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Jersey Beat

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About Me



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Editor/publisher of Jersey Beat, wicked cool indie/punk/hc/DIY zine since 1982 //Compulsive fanzine editor, occasional freelance writer, recreational musician, works in a cubicle 9-5 //Stays out much too late, much too often, seeing local bands //Recently obsessed by FoodNetworkTV - want to share recipes? // Needs a nap //Wants to be an Iron Chef when he grows up //Boyhood hero: Jean Shepherd // Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

Music, books, cooking, friends, conversation, traveling.Never went to camp but I've been to W.E. Fest nine times.Never joined the Boy Scouts but a founding member of Artist Amplification.

I'd like to meet:

you

Music:

Ramones, Buzzcocks, Clash, Nick Lowe, Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell & The Void Oids, Real Kids, Talking Heads, Blondie, Feelies... and that's just the 70's.

Movies:

I don't really go to the movies, but I hear Spiderman2 is really good.

Television:

Iron Chef, Gilmore Girls, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Monk, Law & Order, The Sopranos, baseball games, and occasionally if I'm really bored, Pro Wrestling.

Books:

Jean Shepherd, Mark Twain, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rex Stout, Agatha Christie, Phillip K. Dick, Richard Brautigan, Thomas Pynchon

Heroes:

Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mark Twain, Jean Shepherd, James Thurber, Neil Armstrong, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Casey Stengel, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and Joe Torre.

My Blog

Top 10 New Jersey Releases of 2006

JIM TESTA - NJ TOP TEN   THE BOUNCING SOULS  The Gold Record (Epitaph   THE ERGS!  Jerseys Best Prancers (www.dongiovannirecords.com   TRIS MCCALL AND THE NEW JACK TRIPPERS - I'm A...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:12:00 PST

2006 Top 20 Best Releases of the Year

JIM TESTA -  TOP 20 RELEASES OF 2006   1.  RAINER MARIA  Catastrophe Keeps Us Together (Grunion Records)   2. THE BOUNCING SOULS  The Gold Record (Epitaph)   3. COPYRIGHTS...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:10:00 PST

COMMENTS is for comments, not ads

Please do not leave a Comment on my page advertising gigs for your band or some product or service you sell.  The Comments section is there for you to make comments about a person or their music ...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:40:00 PST

Check out this event: FREE ALL AGES SHOW!!!!

Hosted By: Prosper When: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 at 1:00 PMWhere: The Shore Institute of The Contemporary Arts 20 Third AvenueLong Branch, NJ , NJ 07740USDescription:Prosper Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:13:00 PST

NJ & You, Perfect Together

I don't think there's anyway to look at what's happened to Jim McGreevy as anything but a tragedy and a disgrace. There are implications of everything from sexual harassment to blatant political pat...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I like the Warped Tour

Ok, so shoot me. I went to the Warped Tour and I had a good time. Yeah, I didn't like the Marine Corps recruiting booth being there. Yeah, Story Of The Year is the biggest joke in rock since...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

MySpace is addictive

Thanks, Ralph... now I've become totally addicted to this thing. It was slow at work yesterday so I spent all afternoon going through the MUSIC listings looking for cool NJ bands to add to my frien...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

This Saturday is HUGE

Hey kids, This Saturday, July 3rd, is a VERY big night for me. We're putting on one hell of a show at Maxwells in Hoboken. First, it's a benefit for my fanzine, Jersey Beat. If you want m...
Posted by Jersey Beat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST