around the SP on my pilgrimages to try and catch Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.
One of the most incredible things I experienced was a cover band at the now-gone Park Place.
They did The Moody Blues better than The Moody Blues did.
It was incredible.
Never got to see Southside Johnny though, but during a “dramatic shoot” on one of the stone jetties in front of the old convention center, I was knocked off and nearly washed out to sea by a surprise wave.
In December.
So cold.
/ain’t got the fever no mo’