In my spare time, I listen to music (I have a large CD and vinyl record library). I walk, and I work out at the gym. I enjoy books with cool characters and clever plotlines (Stephen King, for example). And, I'm turning my dirtbike into an on-road motorcycle. So look out, here I come! Feel free to visit The Night Shift's Facebook page for lots of album covers and other cool stuff as a companion to the show.
Craig Allen
Craig Allen’s neighbors: Christmas Lights Competition
It's on.
Every year, everyone in my neighborhood looks forward to the "Friendly Christmas Lights Competition" that lights up our Jersey winter nights.
FedEx Pat puts up all his lights at once...
...and that's it.
Feel the Christmas JOY...
The Annual Friendly Christmas Lights Competition has begun
For the uninitiated, THIS is something that my whole neighborhood looks forward to each year.
The Christmas Holiday season has officially arrived, when "FedEX Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" start "stringing up the lights."
Tradition states that "FedEX Pat" puts up his display, taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to...
Make Craig Allen’s (MOM’s) Apple Pie for Thanksgiving
Put the store-bought pumpkin pie back in the freezer where it belongs. Your family will give thanks when you serve this apple pie at your Thanksgiving dinner!
A couple years ago, after I picked a bumper crop of apples off the trees in the backyard, I asked my mom if she had an apple pie recipe...
Craig Allen’s Fun Facts: “Rock The Casbah” by the Clash
The Clash formed in London in 1976, as part of the original British "punk" music invasion...besides punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, funk, and rockabilly.
The band consisting of Joe Strummer (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar and lead vocal), Paul Simonon (bass guitar and vocals), and Nicky "Topper" Headon (drums and percussion)...
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Vote Tuesday or you can’t complain, New Jersey
The sign says it all.
Tuesday is Election Day in New Jersey.
YOU get to decide who will represent you.
You get to vote for 2 Assembly candidates.
Sheriff.
County Freeholder.
Local/town office.
The school board election is on this ballot...
Craig Allen says: ‘Meet Rockwell’ on Halloween
While "Somebody's Watching Me" isn't technically a Halloween song...it can give you Halloween chills...and it does make the "cut" on 1980's-based Halloween song lists.
And, there's more to the song, and its singer, Rockwell, than you think...
Craig Allen says: ‘Meet Soft Cell’
Soft Cell is vocalist Mark Almond, and instrumentalist David Ball.
This duo gained worldwide fame with "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go."
Soft Cell formed in 1978, when Almond and Ball met at Leeds Polytechnic (in England).
Their first recordings appeared on an EP called "Mutant Moments...
Which car window sign is more Jersey?
Our cars are mobile billboards.
Through bumper stickers and window signs, we share our interests, and our social and political beliefs.
In short, the driver's personality is on display.
As residents of the Great Garden State, it's said that we collectively share a "Jersey attitude...
Craig Allen says: Meet Greg Kihn
The Greg Kihn Band was started by front man Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. And while the lineup has changed over the years, the band still tours today.
Greg Kihn began his musical career in Baltimore. He started writing songs and playing in the local coffee houses while in high school...
We play ’em like that here at New Jersey 101.5
So, I'm headed in to do the show here at New Jersey 101.5...and on my way, I stop on a quick errand.
I see the (above) car as I cross the parking lot...and I must share!
Obviously, the driver is a Greg Kihn Band fan.
By extension, a New Jersey 101...