Difference between revisions of "New Jersey"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
New Jersey is the 3rd state of the [[United States of America]]. | New Jersey is the 3rd state of the [[United States of America]]. | ||
| + | ==References to New Jersey in Zappa's music== | ||
| + | * ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)]]'': ''"A disaster area the size of Atlantic City, New Jersey!"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'': ''"You better get your ass down there for your fuckin' physical, or I'll see to it that you get used for fill dirt in some impending New Jersey marsh reclamation!"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Them Or Us (The Book)]]'' (originally titled ''Christmas In New Jersey'') | ||
| + | * ''[[Uncle Meat Film Excerpt]]'': ''"Phyllis: I tell you something, so it really means that I'm losing my accent, you know, because the other day I was talking to someone and they couldn't guess either, well, I asked them, I said to them, "Where do you think I'm from?" And you know they said, they said, "New Jersey," you know, so, and New Jersey accent is really completely different, you know?"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The White Boy Troubles]]'': ''" You been messin' wit de State Bird o' New Jersey, muthafucker!"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing]]'': ''"Well I heard that some sheik/Just bought New Jersey last week"'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Zappa concerts held in New Jersey== | ||
*[[72/10/31 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | *[[72/10/31 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | ||
*[[74/11/08 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | *[[74/11/08 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | ||
| + | *[[75/10/25 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | ||
*[[78/10/13 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | *[[78/10/13 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==People born in New Jersey== | ||
| + | *[[George Antheil]] | ||
*[[John Bergamo]] | *[[John Bergamo]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Al Di Meola]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Bill Evans]] |
| + | *[[Jerry Lewis]] | ||
| + | *[[Patrick McDonnell]] | ||
*[[Chris Opperman]] | *[[Chris Opperman]] | ||
*[[Project/Object (The Band)]] | *[[Project/Object (The Band)]] | ||
| + | *[[Frank Sinatra]] | ||
| + | *[[Nancy Sinatra]] | ||
*[[Bruce Springsteen]] | *[[Bruce Springsteen]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Frankie Valli]] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:New Jersey]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Cities]] |
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 20:44, 31 July 2026
New Jersey is the 3rd state of the United States of America.
Contents
References to New Jersey in Zappa's music
- Strictly Genteel (The Track): "A disaster area the size of Atlantic City, New Jersey!"
- Billy The Mountain: "You better get your ass down there for your fuckin' physical, or I'll see to it that you get used for fill dirt in some impending New Jersey marsh reclamation!"
- Them Or Us (The Book) (originally titled Christmas In New Jersey)
- Uncle Meat Film Excerpt: "Phyllis: I tell you something, so it really means that I'm losing my accent, you know, because the other day I was talking to someone and they couldn't guess either, well, I asked them, I said to them, "Where do you think I'm from?" And you know they said, they said, "New Jersey," you know, so, and New Jersey accent is really completely different, you know?"
- The White Boy Troubles: " You been messin' wit de State Bird o' New Jersey, muthafucker!"
- The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing: "Well I heard that some sheik/Just bought New Jersey last week"
Zappa concerts held in New Jersey
- 72/10/31 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre
- 74/11/08 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre
- 75/10/25 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre
- 78/10/13 Passaic NJ US Capitol Theatre
People born in New Jersey
- George Antheil
- John Bergamo
- Al Di Meola
- Bill Evans
- Jerry Lewis
- Patrick McDonnell
- Chris Opperman
- Project/Object (The Band)
- Frank Sinatra
- Nancy Sinatra
- Bruce Springsteen
- Frankie Valli
