Moving to New Jersey

Love that movie...guilty pleasure I guess..

http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/photos-of-new-jersey/

Ha! Yep, Goodfellas. Part of the build up to the "Do you think I'm funny?" scene

http://www.calandrasbakery.com

Best bakery in all of NJ.

I live off exit 105 on the Parkway. I will drive to Newark to go visit Calandra's Baker…it is that good. Make sure you get a buttered roll there too, every hour hot bread comes out of the oven.

Do you go to the White Castle on Route 9?

I really hope you exercise.

I spoke to Jack at Allentown. His summer party/open house is back on!!!

I can't wait, I should almost be fully healed by then…going to get my partially torn rotator fixed tomorrow.

I use my index finger to play pinball…that gets a pretty good workout.

Being from Jersey like me, I'd think your middle finger gets the best workout.

Ok, so having grown up in NJ, my wife and I often say that it takes a lot for "our NJ to slip out" here in the midwest, but when it does its a hoot as our friends are sometimes shocked at how "such a polite couple" can really "correct" bad behaviors of complete strangers

Regardless of where you land in "The Garden State," I would recommend spending some time at the Silverball Museum in Absury Park; awesome place.

It's less than a mile from my office. After an hour of play, we stop by Brickwall for a pint and sliders.

That's awesome. Although I wasn't able to make it down there this past weekend when I was briefly in NJ, I did arrange my previous trip to NJ to coincide with the Autism Gala there and had a blast with the wife. The quote of the evening from her was, "I think this place is about the right size for what we should have for our home arcade."

Amazing how some good movies stick in your head. I haven't seen that movie in like 10 years at least, and only saw it a time or two.

Had my surgery yesterday. Rotator was worse than feared…now I have a 6 month recovery ahead of me.

Looks like no pinball for at least a month, if not more.

double post

Wish you the best with the recovery.

Want me to bring you a sack of White Castles? I owe you!

No white castle. lol

My appetite is pretty much shot. I'm not really up and about. It's my right arm and naturally, I'm a righty.

But I will definitely be at Jack's August show.

WI to NJ...Thats almost like moving to another country.

I frequently travel to NY and NJ on business. I always have an excellent visit.

Funny thing, all my NJ staff are asking if they can relocated to Texas.... They all want out, due to cold weather and taxes.

I would be in TX right now if my wife's family didn't all live in NJ.

This is the most painful surgery I've ever gone through.

Here's a bit of advice, don't ever tear your rotator.

If you want a place not too far away to buy and service your pins ; give us a try.
The company's name is Lights Out Pinball. We have been in the video game business(XBOX,Nintendo,PS4, etc) for 25 years + and expanded to Pinball machines 9 months ago. We have 40 machines in stock for you to inspect and play, we take trade ins, and starting in a few weeks we will be an LED bulb distributor. We also carry a good selection of parts, service, and deliver/pick up machines. Every machine that we sell comes with a full warranty, and a trade in guarantee of 12 months at 80% and 24 months at 70% of the price paid for your machine(purchased from us).
You can also trade in video games and pinball machines towards anything we sell... home video games and accessories & handhelds, or pinball machines and accessories.
Just give us a call, we can schedule an appointment for anytime on any day. Im the owner and I am there into the morning sometimes, so you can schedule for 2 AM on a Friday night for all I care... I am there anyway...

Manny
Lights Out Pinball
215-840-3147

Ran,
Now that your living "Wall Street West/America's Golden Door".
Do two things:
1.Get a nice ride.
2.Shop here for Groceries.
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I get growlers at the Super Buy Right by my work off of 22. They've always got a really good selection on tap of local breweries.
http://www.superbuyritewine.com/events.php?pId=4

WELCOME to Jersey! Great time!

Hey Randy just wanted to remind you that if you were in Madison, we would be drinking beers and playing Kiss at Schwoegler's tonight

miss you buddy

You'll understand why soon.

Hopefully that will be tomorrow night!

Speaking of liquor stores.. I left my damn growler at home. Growler Wednesday is gonna have to be Growler Thursday.

Great time at Porterhouse! We now have to get you in on the "Cigar Thread"

You know? I kept checking my mailbox for an invitation to that. Must've gotten lost in the mail. Shame, too...I would've worn another of my best Hawaiian shirts just for Ted.

I guess there's only one Randy allowed per social gathering.

I'm here now bee... Come down anytime! I'll be here till 1am

Ran... Why are you not here now??

Sure...I just had a cigar on my patio and NOW I see this. Have to watch my Blackhawks now anyway! Thanks, though!

We were watching there...maybe Thursday?

don't even have to go half an hour... 5 minutes is all it takes... just cross the dmz into collingswood, and it's a different world...

I'm right around the corner from deforg in hillsborough. yeah, taxes picture a new car every 2 years or 7 good pins every year, thats what we're throwing away. Garden state dies out oct. Then its a long, cold winter. Snow plows love the overtime so you'll hear them "plowing" down to the blacktop at 3am. Not to mention the occasional BANG as they take out mailboxes. Stay off the highways 4:30pm to 6pm. And if you want to go south in the summer on a weekend, forgetaboutit.
Beaches are great, but everyone packs them for the 3 months. Water isn't really warm until aug. And watch out for the tar balls. But boardwalks are incredible. Also, there is always a back road.
garden state exhibition center and exhibit center have some cool things there. Plenty of estate sales and antiquing places. A lot of history and historical places around. Plenty of liquor store, love bottle king.
chucks wings in princeton for best wings in the world. Plus triumph brewing company has a nice sampler. El Rancho in saugerties for salsa, best in the world.
Plenty of malls, shopping centers, and restaurant chains. Atlantic city is a rip off if you want to gamble, but a nice place to visit for the outlets. Close to philly, but get in and out quick. I always take train into NY. Tomato festival in flemington in august.
In may, everyone goes nuts, walking outside to get fresh air after long winters. Newark airport sucks, but easy to get in and out.
Welcome. I'm hoping to retire within 10 years and leave, never comming or looking back. Some beautiful places to live, but the nicer they are, the higher the taxes. We got lakes, pond, creeks, and delware water gap not too far away. 6 flags great adventure and dorney park is close by. Beach tags, naturally it costs to step on to sand. People party hard to make up for working hard. And get used to landscapers all around making as much noise as possible at 9am.

Don't forget, the Ranster was from the east coast at one point and knows the area pretty well...

Love the Beach Tag scam. Fortunately, not required in Atlantic City.

Let's not forget the shoobies.

Historic Haddonfield, which is just a few miles from Camden, NJ, is consistently ranked among the very best suburban towns in the USA. The independent organizations which evaluate quality of life, give Haddonfield some of its highest grades, based on a variety of criteria (e.g. schools, proximity to cultural attractions, transportation, real estate value). The town has an underground railroad slave escape route. It also has dinosaur bone fossils. Its public schools are better than most private schools nationwide. Most of the streets are lined with mature oak trees and many of the town's Victorian and Colonial houses are architectural marvels. Even pop culture has found its way to the quaint town. The house in the horror film "Halloween" is in Haddonfield.

Ran!...you ready for Porterhouse Pt.2 ?

Hah! I'm ready when you are!