Sandy

This is a song from Bruce Springsteen. You can’t get any more New Jersey than The Boss. New Jersey is my home state and I am very proud of it.

The name of this song is 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) and it’s from the 1973 album The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle. It was released when I was in the prime of my life and very much in love with my NJ girl. We spent our summers on Long Beach Island, down the shore. Sandy has been one of my favorites since it hit the airwaves. It’s a very melodic tune. For nearly forty years, it’s conjured up wonderful memories of times spent along the Jersey shore. Sadly, I must add something painful to those memories in the aftermath of the hurricane with the same name that devastated my state. My heart aches tremendously.

This particular video showcases Danny Federici on the accordion. Danny died of melanoma on April 17, 2008. It was his final performance, when he briefly appeared with his E Street Band band mates onstage at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 20. Danny was from my hometown of Flemington and we both graduated from Hunterdon Central High School.

Here’s to all my friends and relatives in New Jersey, whom I love very much. I have family and friends in New York City and Westchester County, New York. I have a very special friend in Pennsylvania. Most are still without power. My thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you.

Cross posted on the Daily Kos

HELP FIND FRANCO GARCIA!

UPDATE April 12: Sadly, Franco’s body was found today in the reservoir between the bar, Mary Ann’s, where Garcia was last seen, and the Boston College campus, where he had planned to stay in a friend’s dorm the night he disappeared.

Franco is a student at Boston College. So is Bruce Springsteen’s son. Some of Franco’s friends got in touch with his son and this is what Bruce put up:

From Bruce Springsteen’s Facebook page:

Help find missing Boston College student Franco Garcia. Franco is 21 years old, 5’9”, approximately 200 lbs, and was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white and blue striped shirt with jeans on February 22, 2012, around 12:15 am at Mary Ann’s Bar in Brighton, MA. Please call the Newton Police Department with any information: 617-796-2100