“Johnny Cash Is A Friend Of Mine:” A Story of Two Remarkable Lives

Henry Vaccaro’s memoir, Johnny Cash Is A Friend of Mine is the story of how a fluke in investment in a Monmouth County based guitar manufacturer and a case of mistaken identity led to a 30 year friendship between two humble yet ambitious men that changed both of their lives.

In sharing his friendship with Johnny Cash, Vaccaro poignantly shares impactful life lessons with his readers.

Promoted as a biography of the iconic country singer that adds a personal touch, the story of the unlikely and profound friendship provides more insight into Viccaro, an ordinary man following his extraordinary dreams through the roller coaster of his life. A life for which, he says, Cash provides the sound track.

Filled with personal stories and never before published photographs, the book reads like Vaccaro is sitting and reciting the events of his friendship.  That’s because the book was written exactly that way.  Vaccaro’s son, Henry, Jr, taped his father telling the stories he heard so many times before and they hired a court reporter to transcribe the videos.

“You’re here because I want you here,” Cash tells Vaccaro during one of their many trips on JC Unit One, Cash’s tour bus,” You don’t know how many want to ride this bus with me, but Henry, I want you here.”

Through the tales of good times and bad, hilarious and sad, Vaccaro provides and insight into Cash’s character and the contributions they made to each others lives.  “He brought out the best in me.  He restored my faith in God above and he taught me what was really important in this life, your faith, your character, your family and friends and your compassion for your fellow man,” Vaccaro writes of his friend.   This reader expects that Cash would say much the same about his friend.

Henry Vaccaro is a friend of mine.  Buy his book here at a $10 discount.  Or, go to the book signing on Saturday, March 9, at Silverball Museum Arcade, 1000 Ocean Ave Asbury Park Boardwalk, and buy a signed copy at a $15 discount.

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Henry Vaccaro Responds To The Neptune Nudniks’ Editorial

By Henry Vaccaro, Sr

I just saw an OP Ed story in the Press entitled “The Deadly sins of the Tea Party.

I take strong exception to that story.  In fact I resent it.

Had it not  been for the Tea Party Obama would have had a ” Clean” bill to raise the debt limit, without any spending cuts .

The Press has a very short memory.  Obama’s last budget called for Trillions in new debt. It was voted down in the Senate 94 to 0. We the United States of America are working without a budget. That budget proves that he had no intention of reducing the debt. Just more spending as usual.

The Press said “compromise.” I say “BULLS SHIT”. It’s about time that someone stood up for their principles. The Tea Party stood up to be counted.

At the Alamo, Col. Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword and challenged 180 men to cross the line if they were willing to fight and die for their freedom. They showed the world what Patriot’s stood for.

You the former Asbury Park Press have shown the world how bias the news media really is. You mention the Koch brothers “Oil barons and billionaires who have supported the Tea Party”. I did not see any mention of George Soros and the billions he has spent to further his and Obama’s agenda.

I am a proud member of the Tea Party; you have called us rowdy, rude and disruptive at town hall meetings. Maybe we didn’t like Obamacare being rammed down our throats, with all the backroom deals going on just for votes. There was NO open debate. Where were you the Asbury Park Press defending our freedom?

You say that it is time for the Tea Party to learn a lesson. We have learned a good lesson.

See you in 2012.

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ObamaCare Will Bankrupt The Country

By Henry Vaccaro, Sr

I recently saw a article written by Congressman Frank Pallone that demanded my response.  Headlines “GOP reforms would break covenant ”

In that story Pallone berated the budget plan prepared by Congressman Ryan as he felt that it dealt too harshly with Medicare reforms.  The first thing he does is to resort to fear mongering and scare tactics  aimed at seniors and then the blame game.

The headline should have said ” Obamacare will Bankrupt the Country.” 

Last year Pallone and his gang, for the first time in our history failed to pass a Budget even though they controlled all three branches of the government.  Instead they kicked the problem  to the next guy.  How courageous of him. Congressman what may I ask is your solution to our staggering 14 Trillion dollar debt.  Where is your plan or is it more convenient to just second guess the guy who actually has a plan.  If we follow your history it’s to give sweet heart deals to the unions,  Give phony cost numbers to the GAO so as to give Obamacare a high score.  Give waivers to over 1000 unions and businesses  to opt out of your Healthcare scam once they find the real cost. 

Congressman the country is broke, how are you going to fix it.  Don’t worry folks, Pallone knows how to work the system.   Ask him how his wife got a cozy job with the EPA paying over $144,000,00 and a pension just after Obama’s election.  They say “To the victor belongs the Spoil’s ” well these spoils  are rotten.   The job even has a fancy title Deputy Associate Administrator of Intergovernmental Relations of the EPA.  This is the same out of control agency that has stopped oil drilling , closed down clean coal operations  and is killing our manufacturing base with overzealous regulations.

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