Kickin Back

Not much to report today except we spent a couple of hours with Capt. Bruce and First Mate Jill on the Hannah Lee cruising on the Navisink River which separates Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson from Middletown. Directly across from the Fair Haven Yacht Club where the boat is docked sits Jon Bon Jovi's mansion. His neighbors include Maury Povich, Queen Latifa and Derek Jeter. This is not your low rent district.
Red Bank is an old town, built in the 1800s and is a suburb community for those who work in Manhattan. Commuters can reach the city by car, bus, train or boat, which we are taking Friday to the base of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Bruce and I grew up from 1955-1967 in Little Silver, the next town over and the present home of Carmen, a multiple myeloma survivor who has had two stem cell transplants and she is only in her mid 40s. She is joining us on the bike ride from Bruce's house to the first bridge, about 3 miles. I can't wait to meet her.
Red Bank was also the home of Count Basie, a world renowed musician from the 40s and 50s. The old movie theater here in town is now a playhouse named after him and tonight, Crosby Stills and Nash is playing there. We can walk to the venue if we were going.
The Count Basie hosts terrific shows during the year, especially in the summer when it is delightful to be in this area. Bruce loves the four seasons (weather, not Franki Valli) and that's why it is almost impossible for him to leave the area except during the grey months of winter.
And finally, a visit to Red Bank can not be complete without an Elsie's sub. In Miami, there was a place called Captain Jimmys on 8th street which we stopped at before going to a game in the Orange Bowl. That was a good sub. But it doesn't compare to Elsies. Last month, Bruce, who has free flying priviledges on United/Continental this year, flew down for a couple of days and surprised us with a couple of Elsie subs. Now that was a treat.