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John Eddie @ The Fast Lane – 1981

Joe Streno — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:35:34 +0000

This show was a double bill. John Eddie And The Front Street Runners opening for Mink DeVille at the Fast Lane in Asbury Park … some summer night in 1981. The exact date escapes my aging brain cells. Don’t remember if anyone went with me to see this show. But for those who might [...]

For The People. By The People. A Clash Photo Book By Joe Streno

Joe Streno — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:50:34 +0000

“For The People. By The People.” I came to the Clash as a fan. I heard the British import of their first self titled album when it first came out … and I was hooked! When I went to the Palladium to see them for the first time in 1980, I went as a fan, [...]

Be It Ever So … Awesome!

Joe Streno — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:35:40 +0000

It seemed like an eternity. A multitude of events started, seemingly, so long ago. An accident. The slow recovery. A ten year relationship gone missing. Never to return. Waiting for a payoff, literally, that never reaching the zenith of its promise. Trips back east, that seemed more a tease, with only short term pleasures. It [...]

On The Move: Asbury Park, NJ

Joe Streno — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:33:06 +0000

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks. I knew I needed to move. I knew I needed a new place to live. A new home to replace the one I owned and had to short sell. Not only was a long term relationship ending, so was the security they both afforded. After a year on the [...]

joMusic: Constance

Joe Streno — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:51:50 +0000

When I start a piece of new original music, sometimes the chords and melody come first. Sometimes the hook comes first. With this song, I’m not sure how it developed.This new music is not so new. I wrote it years ago in 2002. I have a feeling the chords and the picking pattern on the [...]

joMusic: No Place Like …

Joe Streno — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:48:11 +0000

I’ve lived in the “Emerald City” for over sixteen years now. Even saw the Scooter and the Big Man. Here. Of all places! And maybe Dorothy has always been right … “There’s no place like home.” I’ve clicked my heals together so many times. All I have to show for it? Worn out orthotics and [...]

joMusic: Romeo

Joe Streno — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:09:41 +0000

It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been preparing for the second coming. Jesus! No … not that one! The second coming of the Hoover Hootenanny. I’ve taken to recording new original music to help me learn lyrics. I figured I could record the songs, then put them on my iPhone & “sing along” in [...]

Self Portrait #2,097

Joe Streno — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:14:30 +0000

A self portrait I took while waiting for an elevator in a parking garage at Harborview Sleep Clinic with my iPhone 4. It was just this great macro image of an eyeball silkscreened onto a huge piece of glass. It sat on top of a pony wall as a divider. I love how graphic [...]

Good-night, sweet prince … RIP Clarence Clemons

Joe Streno — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:22:39 +0000

Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Rest in peace Clarence. Rest in peace Big Man. Last week we all found out that Clarence Clemons had a stroke in his home in Florida. It took us all by surprise. We all thought he was invincible. [...]

Gang Of Four . Long Island . 1978

Joe Streno — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:23:18 +0000

Okay! It’s official! I’ve become a doddering codger! One too many synapses have misfired & my prefrontal cortex is Pretty Vacant or so it seems. Maybe I’m being a little too hard on myself. Or maybe not. I started attending CW Post Center of Long Island University in the spring of 1978. (Had to look that [...]