Monster Jam, the monster truck show is coming to NJ on January 7 & 8. The show will be at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton NJ. Monster trucks scheduled to appear include Grave Digger, Tasmanian Devil, Eradicator, Backdraft, Shockwave, and FullBoar. Show times are as follows:
Friday Jan 7 Gates open 6:30PM Showtime 7:30PM
Saturday Jan 8 Gates open 1PM Showtime 2PM
Saturday Jan 8 Gates open 6:30PM Showtime 7:30PM
There is a pit party on Saturday from 11AM to 12:45PM for an additional charge of $5. Tickets for the pit party are only available at the arena the day of the show.
Ticket prices are: Gold Circle $45
Lower Level $20 Adults $10 Kids
Super Value $15 Adults $10 Kids
These prices are for tickets bought in advance, $2 more day of show.
The shows will also feature quad racing, Cannon Lady, and the Human Bomb
You can find out more by checking out the website at
Monster Jam
If your kids are half the fan as my son I'll see you there.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
Save Wall Stadium
The only thing I am more passionate about than my family and the great state of NJ, is auto racing. I was a regular at Wall Stadium in Belmar as a child. My father would pile us in the stationwagon along with any other kids from the neighborhood who wanted to go and head off to the track most Saturday nights in the summer. Like any other kid I loved the noise, the brightly painted cars, and the crashes. As I grew older I began to appreciate the skill of the drivers, I was hooked.
I became a volunteer crewmember on a street stock and eventually went on to be a crewman on a Nascar Modified on the Tour. All this started at Wall Stadium. I now have a son of my own who has been to Wall twice in his short three years.
Sadly the track's future is in doubt. The land it sits on is for sale and it doesn't have a promoter in place for the 2011 season. Check out an article I wrote for Yahoo for a possible solution NJ's Nascar Sons Need To Help Wall Stadium
I became a volunteer crewmember on a street stock and eventually went on to be a crewman on a Nascar Modified on the Tour. All this started at Wall Stadium. I now have a son of my own who has been to Wall twice in his short three years.
Sadly the track's future is in doubt. The land it sits on is for sale and it doesn't have a promoter in place for the 2011 season. Check out an article I wrote for Yahoo for a possible solution NJ's Nascar Sons Need To Help Wall Stadium
Jersey Maternity Shirt
New Years Day Ride of Shame
As hard as it is to believe, even to me, I once had a life that didn't include playing with a three year old and watching Nick Jr. I'm not complaining I very much enjoy my life now, much like I enjoyed what seems like my previous life. The New Year always brings back memories of my worst New Years Eve which also became one of my funniest New Years Days. Check out my funny short story at New Years Day Ride of Shame
Happy New Year in Camden
Happy New Year everyone. I celebrated New Years at my home in Camden NJ, with my fiancee and three year old son. We live in a beautiful loft apartment on the waterfront looking out on Philadelphia. One of the benefits of living here is the numerous firework displays throughout the year. New Years Eve was no exception, in fact we got two displays, one at 6PM and the other at midnight.
We could of easily watched from inside, but my three year old wasn't having that. He wanted to watch from the roof, which we had done all summer long. So off to the roof we went. We joined many of our neighbors and their guests for the 6PM show.
The fireworks were launched from a barge in the middle of the Delaware, directly between NJ and Philly. They were spectacular, the best we had seen all year. My son loves to talk, and while he loved the fireworks, he kept telling them to by quieter so he could hear the words coming out of his mouth. He sounded like a promoter as we reached the crowd that had gathered greeting them with "Hello everybody, are you here to watch some fireworks?"
We had a great time and returned home to have dinner and continue playing with his racecars and trucks. He finally passed out about 9PM, and we weren't far behind him. The life of parents, but I wouldn't change anything. Nothing better than experiencing life through your child's eyes.
Happy New Year everyone, and have fun in JERZEEBABY.
We could of easily watched from inside, but my three year old wasn't having that. He wanted to watch from the roof, which we had done all summer long. So off to the roof we went. We joined many of our neighbors and their guests for the 6PM show.
The fireworks were launched from a barge in the middle of the Delaware, directly between NJ and Philly. They were spectacular, the best we had seen all year. My son loves to talk, and while he loved the fireworks, he kept telling them to by quieter so he could hear the words coming out of his mouth. He sounded like a promoter as we reached the crowd that had gathered greeting them with "Hello everybody, are you here to watch some fireworks?"
We had a great time and returned home to have dinner and continue playing with his racecars and trucks. He finally passed out about 9PM, and we weren't far behind him. The life of parents, but I wouldn't change anything. Nothing better than experiencing life through your child's eyes.
Happy New Year everyone, and have fun in JERZEEBABY.
NJ Snowstorm Horror Stories
The snowstorm hit us hard in NJ, but I didn't have any idea how hard until I talked to my brothers. One of my brothers had his own horrorible experience and another told me of one he heard being carried live on the radio.
One of my brothers drives a tow truck as a part-time job. He was dispatched out to RT.18 in the Freehold area to free a truck stuck in the snow. Upon his arrival he was greeted with not only the truck he was sent to retrieve, but also three plow trucks. After checking out the situation he returned to his truck , which by now was not only stuck, but blocked in by the traffic that had since arrived and were met with a blocked road. After alot of manual labor, they were able to clear the road. NINE HOURS LATER! Yes, he and the others were stuck out there for 9 hours.
My other brother works for Pep Boys and as part of his job he must drive from one location to another. He actually came upon the same location as my other brother on RT. 18, but thanks to some quick thinking didn't get stuck there. He and some others actual shoveled out a path to drive accross the median grass to get to the other side of the road, and turn around. Due to the road conditions he spent a great deal of the day in the car. He related to me a story he heard play out on the radio. A woman called into the station to say she was stuck on an exit ramp with her three children in the car. The radio station stayed in touch with the woman during her ordeal. When my brother finally arrived home the woman and her children had still not been freed. He was really amazed when he returned to his car the next morning, turned on the radio, and her and her kids were still stuck. She was finally freed some time around 11AM. I have one child, and I can't imagine being stuck in a car overnight with him, let alone three. They turned out to be fine, thank goodness.
I'm sure there were many more horror stories. Just part of living in JERZEEBABY.
One of my brothers drives a tow truck as a part-time job. He was dispatched out to RT.18 in the Freehold area to free a truck stuck in the snow. Upon his arrival he was greeted with not only the truck he was sent to retrieve, but also three plow trucks. After checking out the situation he returned to his truck , which by now was not only stuck, but blocked in by the traffic that had since arrived and were met with a blocked road. After alot of manual labor, they were able to clear the road. NINE HOURS LATER! Yes, he and the others were stuck out there for 9 hours.
My other brother works for Pep Boys and as part of his job he must drive from one location to another. He actually came upon the same location as my other brother on RT. 18, but thanks to some quick thinking didn't get stuck there. He and some others actual shoveled out a path to drive accross the median grass to get to the other side of the road, and turn around. Due to the road conditions he spent a great deal of the day in the car. He related to me a story he heard play out on the radio. A woman called into the station to say she was stuck on an exit ramp with her three children in the car. The radio station stayed in touch with the woman during her ordeal. When my brother finally arrived home the woman and her children had still not been freed. He was really amazed when he returned to his car the next morning, turned on the radio, and her and her kids were still stuck. She was finally freed some time around 11AM. I have one child, and I can't imagine being stuck in a car overnight with him, let alone three. They turned out to be fine, thank goodness.
I'm sure there were many more horror stories. Just part of living in JERZEEBABY.
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