New Jersey is in my blood.\u00a0\u00a0 I was born in Bayonne in 1948, and hardly set foot outside the city until I finally went off to college in 1966, way way off to Northwestern in scenic Evanston, Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of my family still lives in the Garden State, and I like to get back to see them whenever I can… which has not been very often since the pandemic hit two years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 I need an occasional Jersey bar pie too, the best pizza in the world, and Judickes’ sprinkle donuts from old Bayonne.<\/p>\n
Kevin Smith is a Jersey boy too, and a hard core nerd and fanboy. \u00a0 He has had his own comic book shop in Red Bank for years; they even had their own TV show. \u00a0 More recently, Kevin bought an old 1920s movie theatre, refurbushed it, rechristened it the Smodcastle, and reopened it.\u00a0\u00a0 I was delighted when he invited me down for a night of conversation.<\/p>\n
It was a ton of fun.<\/p>\n