Moving / Items For Sale

Hey folks!

I have some items for sale that I have not been able to get rid of on Craigslist and it’s annoying me.  Click on the links below to see the Craigslist ads.

Like New Brown “Microsuede” Love Seat – this was purchased last November and is in excellent condition.

Used Technics SL-1200MK2 Direct Drive Turntable

EnviraScape™ Rock Garden Relaxation Fountain

Pearlessence Zen Diffuser Set – “Bamboo Mint”

All items pickup and CASH ONLY!

I am also having a Garage Sale on Saturday for the remaining miscellaneous items I’d like to get rid of before the move!

47 Church Street
Matawan, NJ
Saturday August 30th
10am-til everything is gone!!!

Brown “Microsuede” Love Seat
Leather chairs
Books
CDs/Movies
Kitchen stuff
Clothes
Candles
Household items
Miscellaneous items
Lava Lamp!

Some things were never used/still in box!

Please email me at EXIT117A (at) GMAIL (dot) COM if you’re interested or need more info.  Thanks!

Blog Writers Wanted!

I have decided that instead of letting this blog just sit stagnant, I would still like to see some things posted here. I would like to see Red Bank Blues continue to be a source of information about all things Red Bank. So I’m extending an invitation to readers or writers of Red Bank to write for this blog. If you’re interested, get in touch! I’ll set you up with an account here and we’ll take it from there.

Email: exit117A (at) gmail (dot) com

This Weekend in Red Bank & Asbury Park

Very exciting time of year in Monmouth County for Jazz/Blues enthusiasts and Gays alike!

Friday kicks off the 22nd Annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival at Marine Park. While I dig the music, I go more for the BBQ! Some of the best BBQ in NJ is to be had there for sure. I’m hoping to swing by on Friday night. Who’s game?

Sunday marks the 17th Annual Jersey Pride Celebration. As always there will be a parade, live entertainment, and, you guessed it, BBQ!!!!!! I look forward to “coming out” to support my gays! Who’s coming?

2008 Wave Gathering Seeks Performers

ASBURY PARK – Last year’s Wave Gathering Emerging Music festival was the largest organized event ever held on the Jersey Shore, showcasing the talents of more than 180 artists at 16 music venues throughout the city and featuring informative music panels and artist interviews highlighting the ever changing music industry.

The event continues to grow along with Asbury Park, and this year will add new venues as performance sites.

Last year’s event drew more than 3,000 people, and showcased emerging artists like Ingrid Michaelson, Nicole Atkins and the Sea, Val Emmich, Earl Greyhound, DESOL, The Ruling Party, and Jenny Owen Youngs, who have continued to build their careers and gone on to major success after playing at Wave Gathering.

The festival also featured the talents of dozens of artists who call Asbury Park their musical home, including Status Green, Readymade Breakup, April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Alex Brumel, Rick Barry and Last Perfect Thing.

Performances at venues on Cookman Avenue and the newly refurbished boardwalk area will continue to be a big part of this year’s festival, to encourage patrons to shop and dine in Asbury Park’s newly re-developed areas.

Submissions from performers are being accepted now and are currently under review.

Past performers from 2006 and 2007 are automatically eligible to submit by sending their requests to info@wavegathering.com

Full weekend badges for Wave Gathering 2008 will be on sale May 1.

For more information, submissions and/ or updates about the festival, go to www.wavegathering.com.

WHAT: The 3rd Annual 2008 Wave Gathering Emerging Music Festival.

WHEN: Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22.

WHERE: Various venues in the City of Asbury Park, including nightclubs, restaurants and art galleries

For more information:
www.wavegathering.com
www.myspace.com/wavegathering

Blondie @ The Count Basie

Just heard about this!  I’m so there! June 17th seems so far away!

Dine Downtown in April!

As Red Bank Green so eloquently reports, The Red Bank River Center is sponsoring Dine Downtown, a restaurant promotion in cooperation with 16 downtown dining establishments that feature prix fixe menus (ranging in price from $15-$35) on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings throughout the month of April.

This may be an excellent opportunity not only to try a restaurant I’ve never been to before, but perhaps make it an official Bayshore Friends gathering!  Please post if you’re interested, or better yet… join Bayshore Friends and let us know there!

Introducing Bayshore Friends!

Hey Red Bankers, I consider you part of the Bayshore, too!

I’ve created the Bayshore Friends social networking group.  For right now, it’s an online meeting place for people in the Bayshore area of Monmouth County.  But eventually I plan to have local meetups which may include: restaurants, coffee shops, book stores, cocktails, house parties, game nights, parks, and more.

Sign up, participate in forums, write blogs, add photos, join sub-groups, and even add videos!

Go on… check out the new Bayshore Friends social networking group right now! Feedback is appreciated.

Shogun Legends, Wall Township

In our neverending quest to try all sushi joints in Central NJ, our travels took us to the new Shogun Legends on Route 34 in Wall Township. It is owned by the same people who own Shogun Bey Lea in Toms River.

Overall, it’s quite nice. The decor is contemporary and elegant, and the big aquarium is quite the eye-catcher. I heard they put about 3 million into renovating the spot.  It certainly looks like it.

The main dining area downstairs is big, and there is a nice bar area as well as private party room. We dined downstairs (by the sushi bar). I wanted to go upstairs to check out the hibachi area, but perhaps another time.

I started off with the savory sesame noodles. They were good, nothing spectacular, but tasty. He had the 8 piece sushi appetizer. I forget what was all included, but it was 2 each of 4 varieties. One, however, was some sort of scallop roll in seaweed – it was very, very good.

For my “main course” I had the Pa-Pa Dragon roll – eel, tuna, avocado, with a honey walnut in it and caviar on top — very unique, very yummy! I also had a simple eel roll. He had the Flaming Heart roll – which for the life of me I forget what was in that – and a plain Philadelphia roll. No complaints from him.

While we still think Kanji – and Ichiban – are tops, Shogun Legends is definitely good enough to warrant a return visit.

Election Night Results @ The Hillary Clinton for President Monmouth County Office

Disclaimer: this is not necessarily my endorsement.

I am helping to spread the word since it is local to Monmouth County. I’m not sure I will go to this, but perhaps this may be of interest to some of you (especially the Democrats)

Election Night Results with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.

February 5th, 2008
8:00 pm

Hillary Clinton for President Monmouth County Office
495 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ

**Refreshments will be served**

To RSVP or for more information, please call
The Hillary Clinton for President Monmouth County Campaign office at (732) 571-4141.

Shelter Animal Photography Exhibit @ Monmouth Mall

Here’s a good cause everybody should go to support!

Take Me Home!
Portraits of Adoptable Shelter Dogs and Cats

A Photography Exhibit by
Valerie Craig, Sisi Ho, Jack Norton, and David Segelstein
SCAN Learning Center at Monmouth Mall

Opening reception:
Friday, February 8th
6:30-8:30pm

If you miss the reception, the exhibit is on view from February 5-29.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm.

The SCAN Learning Center is located in the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJ.
On the lower level of the mall, next to the mall’s management office, below the food court.

For more information, click on www.scannj.com or call 732-542-1326.

Shelter Animal Photography Exhibit PDF

A portion of proceeds from any sales will be donated to the MCSPCA. We hope the real value of this exhibit will be increased awareness of MCSPCA services, new volunteers and donors… and ADOPTERS!

Kanji – a return visit!

Seriously folks, if you’re looking for a top notch sushi experience, run, don’t walk, to Kanji Steakhouse and Sushi. It’s up there with our other favorite Monmouth County Japanese restaurant, Ichiban in Ocean.

We returned on Sunday evening with his parents and grandmother. They are not big fans of Japanese food. They like hibachi just fine, but are not into sushi AT ALL.

We had our usual sashimi appetizer & avocado salad. We also ordered 3 different rolls a piece. We always share. It’s always too much, but we like to try a variety.

One of the rolls was a plain old California roll. His Dad, who has never tried any sushi in his life — not even a California roll — tried one and said “Hey, that’s pretty good!” He thoroughly enjoyed his Shumai appetizer and raved about the Shrimp Tempura (cooked) roll. Trust me, this was a big step!

We both wanted an order of Sunshine rolls, since it was the winner on our first trip. However, this time the White Christmas roll won as best special roll. It was simply divine!!! I hope they continue to offer that in the future.

We will back again and again!

Welcome to Dread Bank!

Shootings, stabbings, robberies, assaults…. what’s going on Red Bank? That’s the kind of shit I got desensitized to hearing about when I lived in Philly. Never expected to see it ’round these trendy parts.

The banter (comments) over at Red Bank Green is so funny. People pointin’ fingers at the local politicians, not enough this, not enough that, yada yada. I could rant about the state of society today, but things aren’t going to get better. It comes from the top down, peeps.

If you want change, don’t just move out of Red Bank. Move out of the country! *sigh*

Happy Birthday Red Bank Blues!

I know I haven’t been posting here much at all lately, but I wanted to wish this blog a very happy (belated) birthday!  I created this blog just over a year ago to voice my disenchantment over living in an overpriced dump in Red Bank.  Obviously much has changed.  I no longer live in Red Bank.  I actually like the walls that surround me.

At some point in the past year, this blog has become more than just my springboard for ranting.  It has been a mini-resource for all things Red Bank.  I plan to continue to post relevant-to-Red Bank info here when I hear of anything news-worthy.  If you have any tips you like to share, by all means send them my way!

Thank you to all who have visited and continue to read and use this blog for information about Red Bank.

Happy holidays!

Kanji Steakhouse & Sushi

My guy and I are on a mission: to try every sushi restaurant in Monmouth County!

We’re certainly getting very close to our goal.  I haven’t actually put together an official list of all the sushi restaurants in Monmouth County that we’ve been to, but if you’ve been following this blog, you know there are several reviews available here from our experiences thus far.

This time, our sushi-seeking travels took us to Kanji Steakhouse & Sushi in Tinton Falls.  Having read a glowing review over on Chowhound, I was very excited to try the new kid on the sushi block.

We had a short wait while they readied our table.  There was a steady crowd in the sushi dining area, and hibachi patrons in the back.  We were presented with our menu’s and given some time to muse over them.  Our server asked for our drink orders, ran off, and then delivered them a short time later.

She then tended to other parties while we sipped our hot tea and finalized our selections.  After a few minutes she came over, took our orders, and was off.

This is where things got a little frustrating.  We were seated by a party of six and they were enjoying their special rolls which looked absolutely fantastic!  We were hungry and could not wait to get our appetizers to hold us over until our special rolls were delivered.  While our server was tending to other tables, many minutes went by and she had not returned.  In fact, it took about 15-20 minutes for our appetizers – Miso Eggplant and Kimchi Salmon – to be delivered.  She graciously apologized for the delay and explained they were quite busy at the sushi bar.

We were ravenously hungry and slightly annoyed by the long wait for our starters, but we did not dwell on it and dug in!  The eggplant was quite tasty.  The kimchi salmon only hinted of the spiciness of kimchi, however delivered all of the glorious flavor.  It was a big hit!

After we finished the starters and another wait – not so long this time thank goodness! – our special rolls had arrived!  He selected the Christmas, T.G.I.F, and Philly rolls.  I opted for the Flying Dragon, Sunshine, and eel & avocado rolls.  While they all were excellently prepared and delicious, we both conceded our favorite was the Sunshine roll.  I would have to venture a guess that it was the tempura flakes and chips that set it apart from all the others.  This was probably one of the best rolls I have had in some time.

In any event, the food was top notch and certainly excused the wait.  It was indeed worth the wait!  We were sure to tip our server accordingly.

If you’re looking for delicious sushi, we highly recommend Kanji Steakhouse & Sushi in Tinton Falls.  In fact, it has now entered our “Top 3″ sushi restaurants in Monmouth County.  (Along with Ichiban and Takara – both in Ocean).

Blog Action Day

So, it’s Blog Action Day. I never registered any of my blogs. This is my contribution anyway.