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Somers Point NJ

I was driving back from AC and I said " I haven't been to Somers Point,NJ in 40 years." We drove through and all the cool places were gone: Tony Mart's [Eddie and the Cruisers movie was filmed there] Bayshores, the Anchorage, and across the way was Dunes till Dawn. All gone. Ocean City was and probably still is a "dry" town. So everyone from OC crossed the bridge into Somers Point and went to these places: meet friends, howl, and dance the night away to some really great cover bands like Mace and the Sky Band. Then at 2am these places closed except the Dunes which opened at 2am till breakfast, we would do the same thing all over again! Sky Band would or could be the house band for both. CC Walker the lead guitarist was such a showman and entertainer. And afterwards, my buddies and I [ minus a few if they were lucky!] then would head over to Point Diner for breakfast. Anyway.....are there any Jerseyites, Philly, NYC people and Delawareans who experienced this unique wonderful time? Apparently, when talking to the locals, the scene died in the late 70s/early 80s. Tony Mart's was torn down and is only memories....but the Point Diner is still there still serving the same food as 40 years ago.
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tubegroover
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Thanks for the memories Shubertmaniac. Yes I remember those days, mostly through the late 60's if not the same places other than the Point Diner. My family spent a week in OC every year when I was a kid. Like Alpass my buddies and I spent time in Wildwood. Anyone remember Zaberer's the Seafood restaurant on RT 322 I believe? Wonder if it's still there. And then there was the Delaware Hotel in OC where a a buddy and myself were partying and subsequently accused by a maintenance guy working at the hotel of throwing two bikes into the swimming pool, we were thrown out against our protests that we weren't the culprits, no matter, I guess we looked close enough.

I've spent the last 40 years living in Florida and I will say this if you live from Baltimore North to Philly, you DO NOT have a neutral accent even though you may not have the South "Fillwee" dead giveaway. I can ALWAYS tell people from that general area and they are always amazed at "how did you know?":) I grew up in Willingboro since you mentioned Cherry Hill.
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