Weenie Contest
September 16th, 2008This year’s hot dog eating contest will be limited to 12 contestants.
First come…first served!
Irish Fest/Phils/METS!!!
September 15th, 2008
In conjunction with Sea Isle City’s Irish Weekend, the second annual Hot Dog Eating contest, benefiting the Fallen Heroes Fund, will take place this Saturday, September 20th at 3:00 in the La Costa parking lot in Sea Isle City.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
Shoot me an email if you can help out. It will only take 30 minutes of your time.
Winner receives an Irish Flag Speedo (see below)!
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Baseball Gods, Please let it happen again, please!!!!!
Today’s New York Post:
The only question now is whether yesterday’s latest ghastly meltdown by the bullpen in a 7-4 loss to the Braves damaged any internal organs.
A five-run nightmare in the ninth inning certainly didn’t help the Mets’ postseason chances or shoo away any of those lingering ghosts from last September’s historic collapse.
Once the carnage from yet another bullpen disaster was finally tallied and the Phillies had swept a doubleheader from the Brewers, the Mets’ lead in the NL East was down to one game.
With 14 games to play, is history unthinkably repeating itself?
“It’s going to be a tough two weeks for us,” said , yesterday’s starter who saw seven strong innings of work go up in smoke in the hideous ninth. Read more…
12 left to play. The Phils entered the weekend 4 out of the wild card, now they’re tied. Well done, Phils. It appears Burrell may have snapped out of his disastrous slump, Howard is going off, Victorino is stepping up, and Brett Myers has been the second best pitcher in baseball for the last month and a half. Break out those rally towels, folks. We’re going to have a fun two weeks.
Fall Fest
September 10th, 2008Fall Family Festival this weekend!
Bubba Dogs will be featured at the food court at fall fest this Saturday, September 13th in Sea Isle City. The festival begins at 10 a.m. with a seaside market on the promenade. Over 400 vendors will be selling their wares. Unique at the festival is that we offer grilled hot dogs! We’re talking charcoal grilled, folks. Also available is Bubba’s famous lemonade.
2008 FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday, September 13:
Seaside Market, Food Court, Children’s Activities, Live Music (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Free Family Dance Contest on the Promenade (7:00 p.m.)
Sunday, September 14:
Antique Auto Show (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
Sand Sculpting Demo, Clinic and Contest (9:00 a.m. to 12 noon)
Live Music and Free Guided Trolley Tours (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Award Ceremony (1:00 p.m.)
Antique Auto Parade (1:30 p.m.)
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SIC pics:
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Gasoline in Venezuela is $.25/gallon, the cheapest in the world. The only catch is, in order to take advantage, you have to live in Venezuela.
FYI, in February, 2007, less than 2 years ago, gas was $1.97 per gallon at my local station. Check out prices in your area: Gas Buddy
Oogie in the Times
September 5th, 2008Friend Lou Cerone was recently featured in an article about Sea Isle in the New York Times. Nice work, Oogie!
All About Families, Generation
After Generation
Havens | Sea Isle City, N.J.
ON THE NEW JERSEY SHORE Once envisioned as an American Venice, Sea Isle City is now a more modest community.
My sister is six years older than me, and she and her girlfriends had found Sea Isle,” said Mr. Cerone, who grew up in the Italian heart of South Philadelphia. “She beat it into me: ‘Sea Isle. Sea Isle. Sea Isle.’ So that’s where I came.”
Some two decades later, Mr. Cerone and his sister, Vicki Angelos, are still in Sea Isle City. They own side-by-side businesses now — Uncle Oogie’s Pizzeria and Sweet Pete’s, an ice-cream parlor, near 61st Street and Landis Avenue on this skinny barrier island 20 miles south of Atlantic City. Story…
Boardwalk Project/Festivals
September 2nd, 2008The boardwalk project, recently approved by Sea Isle City Council, is available for download in power point by clicking below:
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Had another amazing summer this year. We finished working 59th street yesterday (Labor Day) and will see you there next Memorial Day weekend. We’re not closed for the season yet, however. Fall Family Festival is September 13th at JFK and the Promendade. We’ll have the grill out for that one. Additionally, Irish Weekend is September 20th. We will be having another hot dog eating contest on that day. It will take place mid afternoon in La Costa parking lot (JFK and Landis Ave).
We’ll also be taking part in Sea Isle’s first Harbour Fest on October 4th. More details to follow.
We just received some nice accolades from Philadelphia Magazine and I’ll be heading to Sea Isle for a photo shoot tomorrow. Look for us in the late spring ‘09 issue, ”Guide to the Jersey Shore”
Great summer, everybody. As always, I appreciate your patronage.
Ouch/Bruce/Summer Storm
August 13th, 2008Hungarian weightlifter at Olympics this week. Owwwwwww…….
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We had a pretty wild storm last week. My little bay girl didn’t seem to mind. She really wanted crabs for dinner. Check out pix of the front…
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Best year yet at Bubba Dogs. Thanks everybody…
Springsteen is playing halftime of this year’s Super Bowl. Couldn’t embed, but click link below for what is my favorite Springsteen tune (today anyway). AC, Dad’s hometown…
Borek
August 7th, 2008
Brendan Borek loved to surf. He spent many hours on the beach with his friends waiting for the incoming high tides — which brought about the best surfing conditions. So it was natural for his friends to wish him “high tides” during his struggle with cancer.
In keeping with that same shared feeling of community good will, Brendan’s Fund strives to provide “High Tides” conditions for local Cape May County families who have a child or young adult with cancer. A number of events will be held next week, including Tuesday’s art expo at the Avalon Yacht Club (Bubba and Malcom Flynn may show up to play a couple of tunes) and a surf contest on Thursday in Avalon. Please visit the website to learn more…
Dungeons/CSN
August 6th, 2008July waves best in some time. August flat thus far. Water is finally warming up.
Dungeons…
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Amazing Woodstock footage. CSN singing Blackbird…2 acoustic guitars, 3 voices, half million people watching. Check it out:
Still the Best/Fun City Returns?
August 2nd, 2008Bubba Dogs are the Best!!!
In a taste test, Nathan’s Skinless All Beef Hot Dog beat out the rest.
Hot dogs: Best in show
We put franks to the taste test.
You might say hot dogs are as American as apple pie.
Except we eat 10 times as many hot dogs a year as slices of pie, according to the market research group NPD.
We down most of our dogs - roughly 7 billion - between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to the Washington-based National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. That’s 818 hot dogs consumed every second during that time frame.
And on Independence Day alone, we’ll eat 150 million hot dogs.
Philadelphia ranked fourth in the top hot-dog-consuming cities of 2007, with $46 million worth of franks eaten. New York, Los Angeles and Baltimore/Washington beat us out.
But what’s the best-tasting hot dog?That’s a matter of personal preference, of course.
We asked adults and children to participate in a taste test, using eight popular supermarket brands of hot dogs.
Three were all beef (Nathan’s Famous, Hebrew National, Dietz & Watson); three were a mixture of beef, pork, chicken and/or turkey (Oscar Mayer, Ball Park, Hatfield Phillies); and two were organic, uncured brands from Whole Foods (Applegate Beef and Wellshire Turkey). The hot dogs were simply boiled.
Nathan’s was the clear victor on the adult side, finishing a full 2 points ahead of runner-up Hebrew National.Ball Park was a distant third, with the remaining dogs falling further behind. Wellshire All Natural Uncured Turkey dogs were rated dead last by almost all of the tasters.
TASTE TEST RESULTSHot dogs are ranked in order of preference, with tasters’ comments and price information.TOP DOGS
#1: Nathan’s Skinless Beef Franks: Tasters liked the “good spice flavor” of these top-rated dogs, calling them “simply delicious.”
Hebrew National Beef Franks: “Balanced” and “flavorful,” these kosher franks were deemed by more than one taster to be “salty but pretty good.”
Ball Park Franks: Fans of these franks praised the “mild” flavor; most agreed with the taster who deemed them “generally good.”IN THE DOG HOUSE
Hatfield Phillies Franks: Several tasters complained of a “soft,” “mushy” texture.
Applegate Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs: Though some tasters praised the “smoky,” “meaty” flavor, most complained of the “tough skin” that made these organic franks “too chewy.”
Dietz and Watson Deli Beef Franks: “Tastes like school hot dogs,” one taster wrote of these middle-of-the-road franks that were most often described simply as “plain.”
Oscar Mayer Weiners: Many complained of the “artificial” flavor and “manufactured” appearance of these popular dogs, though some tasters liked the “smoky” flavor and “nice spice.”
Wellshire All Natural Turkey Uncured Premium Franks: “I had no idea a hot dog could be this disgusting,” one taster wrote of this last-place finisher; others agreed, calling it “gross,” “weird” and “scary looking.”
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For Sea Isle City folk, this story appeared in the AC Press 10 days ago. In speaking with some “in the know,” a plan on the table after renovations are complete to marina (see story) is to build amusements (yes, for kids!). Those that long for the days of Fun City may soon see bumper cars back in Sea Isle.
Sea Isle City plans to renovate marina, build walkway
By BRIAN IANIERI Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
SEA ISLE CITY - City Council is planning $3 million in renovations and additions to its marina, including a Boardwalk-type walkway along the back bay.At a meeting Tuesday, council introduced a $4.4 million borrowing plan that would allocate money for the Sea Isle City Marina, located along 42nd Place near the main entrance to the city from the Garden State Parkway.
City officials said the marina work will include a new bulkhead and a raised walkway about a 1,000 feet long.
City Council president John Divney said the marina work fits into the city’s plan to make the area more attractive to visitors.
More…Marina Renovations
