What became of the key characters from the Summer of ’65?
By Bill Kelly There is much speculation as to why the Hell’s Angels failed to ransack Ocean City as they threatened to do. Some say they accidently went to Ocean City, Md., instead. Others say they were just delayed at a roadhouse party, while some believe Conway...10 more entertainers that performed at the legendary Tony Mart’s
Part two in a three part series By Carmen Marotta From Jack Newland playing the piano in the ’40s until the final notes of the testimonial to Tony Mart’s, and the last Drink ‘n Drown in September of ’82, there were hundreds of musicians and entertainers that performed...Remembering when a Canadian embezzler shut down an AC casino
By Chuck Darrow A fascinating—if, at this point, nearly forgotten—story of Atlantic City’s legal-gaming era is that of Brian Molony, who, in the early 1980s, became the only gambler to cause a casino to cease operations. On the surface, Molony, a Toronto, Canada...1776’s Christmas miracle: South Jersey’s role in the Revolutionary War
By Seth Grossman On Christmas Day, several thousand visitors usually stand in the cold for hours at the Delaware River, just north of Trenton. There, they watch dozens of re-enactors, dressed as soldiers of colonial militias and the Continental Army, board large...Summer of ’65, Episode 28
Sonny Barger Has the Floor – The 99 Percenters Unite By Bill Kelly When Conway Twitty took a two-week hiatus from his gig at Tony Mart’s when the Hawks came in, he flew to California to do a couple of college concerts he had previously booked, and while there he...
