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1. Roseland band "Cash Cash" keeps Jersey roots at heart
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a lot of club type songs, dance, 'fist-pump,' some Bon Jovi anthem style vocals, a little bit of Jersey Scene stuff that we grew up with." The origins of the band go back to when Maklouf and Frisch played ...

2. Explaining Lady Gaga and the middle finger to my 8-year-old daughter
(Life/Style)

... There was, in fact more to the story. The Mail, A UK newspaper reported that she had "flashed her underwear under an ill-fitting Yankees shirt which she tugged down during the unofficial anthem ‘God ...

3. The only signer of the Declaration of Independence who recanted was from New Jersey
(Life/Style)

... he was released from prison at St. Augustine, Fla., wrote new words to the British national anthem, "God Save the King." His new title: "God Save the Thirteen States." Some 4,800 American prisoners were ...

4. Cyndi Lauper: Win 2 free tickets to her N.J. concert at Bergen PAC
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Fun," quickly established itself as a female anthem. Along the way, she has continually won accolades as a singer, musician, actress, and writer. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, ...

5. Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson: When the heavyweight championship of the world meant something
(Sports/Professional)

... in boxing history. I even remember who sang the national anthem for that bout: Eddie Fisher! Eddie was at ringside at the request of Johansson, who had befriended him through a mutual close friend, ...

6. Patriotism gone sour: Singing of Star Spangled Banner at one N.J. high school was appalling
(Life/Style)

... made their presence felt. Then the most lackluster singing of that anthem began, with unintelligible words mumbled, and not a single sign of respect or awe or even simple pleasure demonstrated. I was ...

7. New Jersey’s rising star: Alexandra Kelly
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Alexandra Kelly Hausner what opportunity stands out in her mind in a career that's spanned nearly a decade and she'll tell you without a second's hesitation: Belting out the National Anthem in the Louis ...

8. How as Americans can we be free with U.S. trillions in debt?
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY KAREN BOROFF COMMENTARY "O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." We all recognize the closing words of the first stanza of our National Anthem. Many of us listen when The Star Spangled ...

9. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ celebrates a master songwriter
(Entertainment/Movies)

... evolved significantly like "Happily Ever After," which transmuted into the "Being Alive" anthem for "Company." Arguably Sondheim's biggest hit, "Send in the Clowns" is treated humorously via filmed snatches ...

10. ‘Addams Family’ musical succeeds as a crowd-pleaser
(Entertainment/Movies)

... musical. Composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa's score is spotty at best; Morticia's bouncy "Just Around the Corner" anthem to mortality and a ‘20s-style vo-dee-o-do "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love" ...

11. Field of Dreams: Somerset Patriots, Newark Bears, Camden Sharks set open tryout dates
(Sports/Professional)

... tryout, including their field managers, former major league standouts Sparky Lyle (Patriots), Tim Raines (Bears) and Joe Ferguson (Riversharks). The Patriots are also holding national anthem auditions ...

12. Super Bowl prop bets and picks (plus bonus Jersey props)
(Sports/Professional)

... Underwood to sing the National Anthem — The over/under for this one minute, 42 seconds. Jennifer Hudson sang it in 2:03 last year. I have no idea how they figured this one out. I would take the over First ...

13. Wrecking Ball begins demolition of Giants Stadium (VIDEO)
(Sports/Professional)

... one of the newest tunes by Long Branch native, Bruce Springsteen, is an anthem dedicated to the state of New Jersey, the Giants, and Giants Stadium. Springsteen, 60, kicked off his sold-out concert by ...

14. One of life's hard lessons: How do you deal with being alone?
(Life/Style)

... by a very dangerous anthem: Marry, and happily ever after will take care of itself. Nobody warned us that those knights in shining armor we married at the ripe old age of 21 or 22 might someday find ...

15. B Street Band and other entertainers, clergy lined up for Christie inaugural celebration
(N.J./State)

... Tuesday afternoon in Trenton. At the evening event, former Broadway actress Laurie Gayle Caliguire of Ridgewood, will perform the National Anthem. The Newark Boys Chorus, a group of children ages ...

16. Clint Eastwood directs an inspiring story where Morgan Freeman soars in ‘Invictus’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... with some police officers, and a rousing scene involving the country's new national anthem. The white rugby players originally refuse to sing the song, but are moved by it when the crowd at Ellis Park ...

17. ‘Ragtime’ stirs up America’s 1900s melting pot
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and score have been trimmed a trifle, but Flaherty's music is gloriously rendered by a 28-piece orchestra. Soaring anthems such as "The Wheels of a Dream" and the surging title number are unforgettable ...

18. N.J. teens sue to sit during singing of ‘God Bless America’
(Opinion/Commentary)

... made it a policy that fans stand for the singing of the national anthem. According to the Bears' lawsuit, reported www.courthousenews.com, management "also instituted a policy of forbidding fans from ...

19. Tiger Woods honors soldiers at AT&T National
(Sports/Professional)

... USO, sang the national anthem and the U.S. Army's "Screaming Eagles" Parachute Demonstration team delivered the national flag and the balls for a ceremonial tee off to open the tournament. Woods, U.S. ...

20. A rockin' good time to benefit our troops
(N.J./State)

... sending the CD of the patriotic anthem “United We Stand” -- also available that night – to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to funding free concerts for military bases here at home. Grant, ...