Surf Club Ortley Beach

Another piece of my Jersey childhood disappeared last week when Joey Harrison’s Surf Club was destroyed.

Perhaps the rock club scene in Jersey ain’t what it used to be. I wonder if it has more to do with changing tastes in music; the areas in which the clubs are located, or a diminishing clientele. In any event, two of New Jersey’s iconic clubs either will close or, due to Sandy, not be able to reopen at all...