Are you a music lover? Of course you are

You know Johnny's all about Detroit and Southeast Michigan music because he was lucky enough to grow up in what he feels in the music capital of the world. Want some proof? OK, the Detroit Free Press is holding a contest to name the best 100 songs ever from Detroit. To get to 100 you must pick through thousands of songs from all eras to all formats. It'll be an eye-opening look into the fabulous rich history of Detroit Music.

How about a Saturday night of some excellent music?

Saturday night at NJPAC on the banks of the Passaic River in Newark brings some fine Motown sounds to music lovers lucky enough to have tickets. The Temptations and Four Tops will perform starting at 8pm.

Between them the groups have over 30 Top Ten hits over the past 45 years. Always great songs to sing along to. The very songs you remember from your childhood when AM radio was king. Some of the most recognizable Motown acts to be sure.

Tickets are $79 to $39 and can be purchased at www.njpac.org, by calling 1-888-GO-NJPAC or by visiting the box office at One Center Street in Downtown Newark.

It's not just the same old song, it's a fantastic night in Newark!

(Video does not count against tonight's Music Series 3 songs you lucky dogs!)

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with LEN BARRY!

You'd wanna know the Len Barry story eventually. Now, when you listen to this song, '1-2-3' you may not hear the old Supremes song 'Ask Any Girl' but legendary 'Ask Any Girl' writers, Holland Dozier Holland sure heard it and told the writers of this song, Barry and Dave White it was time to come clean. Holland Dozier Holland had yet another hit on their hands out of Philadelphia where Len Barry was from. A big hit for Barry by way of Philly via Motown and back to Philly.

Len Barry with '1-2-3'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with MARVIN GAYE!

Johnny knows New Jersey has their own musical legends and that's great. He likes a lot of them too. A lot. That being said Johnny grew up in Detroit and he'll be happy to debate it as the greatest music city ever. No, ever. Part of your upbringing in 'The D' is Motown. Growing up it was everywhere on the radio and live performances. It was found in the water you could say. It was the fabric of the cloth we all wore.

Johnny's also feeling a lot defiant lately as a few thimble headed gherkins who call themselves Senators from southern states have tried to drive a stake into his hometown's heart this week. Very bad words have escaped his lips this week directed at these evil men. You see, we're not the 'United States of territorial business practices', no, we're the United States of America and when one falls behind here, you go back and pick 'em up. The US military says 'No man left behind'. Johnny's old football coach used to say 'A team is only as fast as it's slowest man'. This is America, we look out for each other, not just the business in our own back yard. Those Detroit auto companies have a long rich history of helping America when it needed it. Remember their help after 9/11, remember the tens of millions in aid and vehicles to help after Hurricane Katrina, remember the Detroit manufacturing machine that helped win World War II. They didn't demand Congressional hearings and business plans about how the levees would be rebuilt so this wouldn't happen again, no friends, they came in like the cavalry with anything that was needed to help Americans. They never asked about safer high rise building plans for New York skyscrapers before the help came. They brought it by the American truckloads, never flinching, never complaining. Never once asking about the bottom line.

Remember the Kinks song 'Catch Me Now I'm Falling' with it's words:

I remember when you were down and you needed and helping hand
I came to feed you but now that I need you, you won't give me a second glance
Now I'm calling on citizens from all over the world, this is Captain America calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees so will you catch me now I'm falling

Therefore, Johnny is dedicating this tune, by Motown legend Marvin Gaye to these selfish senators....Marvin Gaye with 'What's Going On'