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made some serious strides towards becoming an artist whose work and presence demands notice; He's opened locally for acts like Men at Work's Colin Hay, Rusted Root and singer/songwriter Larry John McNally, and his loyal fans regularly follow him to gigs at trend-setting scenes like The Saint, The Broadway Central and The Stone Pony. He's also a favorite around the Monmouth County/Shore Area coffeehouse circuit, and last year was nominated at The Asbury Music Awards for Best Male Performer.And ever since he can remember, Dave's been playing guitar, writing songs and studying Tae Kwon Do Karate, and is now a third degree Black Belt; I.E>, So is he the Chuck Norris of Jersey Shore Singer/Songwriters? {He has 'The Look'!}or sheerly a passionate, disciplined dude whose musical energy parallels his own seething emotions and determined drive to be heard and recognized for his talent?  Either way you pigeonhole him, Eric has shown w/the release of his new 'Dreamer' project that he has the goods and the chops to deliver his sharp musical edge to a wider, more embracing audience at large .Find out for yourself {And receive a copy of his hot new CD}the last Friday of this month, July 27th, when World Beyond Network and DH Music present an All-Out CD Party Bash for Dave Eric at Hooligan's in Long Branch, with special guests The Vigilante Cowboys, Flat Morrison, Amber Brown Vision and new band Twist of Fate, featuring former members of Skybolt Engines and Koga..There'll be free CD's, merch giveaways, and keep your ears up for Free Ticket Giveaways on Local Radio, all this month..So don't hold back, Everyone can Be A Dreamer; do find out how deep your dreams can reach with the dynamic presence of Dave Eric
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Eat to the Beat...
New Jersey Seafood Festival
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luckily Jake had something else in mind. Unfortunately, that other thing was alligator sausage from Ragin' Cajun of Belmar. I, personally, am not a big fan of alligator. I find it a little too fishy but Jake insisted I try it again and I still didn't like it. That's O.K. because he thought is was the best thing since Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and inhaled the sausage like air.
Their was no end to the vendors offering clams on the half shell, crab cake sandwiches and shrimp kebabs. And if I ever see another soft shell crab again it will be too soon .Luckily their was salvation from seafood overkill. It came in the form of Victorian desserts. Between the two of us we devoured a Victorian strawberry shortcake, an English cream buns and this amazing apple tart thing
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