oh, what a night...There is some sort of weird Jersey pride when you grow up in New Jersey. Maybe it's a defense mechanism for dealing with all the jokes, the put-downs. I don't think that's it, though. I think, and I know I'm speaking only in generalities, that there is some sort of innate loyalty that Jerseyites develop that is not common to people from other places. I haven't lived in NJ for 32 years, yet I still think of myself as a Jersey guy, and when I go back, it's still home. Transplants from other places don't seem to feel quite the same about where they are from or how they deal with relationships, with family, with friends...
So, naturally, as a Jersey boy, I was looking forward to seeing the Broadway musical, Jersey Boys, which is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (and, of course, I've always liked Frankie Valli) and what it means to be a Jersey Boy. A touring production is here in Minneapolis now, and we went to see it last night. It's a great show, way better than those other "jukebox musicals". Afterward we went to a benefit reception that included the chance to hang out with members of the cast of this production. I've worked this week what seems to be a hundred hours, so I've been hovering somewhere in between exhaustion and hyperactivity. This was a chance to party into the night with pretend Four Seasons after seeing such a fun show.
It was all just too good to be true. We all need our rewards.
2 comments:
I lived in NJ since I was 9 years old, and still don't understand why people make fun of it. I love it. I like to think they make fun of north Jersey and not South Jersey (I know that's not true). Too bad South Jersey can't afford to separate and be it's on state. The difference between the two is so different.
vickie
hahaha you make me laugh. Separating? I am who I am because of both North AND South Jersey, maybe you should live up there for a year to see it's just as great. I think we balance each other out and give each other what we need. I think living in north jersey gave me a different perspective of what I thought it was. I get most offended when people think they're doing a NJ accent when in actuality it's a NY accent that parts of our state have adapted. With my lack of patience and attitude, I will ALWAYS be a Jersey girl and proud of my traits that some say are too strong for their taste. Course I say screw them if they don't like me because at least I am not spending my days trying to be anyone but me.
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