Gary, What's the status of the State plan to include a music HOF with those others up at the Meadowlands? Are they still going through with that?
You should be able to get government funding for yours, particularly if you can convince them Asbury is a better place. Why don't you come to my fundraiser tonight? It's at 6 to 8 at Sunsets in Neptune. Should be plenty of pols their for you to corner and start lobbying for your cause. The purpose tonight is to promote Southern Monmouth, so everyone is going to be in that kind of a mood. If you can't make it tonight, give me a call and I'll be glad to set up a meeting with some folks after November 7. I'd really like to help. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lightgrw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In case anyone is interested in hearing it, the show that interviewed > me for WNYC radio is online at: > http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2006/10/23 > > They pitted Long Island music history vs New Jersey music history and > tried giving some exposure to two > Hall of Fame museums that are trying to be built. > > I guess, in a way, you could measure the interest in the New Jersey > Music Hall of Fame (which we think should > be placed in Asbury Park) by the fact that a New York Times writer > suggested us for this radio show two years after our initial > announcement at the Stone Pony. > > The Hall of Fame idea is not dead. It is going to be a very slow > process but I really believe that it will be a great > source of tourism wherever it is located and I think Asbury Park is the > best location - geographically, historically, and for marketing > purposes. We hope to get the movement forging ahead in the next few > months. The main obstacle for us has been with raising money. A key > figure in the redevelopment initially promised us a decent donation and > then failed to deliver. That setup really hurt us a lot. > > If anyone here would like to know more about our plans - the truth > rather than the spin of a local paper - please contact me. We'd love > to have you get involved. I am hopeful that we might see the launch of > our own first induction ceremony in 2007. The Hall of Fame will honor > musicians of every genre - rock, pop, jazz, blues, country, hip- hop, > classical, opera, etc. as well as honor inventors as music industry > legends. New Jersey has a great music history that 90% of the state > and the country fail to recognize. We want those stories to be told > and we believe that people will come to hear them. > > ********************************************************************* *** > **************** > Upstage Magazine - New Jersey's Premier Arts & Entertainment Magazine > PO Box 140, Spring Lake, NJ 07762 (732) 280-3305 > http://www.UpstageMagazine.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
