Musings from the NJ Hall of Fame 2014 Induction Ceremony
On November 13th I had the pleasure of attending for the first time the NJ Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Class of 2014 was inducted at the Asbury Park Convention Hall, and it was a very fun night out. I was there as a member of the press, and covered both the red carpet arrivals and the show itself. I have to thank NJ Discover for taking me with them, since the organizers don’t accept simply bloggers, just accredited organizations.
The most popular red carpet guests were cast members from the Sopranos. Vince Curatola (Johnny Sacks) arrived first and was very friendly with the media. Then Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano) spent a lot of time really loving the attention and talking to everybody. Vincent Pastore (Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero) was also cool and not in a rush to leave his media friends. The FBI Agent Guy slipped unnoticed since nobody knew who he was. Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) was last to arrive and while friendly as well, he seemed to be still in character.
Posted: November 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey | Tags: Alice Waters, Asbury Park, Brian Williiams, Chris Fotache, Dizzy Gillespe, Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gov Jim Florio, Harlan Coben, James Gandolfini, Johnny Sacks, Maud Dahme, Max Weinberg, New Jersey, NJ, NJ Discover, NJ Halls of Fame, Patrick Ewing, Peter McGuire, The Shirelles, Vince Curatola | 1 Comment »