The Best About New Jersey - The Garden State

[Bernie]

Being that New Jersey is where I was born and raised, I enjoyed my friend's recent e-mail to me about New Jersey/

If you've ever lived in Jersey... you'll appreciate this!!!

New Jersey is a peninsula.

Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.

New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.

New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.

New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.

New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.

New Jersey has the highest cost of living.

New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.

New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.

New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."

New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.

Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.

North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.

New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.

New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most famous:
Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May.

New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water
quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.

New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest
chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.

Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.

New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production (and here you thought Massachusetts?)

Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.

New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.

New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.

New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark), Liberty International.

George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.

The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.

We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.

The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.

The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.

The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.

New Jersey is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.

The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.

And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world,

Not to mention salt water taffy,

New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.

The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.

New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)

New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.

The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway.

NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland Tunnel).

The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.

The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).

The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but they're all gone now!).

New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!

The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.

The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas Armstrong.

All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen,Bon
Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Shaq,
Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah
Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo,
Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy,
Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise,
Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan
Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo,
Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon,
Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James
Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's), William Carlos
Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph
Macchia, "Uncle Floyd," Kelly Ripa, and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra.

You know you're from Jersey when . . .

You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."

You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.

A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.

You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.

You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned, or drunk, at 3 A.M.

You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know what a "jug handle" is.

You know that WaWa is a convenience store.

You know that the state isn't all farmland.

You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey--there's the shore--and you don't go "to the shore," you go "down the shore." And when you are there, you're not "at the shore"; you are "down the shore."

You know how to properly negotiate a circle.

You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.

You know that this is the only "New" state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (try . . . Mexico . . . York ! . . Hampshire-- doesn't work, does it?).

You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.

You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege

You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.

You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."

Yes they are!

You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton--that's for out-of-staters.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or localbar.

You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.

You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.

Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.

You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.

You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way.

You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.

You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.

You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.

You also remember Palisades Amusement Park, and, if you're lucky, Olympic Park.

You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.

You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.

And finally . . .

You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas. (Motorists are not permitted by law to pump their own gas)

[nrgbeat]

and...."Alice Sweet Alice" was filmed in Paterson New Jersey.

Brooke Shields meets a horrible end in this one.

http://www.horrorexpress.com/images/...church-271.jpg

That's not Tom Cruise in the yellow raincoat.

[paul]

Intereasting Bernie. I didn't the Statue of Liberty or cost of living stuff.
I have a sister and brother in-law who live in Neptune.
One more thing about Jersey, they've got hot girls there

[Videoskooter]

And they have a state fair :lol:



And the famous "Bite my balls" competition :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[remicks]

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VS ..... you're starting to rival Marcio with this wild stuff ! :lol:

Bernie ! I kept looking through this for some NJ reference to DISCO !!!

Found it !! :D

Quote:
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.

8)



Without this " root of disco" ...... no wah wah ... no bass line ..... and dance music would have had to continue as big band ....


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[Mixmachine]

Originally Posted by Bernie

New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.

Here's a bit of "Disco" trivia related to New Jersey I experienced first hand.

In the mid seventies (74,75,76) just as Disco was emerging Union City Cubans by the thousands used to flock to Miami Beach every summer and brought down here much of the "Disco Culture" of NJ and NYC clubs , including (first time I saw it) the "Hustle” and “Latin Hustle” steps and lots of music that was not known yet down here and certainly not played on local top 40 Radio, Beach Hotels (Surfcomber ,The Ritz ) used to set up "Temporary" Discos with removable dance floors, sound systems, etc to accommodate this migration of "Disco heads" or “Discotecos” as we called them.

During the day Disco Beach Parties by the sand and pools featuring hundreds of beautiful Cuban young women bikini dancing in every nick and cranny were all the rage, 8 track Boom boxes and Game Arcades jukeboxes jamming "El Bimbo" and "Kung fu fighting" etc filled the air with “Disco” music, and enterprising "Home/Club" Djs flocking down here to deal on beat mixed "Disco Tapes" in the streets and Pool Parties were selling out on a daily basis.

For us locals this years were nothing short of a non stop Disco party especially during this summer months, Disco by the beach during the day and Disco by night in the local clubs, Geee wizzzz, where did all those good times go? Where is the nearest time machine depot? Any one knows? :-?

[DiscoMan]

You said it mixmachine "Where did the good times go" :cry:

I was living in Massachusetts then. Disco made it's way up from NYC fairly quickly then (summer of '74) but no hot Cuban girls.

[foliveras]

Also, I don't know about now... but Guttenberg, NJ (in Hudson County), a town that streches from 67 to 70th Street south to West New York and north to North Bergen and from Kennedy Blvd to Boulevard East, had the most bars per square mile. I recalled about 10 of them back in the late 80's when I was a volunteer firefighter.

[DISCODISK]

ok BERNIE time for a real history lesson, what is the connection between the jersey where i live and the new jersey where you were raised????????




wonder if you know

[Bernie]

Originally Posted by DISCODISK

ok BERNIE time for a real history lesson, what is the connection between the jersey where i live and the new jersey where you were raised????????

wonder if you know

I used to know this from my geography and history lessons when I was a child :oops: Judging by your proximity to France you should be speaking French :D

Many of the names of cities, counties and streets that make up New Jersey are taken directly from English and Dutch places or people. For example Hudson, Essex and Sussex counties just west of New York City - English. Bergen County - Dutch. Many of New Jersey's and New York's streets still have old Dutch names like Van Rypen, Bergen, Stuyvesant...

[Videoskooter]

This can all be very true but NY is "discovered" by Belgians

"According to the legend, New York was founded in 1626 by the Dutch in the southern part of Manhattan Island. Some schoolbooks, history books, television broadcasts - and down to cigarettes makers - even say that the founder of New York was named Peter Stuyvesant.


The reality is somewhat different..."

http://users.skynet.be/newyorkfounda...rk.html#Resume

[DISCODISK]

Originally Posted by Bernie

I used to know this from my geography and history lessons when I was a child :oops: Judging by your proximity to France you should be speaking French :D

sounds to me like you were dreaming of donna summer in class
yes we are just 14 miles from france, discoman should really come here on vacation,he would wake up to a lovely view of the french coastline :lol:

the answer is -

1664: Let's call it "New Jersey"
The British took over the Delaware colony and granted the land between the Delaware and the Hudson to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. They named it "New Jersey" after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. (Now you know for whom the New Jersey towns of Berkeley Heights and Carteret were named.)
george carteret was the then island govenor

[DISCODISK]

Originally Posted by Videoskooter

This can all be very true but NY is "discovered" by Belgians

yep they landed in coney island and built americas first fun fair :lol:

[Videoskooter]

DD, You could be amazed but there were Belgian attractions on Coney Island :lol:

http://www.lostparks.com/piratesw.html

The Belgian Aerial tower:



http://www.fringeunderground.com/richard_egan.html

I met a guy named Dick Ziguns who runs a place called "Sideshows By The Seashore," which is the last authentic old-fashioned side show left in the country. I was a barker on a live thrill show involving this woman from Belgium who swam with sharks. I ran quarter pitch games. I did all kinds of things.