Hurricane Sandy
'Shorty Long,' Bandmates Bring Music Back to the Boardwalk
Ocean County's own 'Shorty Long' is first to perform post-Sandy
The beers were flowing, cheesesteaks sizzling and the music was pumping through the speakers at the Beachcomer Bar and Grill in Seaside Heights Saturday afternoon. Sure, the weather outside was frightful, but it was nothing but fun times and great music inside the cozy confines of one of the borough's most notable boardwalk watering holes. Known on TV for its recorded club beats and fist pumps, Seaside Heights has also played host to Ocean County's live music scene for decades, but since Superstorm Sandy struck Oct. 29, the county's own "city that never sleeps" has been eerily, and depressingly, quiet. Enter the group that bills itself as the "world's number one party band." "The Jitney Hit Me!" shouted Ricky "Shorty Long" Tisch, the Brick…
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12:19 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
Well, we all knew that the politically connected would get things rolling quickly. Now perhaps they close at 12am in order to keep the riff raff out of the Heights, something a good old fashioned hurricane couldn't do. What a great opportunity to clean up this boardwalk, and we don't mean the boards. more ›