Come See My Band "The Ride"

Come see my band "The Ride." Sat. Nov. 21st @ Brady's Fox Hunt Inn, (aka. The Fox & Hounds) in Northvale at 9:30 pm.



We will be playing all acoustic with me on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Glenn Pagano on drums and Andrea Bruno on vocals.



We will be playing some fun classics, some obscure stuff and some of my original songs.



Some songs by; Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, Bon Jovi, Eagle Eye Cherry, Dierks Bently, The Romantics, John Mellencamp, Alica keys, Blake Shelton, Elvis, Van Morrison, Tody Keith, myself and more...


Brady's is located on the corners of Livingston St. and Paris Ave. at;

201 Livingston St., Northvale, N.J. 07647. 201-784-8047.



Looking forward to seeing you there.

Veterans Day

I'd like to remind all Americans that the freedom they enjoy, and the freedom much of the world enjoys, each and every day is because of the brave men and women who have served this country in our nations military. Let's all remember to show our support and thank our active military and our veterans today!

I also want to say to the loved ones of the victims killed and injured, by that scum of the earth terrorist at Fort Hood, that our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Palisades Interstate Park, Henry Hudson Drive

A very interesting ride in North East New Jersey is on the Henry Hudson Dr. This rode is built along the Hudson River in the Palisades Interstate Park. It goes from Alpine, under the George Washington Bridge to Historic Fort Lee . It is very scenic and a fun rode but be careful. It’s a two way road that is very narrow and bumpy. You can stop at the Alpine Boat Basin or the Englewood Boat Basin along the way and check out the views.

At the southern end of the road you can visit Historic Fort Lee where the Continental Army placed its batteries over the Hudson.

For directions and information about the road and park click on their link; http://www.njpalisades.org/

Battle Of Monmouth, 2009

This June 27, 2009 we rode to Monmouth, N.J. to see a reenactment of the battle of Monmouth.

The Battle of Monmouth was fought on June 28, 1778. The Continental Army commanded by George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army commanded by Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. After a lengthy battle Washington drove the British from the field. The battle showed that the continental arm was becoming more effective after 6 months of constant training at valley Forge. This was a very important battle in the American Revolution.

After the battle I gave an interview to the N.J. Star ledger. See a video about the reenactment and my interview on the battle of Monmouth at this link; http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/06/thousands_attend_reenactment_a.html

Read more about the battle on the Monmouth battlefield Stat Park website at;
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/monbat.html

Mishap

Well you may have noticed that I haven’t blogged much about riding this summer. I meant to, believe me. I had planned “The Ride 2009.” But I had a little mishap with the bike in July and it took Harley 9 weeks to get it back to me. To be honest it is still not 100% complete. (Not to mention it was one of the worst riding season in recent memory weather wise with the rain and all).

I was, however, able to get a couple interesting rides in so I will be posting them over the next week or so. I have another SCUBA trip coming up soon. We’ll be diving on a new ship wreck. I will get some pictures and perhaps another video up from that. Also my band “The Ride” will be playing some acoustic shows starting next month. Check here for dates and locations as well as bloggs from the shows.

There will be plenty to share with you until next riding season so keep checking in and thanks for visiting.

Asbury Park to Sandy Hook to Atlantic Highlands (9/11 Memorial)

Now that the weather has been clearing out a bit I want to share with you a nice jersey Shore ride. This is a ride John and me did last season.

On a beautiful August day we took a trip down the shore. We took the Garden state parkway South to the Asbury Park Exit. Headed east to Asbury Park. Passed the Stone Pony (a N.J. landmark where Springsteen, Southside Johnny among others started out), and road along the ocean North, through Long Branch, Sea Bright, up to Sandy Hook. In Sea Bright we stopped at Donavan’s Reef. Donavan’s has a Tiki Bar right on the beach. If you didn’t know better you would think you were at an island bar in the Caribbean. In Sandy Hook we had lunch out on the water at Bahr’s. Bahr’s has been there a long time and is famous for their lobster bisque. From Sandy Hook you follow highway 36 North over Highlands Bridge to Navesink Ave/Scenic Road, Stay right and follow signs for Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook. This is the highest natural elevation on the Atlantic coastal plain. It has incredible views of Sandy Hook, Raritan Bay and the New York City skyline. This park is awesome home to the very moving Monmouth County 9/11 Memorial. On 9/11 many people came to this spot to see what was happening in N.Y.C. It is an Eagle sculpture clutching a beam from one of the fallen towers. The memorial honors both the lives lost and the fearless display of heroism by rescue teams and citizens who responded to the tragedy.

On the road from Asbury to Sea Bright.

On the deck at Bahr's and over bridge to Atlantic Highlands.

Mount Mitchill.

The 9/11 Memorial.

Happy 4th Of July!

God Bless America!!!

Let's remember all of those who fought and are fighting for our freedom.