I Tried unsuccessfully to reply to your last post, so here goes. Maybe because your memory reflects my own memories of what Asbury Park WAS, through the eyes of a (then) child, I can relate to your early club days, the music, just about everything, because my kids reflect the exact same things!
This being the weekend of change, I can't, not even once, remember anything or anyone harboring or showing me any racial animosity, in AP. I never heard from my kids that they were treated unfairly. I heard after the fact, when I took my kids, sister and niece who were visiting us in the late 70's, that Asbury Park's Beach was racially segregated. In that regard, I'm glad I didn't know this, although I don't dispute what others have said in that regard. I have color photos of my kids on the jetty and when I show them, others ask, "where is this"? When I say Asbury Park, they look stunned! I say, "must have been my winning smile"! Let's face it, after 5 kids, I was just beginning to HAVE a body! Remember, I was a very LATE bloomer! I have been known, more than once, to sing "Born in the USA", out loud to my kids astonished looks that I actually KNOW the words! When I began to repeat rap lyrics, they would feel my forehead! I'm talking about Grand Master Flash, not the kind of rap where the "B" word is used or other profanities. I even like Country Music and Country Comedy or Red Neck Humor! Jack and others born in the 60's, you're entitled to your memories just as I loved the days of Howdy Doody, Lucy and the first series of the Mickey Mouse Club and American Bandstand! Me? I was Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, complete with black outfit, red leather boots and 2 shiny, silver cap pistols! I lived in a fantasy world! Sometimes I still do, but it's OK, because back when I was young, I could always go there. I just did. God Bless! ------------------------------------ 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:asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/