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Johnny figured the Tigers had a good chance in the ALCS with their starting pitching but he never thought the Yanks might get broomed.

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Rolling Stones release the dates for the Prudential Center

December 13th and 15th are the dates of the Rolling Stones concerts at the Prudential Center. Wha's amazing is that this is a FOUR date concert tour with two of those dates in Newark. The others are in London. The Devils owner had a nice comment on the shows but he's persona non gratis around here until he and his other scumbag NHL owners get over themselves and their greed and start the NHL season.

But back to the Stones. There was also this nugget, that the Stones are filming the December 15th show LIVE:

"...the Stones’ plan to shoot the concert for a pay-per-view event. "One More Shot," to be filmed at the Dec. 15 show..."

New Yorkers had long hyped this 50th Anniversary "tour" as landing at the new Barclay's Center in Brooklyn in November but sadly for them acoustics won out and the shows are in Jersey. No doubt there is plenty of hand wringing and wailing over this choice as New Yorkers think every big show has an obligation to go to them, but thankfully the Glimmer Twins have spent enough time in this world to know there's a whole concert scene outside Gotham.

Tickets on sale 10/26 to the general public and 10/20 if you're a pre-sale kind of music lover. The prices are between $95 and $750 dollars.

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How about a Jersey City ghost story before bed? Pleasant dreams.

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Johnny's gonna be gone for a few days and will return Monday. In the meantime we wanted to pass along the information on the Artist Studio Tour at 150 Bay St. this weekend, or rather we'll let their poster pass along the info. Saturday and Sunday from 12-6. Get out there Jersey City and support our art scene.


















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Dan Levine plans to run ON the Healy ticket next May, color us surprised

Dan Levine, whom Johnny has a lot of respect for because of his genuine concerns about our fair city, has decided to join Team Healy and run for the Ward E seat next May. Levin you may remember called for Healy to resign three short years ago. Levine, who also ran for Myaor in 2009 told the Jersey Journal:

"I've put great thought into this decision."

Current Ward E councilman Steve Fulop seemed less than enthused about Levin's decision in this statement:

"How can (Levin) eviscerate Jersey City machine politicians one day, then jump in bed with them the next?"

Now Fulop has endorsed his own replacement as he runs against Healy for Mayor, Candice Osborne so you can understand his wonderment about the Levine choice.

It sure sounds to us here that the next Jersey City elections are going to be not just bruising but the kind that breaks bones.

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Alex who?

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This botched Bieber show sure raises questions about the Newark Bears ownership

And yes Danielle Dronet, we mean you (well since you're the owner). So far when questioned about this supposed pie-in-the-sky concert, you hung up on a reporter. Do you know who you really need to contact? Did you contact the right person? Bieber's people all say no and that no deal EVER existed.

You can go on and on about fraudulent representation by saying things like:

"The Newark Bears and The Newark Bears That Care Foundation are investigating a situation regarding fraudulent representation of Justin Bieber, who has no part of any potential related fraudulent activity."

Again, did you know the right person to contact before posting on your website he'd be there? Was it simply to drum up interest in the event itself? Ms. Dronet a lot of questions need to be answered here. When things like this happen people wonder about the management team actually running the Newark Bears. Do promotions and events get cancelled during the baseball season? Is there a long term plan in place to make the Bears successful? The Bears have a magnificent ballpark that is in a safe area that's easy to get to. Yet it's just not working attendance-wise. When very public snafu's like this Bieber thing rear their ugly head questions do get asked of management.  Mixed messages much Ms. Dronet?

YOUR post in the comments section of the The Star-Ledger:

1st... Justin Bieber WILL honor his agreement. Additional evidence and verification will be released tomorrow.

Will he? Sounds like you then said he wouldn't because of fraudulent management. And about that, unless the article is wrong you said you wired money to Luna Bay Productions to land Bieber. A 5 minute Google search shows Luna Bay and Rene Lujan to be a Mission Hill California company, home-based, that sells magnets and types of postcards.

So, which is it? Did you send money to the right people? Did you ever really talk to Bieber's people? Did you do it to scare up interest in the event? 

Well, we're waiting...

A great article about the fact Mayor Mike feels police oversight would bring about the end of NYC

Gothamist shared a wonderful article this morning about the fact Michael Bloomberg thinks a police oversight committee or an Inspector General would lead to the Mad Max-ing of NYC. Forget for a moment the FBI has such a position, the CIA has such a position but for whatever reason Mayor Mike thinks NYC would fall into disrepair. A great read this morning over coffee...

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Is the talentless human scream machine Justin Bieber coming to Bears Stadium in Newark?

Johnny was reading an article in the Star-Ledger and was truly amazed at how badly Columbus Day can screw up communications, as supposedly concert promoters and the like observe Columbus Day like they are a goddamned bank or the post office, but we digress.

As part of a Halloween event, Bieber would sing at the Stadium of Screams event at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium on Oct. 28 — the Sunday before Halloween.

Here's where things get confused:

Bears owner Danielle Dronet had signed a contract with SkyIsland Productions, a California management company that offered to deliver Justin Bieber to the banks of the Passaic. 

However, those close to Bieber say no such event is planned:

Reached through e-mail, Bieber’s longtime publicist Melissa Victor called the show announcement "pure fiction."

Tickets have not yet been made available but in their press release the Bears have offered chances to win seats to the event.

In comments left on the Star-Ledger website Dronet guaranteed Bieber would appear:

"Justin Bieber WILL honor his agreement. Additional evidence and verification will be released tomorrow." -- Danielle Dronet  Newark Bears Owner/CEO/GM

So folks we'll see today who is right and maybe find out why concert promoting doesn't work well on Columbus Day. Til then all the pre-teen girls in Essex County will have to hope against hope that their talentless little talisman keeps their spooky date.