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ssimpson renewsystems.org's avatar

Another gem, Jo! Right on. The Boss v The Asshat. The spray tanned possum with skin thinner than his grasp of reality. I love it. Staying Jersey as F. ❤️S

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Lee Annis's avatar

Alas, I'd mess with Bruce before I'd mess with Jo. But Donny messed with both. And I guess old Donny is still looking for those airports somewhere in New Jersey which he said taking over allowed George Washington to win the American Revolution.... Maybe he can land the Qatari gift at one of them....

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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Al W's avatar
May 21Edited

I love it! Thank God for Jersey, Jojo, and the Boss!

Bruce pulled me out of my depression and social anxiety with that song. Thunder Road has been my anthem since I first heard it in 1975. He gave me hope and strength to hang in there when all I wanted to do was to check out of life, or be so high that life was passing me by.

The Boss has been, and will forever be, the Boss!

Fucking trump will have hell to pay for pissing off not only Jersey, but all us boomers who are alive and kicking, that still give a damn!

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Another boomer here, and the only thing stopping me is my body is falling apart! (but I'm working on the repairs!) I marched against Vietnam and I'll someday march against trump too! Bruce saw me through a bad time too, and so many good times. I still feel joy when my ipod brings up a E Street song.

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Al W's avatar

Absolutely! His concerts alone are like revivals! I'll see you out on those front lines Debby. If not in body, your spirit itself supports the cause.

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joyousdoohickey's avatar

I related to your post. Bruce has saved me from my darkest moments (and there have been a few). Thanks for your honesty and story. From Australia to you— there is “No retreat, No surrender”.

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Bill Sampson's avatar

I'm a boomer too. I have a baseball cap my best buddy gave me that says: "Built in the 40s; Original and Unrestored; Most Parts Still in Working Order." That's a pretty good description of me depending upon the definition of "working." I'm lucky. Let's the luck of Pope Adipose runs out soon.

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AKRebel's avatar

Do they have awards for wordsmithing? If they do, you most definitely deserve one!!! 💥💥💥

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KingRayVet's avatar

She's the best I've seen ... ever.

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Judith Bucher's avatar

Great writing as usual! Thank you 💗

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KingRayVet's avatar

BRAVAAAAAA!!! Standing Ovation 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿. Now you got your ass handed to you by a woman AND a man from Jersey, you piece of shit, whiny Mango Mussolini! 🤣🤣

Because I know you love Pres. Biden, Jo, this is something that gave me an instant lump in my throat & tears in my eyes. Shared just for you from a Note around here somewhere. I hope you come back to these comments and see it:

https://x.com/ArunChaud/status/1318873947224625153

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Karen Swan's avatar

Thank you for posting this link. President Biden is such a good man--the best--and I didn't think I could love and respect him any more than I already do. I was wrong about that.

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KingRayVet's avatar

You're welcome, Ms. ❤️

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

OMG I saw this film this morning elsewhere (I got booted from X) and just like the Grinch I felt my heart grow bigger just to see again what a real man is and does.

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KingRayVet's avatar

What was a film? You mean video or something longer about the school shooting?

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Yeah it was a clip of Biden talking to some people and then a boy with Down Syndrome rushed him and instead of being pushed aside, Biden gave him a hug, kissed his head and let him talk to him - film cut off there.

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KingRayVet's avatar

You gave it away. Let people see it! Delete this comment, woman. Geesh! LOL

I was trying to surprise JoJo with my link. Boooooooo 😆

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Dawna Stromsoe's avatar

Hey KingRayVet, thanks SO much for posting this incredibly moving and heartwarming video of President Biden with the young man and local folks. No doubt all will remember for the rest of their lives.

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KingRayVet's avatar

You're quite welcome. 💙

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Timothy Fifer's avatar

Looks like Jersey, the Boss AND JoJo will save our beloved America. Not single handedly but leading the way. Shitzinpants couldn’t hold Bruce’s guitar strings and couldn’t hold JoJo’s

Taylor ham sandwich wrapper. Soon the rest of the America will know that truth.

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Dave Drell's avatar

I’d love to see Donny Two-Dolls’ guitar in Bruce’s hands—/ it’s prob a pc of cheap Chinese crap- maybe he could smash it on stage like Pete Townsend?

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Mcdude's avatar

Bruce on the cover of Time and Newsweek at the same time in 1975. Believe he was the 1st.

Jo Jo and Bruce running on 94 octane and most of us are running on 87.

Thanking you!

Go Go Jo Jo!

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Andrew's avatar

How about JoJo and Bruce running in 2028? I've heard worse ideas.

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Jan Moon's avatar

Well, I'm glad we got that straightened out. You have left no doubt in my mind as to your feelings about our pond scum leader. Yay you! You do have a way with words and I love it. Laughter helps to assuage some of the gut rotting anger that accompanies me day by day. And hooray for Bruce!

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Mike Yochim's avatar

Fucking A it’s Jersey. It’s the Shore, Point, Asbury Park, AC and Cape May. It is Pork Roll.

Jo, last Saturday’s coffee chat Michelle referred to his neck as a body part.

I’m a New Yorker, but Jersey is a state of mind.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Liked except it really is Taylor's Ham!

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Mike Yochim's avatar

Let me guess, North Jersey.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Yup! Wayne! Only half an hour from NYC and a world away.

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Mike Yochim's avatar

Ahhh, thought so. Wayne, the Willowbrook Mall. My company started out in one of the office buildings on the other side of 46.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Yeah I was on the other side in a little area of Wayne called Pines Lake. Eden for growing up. No cars (the dads went to work, then it was just kids and moms) roads were free to roam (and we did) woods for miles, a small man-made lake only row and sail boats allowed. 2 beaches.

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Mike Yochim's avatar

Is that up 23?

When I first moved to Jersey I lived in Pine Brook.

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Patti's avatar

… and salt water taffy on the boardwalk in Wildwood …

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Bill Sampson's avatar

I've only been in Jersey once and as a retired petroleum transfer engineer (gas pump jockey to most) was shocked, shocked I tell you, when I got out of whatever POS rental I was driving to fill it when Giuseppe or Bruno or Madeline or whoever it was let me know in no uncertain terms that I was to get my fucking hands off the pump and get back in my car. I achieved some measure of redemption when Sal asked where the filler was and I, naturally, had no idea.

[For those interested the difference between a rental car and a four wheel drive car is that a rental car can go ANYWHERE. Be sure to tell the rental agent know that when you turn down the insurance.]

There was redemption later. I summitted mighty High Point, New Jersey, (el.1803 feet) oddly enough, the highpoint of the state. I also passed through the home town of Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner when a couple miles of my trip took me through a little-visited part of NY to get to High Point. I bring up Rulon because he was a HUGE underdog to Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin and I figure he's close enough to Jersey to be one of you. Rulon defeated the "unbeatable" Russian bear.

Fuck Cadet Bone Spurs

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Stephen Brady's avatar

Donold Dump is beneath contempt. The only use he had for New Jersey is burying Ivana there for a tax break - after Unca Vlad had her pushed down the stairs for his BFF. It would be fitting for NJ to send him far out into the Atlantic in a leaky rowboat!

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Jerry Daubenspeck's avatar

Another great post jojo! DFWJ!!

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Andrew's avatar

JoJo, you've completely outdone yourself on this one. Call it your Greatest Hits.

"The middle finger is basically the state bird". Priceless!

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rc_blair's avatar

I have a standing offer to fight the Clusterfuck to the death in a cage match. Pay per view, winner take all. I'm smaller but 69 years old, so I'll let him have one golf club as a weapon.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

He is smaller (than he claims) too!

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Concerned Citizen's avatar

Thunder Road, indeed.

You've fuckin inspired me with your rant, Jersey.

Thanks

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