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It’s that time of year again! The 2016 – 2017 regular football season begins this month. After a full week of work, we all look forward to going to a favorite sports bar to cheer on our favorite teams. What we don’t need is some loud mouth jackass disturbing our leisure time. Our writers have compiled a list of “DON’T’s” that we hope will lead to a more enjoyable time. See our main editorial feature in this issue for more. Looking for a band that can keep you entertained all night long? The Ruckus is a group that has made a name for itself with a playlist that includes virtually every genre. While only playing together for just a couple of years, this band has exploded in popularity within the Central Jersey area …. and beyond. Read more about The Ruckus in this month’s Band Profile. Experience, professionalism and a great personality! Ifnthat’s j what you look njfor in a bartender to serve S you, look no E U N E E N U E Sfurther. If you’re in the area, stop in to the Poole Ave. bar in Hazlet and say hello to Aimee Remeika. She’s been nj njbartending for almost S 20 years will N UatEhome as sheandserves E N U E Smake you feelEright
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Publisher’s Letter....................................................................................4 Sports Bars & Quiz..................................................................................6 Pro Sports Schedules............................................................................8 Band Profile .......................................................................................... 12 Mixologist............................................................................................... 13 All That’s Beer........................................................................................ 16 Libations................................................................................................. 16 Main Feature:........................................................................................ 18 Catering.................................................................................................. 20 BYO’s......................................................................................................... 22 Two on the Aisle.................................................................................. 24 Comic Relief........................................................................................... 26 Dining Pleasures.................................................................................. 28 Happy Hours......................................................................................... 30 Where it’s happening! ....................................................................... 31 Concerts & Theater.............................................................................. 32 Plugged into AC................................................................................... 33 Venues NJ Cares .................................................................................. 34 The Last Word ...................................................................................... 34 Publisher - Bob Byrne rfbyrne@att.net
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“How Do You Make Beer?” In the past few days, I’ve been asked more than a dozen times, “How do you make beer?” Well, brewing is a lot like cooking. I wouldn’t suggest trying to make a gourmet meal your first time ina kitchen, but making something delicious is as simple as following a basic recipe. Brewing your first beer can be pretty easy and very rewarding. There is nothing like the feeling of catching a buzz while enjoying the first beer you’ve brewed (and not driving). On the other hand, crafting an award winning home brew takes planning, experience and hard work. It’s best to start simple and go from there. Here is how I suggest you get started. To begin with you are going to need some basic home brewer equipment. A basic home brew set up will consist of a large pot to boil in, a bucket or jug to ferment the beer, another bucket for sanitizing, a thermometer, a bottle capper and some bottles. In total this shouldn’t run you more than $75 and you can use the equipment over and over again. You can purchase each item separately or together as a kit. I’d suggest buying this online to save some money. Try midwestsupplies. com or northernbrewer.com. They are both very reliable and have everything you need. Next you need your ingredients. Home brew stores will have a wide selection of favorite recipes. Pick 16
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a popular beer you like and get brewing. When starting out, it’s best to brew extract beers. To keep with our cooking analogy, extract brewing is like making a chicken soup and starting with the stock already made. All grain brewing is like making soup from scratch. It takes a lot more equipment and know how. You could write a book (and many people have) on each step of the brewing process but to simplify, here are the basic steps you need to follow:
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Ingredients • 1 oz G&J Greenalls Gin • 3 oz Cranberry Juice • 2 oz Fever Tree club soda Directions: Pour G&J Greenalls Gin over ice into glass. Add Cranberry Juice and Fever Tree Club Soda. Stir. Garnish with fresh cranberries and a lemon wedge.
1. Steep the grains around 155 degrees. 2. Add malt extract and bring to a boil. 3. Add the hops and continue to boil. 4. Cool the beer and add the yeast. 5. Wait for the beer to ferment. 6. Bottle the beer and then enjoy!
First Down Rum & Coke
It’s really not that hard. Humans having been brewing beer for thousands of years!
Directions: Pour Largo Bay Rum over ice into a glass. Add Cola and stir. Garnish with a lime.
If you’d like to learn more about home brewing there is a book that myself and nearly every other brewer starts with. Charlie Papazian’s The Joy Of Homebrewing is the Bible for home brewers.
Touchdown Vodka Tonic
Reach out to me on Twitter @The BrewerBill and let me know how your beer turns out.
Ingredients: • 2 oz Starr Blu Vodka • 1 oz Mr. Stacks Peach Schnapps Directions: Pour Starr Blu Vodka into a glass over ice. Add Mr. Stacks Peach Schnapps. Stir well
Halftime Sipper Ingredients: • 1 ½ oz Veil Citron • 1 oz Landucci Limoncello
Ingredients: • 2 oz Largo Bay Rum • 4 oz Cola
Directions: Pour Veil Citron and Landucci Limoncello
into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a glass over ice.
Ingredients: • 2 oz Froggy B Vodka • 4 oz Fever Tree Tonic
Directions: Pour Froggy B Vodka over ice in glass. Add Fever Tree Tonic. Stir. Garnish with Lime wedge.
Timeout Orange Screwdriver
Ingredients: • 1 oz Poppin Orange Dream Vodka • 5 oz Sensational Orange Juice Directions: Pour Poppin’ Orange Dream Vodka over ice into glass. Add Sensational Orange Juice. Stir. Garnish with orange slice.
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Beginning this fall, we will start a renovation and redesign of our venue. By spring of next year, Martell’s Water’s Edge will be the region’s truly premiere wedding and catering destination.
Stunning Waterfront Weddings Dream weddings come true at the new Martell’s Waters Edge. Nestled along the majestic Barnegat Bay, Martell’s Waters Edge offers spectacular water views from every seat. Waterfront Weddings Tie the knot at the waters edge
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Sports Bar Etiquette 101 Editorial Note: We’ve all been you like the Eagles, and that your there and seen it: the loud favorite number is 69. mouth or drunk slumping over at the bar or running around making a jackass of himself and 6. Thou Shalt Not Cheer ruining the game for the rest of Alone. Who doesn’t love the fans. a good chant? After a full week of work, we all look forward to Sunday when we can go to one of our favorite sports bars to relax and enjoy the 1 o’clock game, the 4 o’clock game …or both. A couple of beverages, maybe a meal or apps and some good friends… the perfect day. What we don’t need is some obnoxious fool who thinks he know everything about every game. In an effort to prevent or lessen this type behavior, our writers are once again providing a brief tutorial on Sports Bar Etiquette 101 or the Seven Commandments for watching football in public.
7. Thou Shalt Not Wear the Jersey of a Player Who Now Plays for a Division Rival.
lame nicknames (i.e. Chris Berman’s David “Green” Akers), quotes from Boogie Nights (Bill Simmons does this quite nicely already), and cogent analysis like “Eli Manning has been given the rite of passage.” It’s one of the best reasons to go to You wouldn’t want Emmitt Smith to a live sporting event -- a well-timed starve. “De-FENSE” or “Let’s Go Steelers” can even help turn the tide in a game. 3. Thou Shalt Not Protest But when you’re in a sports bar and the Refs Too Much. no one else is joining in? Have some Challenge rules should apply to pride. There’s nothing fun -- for you, fandom, as well. There’s nothing or anyone else in the bar -- about worse than a friend bitching and being the only person slamming moaning about the calls all afternoon your fists against a table, chanting -- it’s not like your complaints are going to overturn a call from three “J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS!” time zones away. How’s this for a new 5. Thou Shalt Not Discuss rule? You are only allowed to yell Fantasy (or Gambling). about the refs three times during the Nobody on Earth other than game, with an unlimited amount of you, your bookie and the guy you’re complaints in the final two minutes. playing against in your fantasy If you’re wrong when you challenge league cares what bets and players the refs, though, you need to take a you’ve got going on Sunday. No time out from drinking. one cares! Leveraged the family mortgage on the Lions covering a 2. Thou Shalt Not Screw double-digit point spread? Well, Up the Celebration. that was foolish. You shouldn’t have Nothing ruins a game-winning done that. But don’t moan and groan touchdown quite like about it to everyone else -- everyone getting a fist pump else is trying to watch the game.
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A grown man wearing a sports jersey in public is questionable enough, but to have a guy who is now playing for a hated rival immortalized across your back is absolutely impermissible. This goes for all of you Dolphins fans with Wes Welker jerseys, Redskins fans with Antonio Pierce jerseys, and Bears fans with Bernard Berrian jerseys. See also: Ty Law (Patriots), Nick Harper (Colts), Joe Horn (Saints), and Isaac Bruce (Rams). And don’t even think of getting a personalized jersey unless you’re under the age of twelve. No one cares that your name is Vinny,
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As the Worldwide Leader slowly takes over the world, its various house organs (ESPN, ESPN.com, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU...) spend hours brainwashing sports fans on Sunday with endless pregame shows, web columns, and gales of forced laughter. This means a ban on
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1. Thou Shalt Not Be a Jackass.
For those of you who lack any social skills this means: Don’t curse in front of children. Don’t send your food back to the kitchen three times. Don’t leave the bar before your table gets the bill. Don’t shave your team’s logo into in your head. Don’t bring your grad school books and study. Don’t bring a home-made sign. Don’t paint your face. And most importantly, don’t bring a loaded gun and shoot yourself in the leg.
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Tailgate Parties / Giant Away Games
Prizes Every Week
Big Ed’s BBQ 732-582-2626
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Mon & Thurs - FREE 1/2 Rack Ribs
NFL Jersey Raffle
Blue Rock Café 732-583-7689
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Free Tailgate Party 11AM-Halftime
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Game Time Bar and Grill 732-577-5545
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$5 Bar Bites Menu / Bar Pies
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MJ’s / Matawan 732- 566-6220
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NFL Sun GameDay Food Menu
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MJ’s / Middletown 732- 796-1400
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MJ’s / Neptune 732- 918-9200
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MJ’s / Spotswood 732- 251-7400
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MJ’s / Tinton Falls 732- 542-3131
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EATONTOWN Bogart’s 732-542-1836
LONG BRANCH Jack’s 732-870-8800
BELMAR Veggie Works 732-280-1141
EDISON Quaker Steak & Lube 732-777-9464
Windmill 732-870-8282
BRICK Buffalo Wild Wings 732-475-7645
FARMINGDALE Lorenzo’s 732-919-1177
Happy Catering 732-477-5111 Quaker Steak & Lube 732-255-5823 P.J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub 732-202-6414
River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar 732-840-1110 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-262-5180 BRIELLE Craig’s 732-295-7929 The River Belle 732-528-6620 CLIFFWOOD BEACH Blue Rock Cafe 732-583-7699 COLTS NECK Huddy’s Inn 732-431-0194 EAST BRUNSWICK Brunswick Grove 732-254-0495 Gusto Grill 732-651-2737 Tilted Kilt 732-992-8532
La Cashina 732-834-0025 Mayer’s Catering 732-591-8180 La Riviera 732-566-8400
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MARLBORO Crown Palace 732-780-8882
MIDDLETOWN MJ’s 732-918-9700
RUMSON Salt Creek Grille 732-933-9272
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Fireside Grill 732-780-7900
MONROE Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 732-251-1709
SEASIDE PARK Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House 732-830-2770
MORGANVILLE Robertsville Banquet Center 732-591-8454
SHREWSBURY San Remo 732-345-8200
The Cabin 732-462-3090 El Mason 732-308-9494 Game Time 732-577-5548 Metropolitan Café 732-780-9400 TRE Restaurant (732) 751-4422 HIGHLANDS Off The Hook 732-872-2006 HIGHTSTOWN Tavern on the Lake 609-426-9345 JACKSON Surf Taco 732-364-8226 KEANSBURG Jackie Keelen’s Bar & Grill 732-471-6351 KEYPORT Burlew’s Seafood & Steak 732-497-0500
Nonna’s 732-536-9050 Rosalita’s 732-617-0099 Tuscany 732-308-1118
Unforgettable 732-970-0396
SPRING LAKE The Porch 732-449-5880
NEPTUNE Kelly’s 732-775-9517
TINTON FALLS MJ’s 732-542-3131
MATAWAN Butttonwood Manor 732-566-6220
MJ’s 732-918-9700
Applebee’s 732-935-1158
Pete & Elda’s 732-774-6010
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TOMS RIVER Shogun Legacy 732-286-9888
MANCHESTER Donovan’s Bar & Grill 732-657-0006
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Salsarita’s 732-882-8530
WALL Applebee’s 732-280-3676
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Black Trumpet..... 732-449-4700 Island Palm Grill.. 732-449-1909
TINTON FALLS Kanji...................... 732-544-1600
MONMOUTH BEACH Michael Angelo’s.... 732-229-2500
OCEAN GROVE Seagrass............... 732-869-0770
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Drew’s Bayside Bistro................... 732-739-9219
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Far East Taste....... 732-389-9866
Trattoria Ravello............... 732-792-9696
Il Piccolo Forno.... 732-571-8922 Izu.......................... 732-870-0807 Michael Angelo’s.... 732-222-8490 Tre Amici............... 732-571-8922
Spikes Fish Market & Restaurant......... 732-295-9400
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The tug of war for the soul of a young man on the mean streets of the Bronx may not sound like a subject that sings. But Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale,” originally a solo show and later a movie, has proved to be comfortably malleable material. Now it has been given a hefty infusion of music and dance and — presto!, with most of its rough edges intact, can be found finger-snapping and doo-wopping its way across the stage of the Paper Mill Playhouse, with plans, no doubt, for a quick trip through the Lincoln Tunnel to the big time. The creative team is packed with veteran talent, resulting in an exceptionally slick
and skillfully assembled musical. Alan Menken, composer has provided the music, and Glenn Slater, supplied the lyrics. The book is by Mr. Palminteri, and Wdirecting A duo Y is perhaps most striking the — none other than Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks. T he show’s action takes place in the 1960s, allowing the composer to channel the pop styles of the era, from doo-wop harmonies to proto-rock to late-period Frank Sinatra-style balladeering. It’s a winning musical mix with proven appeal for Broadway. And while the ballads are sometimes stocked with clichés, the atmosphere of the bustling Italian-American neighborhood where the protagonist, Calogero, grows up is captured by Mr. Slater with lively humor As you’d expect, given Mr. Palminteri’s long involvement with the loosely autobiographical material, the tale itself remains essentially the same. As a young boy, Calogero, played with dynamic force and beaming spirit by Mr. Colley, gets on the good side of Sonny, the mob figure
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Sonny’s worldview, succinctly expressed in the phrase “the workingman’s a sucker,” initially causes some concern for Calogero, who looks up to his hard-working, bus-driving dad. But the allure of the mob life proves irresistible to the boy, especially after Sonny casually hands him a hundred-dollar bill after Calogero rolls some winning dice for him. Slickness and skill certainly aren’t all we want in a new musical. In this post-“Hamilton era now upon us, “A Bronx Tale” feels conventional: a sentimental tale of a man’s moral awakening combined with ear-friendly music. This is the kind of show that makes you laugh and cry.”
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know that the real money is in movies but the energy and intimacy of a live audience has to be intoxicating. Tell us a little about each and if either one translates to the other; you know, does the acting help with the stand-up or is the stand-up better for the acting? Angel Salazar: Because I’m an actor first, I use in my stand up all my acting abilities. I don’t tell jokes into a microphone. I actually perform. My act is very VISUAL and entertaining. Almost like a Broadway 26
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AS: Over the next few months all I’m doing is traveling and doing shows for very little money...doing independent movies also called “MOVIES THAT DON’T PAY”... and sleeping with those wild women from the 80’s n 90’s who unfortunately got a little old!
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Julia’s
91 First Street…732-872-1007
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21 S. Hope Chapel Road 732-367-3333
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426 Chandler Road 732-961-0951
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21 S. Hope Chapel Rd. 732-364-8226
31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400
622 Green Ave. 732-528-6665
Simkos Grille
7 South Street…732-780-2337
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611 Park Ave, …732-751-4422
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522 Amboy Rd 732-583-7699
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403 Higgins Ave 732-528-9989
On the Deck
2 Simon Lake Dr.…732-872-1424 40 First Ave…732-291-1377
Asbury Ale House
521 Cookman Avenue 732-445-3808
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327 Milltown Rd…732-254-0495
306 Main Street…732-988-7979
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125 Bayview Avenue 732-269-3000
703 Belmar Plaza 732-280-7501
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708 River Road…732-681-1177
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1301 Ocean Ave.…732-681-7680
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2 E. Main Street732-577-8506
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536 Park Ave.…732-866-4085
812 Main Street…732-988-6565
979 Cedarbridge Ave.…732-279-3743
Buffalo Wild Wings
2770 Hooper Ave…732-475-7645
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447 Brick Blvd. 732- 202-6414
Quaker Steak & Lube
1036 Cedar Bridge Rd. 732-255-5823
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1 Navesink Ave…732-872-2006
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Off the Hook Windansea
56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872-2266
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32 Laird Street…732-222-7770
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71 Brighton Ave…732-923-9100
Court Jester
110 Schanck Rd 732-577-5548
Jack’s
149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800
Tavern on the Lake
37 West Main Street 732-946-8857
16 E. Main Street…732-462-1040
Dino’s
444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033
1 Ocean Ave…732-923-1006
101 Main Street…609-426-9345
984 Rt. 33…732-462-3090
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Ground Round
529 Rt. 130N…609-448-0049
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Village Bistro
100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598
105 Academy Street 732-938-6404
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88 Bay Ave…732-291-1548
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2 West Front Street 732-264-0999
Claddagh Irish Pub
Lusty Lobster
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59 West Front Street 732-497-0500
151 Markham Place 732-450-0444
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Burlew’s Seafood & Steak
23 Bay Ave., 732-872-7000
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609 River Road…732-530-3338
64 Church Street 732-471-6351
Harrison Ave. (off Rumson Rd) 732-741-9563
297 Bay Ave., 732-291-0099
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272 Bay Ave.…732-708-0505
Quaker Steak & Lube
Solo Bella
Bay Ave. Trattoria
122 Bay Ave., 732-872-9800
Tilted Kilt
3 Lafayette Rd.…732-512-5025
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2 Bay Ave.…732-872-1245
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801 Belmar Plaza…732-681-1213
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6 Rt. 537…732-462-0383
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1200 Ocean Ave.…732-744-1400
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Nonna’s
190 Rt. 9 N 732-536-9050
Rosalita’s
180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro, NJ 732-617-0099
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476 Rt. 520…732-834-9889
Fireside Bar & Grille
133 Rt. 79…732-780-7900
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Don Chuchos
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3857 Hwy 516…732-607-1115
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305 Hwy 34 Na…732-583-2626
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25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100
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69 Broad Street 732-747-6969
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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 2 Bridge St. 732-212-1700
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101 Old Mill Road 732-449-1800
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20 Broad Street 732-936-9330
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3843 Rt. 9 N…732-591-0333
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1 First Street 732-747-8396
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Shogun Legacy
14 Park Road, 732-935-1158 1213 Sycamore Ave. 732-542-3131
132 East River Road 732-530-2882
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7 Atlantic Ave. 732-449-4700
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4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272
1536North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888
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Jenks Pavilion
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Piero’s
27 Freneau Ave (Rt. 79) 732-758-0800
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Baja Fresh
500 Rt. 35 S 732-758-0058
Heavenly Ham
Hwy 35 & S Union Sq. Mall 732-842-1115
MJ’s
1005 Rt. 35 N 732-796-1400
Neelam
1178 Rt. 35 @ Village Mall 732-671-8900
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Russo’s on 33 520 Rt. 33 W 732-446-4800
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Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd (732) 251-1709
414Rt. 35 S…732-892-6000 300 Ocean Ave, 732-899-0569
Woody’s Grille
Martell’s Lobster House
1 E. Church Street 732-976-1300
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Rod’s
308-310 Boardwalk 732-892-0131
Basil T’s
183 Riverside Ave 732-842-5990
Buona Sera
50 Maple Street 732-530-5858
The Downtown Street 10 W. Front 732-741-2882
Dublin House
30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699
La Pastaria
6 Linden Place 732-224-8699
Melting Pot
2 Bridge Ave 732-219-0090
UNION BEACH
1411 Rt. 36, 732-264-5222
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SEA GIRT
2007 Hwy 35. 732-280-3676
Four Winds
597 Washington Blvd. 732-449-2020
1310 Jefferson Ave. 732-223-9579
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1969 Rt. 34 South 732-449-6696
2207 SW Central Ave. 732-830-2770
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Venue Listings APPLEBEE’S / TINTON FALLS 14 Park Rd., Tinton Falls 732-935-1158 APPLEBEE’S / WALL 2007 Rt. 35, Wall, 732-280-3676 ASBURY ALE HOUSE 531 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park 732-455-3808 BIG ED’S B•B•Q 305 Route 34, Old Bridge 732-583-2626 BIG SHOTS SPORTS BAR 780 Rt. 1 North, Woodbridge 732-750-5050 BLUE MOON 114 S. Bway, S. Amboy 732-525-0014 BLUE ROCK CAFE 522 Amboy, Rd., Cliffwood Beach 732-583-7699 BRASS RAIL 80 Rt. 79, Matawan 732-290-8400 BRICKHOUSE 979 Cedarbridge, Brick 732-279-3743 BUFFALO WILD WINGS / BRICK 2770 Hooper Ave., Brick 732-475-7645 BUM ROGERS 2207 SW Central Ave., Seaside Park 732-830-2770 BURLEW’S SEAFOOD & STEAK 59 West Front Street, Keyport 732-497-0500 THE CABIN 984 Rt. 33, Freehold 732-462-3090 CJ MCLOONE’S 560 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls 732-758-0800 CAFÉ LUNA 3679 Rt. 9N, Old Bridge 732-965-5490 CLADDAGH IRISH PUB 297 Bay Ave, Highlands 732-291-0099 COLTS NECK INN 6 Rt. 537 - 732-462-0383 COURT JESTER / FREEHOLD E. Main St., Freehold 732-462-1040 DONOVAN’S BAR & GRILL 1900 Rt. 70, Manchester 732-657-0006 THE DOWNTOWN 10 W. Front St., Red Bank 732-741-2828 DUBLIN HOUSE 30 Monmouth St., Red Bank 732-747-6699 FIRESIDE GRILL 133 Rt. 79, Marlboro 732-780-7900 GAME TIME 110 Schanck Rd., Freehold 732-577-5548 GENERAL SALOON 1194 Englishtown Rd.Old Bridge 732-416-8628 GUSTO’S GRILL 1050 Rt. 18N, East Brunswick 732-651-2737 IVY LEAGUE Rt. 9N, Howell - 732-370-2206 JACKIE KEELEN’S BAR & GRILL 64 Church Ave., Keansburg 732-471-6351 JACK’S GOAL LINE 149 Brighton Ave., Long Branch 732-870-8800 JAKEABOB’S 910 Union Ave., Union Beach 732-264-3730 LANDMARK TAVERN 117 N. Broadway, South Amboy 732-721-6812 LA RIVIERA 113 Main St, Matawan 732-566-8400 MALONEY’S PUB 117 Main St., Matawan 732-583-4040 MARKET YARD GRILLE 18 E. Main St., Freehold 732-431-3220 MARTELL’S Boardwalk, Pt. Pleasant 732-892-0131 MARTELL’S WATER’S EDGE 125 Bayview Ave., Bayville 732-269-3000 MCLOONES @ FAVORITES 3 Lafayette Rd., Fords 732-512-5025 MCLOONE’S PIER HOUSE 1 Ocean Pl., Long Branch 732-923-1006 METROPOLITAN CAFÉ 8 E. Main St., Freehold 732-780-9400
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@ 9pm Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm PJ Sweeney’s – Willy Lynch 4pm-8pm; Amused @ 9pm River Rock – On The Side Duo 2pm-5pm; Jay & Rob 3pm-7pm; P-Dub 5:30pm – 9pm; DJ Jason Jani @ 10pm SUNDAY, SEPT. 18 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Deal Casino @ 8pm Blue Moon – Jazz Jam @ 3pm Langosta Lounge – The Jim Pelligrino Trio Martell’s Tiki Bar – Dr. Cheeko @ 12:30pm River Rock – Jay & Rob Duo 5pm-8pm MONDAY, SEPT. 19 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Stringbean & The Boardwalk Social Club @ 6pm Langosta Lounge – Stringbean & The Boardwalk Social Club @ 6pm River Rock – Family Funday 5pm – 7pm TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night River Rock – Trivia & Game Night 7pm – 9pm; DJ Q @ 9pm WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 PJ Sweeney’s – Matt Noffsinger 6pm9pm River Rock – Altered States 6pm-9pm; Ladies Night THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Colin Carhart @ 8pm Blue Moon – Blues Jam @ 8pm Langosta Lounge – DJ Tyler Valentine @ 9pm Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm PJ Sweeney’s – College Night Beer Pong River Rock - Matt Ryan Show 5pm-7pm; Danger Box Trio 6pm-9pm; Live Band @ 9pm FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 Asbury Park Yacht Club – The Funkilicious Sunny Daze Blue Moon – Live Music The Cabin – Shay & Jay @ 4:30pm; On The Rocks @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Uptown Sounds Jenk’s Club – Country Fridays Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm Langosta Lounge – The Shady Street Show Band PJ Sweeney’s – Jay & Rob 5pm-8pm; DJ Unique @ 9pm River Rock – Half Brothers 4pm-7pm; DJ Adam 5pm-9pm; Ruckus Band & DJ Adam @ 9:30pm SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Yawn Mower & Weezer Pinkerton Blue Moon – Live Music The Cabin – Eddie Testa Band
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Colts Neck Inn – Kaotic Control Game Time - Suyat Jenk’s Club – Best Cover Bands & DJs Langosta Lounge – Fiesta w/ XoL Azul Martell’s Tiki Bar – Dr. Cheeko @ 12:30pm Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm PJ Sweeney’s – Matt Noffsinger @ 9pm River Rock – Pete Keghlian Duo 2pm5pm; Skinny Amigos Duo 3pm-7pm; P-Dub 5:30pm – 9pm SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Deal Casino @ 8pm Blue Moon – Jazz Jam @ 3pm Langosta Lounge – Western Swing w/ Moot Davis Martell’s Tiki Bar – Dr. Cheeko @ 12:30pm River Rock – Lisa & Wendy 4pm-7pm; Danger Box 5pm-8pm MONDAY, SEPT. 26 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Stringbean & The Boardwalk Social Club @ 6pm Langosta Lounge – Stringbean & The Boardwalk Social Club @ 6pm River Rock – Family Funday 5pm – 7pm TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night Fireside Grill – Trivia Night River Rock – Trivia & Game Night 7pm – 9pm; DJ Q @ 9pm WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 PJ Sweeney’s – John Brue Duo 6pm-9pm River Rock – Easily Distracted 6pm-9pm; Ladies Night THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 Asbury Park Yacht Club – Colin Carhart @ 8pm Blue Moon – Blues Jam @ 8pm Langosta Lounge – DJ Tyler Valentine @ 9pm Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm PJ Sweeney’s – College Night Beer Pong River Rock - Rainbow Full of Sound 6pm-9pm; Live Band @ 9pm FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Asbury Park Yacht Club – The Barr-Barians & Friends Blue Moon – Live Music The Cabin – Acoustic NRC @ 4:30pm; Suspended Justice @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Peanut Butter Bridge Jenk’s Club – Country Friday Langosta Lounge – Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why Metropolitan Café – DJ @ 10pm PJ Sweeney’s – Skinny Amigos 5pm-8pm; DJ Dante @ 9pm River Rock – Steve Johnson 4pm-7pm; DJ Adam 5pm-9pm; Lifespeed & DJ Adam @ 9:30pm
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Communication
The act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information; the ways of sending information to people by using technology.
ESTORE… HELP WA It all started with a big bang! No, not the TV show -- the creation of our universe. Then came four-legged creatures, then two-legged creatures, and then Homo sapiens (man). And, as night follows day, next came ways to communicate: signing, grunts and language. As things evolved, new ways of communication took form. Stone carvings, print, sound transmission, etc., etc., etc. It seems each day new technologies are developed to “help” us to communicate information to each other. While new and constant developments in communication offer many positives in our daily lives, they also have negative aspects. We, and certainly the next generation are losing our skills when it comes to the art of “personal” communication. At home, the family sits around the house watching videos, playing with tablets and messaging friends on their iPhones. The “family chat” or one-on-one interaction with each other has vanished. When you go out to a restaurant and see a couple sitting at a table, chances are that each has his/her head downward “thumbs at the ready” texting others. We’re losing touch with each other. In conducting business in today’s world, we communicate by email or text messaging rather than picking up the phone and have a personal conversation. By doing so, we don’t know if the recipient actually received our message and if so, we hope for a reply or response. Even if you do get a response, it’s missing the underlying personal verbal expressions of the other party. I’m not suggesting we go back to the “stone ages” of communications. What I am suggesting is that we put technology in its place when it comes to communicating. Let’s use our verbal skills to let people know how we really feel and what we think. Try it. Use your phone to actually communicate by speaking to the person on the other end. You’ll be surprised at the results.
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