2012 Academy Award Nominations

                  This year the Academy has decided that the amount of movies nominated for best picture can range from no less than 5 and no more than 10. Here are the films I think will be nominated for Best Picture.

              The Artist
              The Descendants
              Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
              The Help
              Hugo
              Ides of March
              Midnight in Paris
              Moneyball
              War Horse
            

Light of Day 12-Paramount Theatre- 1/14/2012

             The annual Light of Day concerts came to Asbury Park New Jersey January 11-15. What was once a one night event has become an all out festival. In Asbury Park alone there were 16 different shows for the Light of Day organization, which raises awareness and funds for Parkinson's and ALS research. The initial concert and now festival all originated with Bob Benjamin, a local concert promoter/manager.
              Each year the central concert usually features Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, except for the second year, where Joe performed with No Spring Chickens.
              For the fourth year in a row, this concert was held at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The line up, as in other years, features several full band performances interspersed with solo acoustic performances. Most of the performers have performed at the Light of Day shows at some point. Each year, these artists give their time and talent to this great cause, and in true New Jersey music fashion, join each other throughout the evening.
              Joe Grushecky was once again the headliner, and was joined for the 9th time at the Light of Day shows by longtime friend and sometime collaborator Bruce Springsteen.
              This years lineup included Lisa Bouchelle, Garland Jeffreys, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, John Eddie, Willie Nile and Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools. The Poor Fools are made up of a few members of the Jukes and Soozie Tyrell of the E Street Band. Music legend David Bromberg performed at this years benefit along with the great Peter Ecklund on trumpet. Mr. Ecklund has been living with Parkinson's disease since 1999 yet continues to perform and record. Sadly for the first song he joined Mr. Bromberg on, his microphone was not working well, but that was quickly fixed.
              For the encore, Max Weinberg of the E Street Band took over drum duty for Joffo Simmons of the Houserockers.
              For the second straight year the Rock and Roll Chorus opened the show with a few pop/rock covers.
              Here's hoping that in the near future, we can have these concerts again, but celebrating the fact that a cure has been for for Parkinson's & ALS. Then the same can be done for another good cause.

              Here is the setlist. If a song is completely unknown, I will mark with question marks(???????).

                      Rock and Roll Chorus
                        Animal
                        I Saw Her Standing There
                        Who Loves You
                        Home Sweet Home
                        Thank You

                     Rob Dye
                       Precious Ones
                       Cars Trucks & Buses

                     Lisa Bouchelle
                        Take it Out on Me
                        Heaven on Credit
                        Only the Tequila Talking w/Guy Peterson
                        American Dreams Gone Wrong
                        Midnight Special
                        Kitchen

                     Anthony D'Amato
                        Arrowhead
                        On the Banks of the River Where I Died
      
                     Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
                        Noisy Guitars w/snippet of I Wanna be Sedated
                        Let it Go
                        Tell Me Why w/ Peter Obitz
                        Waitin' on a Train
                        All I Needed Was You(Southside Johnny cover) w/Linda Chorney & Willie Nile
                        Come Down With Me Tonight

                     Bruce Tunkel
                        You Found Me
                        Land of the Free

                     Garland Jeffreys
                        Coney Island Winter
                        I'm Alive
                       Contortionist
                       'Til John Lee Hooker Calls Me
                       35 Millimeter Dreams
                       Wild in the Street w/Bruce Springsteen
                       96 Tears

                     Linda Chorney
                        Fins
                        Cherries

                     John Eddie
                        Happy New Year
                        Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time
                        Fall For It Every Time
                        Drink Me Rich
                        Going Straight to Hell
                        Low Life

                     David Bromberg
                        Demon in Disguise
                        Bring It With You When You Come/Wooly Bully w/Peter Ecklund
                        Nobody Knows w/Peter Ecklund
                        Statesborough Blues

                     Willie Nile
                        Gotta Be a Buddha in a Place Like This
                        Cell Phones Ringing in the Pockets of the Dead
                        The Innocent Ones
                        House of 1000 Guitars
                        Blitzkrieg Bop/California Sun/Sheena is a Punk Rocker(Ramones Medley)
                        One Guitar w/Bruce Springsteen & Dime Store Junkies, James Maddock

                    Israel Nash Gripka
                        Let it Go
                        Fools Gold

                    Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools

                      Set included

                      Postcards From Hell
                      Love on the Wrong Side of Town
                      Can't Let Go(Lucinda Williams cover) Soozie Tyrell Lead Vocal
                      I Don't Want to Go Home
                      Trapped Again

                    James Maddock
                      4 song set included
                      Chance                
               
                    Bruce Springsteen
                      Incident on 57th Street- solo acoustic

                    Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers

                      ???????????????? w/David Bromberg
                      East Carson Street

                    With Bruce Springsteen from here on

                      Darkness on the Edge of Town
                      Never be Enough Time
                      Adam Raised a Cain
                      Save My Love
                      Talking to the King
                      Atlantic City
                      Johnny 99
                      I'm Not Sleeping
                      Because the Night w/John Eddie, Garland Jeffreys & Willie Nile
                      Waitin' on a Sunny Day
                      Pumping Iron
                      Light of Day w/Max Weinberg & All
                      Promised Land w/Max Weinberg & All
                      Twist & Shout w/Max Weinberg & All
                      Thunder Road  Bruce Solo w/ Joe Pelesky of the Houserockers & Boccigalupe on keyboards

                     
             
                        
                

Light of Day Kids Show-McLoones Supper Club 1/14/2012

        This year the Light of Day concert series held it's first ever kids show at McLoones Supper Club in Asbury Park.
         Kids were treated to Dawnie, of Peanut Butter & Jammin, Mr. Ray, and Rock Academy Kids Bands.
         Dawnie,AKA Dawne Allyne, performed solo and performed  several of her songs including Little Caterpillar, The Kangaroo Hop, Silly Willy Freeze, The Great Big Castle and Imagination Train Station.

         Mr. Ray, Ray Andersen, performed with Joe Bellia on drums and Mike Doktorski on bass. He performed such songs as I'd be a Dinosaur, Kalien the Alien and fittingly, Teach Your Children.
         A very fun show for a great cause.