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table of contents VOL. 5 ISSUE 5 • May 2013 

in this issue... 

3 Publisher’s Letter 

6 PAGE 6 

8 The Raw Feed 

Juicy news from our undercover journalist 

10 Hello, My Name Is... 

Will Pauls, Republican candidate for Atlantic County Freeholder At-Large 

18 VET ROCK 2013 

Danielle Davies 

18 FASHION EDITORIAL 

Raina Tallent - Bully Proof 

20 20 Questions 

Nynell Langford Submits to our Q&A 

22 Who’s Who at the Jersey Shore 

27 out to lunch 

Anthony Previti on his Experience on Atlantic City Beerfest 

28 MANGIA 

Smitty’s Clam Bar 

31 Let the Sun Shine In 

Lloyd D. Levenson 

34 HOW ATLANTIC CITY BLEW IT, THE BIG HUSTLE 

George Anastasia 

43 Quadriceps Sparing Knee Replacement 

Dr. Stephen J. Zabinski 

44 DEAR MOM, one year since her tragic death 

Kimberly Pack (daughter of April Kauffman) 

46 hit me! 

fighting the las vegas mob by the numbers 

Danielle Gomes 

54 Fitness Editorial 

Julianne Dods on Swim Safety: Know the Water, Know Your Limits 

55 Nutrition Editorial 

Nancy Adler talks Vitamins: An Investment for Every Body 

56 Family Editorial 

Danielle Davies - This Mother’s Day, A Wish For Us All 

58 Looking Back with Bill Kelly 

Meeting Jimmy Buffett 

60 Political Editorial 

Harry Hurley talks The Law of Unintended Consequences 

61 The History of Atlantic City Electric 

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PokerStar’s bid for the Atlantic Club has been halted, as has the purchase of 

Trump Plaza by the California based Meruelo Group, but Hard Rock International 

is moving full speed ahead with its plans to invest $100 million into the 

Meadowlands Racetrack in North Jersey, adding fuel to the fire that casino 

gambling will no longer be exclusive to Atlantic City sometime after 2015. 

Stay tuned to how this plays out, but don’t be surprised to see casino 

gambling at the Meadowlands or on the Camden Waterfront before 2020… 

It has been one year since the cold-blooded killing of local talk 

radio host/veteran’s advocate, April Kauffman, in her Linwood home. 

Despite not making an arrest, investigators are refusing to call the 

case cold and have pledged to bring the individual responsible to 

justice and to prosecute anyone else who may have given assistance 

to the killer, prior to or after this selfish and cowardly act. 

Freeholder Joe McDevitt is making a lot of noise these days, much to the 

chagrin of some Atlantic County Republicans who feel that McDevitt’s 

scorched earth tactics are not only detrimental to the unity of the party, 

but are sour grapes coming from an incumbent candidate who was bested fair 

and square at the Party’s convention in March by candidate Will Pauls. 

McDevitt, who has been very vocal about what he perceives to be a grave 

injustice committed against him, bypassed the March convention, a process 

he has since decried as being anything but fair and square, and instead 

will challenge Pauls in what has now become a hotly contested June Primary. 

McDevitt’s off-scripted rants against some members of his own party, namely 

County Chairman Keith Davis, have become the subject of tremendous fodder 

on Facebook and on several local talk radio shows. Win, lose or draw come 

June, Joe McDevitt has made himself the most talked about candidate this 

Primary season. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing remains to be 

seen, but either way, I don’t think we’ve heard the last of Joe McDevitt … 

Speaking of politics and Facebook fodder, one cannot ignore the 

tremendous efforts being expounded by Atlantic City resident Warren 

Massey on Facebook in his efforts to unseat Mayor Lorenzo Langford in 

favor of mayoral candidate Dave Davidson, who can count Massey as his 

number one and most vocal supporter. Massey, like the aforementioned 

McDevitt, has taken to Facebook in an effort to get his message out, 

and you get the impression that like McDevitt, win, lose or draw come 

June, we haven’t heard the last of Dave Davidson and Warren Massey … 

Tickets are still available for the May 31st Deana Sings Dino concert at 

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hello 

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WILL PAULS, 

Republican candidate for Atlantic 

County Freeholder At-Large 

I’m Will Pauls, the recently nominated Republican 

candidate for Atlantic County Freeholder At-Large. 

I couldn’t be prouder to run on a ticket led by 

Governor Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno that 

includes distinguished public servants like Frank Balles 

for Senate, John Amodeo and Chris Brown for Assembly, 

as well as John Bettis and Rich Dase for Freeholder. This 

is a critical and defining moment for our region and as 

such we must elect the very best leaders at every level of 

government. 

For more than half a century I’ve lived right here in 

Atlantic County, through the good times and the bad. Over 

the last few years, we’ve all watched South Jersey struggle 

as our region continues to face some of the highest 

unemployment rates in New Jersey. 

I believe we need a strong Freeholder At-Large who 

will work with our local officials all day, every day, and not 

just in an election year. The stakes are simply too high 

for our region to continue with business as usual and 

accept the status quo simply because it’s politically more 

convenient. 

We’re fighting to preserve the American Dream 

so our children and grandchildren can have the same 

opportunities we had. Atlantic County can absolutely 

still offer that. I believe in our region, its people, and its 

promise for the future. 

Growing up in Atlantic County, Mom and Dad instilled 

in all of us a love of God, family and country, as well as a 

strong commitment to our local community. 

Shortly after graduating from Absegami High School 

in 1973, I married my high school sweetheart, Ginny. Ginny 

and I built upon the foundations that our parents provided 

towards living out the American Dream. Together we 

raised three children, our two sons Shane and John, and 

our daughter Jennifer. We’ve also been blessed with four 

grandchildren whom we adore. 

For 20 years, I worked as a Journeyman for the 

Atlantic City Ironworkers, Local 350. As a Journeyman, I 

saw the building of the Casino Industry first hand. These 

were exciting times for our region and its residents. We had 

great hopes for the future and the opportunity to earn a 

decent living in order to support our families. 

Iron working can be a dangerous occupation. When I 

started working in the steel industry, we didn’t have all the 

safeguards and regulations we have today. While we have 

made great strides in enhancing safety for our workers, 

there were times when you didn’t know if you were going 

to make it home to your family. The hard reality is that I 

have lost some dear friends over the years—whether in day 

to day development projects or during emergency repairs 

and reconstruction efforts. 

That’s why in addition to serving on the Atlantic 

County Republican Committee, I am currently the President 

of the South Jersey Building Trades Council and the 

Ironworkers Local 350. I’ve been honored and privileged 

to represent these hard working men and women who 

have literally helped build and sometimes rebuild our 

community. 

I’m also active in and have enjoyed serving on the 

Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic 

County Planning Board, Regional Development Authority 

of Atlantic County, and the Atlantic County Community 

Development Corporation. Throughout the years, I’ve 

developed strong working relationships with many 

business and community leaders in every corner of Atlantic 

County. 

I love Atlantic County and I wouldn’t live anywhere 

else. Fighting for you is my way of giving back to the 

community that has given so much to me and my 

family. 

Whether it was covering shifts at the family restaurant 

or later working on structural steel high above Atlantic 

City, I have spent my entire life in the private sector. These 

experiences have provided me with the understanding of 

not only the challenges facing working families, but what it 

takes to create family sustaining jobs in Atlantic County. 

I know the issues and I’ll bring fresh ideas, a strong 

work ethic and the same passion I’ve always had for 

Atlantic County to the job of Freeholder. I’ll work hard each 

and every day to ensure Atlantic County gets back on its 

feet and thrives once again. You deserve nothing less. 



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By Danielle Davies 

Almost 40 years after the Vietnam War officially ended, Vietnam Veterans are finally getting 

the welcome home that so many of them sorely lacked in those initial days during, and after, 

the war. VetRock2013, a one-day festival being held to honor Vietnam Veterans as “The 

Welcome Home You Never Received”, will take place on June 1 at Bader Field, in Atlantic City. 

Why now, 40 years later? 

It’s well documented that upon returning to the United States after the Vietnam War, many vets were mistreated and rejected, and certainly 

didn’t receive the type of ‘welcome home’ that veterans from previous wars received. Dennis J. Stauffer writes, in The Bitter Homecoming, 

“...the war was not a welcome topic outside the walls of veterans clubs. The Viet vet became a scapegoat for our country’s involvement in an 

unpopular war. We faced rejection and verbal, sometimes physical assault. That’s why many veterans quickly discarded their uniforms after 

returning home; it was easier than facing humiliation in public places.” 

People are stepping up to right these wrongs. On March 30, New Hampshire celebrated Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. NH Governor 

Maggie Hassan said, of the Vietnam vets, “When you returned home, you were given no parades, no ceremonies. Instead, you carried the 

pain of the injuries you suffered, the memories of what you had endured, and the belief that the very people you protected were ungrateful 

for your sacrifices.” Hassan added, “It is my humble honor today to make sure that we say: Welcome home.” 

Here in New Jersey, it’s Mike Merlino who, with his NJ Non-Profit, Wiser Charitable Enterprises, is producing VetRock 2013. (Wiser Charitable 

is the organization behind the Wounded Warrior Golf Outing held annually at McCullough’s Emerald Links in Egg Harbor Township.) Merlino is 

a veteran advocate, working with organizations like American Legion Post 352, SAL, American Legion Riders Post 352, and Rolling Thunder 

NJ, Chapter 4. In addition, along with Commander Bill Butler, Merlino hosts “Veterans Matter Radio Show”, which currently broadcasts on 

WPG TalkRadio 1450 AM each Saturday from 11-1. The show focuses on “perpetuating the goal of educating the public and assisting our 

veterans and returning troops.” 

As an advocate, Merlino has worked with veterans and our returning troops, from Iraq and Afghanistan, extensively. In his work, he came across 

a poster depicting soldiers in Vietnam with the caption, “Not This Time; Not on My Watch!”, referring to the less than favorable conditions 

that Vietnam Vets were met with upon their return to the states, and the resounding welcome that those same Vets give to returning troops 

from the Middle East. The message affected Merlino, and once again, he decided to 

help. This time, the answer was VetRock2013, offering Vietnam Vets “The Welcome 

Home You Never Received.” 

“This generation of soldier will not be treated poorly due to the diligence and 

patriotic attitude of our veterans, especially Vietnam vets,” Merlino said of Vietnam 

vet support of troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, adding, “For many 

(Vietnam vets) their own welcome home is long overdue. Thus, VetRock2013.” 

With Keynote Speaker, Colonel Oliver North, a classic car show produced by “The 

Nostalgia Knights”, and 60’s era entertainment on the main stage, including acts 

like Mark Farner & Band (formerly the lead vocalist and guitarist from Grand Funk 

Railroad), The Soul Survivors, The Trammps, The Buckinghams, Mitch Ryder & The 

Detroit Wheels, all to be MC’d by Joe Piscopo and his band, the event is sure to 

attract veterans and nostalgia seekers alike. Not only will the event be celebrating 

veterans, but all proceeds from VetRock 2013 will benefit Vietnam Veterans 

through Fisher House, Vineland Veterans and the Homeless Vietnam Veterans 

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by Raina Tallent, Fashion Editor of The Boardwalk Journal 

Gilbert: I just wanted to say that I’m a nerd, and I’m here tonight to stand up 

for the rights of other nerds. I mean uh, all our lives we’ve been laughed at 

and made to feel inferior. And tonight, those bastards, they trashed our house. 

Why? Cause we’re smart? Cause we look different? Well, we’re not. I’m a nerd, 

and uh, I’m pretty proud of it. 

Lewis: Hi, Gilbert. I’m a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news 

for the beautiful people. There’s a lot more of us than there are of you. I know 

there’s alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might’ve been 

called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped 

on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you’re a nerd or not, why 

don’t you just come down here and join us. Okay? Come on. 

Gilbert: Just join us cos uh, no-one’s gonna really be free until nerd 

persecution ends.—Revenge of the Nerds 1984 

Hi, my name is Raina and I’m a nerd. I have and always will march to the 

beat of a different drummer, and I’m proud of it. Growing up, I wore big 

thick glasses, had a mouth full of metal, and was chubby. I was kicked off 

the softball team for “throwing like a girl” and for making my jersey into a 

crop top. I was told that I’d never be a ballerina because my hips were too 

wide and my boobs were too 

big. Tap dancing was an epic 

failure, and the instructor said 

that I’d never be a Rockette. 

I remember like yesterday, 

asking the popular girls if I 

could do the lip sync contest 

with them, and their response 

to me was, “The song is Simply 

Irresistible. Not Simply Ugly!” 

I remember the pit I had in my 

stomach from holding back 

the tears. I was so young, but even then I wouldn’t let those girls see how 

much they hurt me. The best part of this story is that I recently ran into one 

of those so called popular girls, and she was single, severely overweight, and 

missing teeth. Karma at its finest. I never went to prom, but I did graduate top 

5 of my class. So what if there were only 5 kids in my grade! 

So here I am a mother of three and the only thing worse than being picked 

on is having to see your child go through the same thing you did. I will do 

anything to protect my kids from any type of harm. So my question: What 

do you do when your son is being bullied right in front of your face? Makes 

you wonder how mean kids must be when you’re not around. Do I care if 

my kids are popular? No. Do I care that my kids are the best athletes? No. 

I’m certainly not the parent that vicariously tries to live my life through 

my children. I simply want my sons to be able to go to school each day not 

worried if they have to sit alone at the lunch table, or whether they’ll be 

picked last for a team, or whether they’ll be made fun of. I want my boys to 

enjoy their childhood. I’m aware that kids are kids and they aren’t always nice, 

but that’s not how I raise my boys. Being mean is not ok. Real friends don’t 

Bully Proof 

Raina Tallent graduated from 

the University of Miami in 2001 

and returned to Margate where 

she currently resides with her 

husband Mike, her three sons 

and five dogs. Although she 

graduated with an education 

degree, she had more interest 

in fashion and decided to open 

treat each other like that and it is important for kids to learn that at an early 

age. 

I’ve confronted the parents of children on numerous occasions and they turn 

around and say, “I can’t force my child to be friends with your son”. That’s 

not what I’m asking. All I ask is for your child to not humiliate my son. To 

have compassion and humility. I’m frustrated and I can’t fight my children’s 

fights. I’m so scared that my son will believe that he’s a “loser” because of the 

way he’s treated. I can buy him cool clothes and sneakers and spike his hair 

and try to boost his confidence—I look at him and all I see is this handsome 

boy that brought so much love into my life. However, I can’t make kids be 

his friend. I can’t buy him the confidence to stick up for himself. I remember 

being in 4th grade and crying because I felt like I had no friends. My dad tried 

cheering me up and he opened the newspaper to the classified section and 

said” Ok, Raina, lets buy you some friends.” At the time I didn’t understand 

the joke, but now I realize there was nothing he could do and it hurt him too. 

It was his way of trying to help me. Now, I’m in the same position. 

I’m not one of those fake people that make their lives out to be a fairy tale or 

claim that I’m always happy. My morning started out by me sitting on a pee 

covered toilet seat and ended 

Simply Fly Boutique in 2009 to 

bring some of her South Beach 

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with me falling asleep mashed 

between one of the dogs and 

my boys. I stub my toes, get 

parking tickets, get pimples 

right in between my eyebrows, 

can’t fit into jeans, and have 

nightmares. But nothing 

is worse than seeing your 

children unhappy. Even worse 

is feeling helpless. 

Bullying will never end. There will always be someone that feels like they 

must belittle someone else to make themselves feel better about their own 

insecurities. Instead of trying to target the bullies, we as parents must teach 

our children to stand up for themselves. To instill in them the confidence to 

believe in themselves. Remember the old rhyme, “Sticks and stones may 

break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? If only this were true. Words 

hurt and can stay with you forever. There is no way of taking them back. 

Nowadays, with all this technology, it’s hard to control the bullying. You hear 

of young teenagers killing themselves because of rumors and pictures posted 

all over the internet. What kind of world are we living in? 

So what does this all have to do with fashion? 

Being mean makes you ugly...period!! In 

addition, all this added stress is causing me to 

find happiness in baked goods and chocolate. 

You’ll be seeing me this summer plopped in 

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cankles in the ocean. 

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EHT high school in June 2013. Her plans are to 

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technician. Cambrianna is currently working at 

Ocean Treasures on the Ocean City Boardwalk and in 

her free time she enjoys shopping with her best friend 

Chris Meier. In this picture she is wearing a dress by 

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20Questions: 

Nynell Langford 

Nynell Langford 

First Lady of Atlantic City 

1. Being the First Lady of Atlantic City makes you 

somewhat of an authority on the topic of First 

Ladys. Tell us what you admire most about First 

Lady Michelle Obama? 

I admire First Lady Michelle Obama’s down to earth 

personality. There is also a lot of admiration for her 

hands-on approach to motherhood with her two 

daughters. 

2. What does being a First Lady actually entail? 

I think it depends on who you are as a person. For me 

it goes from soup to nuts. For instance, you will find me 

bringing greetings if my husband has a conflict with his 

schedule, hosting bone marrow drives, doing major toy 

drives during the holidays, cleaning and decorating my 

husband’s headquarters, and even giving him advice 

on what to say or not say. Believe it or not, he listens 

sometimes. But again, those things I would do whether 

I’m the First Lady or not. It’s just who I am. 

3. In Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman was the longtime 

First Lady when her husband Oscar was the Mayor. 

Now she is the Mayor. Will we ever see Mayor Nynell 

Langford on the 7th Floor of City Hall? 

I have learned in life to never say never. 

4. Your husband is in the midst of yet another 

campaign leading up to June’s Democratic Primary 

election. How taxing are these campaigns on your 

family? 

It’s a busy time, but we don’t complain. We all have 

a role and we try to do our best in whatever role we 

have. 

5. Speaking of the election, we know who you will 

be voting for. Why should others vote for your 

husband? 

Mayor Lorenzo Langford has integrity. And that is a 

very important trait to have as an elected official. He 

also knows and loves the city of Atlantic City. He has 

some of the same concerns as the residents. And with 

that being the case, he has all intentions to try and 


solve a lot of those issues. 

6. Being the Mayor and First Lady of Atlantic City 

certainly has its perks. You have met and gotten to 

know world class celebrities like Paul McCartney, 

Jay Z and Beyonce. Who have you met that had you 

the most star struck? 

Stevie Wonder and Mrs. Corretta Scott King. 

7. You were a Playboy Bunny at the old Playboy Casino 

and Hotel, true or false? 

Yes, I was a Playboy Bunny in 1980. 

8. Do you still have your costume? 

No way! LOL 

9. We have heard that the Mayor, in addition to his 

many talents leading the City, is actually quite a 

good singer. Is this true? 

The Mayor is a great singer! In fact, during the 80’s 

we did a lot of duet singing. We won numerous casino 

talent shows. 

10. Speaking of singers, your goddaughter is R&B 

superstar Ashanti. Tell us about her. 

Ashanti is as beautiful inside as she is outside. She’s 

very humble and giving. We talk at least once a month. 

She’s working on her new CD and has a role on the 

show Army Wives. I am so proud to be her godmother. 

11. What do you think the biggest misconception is of 

your husband? 

That he’s arrogant, which is not true. He’s just a proud 

and confident man, who is comfortable with who he is. 

12. Do you think your husband has been treated fairly 

by the local media throughout his career? 

Not really, but you have to know how to take lemons 

and make lemonade.

13. How important are these next four years to Atlantic 

City’s future? 

Very important. 

14. If you were trapped in a room with Governor 

Christie, what would you say to him? 

I hope you are not claustrophobic, because we may be 

here for a while. LOL 

15. Atlantic City has many fine restaurants. Tell us 

some of your favorite places. 

I love the Melting Pot. And Kelsey and Kim’s is my 

other favorite place. 

16. Tell us about “A Time to Remember” and what it 

means to you? 

“A Time to Remember” is a special event that I 

founded in 2003 after the death of my daughter 

Mariah. Every December I treat mothers who have lost 

a child to a special evening filled with dinner, music, 

gifts, lighting of candles, and a beautiful montage 

of our children. We remember our children as they 

lived and not how or why they passed. It’s only a 

language that is spoken by a parent who has had to 

deal with such a tragedy. We have a wonderful evening 

remembering our kids and no one judges us. I started 

with 25 mothers, now I host at least 150. 

17. How can our readers contribute to this wonderful 

event? 

If anyone is interested in attending or recommending a 

mother I can be reached at nynelllangford@yahoo.com. 

18. Tell us about your two sons...what are they up to 

these days? 

Elijah and Isaiah are my life! Elijah is in his second year 

at Stockton State College majoring in communication. 

And Isaiah is finishing his first year at Atlantic City 

High School. My husband and I are so blessed to have 

been picked to be Elijah and Isaiah’s parents. They 

are involved in their dad’s campaign. And Elijah might 

make it to the 7th floor before I do. 

19. When the day comes that your husband is no longer 

Mayor, how would you like him to be remembered? 

I would like my husband to be remembered as a man 

and Mayor who always wanted what was best for the 

people of Atlantic City. 

20. Next time Ashanti comes to town, can you bring her 

by the office? 

I will make that her second stop, after she has a home 

cooked meal at my house! 

2310 Arctic Ave. 

Atlantic City, NJ 08401 

609-344-2732 



My parents should have suggested Kenneth M. Warren 

Jr., Esquire, when they gave me this advice: “Find a 

lawyer, a doctor, and an accountant who are younger 

than you,” with the idea that these professionals would ‘outlive’ 

me and my need for them. 

Warren is only 26 years old. But do not let his age fool you. A 

lawyer with extensive work in a varying array of fields, Warren 

has more experience than his years would have you believe. 

Not only that, but being knowledgeable, passionate and 

aggressive make him a rising star in and out of the courtroom. 

His most recent work history is a perfect example. While 

Warren interned during law school at Rutgers University School 

of Law—he spent the summer of 2010 in the Family Division 

with Superior Court Judge James Savio and the following 

summer in the Criminal Division with Superior Court Judge 

Kyran Connor—by his third year of school, he was already 

representing clients in Superior Court in the Rutgers Children’s 

Justice Clinic. After graduating from Rutgers, and while 

preparing to take the state bar exam, he already had attained, 

and was working at, his full time job with The Leonard Law 

Group in Atlantic City. 

Warren, an Egg Harbor Township native, always knew he 

wanted to go into law. His father, retired Margate police officer 

Kenneth Warren, Sr., and mother, Patricia Warren, were a huge 

influence in his life. “They’ve always instilled in me a strong 

sense of values, respect for the law, and dedication to hard 

work that has allowed me to succeed.” 

In the two years he’s been with The Leonard Law Group, 

Warren has gained a vast amount of experience in many areas 

of the law. And since passing the bar, Warren has seen the 

inside of a courtroom more days than he can count. “James 

(Leonard) has been a huge mentor,” Warren said, adding, 

“I’m in court five days a week. Unlike some of my former 

classmates, I wanted to be in court. I enjoy it...I love what I do.” 

Though well versed in multiple areas of the law, Warren focuses 

his practice in the areas of family law and immigration. “I put 

everything I have into every file that comes across my desk,” 

Warren explained. “I treat every client as if they were my only 

client, and give them the time and attention they deserve. 

That’s the only way to practice law when the results matter.” 

Licensed to practice in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 

Warren could have his hands full with legal work alone. Instead, 

he also maintains a position as the Director of Operations 

for The Boardwalk Journal, overseeing digital design and acting as 

a systems manager. Here is where that multi-disciplined 

experience comes in... 

In addition to going to law school, Warren also majored in 

philosophy and history, and minored in environmental studies, 

during his undergraduate work at Seton Hall. While a student 

there, he also taught himself to write html code, and became 

employed with Nomad Geomatics, where his job was to create 

full-scale designs for mapping systems. 

It has always been this way for Warren—exceeding the status 

quo and challenging expectations. Even in college, Warren 

wrote a thesis entitled Environmental Tensions in Antebellum 

Georgia that was awarded the annual George L.A. Reilly Award 

for Historical Research. 

Even his recreational interests are intense. From being an 

Eagle Scout to maintaining a love for the outdoors, Warren 

gives everything his all. Longtime girlfriend, Stephanie 

Hostetler—recently hired as a short term forecast analyst for 

TD Bank—accompanies Warren on what is quite possibly, the 

only relaxation he gets—going out to eat. “We love to go out 

to dinner, to try new places.” Favorite restaurant? Steve & 

Cookie’s. 

Warren is young. Rather than that being a deterrent, Warren’s 

age has provided him with passion, enthusiasm, determination 

and drive. Add his notable intelligence and friendly charm, and 

you’ve got yourself one good lawyer. 



Deirdre Lenzsch 

Deirdre Lenzsch is a high school anomaly. At first glance, 

she’s a typical teenage girl. A bright one, an athletic 

one, to be sure, but a typical teenage girl nonetheless. 

In fact, she may even appear to be that to her close friends, 

who have never been able to witness her superior and recordholding 

talent. 

Sixteen year old Deirdre Lenzsch is an Olympic-style weight 

lifter. And she is no joke. 

At Lenzsch’s first competition, she beat the national 

champion’s total by 8 pounds—she was 12 years old. A year 

later, at the age of 13, Lenzsch attended her first National 

competition, where she broke all of the 13 and under 

American records. Since then, Lenzsch has competed in 

competitions all across the country, setting records as she 

goes. From being the youngest qualifier in the country for 

the Senior Nationals at the Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Sports 

Festival —and meeting Arnold in the process—to competing in 

the Youth World Weightlifting Championships on April 13 of 

this year in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where she set six personal 

Deirdre Lenzsch 

records in the competition finishing with lifts of 83 kilograms 

in the snatch and 107 kilos in the clean and jerk for a 

combined total of 190 kilograms, Lenzsch is becoming known 

as a force to be reckoned with. What do all of those kilograms 

mean? They mean that Lenzsch is formidably strong. 

If you’re a Lenzsch, being an athlete really does go with the 

territory. Even Lenzsch’s grandparents were star athletes: 

Her maternal grandmother was a national rowing champion 

in doubles. Her maternal grandfather was an All-State track 

star. Helen Lenzsch, Deirdre’s mother, was All-State lacrosse, 

and also played rugby and swam. Father Tim Lenzsch played 

for the Mainland Mustangs. And Lenzsch’s brothers are 

both, at the ages of 12 and 18, incredible athletes: Timmy 

Lenzsch is a 4 time Varsity wrestler (and 3rd in his district) 

and Sean Lenzsch is rated 2nd in the state for wrestling. All 

three Lenzsch children—Deirdre included—were also talented 

football players. 

While Deirdre hails from a naturally strong and athletic 

family—Lenzsch credits a lot of her success to “growing up 

being really, really active as a kid” as well as great genes— 

she didn’t expect to become a weight lifter. Though Lenzsch 

played football for eight years, and can boast the title of the 

first girl in the history of Mainland’s football team to ever 

start as a middle linebacker, weight lifting wasn’t something 

she had considered until a chance meeting at a 4th of July 

party four years ago this summer. It was at the party when 

Lenzsch was introduced to a girlfriend of a family friend, 

who just so happened to be Rizelyx Rivera, the Puerto 

Rican National Champion in women’s weight lifting at the 

time. Meeting her made an impression. “I had the wrong 

impression of weight lifters...I thought of weightlifters as 

massive women with bulging muscles, deep voices...she 

was rockin’ a sundress. I think it was because of her not-sointimidating 

appearance that I was much more open to trying 

the sport.” 

That was the beginning. Four years and several records later, 

Lenzsch is a virtual powerhouse. Recently named Athlete 

of the Week for 97.3 South Jersey ESPN, Lenzsch is now 

also a member of the World Team with the goal of the 2016 

Olympics in mind. All of this, of course, while she maintains a 

3.7+ grade point average as a high school sophomore, sings 

the National Anthem at various events, and participates as 

an assistant coach for the Junior Mainland Lacrosse Team 

alongside her mother, Helen, who is the girls coach. 


Although Lenzsch is a successful and competitive athlete, 

with tremendous dedication, she isn’t at the gym 24/7. “I train 

about 1.5 hours a day three to four times a week,” Lenzsch 

explained. Her coach, John Crowne, who is a former Masters 

Champion in Olympic Weightlifting, is one of her biggest 

fans. “She exceeds my expectations,” Crowne said, adding 

“The greatest point with Deirdre is the power of her mind...as 

physically gifted as she is, mentally, she’s even stronger.”

Allen Thomas 

If you know Atlantic City native Allen Thomas as an 

entertainment consultant, then you only know half of 

his story. Though Thomas’s work in entertainment spans 

across companies such as Platinum Productions out of 

Philadelphia, the Advancing Families Foundation, Marty Small 

Entertainment, Kelsey’s Restaurant, and The Professional 

Football Players Mother’s Association (representing primarily 

Mothers of the NFL), Thomas is equally involved in his work as 

a youth advocate. 

Thomas has been a youth advocate for Youth Advocate 

Programs, Inc. for the past fifteen years. Four months ago, 

Thomas became an executive in the organization as the 

Atlantic County Program Coordinator, promoted from his most 

recent position of Senior Case Manager. He also serves as 

an appointed member of the Atlantic County Youth Service 

Commission, where he is the Co-Chair for the Minority Issues 

Sub-Committee. Working with youth isn’t just a job for 

Thomas—it’s part of who he is. 

Thomas tells people, “Your community is as safe as you make 

it,” as he advocates for people to become volunteers. “At 

some point, you just need volunteers to come play checkers 

or get the kids there. Just get involved...you have to get your 

feet in the water. Your level of confidence will determine how 

deep you want to go. Just show up. Be a presence. Like to 

crochet? Start a crochet club. Build a volunteer group based 

on what you like. Don’t get discouraged by numbers. Changing 

1 person can lead to changing 100.” 

Thomas is well aware that some volunteers suffer from 

burnout and their own expectations, saying, “They (the youth) 

are not always going to champion you right away. They might 

even take things from you without asking or say things to you 

and around you that may sound very offensive. These are 

young people who often times have issues. (But) if you stick 

around long enough, you will wear off on them. You have to 

be willing to wait them out...watch and see the type of impact 

you will have on them in the near and distant future.” 

It wasn’t Thomas’s intent to work with troubled youth—he 

planned to become a business owner, which he did by the 

young age of 19. However, even his work in the business world, 

as the owner of Do the Right Thing Entertainment, involved 

youth. “We did media programs...Teen Focus...a teen talk show 

on Comcast,” Thomas shared. He was also behind Today’s 

Music Digest on TV40. It seemed that whatever he did, youth 

were involved. 

So it wasn’t such a stretch for Thomas to begin working as an 

advocate. It started with youth work like coaching football and 

basketball, but grew to include the cleaning up of the Boys 

and Girls Club near Stanley Home Village, which at the time 

had lost its ability to be a safe haven to local youth. Thomas 

helped clean it up. That was the beginning. 

Allen Thomas 

“It was familiar,” Thomas said of working with this youth 

population, adding, “I grew up in difficult times...had an 

interesting childhood in a housing development. I had lost 

friends just from being in the wrong space at the wrong time.” 

Thomas, a father of six, is deeply involved in the lives of the 

youth he works with, saying, “The young people’s perception 

is survival. And they’re surviving the best they know how. 

Unfortunately, their know-how is distorted.” To combat this, 

Thomas brings the troubled youth of AC to other cities, to see 

how other kids live. He also advocates volunteerism. 

Thomas credits three people with “inspiring and supporting 

his drive to volunteer and work effectively with young 

people in this community”: Michael Bailey, a former coach 

of the Atlantic City Dolphins, Joanna Lasane, a former 

drama teacher from Atlantic City High School, and Lamont 

Fauntleroy, Thomas’s current supervisor. These three 

individuals inspired Thomas, now he’s doing the same for 

others. 


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Anthony’s Out to Lunch 

Atlantic City Beerfest 

By 

Anthony Previti 

Hello Friends! I am on location in Las Vegas 

doing some very important work. (Okay, 

I’m really just sitting by the pool drinking 

a Margarita). As I was enjoying the sun, 

I realized that Festival Season is upon us. 

Barbecue, Blues, Beer, Pizza, Wine. You 

name it, there is probably a festival for it. 

And we just witnessed one of the classic 

crazy times at the Atlantic City Beer and 

Music Festival. If you have never been, 

you are missing out. Next month we will 

be back with another episode of my food 

escapades, but for now I leave you with my 

Top 5 Tips for Surviving the AC Beerfest!! (It 

goes without saying, a designated driver is 

a must. Take a train, a bus, a cab, or have 

your mom pick you up like it’s 8th Grade all 

over again. Just don’t drink and drive). 

1. Eat! 

I recommend eating a nice meal before 

Beerfest to help soak up all that alcohol. It 

can’t hurt to eat when you get there, but 

you might want to do it early to avoid the 

unbearable lines. The most seasoned vets 

show up with a row of pretzels hanging 

around their neck. Genius. 

2. This is a Marathon, Not a Sprint. 

In my younger days, we would meet early 

and pre-game with a few drinks beforehand 

and then run through Beerfest pounding 

beers at will. This is a terrible idea. You 

will regret this the next morning. Probably 

the next two mornings. Instead, learn from 

my early mistakes. Don’t drink before a 

BEERFEST! Relax, take a break, grab a 

pretzel, and have a good time. Your body 

will thank you. Your friends will thank you. 

3. Try Everything 

There are hundreds of different beers (and 

some ciders). I have tasted some of the 

best and some of the worst ones on the 

planet. Drink local beers, drink beers from 

around the world, just drink them all. The 

samples are small and if you don’t like it, 

dump them out in the sinks located all over 

and wash your glass. You may just find that 

new beer for your summer barbecue or 

party that you have coming up. 

4. Stop and Enjoy the Music 

Every year the bands get bigger and better. 

So picture this: You’ve sampled the beers, 

grabbed a snack, and are feeling pretty 

good. What do you do now? Grab a sample 

of your favorite drink of the day and go 

hang out by the stage. Nothing like some 

solid music with a good beer buzz. Plus if 

you are a single guy, there always a ton of 

women dancing by the stage. Just sayin’. 

5. Never, Ever, Pass Up an Open 

Bathroom!!! 

Unless you are wearing a diaper (yes, 

people really do wear diapers), if you see a 

bathroom with a short line, stop. Otherwise, 

you will regret it later when the line wraps 

around the Convention Center. But if all else 

fails, there is a secret bathroom that most 

people don’t know about and it never has a 

line. It’s located right next to the.... 

YOU REALLY DIDN’T THINK I WAS GONNA 

TELL YOU, DID YOU? 

Stay hungry 

my friends! 

See you 

next month! 

Atlantic City 

Beer and Music 

Festival 

The Atlantic City 

Convention Center 

1 Miss America 

Way, Atlantic City 

Tickets go on sale 

around November 

The Event is 

usually in April 

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Anthony Previti is a criminal defense attorney who appears frequently in Atlantic County Superior Court and he 

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Mangia 

Smitty’s Clam Bar 

It’s almost summer. Can you feel it? The sky is 

brightening, the salt water is beckoning, and, perhaps 

the biggest harbinger of summer for those of us at the 

Jersey Shore—the Clam Bar is about to open (opening 

day is May 10). 

The Clam Bar at Smith’s Marina in Somers Point, 

known as Smitty’s to those far and wide, is an old school 

Atlantic County landmark, known as much for its good 

food as it is for its low prices and long waits. Picture this: 

Right on the bay off of Bay Avenue, nestled between 

Somers Point Marina and Dolphin Dock Marina, sits 

an unassuming building with a blue and white striped 

awning, surrounded by boardwalk benches. 

It is here, in this low-key building—the longtime home of 

Smith’s Marina—where Smitty’s Clam Bar has operated 

for the past 40 years. 

The story goes something like this. Peter Popovic 

used to clam for Bill Smith, owner of Smith’s Marina. 

Popovic, who with his friend, Dennis Deniston, had run a 

restaurant in St. Croix, asked Mr. Smith if they could take 

over the ‘restaurant’ portion of the marina, which at the 

time served burgers and cheese sandwiches to boaters. 

Mr. Smith, and his wife Claudia, who had been running 

the dining area with the assistance of Mrs. Smith’s 

mother, thought it was a great idea. And a clam bar was 

born. 

Originally, the restaurant was a 24 hour counter only 

clam bar where customers would come before, and after, 

going to the clubs that were legendary in the Somers 

Point heyday. 

When Somers Point changed direction, and became 

a more ‘family-friendly’ town, the Clam Bar, in the 

early 80s, changed too. They began closing earlier. 

They began serving dinners. It wasn’t the smoothest of 

transitions. 

When they began serving dinners, they practically had 

to give them away to get people to come in. “Literally, 

we would just send them a dinner,” explained Patrice 


Popovic, wife of Peter Popovic. 

It’s funny how times change. Open 

from May to September, these 

days The Clam Bar can boast a 

wait almost every night of the 

week with people lining up to get 

their dinners, the same ones they 

used to have to give away. 

Although people now line up to 

get a table at The Clam Bar, and 

the restaurant has expanded to 

include space once occupied by 

a bait shop and a motor repair shop (in the marina), 

not much else has changed. In fact, The Clam Bar 

can be considered a throwback to a simpler, no frills 

time. A cash only establishment, the BYOB restaurant 

doesn’t have a web page, a Facebook page, or even air 

conditioning. And they don’t accept reservations, hence 

the notorious wait. They got popular the old fashioned 

way—word out mouth—and it’s what keeps people coming 

back. 

“Date night: tandem ride to Smitty’s counter for flounder 

sandwiches and fries! And of course clam chowder too!” 

said customer and local resident Patti Bowdler. Customer 

Christine Perro agrees, saying, “My husband and I used 

to go every year for our anniversary...baseball gets in the 

way now. We miss it...great memories.” 

It’s not just the customers that keep coming back. 

Patrice Popovic started out as a waitress at The Clam 

Bar. Now married to Peter Popovic—they’ve been 

married 36 years—she continues to work the front of 

house while Peter cooks. Angelo DeRosa began working 

as a dishwasher. He is now one of the cooks, and along 

with the Popovics and their nephew, fellow cook, Todd 

Simpson, is a partner in the restaurant. 

Illustration by Paul Lovett 

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some mother-daughter teams,” 

explained Patrice Popovic. 

Peter Popovic and Dennis 

Deniston (who passed away 

nine years ago), could never 

have foreseen how a little clam 

shack would turn into one of our 

county’s hidden gems when they 

opened four decades ago. Yet 

that’s exactly what happened. 

With customers who eagerly 

anticipate May to come back 

to their favorite restaurant, 

The Clam Bar has stood the test of time, changing 

demographics, and an economic recession all without a 

web presence or much in the way of advertising. 

It’s not fancy. It’s not polished. It’s just good food at a 

great price. As customer Becky Benson jokes, “It’s great 

seafood, for not a lot of clams!” 

From the clam strips, to the crab imperial to the ‘half and 

half’ chowder—a combo of Manhattan and New England 

Clam Chowders mixed together—everyone has a favorite. 

Patrice Popovic recommends the scallops dijon, any of 

their homemade specialty soups made fresh each day, 

the tuna wasabi and the seafood salad. And if you’re 

coming in on a Thursday, the potato skins stuffed with 

lobster, shrimp and crab must be tried! 

The Clam Bar is open for lunch on weekends starting 

Memorial Day weekend, and open daily for lunch in mid- 

June when local schools get out. Dinners are served 

nightly until 9:30, and until 10:00 on weekends. The 

official opening night is on Friday, May 10th, but rumor 

has it that The Clam Bar might just be open for business 

on Thursday, May 9th. It’s worth driving over to find out. 

“We have a great staff, and so many have been with us 

for so long. Some who started at 14 and are now in their 

early 40s...now their kids are working here too. We have 


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Lloyd D. Levenson’s – “Life at the Shore” 

There is an old 

saying that those 

who like sausage or 

who respect the law 

should never watch 

either one of them 

being made. Strangely enough, the 

Justices of the United States Supreme 

Court, whether liberal, conservative, or 

moderate, all seem to agree with this 

principle. The late Chief Justice 

Rehnquist, long an icon of judicial 

conservatives, was strongly against 

cameras in the Supreme Court, as is the 

current Chief, John Roberts. Justice 

Sonia Sotomayer, a favorite of liberals 

and feminists, testified at her 

confirmation hearings in 2009 that she 

was all in favor of letting citizens watch 

their government at work in the 

Courtroom. Her public position now, 

however, is that American citizens 

would not comprehend what is going 

on. Justice Elena Kagan, who also stated 

at her confirmation hearings that 

television coverage of the Supreme 

Court “would be a great thing for the 

institution,” now states that she is afraid 

“that people might play to the camera.” 

These two arguments: (1) that the 

public is too stupid to understand what 

is going on; and (2) that the Supreme 

Court Justices would be tempted to 

emulate Simon Cowell or Nicki Minaj 

and mug for the camera, are the most 

prevalent concerns registered. 

In my opinion, neither of these 

objections have any merit. I believe they 

are directly contrary to the central 

principle of American justice, which 

favors transparency and openness at 

virtually every step of a proceeding. As 

John F. Kennedy stated in his famous 

address to newspaper publishers in 

April of 1961, “the very word ‘secrecy’ 

is repugnant in a free and open society. . 

. . We decided long ago that the dangers 

of excessive and unwarranted 

concealment of pertinent facts far 

outweighed the dangers, which are cited 

to justify it.” 

If, as the doubters insist, the public is 

too ignorant to understand what goes on 

before the United States Supreme Court, 

is the answer to keep the public in 

ignorance or to open the doors and make 

them aware of what is happening? I 

favor the latter approach. 

If there are Justices of the United States 

Supreme Court who will “play up” to 

the cameras, and somehow shirk their 

duty to decide cases fairly and 

impartially, should the public not be 

made aware of this? Or is it better to 

simply sweep this fact under the rug? 

These issues came to the fore again 

recently during the highly publicized 

Supreme Court arguments on “same 

sex” marriage, when thousands of 

people attempted to obtain precious 

tickets for the few gallery spots available 

to watch the Supreme Court in action 

and to hear the arguments being made. 

The notion that only the small and elite 

group who scored tickets could watch 

the Supreme Court, while the rest of us 

were relegated to news reports later in 

the day, is wholly unacceptable. 

We need only look at other high 

courts which have opened their doors 

to wide press coverage, and which have 

experienced no ill effects, to see that the 

“concerns” usually cited are illusory. 

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, 

the Supreme Court of Canada, and the 

New Jersey Supreme Court all have live 

television or webcasts of their 

arguments. None of these august 

bodies have descended into chaos 

because of television cameras. 

The United States Supreme Court has 

increasingly been the well-spring of 

important new legal principles, dealing 

with areas considered “too hot to 

handle” by the Legislature or the 

Executive. Their decisions effect the 

lives of Americans on a daily basis. The 

notion that we are too ignorant to 

watch the Supreme Court is insulting 

and elitist. At the same time, the claim 

that the Justices themselves lack the 

maturity to resist “playing to the 

camera” during oral argument is 

contemptuous of the exceptional men 

and women who are selected to serve 

on this nation’s highest Court. 

The time has come to take the heavy, 

dusty drapes off the windows and to let 

the sun shine into that beautiful 

building in Washington where the 

United States Supreme Court sits. 

Lloyd D. Levenson is Chief Executive 

Officer of the Atlantic City-based law firm Cooper 

Levenson and Chairman of the firm’s Casino Law 

Departments in Atlantic City and 

Las Vegas. Mr. Levenson may be reached at 

(609)344-3161 or by email at 

ldlevenson@cooperlevenson.com. 


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HOW ATLANTIC CITY BLEW IT 

THE BIG HUSTLE 

B Y G E O R G E A N A S T A S I A 


They were lined up down the Boardwalk for blocks. 

And once they got inside, there still was no guarantee that there’d be a place at one of the tables or 

slot machines. 

Sometimes they’d have to wait for an hour or more. 

But still they came. 

Every day. 

More and more people. 

This was bigger than anyone expected. 

Thirty-five years ago this month, Resorts International opened the first legal casino in Atlantic City. 

The gambling palace was in the renovated Chalfonte-Haddon Hall hotel complex on the Boardwalk 

at North Carolina Avenue. This was the start of the grand experiment – a “unique form of urban 

renewal” said the proponents of the plan that had been approved in a state-wide voter referendum in 

November 1976. 

“Casino gaming,” they said (they never called it “gambling”) was NOT an end in itself, but a means to 

an end. This was the economic catalyst that was going to rebuild 

Atlantic City. 

What the hell happened? 

How did a city(and a state)that seemed to have everything going for it more than three decades ago 

screw it all up? How did Atlantic City, the former Queen of Resorts, a city small enough to be easily 

managed and lucky enough to have a Boardwalk, beach and ocean just sitting there, fail to cash in? 

How did the city roll a snake eyes when it appeared to be a lock to win the biggest gamble of its life? 

You can go many different places to look for the answers and to fix blame. Fixing blame, in fact, is part 

of the city’s DNA. When a problem arises, those in power don’t try to solve it, but bend themselves 

into contortions avoiding responsibility while pointing a finger at someone else. It’s the state. It’s the 

federal government. It’s the Department of Environmental Protection. It’s Wall Street. It’s the casino 

industry. The list goes on and on and on. 

So you can start there when trying to assess how things got so screwed up. 

And you can add greed and incompetence and, most recently, a recession/depression. 

For my money, it’s all of that and more. It’s a personality defect that has plagued Atlantic City forever. 

It’s rooted in a history that goes back to the turn of the last century. It’s built around the concept that 

the suckers are only going to be here for twelve weeks a year so let’s get all we can while they’re here. 


That was the mindset and it never really changed. 

Memorial Day to Labor Day with an extra week tacked on for the Miss America Pageant. 

You remember the pageant, right? 

Oh, yeah, it’s coming back. Great timing. The city’s in the dumps and the pageant, a phony, overhyped, 

Boardwalk extravaganza that was designed to extend the season for a week has decided to 

bring the girls – young ladies, I mean – back for the “college scholarship” competition. Wink. Wink. 

That’ll fix things. 

Wait. I have a great idea. Let’s build a pier out off the Boardwalk. Make it an entertainment center. 

One admission charge and you can spend all day watching movies, stage shows, maybe some kind of 

animal act. I know! A horse that dives into a pool of water. And let’s add a big bell with lots of glass 

windows. Kind of a mini-submarine attached to chains. We’ll cram people in and they can stand 

claustrophobically next to one another as the bell is lowered into the ocean. It might be hot and 

sweaty and muggy in there and you really won’t be able to see anything twenty feet down (not that 

there’s that much to see) but it’d be a great gimmick. 

All for one price!! 

Atlantic City was built as one big carnival act, offering tourists the sizzle but not the steak. The 

coming of casino gambling didn’t change that, it just upped the ante, increased the hype. The twelveweek 

economy was replaced – in theory at least – by a year-round tourist attraction. But the approach 

in the local political and business arenas didn’t change. 

“What’s in it for me?” was the first question that was asked. “What’s best for the city?” wasn’t part of 

the discussion. 

Here’s the bottom line on all this as we try to assess why things are so screwed up— screwed up to the 

point, in fact, that there may not be a solution. 

You know how New York City is The Big Apple and New Orleans is The Big Easy? 

Atlantic City was, and is, The Big Hustle. 

Start from that premise and the failure makes sense. 

It was never about making it work. It was always about grabbing a piece of the pie. The pie got bigger, 

sure, but that just made everyone greedier. So here we sit, marking the 35 th anniversary of the 

opening of the first casino and what do we see? 

Just up the Boardwalk is Revel, a $2 billion gamble that doesn’t look like it’s going to pay off. The 


casino is now in bankruptcy. The state is on the hook for about $260 million in tax credits. Governor 

Christie continues to crow about the Tourist District, but that’s also more form than substance. Last 

month the financials came in and casino profits were down overall by about 27.5 percent. 

Those are some of the numbers to play with. 

Here are some more. 

Pinnacle Entertainment paid $270 million for the old Sands casino-hotel site back in 2006. But it was 

never able to build the extravagant casino-hotel it had planned. The deal collapsed and two months 

ago Pinnacle announced that it had a deal to sell the land for $30.6 million. Peanuts in the grand 

scheme of things, but even at that rock bottom price, it doesn’t appear there’s a market for a casino at 

that prime Boardwalk location. 

Bader Field, touted just a few years ago as the next great thing, looks a lot like it did a decade ago. It 

was “prime”, said city planners, “worth a billion dollars. Maybe more.” 

How’d that work out? 

There’s always great juxtaposition in the ebb and flow of Atlantic City. On March 26, the day after 

Revel formally filed for bankruptcy, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey held a press conference to 

announce that law enforcement had busted the “Dirty Block” drug gang that was operating out of and 

terrorizing residents of several of the city’s public housing projects. 

“The Dirty Block gang had placed a community under siege,” said David Velazquez, the acting head of 

the FBI’s New Jersey office. 

Law-abiding citizens, said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, “deserve to have neighborhoods that are safe 

places to walk and raise their families.” 

The case was primarily about guns, money and drugs – lots of drugs. But there was also this. In the 

aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, members of the drug ring filed false damage claims with the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency and were receiving disaster relief checks at a phony address that 

was actually a drug stash house. 

It was a small but telling piece of the hustle that goes on every day. 

We can talk statistics. God knows the bureaucrats and the social scientists love to codify 

any situation. 

But to be fair, some of the stats are a distortion. 

The crime rate is high. One of the worst in the state, right? Sure. And when you measure the statistic 

against a year-round population of 40,000, the numbers are astronomical. But to be fair, you have to 

play those numbers off the millions who visit, not the thousands who live here. 


A deranged woman stabs two tourists from Canada to death on Pacific Avenue. Horrible, but not an 

indictment of casino gambling. A rag-tag, blue collar Bonnie and Clyde kidnap and kill a grocer from 

North Jersey visiting the city with his family for a night at the casino. Terrible. But something that 

could – and does – happen in any city with a large tourist population. 

Predators go where the money is. It’s not complicated. 

Four prostitutes are killed and their bodies dumped in a backwater creek behind a seedy motel just 

outside of town. A national story about a suspected serial killer. Bad for the city’s image, but not the 

reason for the failure of the casino gambling experiment. 

Increased crime, like increased automobile traffic, is a by-product of the coming of casino gambling. 

Those are not the numbers or statistics that explain the failure. 

But here are some that might. 

Only 33 percent of the people who live in Atlantic City own their homes. The state-wide average is 66 

percent. Ownership, social scientists will tell you, creates a vested interest in what elected officials 

are doing, or not doing, to make a city work. 

Thirty-five years after the start of the unique form of urban renewal that was going to rebuild the city, 

one out of every four residents of the city lives below the poverty level. Atlantic City is Camden or 

Newark or Paterson, but with a Boardwalk and a beach. 

That’s what it was before casinos were legalized. No one expected that’s what it would be more than 

three decades into the make-over. According to the 2010 census, the per capita income in Atlantic 

City is 45.7 percent less than the state average and 22 percent less than the national average. The 

median household income -- $30,237 -- is 60 percent less than the New Jersey average and 42 

percent less than the national average. 

Did someone mention elected officials? Where to begin? HBO has hit a homerun with Boardwalk 

Empire, a series based on Atlantic City in the 1920s and the city’s charismatic political leader 

Nucky Thompson (we all know it’s Nucky Johnson, but for creative reasons the writers decided 

on a name change). 

Corruption has always been a part of the landscape. Nucky and his minions turned it into an art 

form. But you also could argue that Nucky Johnson got things done; that the city functioned, indeed, 

prospered, when he was in charge. Let’s just throw out a few names and see how they compare. 

One former mayor, during the halcyon early days of the casino gambling boom, was convicted of 

selling his office to the mob. Offered perhaps the most succinct and still fitting description of a 

politician in a power seat in Atlantic City. “Greed got the better of me,” he said. 

Craig Calloway, city council president and – talk about a hustle – an FBI informant at the same time he 

was an FBI target. You can’t make this stuff up. A master of the absentee ballot scam, a street-smart 


ut amoral political operative. Arranged to have a rival councilman lured to a seedy motel by a young 

hooker, then filmed the encounter in an attempt to get his rival either out of office or in line with 

the program Calloway was touting. It didn’t work, but that’s not the point. Oh, and did I mention the 

councilman who was targeted was a part-time minister whose defense was not that he was entrapped, 

but that he didn’t pay for the sex that was picked up on the video? 

Mayor Robert Levy. Seemed like a nice guy. Everybody’s friend. A veteran who served with the Green 

Berets…or not. A personal hustle, but a hustle nonetheless. 

For years the city’s African-American population had to deal with racism and exclusion. Blacks 

weren’t part of the early prosperity. In the 1920s, they made up the backbone of the hotel industry’s 

workforce, but it was almost a plantation situation. 

With the dawn of casino gambling, they were still largely on the outside, looking in. But when blacks 

did get power, they didn’t handle it any better than their white predecessors. It wasn’t about making 

things right, about finally providing opportunities for the city residents to share in the wealth. That 

might have been the campaign pitch, but the reality after several administrations with African- 

Americans controlling the mayor’s office and city council is the same old, same old. 

Everybody’s got game and all that matters is getting ahead. 

Resorts, whose opening we commemorate this month, understood exactly how to work it. Think about 

it. There probably wasn’t a better fit than Resorts and Atlantic City. The former Mary Carter Paint 

Company first showed up in New Jersey helping to shape the referendum and the legislation that 

would pave the way for this great casino gambling experiment. 

Resorts had a track record in the Bahamas that raised some questions with the Division of Gaming 

Enforcement (remember that once independent agency that Gov. Christie has emasculated?). There 

was the Paradise Island casino staffed by refugees from one of the mob’s Cuban casino operations. 

And there were the rumored CIA connections, fueled in part by the fact that the casino provided a 

safe haven for the Shah of Iran when he was driven out of his country. 

But there was also this. In the Bahamas, Resorts had hired government officials as their barristers 

(lawyers). That was perfectly permissible under the Bahamian system. It also clearly was smart 

business. It’s always good to have a leg up in government when your business is in a highly regulated 

industry. 

In New Jersey, of course, Resorts couldn’t hire elected officials. But it did the next best thing. Joe 

McGahn was the Atlantic County State Senator back at the dawn of the casino gambling era. Steven 

Perskie was one of the local state assemblymen. Resorts local lawyers? Paddy McGahn, the wheelingdealing 

brother of Senator Joe, and Marvin Perskie, the uncle of Steven. 

And so the hustle continued. 

As a kid I came to Atlantic City every summer. My grandmother had a house on Bellvue Avenue 


etween Atlantic and Pacific Avenues. I remember the Five Hundred Club and the Italian Village on 

the Million Dollar Pier. I remember walking the Boardwalk at night as a 12-year-old, playing in the 

pinball arcades or going to a movie. 

There was a great Italian water ice stand in the middle of the Boardwalk block on Bellvue Avenue. 

Real water ice. One flavor, lemon, with pieces of the lemon rind still in the ice. And on Sundays when 

you walked home from the beach, all you could smell was gravy cooking in the kitchens of all the 

transplanted South Philadelphia Italians who made their summer homes there. 

Shortly after the start of the casino gambling boom, a speculator wanted to buy up one side of the 

block. This was adjacent to what was supposed to be the Playboy Casino. Remember that? Then it 

was Elsinore? A “European”-style joint, they said. Gambling on three floors. Never mind that the 

European label was just a façade to explain away a narrow property that couldn’t sustain a one-floor 

casino model. Just part of the hustle. 

Anyway, this speculator wanted to buy up the homes on one side of Bellvue Avenue and was offering 

$100,000 for each three-story property. This was above market value, but the deal never went 

anywhere. Shortly after the offer was placed on the table, the neighbors started bickering. Who had a 

newer kitchen and therefore should get more? Who had hardwood floors or a modern bathroom or a 

fancier outdoor shower? If their place is worth $100,000, then mine is worth $150,000. 

What’s in it for me? 

Vera Coking Ruiz. Who could forget her boarding house on Columbia Place and the great battle with 

Bob Guccione, the owner of Penthouse Magazine, when the photo layouts in Penthouse were cutting 

edge porn. Now with the Internet and websites and sex-texting, the magazine almost seems benign. 

But that’s another story. 

Guccione was going to build a casino and was buying up the block. Vera Coking Ruiz wanted $1 

million for her boarding house. Guccione balked and a financial feud began. He eventually built the 

steel frame of his casino around her property. The Guccione project faltered, of course, and the steel 

eventually came down. 

Enter Donald Trump who built a casino on the Boardwalk and continued to battle with Vera Coking 

Ruiz. The Donald made out no better than Guccione. Both have since left the scene. But the boarding 

home, closed and shuttered, remains. 

The Atlantic City Press ran a story last year that said Vera Coking Ruiz’s family now has the property 

up for sale. The asking price? Five-million dollars. 

That’s five times what Guccione wouldn’t pay. 

Salt Water Taffy? It’s not made with salt water, but who cares. All part of the hype. 


The diving horse didn’t really dive. It kind of slid down the chute and into the water. 

Casino gambling, a unique form of urban renewal. You be the judge. 

As we move into another summer and the numbers keep dropping, look around and what do you see? 

We’ve got the outlet center in the middle of town, lots of high end, brand name discount stores 

surrounded by lots of fast-food restaurants. We have the Borgata out at the Marina that seems to 

be holding its own. But what other gambling hall is really making it? And how many others are close 

to bankruptcy? 

Part of it is competition. There are three casinos in Philadelphia and its suburbs. The Sugar House 

on Delaware Avenue is a glorified pinball arcade, but you can park for free and if all you’re interested 

in is a chance to zone out in front of a slot machine, why jump in a car and drive all the way to the 

Boardwalk, pay $15 to park and then drive all the way home? 

Atlantic City doesn’t offer a viable alternative. 

Despite billions of dollars in investment along the Boardwalk and out at the Marina, despite millions 

of visitors each year and despite local, county and state political leaders promising to do more and do 

it better, Atlantic City is still trying to figure out what it is and how to make it work. 

Some things, of course, haven’t changed. Walk along Pacific Avenue at night and you’re going to find 

a functioning, open-air bordello. 

“Hey, honey, wanna date?” 

There are more go-go bars than there used to be and now the casinos themselves can offer topless 

revues. Scores, the iconic Manhattan “gentleman’s club,” is said to be coming to town. There’s 

progress! High rollers can be wined and dined, win or lose, and top their visit off with a lap dance. 

Go home with a smile. 

But thirty-five years after the opening of Resorts International there still isn’t a supermarket in the 

city or a movie theater on the Boardwalk. 

Casino gambling, not an end in itself, but a means to an end? 

That might have been the biggest hustle of all. 

George Anastasia is a former reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

He covered Atlantic City for the paper from 1976 through 1982. 



Quadriceps Sparing Knee Replacement…Is it a better operation? 

A retrospective review and comparison to traditional knee replacement surgery from the patient’s perspective 

By Dr. Stephen J. Zabinski 

If you can perform knee replacement surgery without cutting through the quadricep muscle and tendon of the thigh it makes sense that 

those patients should have less pain and an easier rehabilitation than traditional, more invasive, surgical techniques. Or does it? 

Total knee replacement surgery has become one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the United States. Over time, as 

with any surgical technique, surgeons have sought new ways to perform the operation less invasively, with the goals of diminishing 

postoperative pain and improving recovery time. 

This has happened with traditional total knee replacement surgery. Surgeons have worked on techniques to implant a total knee 

replacement device without cutting the quadricep muscle and tendon as they do in traditional surgery. 

Despite the theoretical benefits, some studies have not documented any improvement in results with quadriceps sparing total knee 

replacement in comparison to traditional knee replacement surgery. 

To that end, the surgeons of Shore Orthopaedic University Associates (who have worked to learn and perfect Sub-vastus Quadriceps 

Sparing Knee Replacement for several years) hired an independent firm to perform a study on their patients who underwent Sub-vastus 

Quadriceps Sparing Knee Replacement Surgery in 2011-2012. 

The study was comprised of 113 patients who had all undergone quad sparing knee replacement by a single surgeon. The group of main 

focus were patients who had undergone a previous traditional total knee surgery and now were having the other knee replaced using 

the less invasive quadriceps sparing technique. Their short term outcome, which included post operative pain, rehab time and overall 

satisfaction with the quad sparing technique, was compared to their prior experience with traditional knee replacement. 

In comparing their post operative pain, 75.8 % of patients experienced less post operative pain with quad sparing knee replacement 

surgery in comparison to their prior traditional knee replacement surgery. 

For 67% of patients, the overall amount of post operative physical therapy and time to return to a normal lifestyle was significantly less 

than their prior traditional knee replacement. This correlated to the patient’s length of hospital stay (which averaged less than 48 hours) 

and their total time utilizing a walker and cane before normalizing to walking on their own (which averaged a total of 20 days); both of 

which are less than national averages. 

Overall satisfaction with the outcome of their knee replacement was greater in 78% of patients when comparing their Sub-vastus 

Quadriceps Sparing Surgery to their prior traditional knee replacement 

Lastly, as far as recommending the Sub-vastus Quadriceps Sparing Knee Replacement to friends and family, 94% agreed they would be 

very likely to recommend this procedure. 

When it comes to recommendations, we all know we listen to our physician’s advice, however the opinion of our friends and family who 

have previously undergone the procedure also matters greatly in our decision process. So the verdict is in: Sub-vastus Quadriceps 

Sparing Knee Replacement should be strongly considered when making the decision to replace your painful knee. 

Direct Anterior Approach Provides Benefits for Total Hip Replacement 

Hip replacement may be needed if you have severe pain from an arthritic hip, a tumor in the hip joint or a fracture in the femur. 

The majority of people who need hip replacement are in their 60s and 70s. However, people in their late teens and in their 90s 

have hip replacement surgery as well. Traditional total hip replacement surgery requires cutting or disturbing the important 

muscles at the side or back of the leg. Some people require precautions, limiting motion during the first 6 weeks after surgery to 

decrease the risk of the replacement dislocating (popping out of place). 

The Direct Anterior Approach for total hip replacement is a new tissue-sparing alternative to traditional hip replacement surgery 

that provides the potential for less pain, faster recovery and improved mobility because the muscle tissues are spared during 

the surgical procedure. Most people have: Good muscular control and strength immediately after surgery; Walk the same day of 

surgery, often with just a single cane; Leave the hospital 24 to 48 hours after surgery and go directly home; Have no restrictions 

in regard to their hip replacement and can return to driving within a week after surgery. 

Shore Medical Center – South Jersey’s Leading Surgical Pavilion 

Sub-vastus Quadriceps Sparing knee placement and Direct Anterior Approach hip replacement surgery are performed at Shore 

Medical Center’s state-of-the-art Surgical Pavilion, which features nine of the region’s most advanced surgical suites and the 

technology needed to ensure the best surgical outcomes possible. For information on Shore Medical Center, call 609.653.3500 

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Call us today to get back to what you love to do. 

From muscular strains and fractures to arthritic conditions, the physicians and staff of Shore Orthopaedic University Associates 

are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal problems, including those affecting the knees and hips. We can be 

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Dear Mom, 

By Kimberly Pack (the daughter of April Kauffman) 

It’s been one year. One year since I’ve heard your voice, held your hand, kissed you, hugged 

you or told you I loved you. It’s been one year since I’ve gotten a morning hello. Ugh, what a 

rough year. I can’t begin to describe how much I miss you being a part of my life. 

The boys miss you terribly. Cart asks about you every day and asks me if they caught the person who has 

done this to you. I sadly reply ‘not yet’. He is getting so big and is so smart. You should see him play sports— 

he is such a good boy. Colt is almost 2 and is so ornery. You’d laugh at how much he gives me a run for my 

money. He points you out in every picture that is around the house. 

I’m so sad, Mom. How did this happen, and why? Why can’t I have my best friend, mother and sister by my 

side to help me navigate through life? I need your advice, your guidance, and love. I miss you more than any 

words could ever describe. It’s now spring and I think about how you should be here planting in my garden and 

helping to make my yard look nice. 

You’d be proud of me that I actually cooked a turkey for Thanksgiving and Easter and it turned out good! I 

come across so many books and cards you gave me. You always personalized them and would tell me how you 

think of me every day and how you want me to get the best and most out of life. I miss getting those cards each 

and every holiday; I still check knowing I won’t get another one from you. I think about how so many things came 

so naturally to you. A friend recently asked me if I had one of your recipes and I sadly replied ‘no’, because 

everything you made was from your imagination, and every dish was more delicious than the next. 

You loved helping others and got such joy from getting someone a special gift or lending a helping hand. You 

never took ‘no’ for an answer and ‘obstacle’ was not a word in your vocabulary. I missed celebrating my 30 th 

birthday with you this year. I remember how excited you were to plan a big party that never happened. You 

would be so happy to know that I have some of the best friends anyone could ask for. I am truly blessed to have 

such amazing ladies in my life. They threw the most special birthday for me—the only thing missing was you. As 

I was blowing out my candles I fought back tears because you should have been there. 

For your birthday this year, I invited all of your closest friends to my home and asked them to write their 

favorite memory of you. I will cherish those memories and stories—I only wish I had more. I have pictures that I 

look at all the time but it’s not the same. It’s not fair, there were so many great times and adventures to be had. 

Last Mother’s Day, before I closed your casket, I asked for your strength to help me get through without you. 

You were so many things, but strong and resilient were definitely among your top traits. You have helped me 

grow into an independent, strong, focused young lady. You’ve taught me so many things about life, but I wasn’t 

finished learning. I often sit at my kitchen table and stare out the front door looking for you in your red corvette 

to pull up out front. I know you will never come again and I guess that’s hard to accept. 

I also want you to know how proud I am of you, Mom. You have done so much for so many different charities 

and organizations. This year has been bitter sweet because a lot of those wonderful organizations want to honor 

you and give awards for your service. It’s so wonderful that you are being recognized but it’s so hard because 


you should be here accepting them. 

I miss meeting you for lunch, getting our hair done, going shopping, talking a million times a day, traveling 

together, watching my boys interact with you, going to the makeup counter (our favorite hangout), and mostly, 

hearing your laugh. 

I can’t help but to feel like I’ve failed you, like I should have done or said something. You were murdered in 

the privacy of your home and left for dead. It’s hard to be the only family member picking up the pieces. 

Unfortunately, while everyone’s life must go on, I am stuck at May 10, 2012. I am so sad because during our last 

phone conversation, you were frustrated and it wasn’t our normal funny banter. I am so sad to sit here one year 

later with the person responsible not brought to justice. 

I know now life is short. I used to think that that was an overused cliché, but now, it definitely has a whole new 

meaning to me. Love your loved ones, hug them, and kiss them because for me, I didn’t say everything I would 

have wanted to say to you. Here it goes: I love you to the moon and back, you were the most amazing mom who 

taught me so many wonderful lessons in life. You taught me to work hard and to reach for the stars. You taught 

me to never give up. You have taught me to be independent and not to rely on others to get things done. I am so 

proud of you and all you’ve done in your life. You were the most beautiful person I knew inside and out. 

If I could have any wish in this world it would be to talk to you one last time and hear your voice and for you to 

tell me everything will be ok. I think the hardest part from everything is to go on and pretend each and every day 

that I am fine. It’s hard to put the smile on and sometimes focus, feeling so sad and that there isn’t some sort of 

closure. 

Please do me a favor and watch over me and the boys—we’ve 

endured a lot this past year and need your love and protection. I 

love you Mom, and I miss telling you every day on the 20 phone calls 

that I love you. I said it before and I’ll say it again: the only thing I 

have left is hope. I have to be strong and hope that everything will 

work out the way it is supposed to. They say that when bad things 

happen and people do bad things, it catches up with them. I hope 

that is true and that our justice system, that is designed to protect 

the innocent, will triumph over evil. 

I love you…. 

Kimberly 

Kimberly and April 

Anyone with information regarding the murder of 

April Kauffman should contact The Major Crime Unit of 

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at (609) 909-7666 

Speak up, April did... 

For more information, visit www.aprilkauffman.net 


Hit Me! 

Fighting the Las Vegas Mob by the Numbers 

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY 

By Danielle Gomes 

“Hit Me tells the story behind 

the most intriguing tale in Las 

Vegas history—how the Mob 

was ousted from the Strip’s 

casinos in the 1970s. Drawing 

from interviews with many of 

his associates and the man 

himself, Hit Me shares the 

perspective of Dennis Gomes, 

who as the youthful chief of 

the Gaming Control Board’s 

Audit Division took on—and 

helped take down—the Mob by 

shaking its control of casino counting rooms. 

It’s a highly personal story, with details that 

had never been heard before. Even if you 

know your casino history, you’ll learn more 

than you thought possible. It’s a must-read 

for anyone who ever wanted to know the real 

story behind Martin Scorcese’s Casino.” 

Dennis Gomes and Barbara Gomes enjoying 

the annual Gomes Christmas Party 


—David G. 

Schwartz, author, 

Roll the Bones: 

The History of 

Gambling 

Dennis Gomes’ 

involvement in the 

gaming industry 

spans over four 

decades. He 

began his gaming 

Danielle Gomes 

career as the youngest-ever Chief of the 

Audit Division for the Nevada Gaming Control 

Board and he ended it as the co-owner of 

Resorts Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, 

NJ—grabbing headlines from start to finish. 

“Wunderkind”, “Mr. Fix-It”, “Casino Watcher”, 

“The Boy Wonder”, “Super Sleuth”—these are 

just a few of the titles that writers have used 

to characterize Dennis Gomes in newspapers 

from New York to Los Angeles. 

Gomes’ gaming career began in 1971, with his 

appointment to the Nevada Gaming Control 

Board. Gomes was hired as the Chief of the 

Audit Division charged with the detection

Dennis and his friend and martial arts trainer, Dave Sirota 


and investigation of organized crime hidden 

interest and “skimming” in Nevada’s casinos. 

In 1971, a new governor was elected to 

run the Silver State of Nevada. Governor 

O’Callaghan was the dark-horse candidate; 

he won on a fluke with no backing from the 

casino industry. The newly elected Governor 

was a tough crusty ex-boxer, and a war hero 

with a wooden leg. Immediately following 

O’Callaghan’s appointment, he personally 

hired Gomes at just 27 years old. 

It’s no secret that the mob built Las Vegas 

and owned it well into the 1970s. However, 

in 1971, O’Callaghan wanted to change this 

and charged Gomes with this task. Within 

months of being hired, Gomes whipped a 

ragtag group of auditors into hardened, gunslinging 

investigators, and shattered clichés 

about milquetoast accountant cops. Coming 

within a hair’s breadth of death more than 

once, Gomes capped off his tenure with 

the famous bust of the Stardust skim, 

portrayed in the book and movie Casino. 

During this period, there was enough 

action to fill a dozen Scorsese films— 

midnight raids, heart-rending showgirl 

romances, and deadly double-crosses. And 

the cast of characters reads like a roll call 

of gangster lore. But no matter how much 

evidence Gomes uncovered, or how many 

witnesses and informants were bloodied, 

Gomes was swept aside by a political 

system that was dirty to its core. This is 

the story told in Hit Me! Fighting the Las 

Vegas Mob by the Numbers by Danielle 

Gomes and Jay Bonansinga. Although Hit 

Me will be published May 7, 2013 by Lyons 

Press, it was forty years in the making. 

When the political corruption eventually 

became insurmountable, Gomes left his 

post in law enforcement and entered 


the casino business, where he was able to 

clean up the industry from the inside. Gomes 

worked at dozens of casinos throughout the 

country. Success in business was Gomes’ 

answer to the corrupt politicians that ran 

him out of law enforcement. Gomes went 

on to work for the gaming greats—Barron 

Hilton, Steve Wynn, and Donald Trump before 

striking out on his own. Gomes became 

an icon in the gaming industry, known 

for his wacky but 

brilliant marketing 

techniques—like 

playing tic-tac-toe 

against a chicken. 

And, chances are, if 

you’re reading this 

article, this is the 

Dennis Gomes you’re 

most familiar with. 

However, I’ve always 

Dennis with the famous 

Tic Tac Toe Playing Chicken 

Dennis and his executive martial arts students

known Dennis Gomes simply, as “Dad”. 

As the child of a casino boss, you could say 

that I had a very unusual upbringing. I was 

raised in a casino (actually multiple casinos). 

My first steps were taken at the Thunder Bird, 

at two I was stealing the show away from the 

lounge act at the Frontier with my toddler 

dance moves, at 11 we moved to Atlantic City 

and into the Taj Mahal (where we lived for 

close to a year), and every summer job from 

the time I was 16 was always at a casino. Much 

of my life has been spent in a casino. 

Now the unusual part… My dad may have 

worked a lot, as he was running the casinos 

that my siblings and I were growing up in, but 

he always had us with him. I had the most 

wholesome family life. We always had dinner 

together. Granted, it was often in a casino 

and late at night. Now, I realize many parents 

would not condone this sort of thing, but I 

had a truly wonderful childhood. The simple 

reason for this was not because I grew up in 

a casino but that I was raised by incredible 

parents. 

My mom, Barbara, a former ballet dancer, is 

the epitome of grace. She’s kind, beautiful, 

and loving. My dad met my mom while he 

was investigating the Tropicana for organized 

crime infiltration. My mom was a dancer 

in the Follies Bergere, which was owned by 

mobster Joe Agosto. My dad’s favorite joke 

was that Joe Agosto may have been put 

in jail, but my mom got a life-sentence. My 

dad’s sense of humor permeated all aspects 

of his life. He was always quick to smile. He 

was the ultimate free-thinker with a heart 

full of love. For him a hug was always better 

than a handshake—not a typical approach to 

business dealings. 

As many from the Jersey shore area know, 

my dad passed away a year ago, but I still 

think about him, almost constantly. And, I 

continue to be amazed by his ability to see 

the world in black and white—wrong and right. 

This may seem like a simple or even an oversimplified 

concept, but it’s really anything 

but simple. The human species is incredibly 

talented at the process of justification. This 

process turns a black and white world grey. 

It’s easy to do and comes so naturally that it’s 

almost second nature. Take, for example my 

dad’s first C.E.O. position at the Aladdin Hotel 

and Casino… 

A high-roller, an Arab 

prince that regularly 

lost millions at the 

Aladdin, lost too 

quickly for his taste 

and demanded that 

my dad fire the dealer 

that beat him. In an 

attempt to appease 

this high-roller, my 

dad moved this dealer 

to another section of 

the casino. My dad did 

this in the hopes that 

high-roller and dealer 

would not cross paths 

while he initiated an 

Barbara Gomes with her 

dance partner, 

Wayne Clemons 

The Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas 


investigation to make sure that no cheating 

was taking place. Well, the inevitable 

happened and this Arab prince saw the 

dealer. He then found my dad and screamed 

profanities at him for twenty minutes. My dad 

calmly said he understood and assured the 

prince that this issue would be taken care of. 

My dad moved the dealer again, finished the 

investigation, and concluded that the dealer 

had not done anything wrong. When the 

prince saw this dealer for the third time, he 

completely lost his temper and went straight 

to the owner of the Aladdin, Ginji Yasuda— 

the son of a Japanese billionaire. Yasuda 

demanded that my dad fire this dealer and 

my dad refused. 

He then told 

my dad that if 

he did not fire 

this dealer, he 

would fire my 

dad. Again, my 

dad refused and walked away from his first 

position as C.E.O.—without any job lined up. 

Dennis’ New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement ID 

Now, it would have been very easy for my dad 

to justify the firing of this dealer. I mean, we 

are supposed to do what our boss instructs, 

right? My dad had a family to support, he had 

no other choice, right? The list goes on. But, 

my dad just walked away because 

he knew that this dealer did not 

deserve to get fired and that he 

had his own family to support. 

This is seeing the world in black 

and white. 

When the moral environment of 

any position Gomes was in did 

not line up with his ethics, my 

dad would walk away. His tenyear 

career in law enforcement 

ended for this very reason. And, 

this is a lesson that my parents 

have worked very hard to teach 

us. My parents believed that 

everything we do should be done 

from a foundation of love and it 

is this lesson that has carried my 

siblings and I through our lives. 


Dennis and Grandson Jake Chapman 

Now, I’m a writer. Wow, that 

sounds weird to say. I did not 

grow up wanting to be a writer; 

I didn’t know what I wanted to 

do. Consequently, I tried just 

about everything. I worked in 

casino marketing, I taught public

speaking at UNLV, I worked in 

retail, and at one point I was a 

belly dancer and a stilt walker at 

the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas. 

However, the one constant was 

the love I had for my family and 

spending time with them. We did 

everything together—I grew up 

listening to my dad tell his stories, 

and I LOVED hearing them. My 

favorite stories revolved around 

his escapades chasing the mob 

through the neon lit streets of 

Las Vegas. 

Once I was older, I began to notice 

how much everyone else loved 

hearing his stories. So much so, 

they would ask my dad to tell his stories over 

and over—to their friends, to their wives, and 

to their children. The audience didn’t matter; 

whoever happened to be listening to one of 

my dad’s stories was fascinated. 

When my career as a stilt-walker and belly 

dancer didn’t pan out (as you read that 

statement please know that I am winking 

Gomes Family: Dennis, Danielle, Mary, Gabrielle, Aaron, Doug, Barbara 

my eye at you), I decided to go back to 

school. While I was in graduate school 

at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas I 

needed to fulfill a credit outside of my focus 

in journalism and media studies so I took 

a screenwriting class. This class had one 

assignment—pitch an idea then turn it into a 

full-length script. Everyone in the class was 

given thirty minutes to pitch their idea, so 

when it was my turn, I simply told my dad’s 

story. The class was so 

interested that my “pitch” 

session went on for two 

class periods, which was 

roughly three hours. 

Dennis and Aaron Gomes 

My dad’s stories had always 

been part of me until that 

class, when I started writing 

them down. Then his 

stories became something 

that I did—with my dad. 

I spent countless hours 

interviewing my dad, or 

really just talking about his 

life. I eventually turned the 


New Year’s Eve 2012 with the Resort’s Executive Team 

first script I wrote for a class assignment into 

a treatment or an outline and people began 

reading it. 

This treatment was eventually turned into a 

book proposal and Lyons Press decided to 

publish Gomes’ story. In October of 2011, I 

was officially writing. It was amazing. I finally 

found something that I loved doing. My dad 

and I were working on this together. Each 

chapter that I wrote, 

I would immediately 

send to him, and he 

would go over every 

detail with a fine-tooth 

comb. It was a dream 

come true for me. Until 

Atlantic City’s Superman just before we started 


the last section, when my dad suddenly 

passed away. 

At this point, my whole world collapsed. I was 

devastated. My dad was everything to our 

family. Every moment of life with my dad was 

an adventure. A mundane trip to the grocery 

store became a vivid experiment in human 

nature. Life was fun. My dad had a wicked 

sense of humor that kept everyone on their 

toes. He was a master of the practical joke. 

The fart machine application on the IPhone 

was one of his favorite toys. Along with 

teaching his five kids right from wrong, he 

taught us to laugh every step of the way. And 

most important, through this, my dad taught 

us to love life and everything and everyone 

that comes along with it.

Of course, he did not do all of this alone. 

He had a true partner in my mom. They 

complemented each other in the best 

way. Our family was perfect. 

So, when the center of our family 

suddenly left us, it was not easy. We have 

all had to find our own way to deal with 

this tragedy and we still are. For me, I 

came back to this book. It was not easy, 

but as I wrote I felt my dad with me. The 

more I wrote, the more I felt my dad’s 

presence. It was in this process that I 

learned that my dad left me with an 

amazing gift. He left me his stories, the 

essence of his being. 

I had always dreamt of telling my dad’s stories 

with him. When my dad died, I thought that 

my dream had too. But, now I realize that 

through his stories he is still with me. This is 

still something that we are doing together. 

My life has changed dramatically this past 

year and a desire to write has been the one 

thing to truly surface. I continue to miss my 

dad every single day, but I feel his presence 

all around me. He has given me an incredible 

gift; my dad and my mom have taught me 

that love is the most powerful force in the 

universe. With love anything is possible and 

it is through this that I am able to write these 

Barbara and Aaron at the Street Naming Ceremony 

words now. My dad may not be with us in a 

physical sense, but he is here in every other 

sense. My dad truly loved life and he loved 

people. So in his honor, take a moment to 

smile and think of those you love—past and 

present. 

It wasn’t until I wrote this book that I truly 

learned just how incredible my dad is. I always 

knew that my parents had led unusual lives, 

but through the process of writing I realized 

how much courage it took for them to 

accomplish all that they have. So with great 

honor, I am happy to present to you my dad’s 

story…Hit Me! Fighting the Las Vegas Mob by 

the Numbers. 


y Julianne Dods, Fitness Editor of The Boardwalk Journal 

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y Nancy Adler, Nutrition Editor of The Boardwalk Journal 

health 

Vitamins: An Investment for Every Body 

For most healthy Americans under the age of 50 it may be possible to meet 

necessary nutrient needs through diet alone. Consumption of a wide variety 

of colorful, nutritious foods is the best way to maintain health and prevent 

chronic disease. With that being said, it is important to note that most 

Americans do not meet the recommended amount of nutrients in their diet. 

Through increased intake of fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy products, 

whole grains, and fortified foods, Americans can help ensure the quality of 

their diet so they’re more likely to meet nutritional needs. 

Unfortunately, many Americans don’t consume sufficient amounts of nutrients 

through diet alone, since they are easily lost through food processing. 

Approximately 75% of American adults don’t get enough magnesium in their 

diet, which is a crucial mineral for blood pressure regulation, among other 

functions, the top sources of which are spinach, potatoes, nuts and oats. 

Vitamin D deficiency is rampant. Most clients I see in my practice are deficient 

in this most important vitamin. Part of the problem, I think, is that today’s 

recommendations are made 

solely on vitamin D’s role in bone 

Nancy Adler is a certified nutritionist 

health, while research never specializing in nutrition and weight control. 

takes into consideration the She is the owner of Nancy Adler Nutrition 

multitude of functions for which where she counsels her clients on a oneon-one 

weekly basis helping them to make 

vitamin D is necessary. I suggest, 

even urge my clients to take permanent healthier lifestyle changes. 

2,000 international units each She currently holds three of the highest 

day. And to have their physician 

accredited certifications in the field of 

nutrition and fitness. Nancy lectures 

check that through blood work. 

in schools, businesses and civic groups 

Vitamin D, A, E and K are fat where she helps to spread the importance 

soluble vitamins so they are of healthy living through nutrition. Area 

stored in the liver and fatty 

tissues. So it’s a good idea to be 

sure your levels are in check before beginning a vitamin regimen. 

The body needs a minimum amount of vitamins and minerals each day to 

remain healthy and function properly. A balanced diet normally implies 

a sufficient diet. Of course, that is if you eat a balanced diet every day. 

Unfortunately, the results of an insufficient diet—a deficiency in vitamins 

and minerals—don’t often appear until problems are already in a relatively 

advanced level. For instance, people who do not have enough of the 

vitamins A, B1, and B2 suffer from recurring tiredness, mental or emotional 

disturbances, loss of appetite and chapped lips, among others. 

The common causes of vitamin deficiencies include poor eating habits, 

alcoholism, emotional stress, improper absorption of vitamins and minerals, 

the intake of medicines that interfere with the absorption of vitamins, and lack 

of exposure to sunlight. If you constantly feel sluggish and suffer from chronic 

health related inconveniences, you might be short of the vitamins your body 

needs to function properly. However, also keep in mind not to overdo it, as an 

excess of vitamins can also be harmful. Do you still need vitamins even if you 

maintain a healthy diet? The answer is yes. 

not all products available cater to what your body requires. There are some 

supplements that still lack what you need. 

The key components you must look for in a supplement are vitamins B6, 

B12, D, E and folic acid. Aside from being dietary supplements, these so 

called B vitamins have been known to combat certain types of cancer and 

heart ailments. While there remains no hard-lined link between cancer and 

daily intake of B vitamins, their preventative powers have helped raise the 

importance of daily doses of vitamins and minerals to our system. 

Vitamin A helps repair growth of body tissues, helps to maintain smooth, 

disease free skin. 

B6 Vitamins are the building blocks of protein, promoting healthy skin, aiding 

in the production of antibodies and helping maintain proper balance of 

phosphorous and sodium. Got leg cramps? B6 reduces muscle spasms and leg 

cramps. 

physicians consult with and refer Nancy 

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eliminate medications and naturally 

achieve a healthier lifestyle. You may listen 

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Vitamin B12 prevents anemia, 

increases energy, promotes 

growth in children and maintains 

a healthy nervous system. 

Biotin aids in the utilization of 

folic acid, Vitamin B12, protein 

and Pantothenic acid 

Folic acid is essential for the 

formation of red blood cells and 

aids in the metabolism of amino 

acids. 

Vitamin E retards cellular aging, 

alleviates fatigue by supplying oxygen, prevents and dissolves blood clots and 

aids in bringing nourishment to the cells. 

Keep in mind—and this is so important—that vitamins cannot be assimilated 

without food. They must be taken with food as they need food to absorb 

properly. And you know that cup of coffee you’re washing them down with? 

You’re actually voiding all the benefits of the vitamin and minerals as coffee 

stops the absorption process. 

Natural vitamins are those organic food substances which are found only 

in plants and animals. The body is not able to synthesize or manufacture 

vitamins on its own. Because of this, they must be supplied either directly in 

the diet, or by way of dietary supplements. Vitamins are vital if our body is 

to function normally. They are absolutely necessary for our growth, general 

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Danielle Davies, Family Editor of The Boardwalk Journal 

This Mother’s Day, A Wish For Us All 

The first time I felt like a mother, really truly like a parent, didn’t 

happen during my pregnancy, nor did it happen when I first laid 

eyes upon my newborn son. Though through all of that I loved 

him, and felt protective of him, the feeling that I was his mother 

didn’t happen immediately. In fact, I can clearly remember leaving 

the hospital with him and thinking, “My God, they’re letting us 

drive away”. 

It wasn’t until a few days later, when I was cleaning his infant 

hands with a baby wipe, that it clicked—I was a mother. I was his 

mother. This simple act of mothering, just wiping his hands, and 

it was suddenly crystal 

clear. Until then, there had 

been the whole wide world 

and me floating around it. 

At that moment though, 

everything changed. 

This was my child. I was 

a mother. And I would be 

until the end of time. 

I think that’s how it is 

with moms. We become 

them, and we stay that 

way forever. Sure, there 

Danielle Davies is a freelance writer 

and blogger, and the voice behind 

rubyandthemoon.com. A 1996 graduate 

from Villanova University, where 

she studied theater and philosophy, 

Danielle worked for several years 

at Jossey-Bass Publishers, A Wiley 

Company, in San Francisco, before 

returning to her native East Coast. 

After earning a teaching certification 

from Drexel University’s graduate 

is longing for a simpler (and mostly less demanding) way of 

life sometimes. And yes, many of us complain wildly about the 

sacrifices we make as parents, from our lack of time to driving 

minivans. But we wouldn’t change it, not really. We are forever 

bound to our children, impacting their lives with each move we 

make. Just as they impact ours. We will be their mothers long 

after they need us to mother them. We will be their mothers, 

sometimes, long after they’re gone. 

In the past six months, our country has seen a shocking amount 

of tragedy involving children. From the massacre at Sandy Hook 

Elementary School to the accidental shooting of a six year old by 

his four year old neighbor to the attack at the Boston Marathon 

where eight year old Martin Richard was killed, it seems neverending. 

It’s entirely possible that we’ve had this much senseless 

violence before—I’m not basing this column on statistical data. 

Instead, what keeps coming back to me is the age of the children. 

old. This is what seven looks like at my house: missing teeth, 

video games, potty humor, learning to tell time, to read, to better 

play with friends. Seven is silly, exasperating, smart and amazing, 

full of wonder but also with some new found street smarts. Seven 

is a lot more sophisticated now than it was when I was a kid. It’s 

playing with your little sister even when she’s driving you crazy. I 

would wager seven is like this in a lot of homes. 

Lately, though, we mothers in this nation have been forced to 

think of seven another way—as bullets, destruction, and funerals. 

As mothers, we’ve always known that fate can, and does, interfere 

with the lives of our 

program, Danielle spent two years 

in Philadelphia classrooms before 

moving her family to her hometown at 

the Jersey Shore, where she happily 

juggles many roles—writer, blogger, 

editor, and artist—while raising 

her family. Danielle is the longtime 

copy editor of The Boardwalk Journal. She 

welcomes comments and feedback at 

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children. There is disease. 

There are accidents. There 

are heart wrenching ways 

we can lose our children— 

and that’s hard enough to 

stomach. Violence should 

not be one of them. 

By the time this 

publication reaches the 

hands of readers, we’ll be 

right around the corner 

from Mother’s Day, and 

I just can’t help but think about these lost children, and their 

equally lost mothers. Because how can you be a mom when your 

child has been taken from you? 

So I’m asking for something this Mother’s Day, and I don’t know 

a mom who would mind if I ask for this on behalf of mother’s 

everywhere: Please just stop. Stop the violence. Stop the fighting. 

Stop the wars and the finger pointing and the name calling. Just 

stop. We have had more than we can take. We will hug our babies, 

and raise our children, and try so very hard to assure them that in 

this world gone mad, there is still good. 

You monsters out there: please, stop taking our children. 

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Meeting 

Jimmy Buffett 

By Bill Kelly 

The first time I met Jimmy Buffett was at the Caribbean Club—the old Key Largo Hotel bar— 

before he made it big time. The original wood clapboard hotel where the classic Bogart 

film, Key Largo, was filmed had burned down long ago, and in its place was this little one story 

bungalow, shot and beer bar on the bay, with a juke box and a pool table. 

Stopping there on the way to Key West with some friends, we were shooting pool with Lynn 

Delcorio and the guys from the Quiescence dive shop, when Jimmy, apparently having been 

asleep in the corner booth, woke up and introduced himself. 

Since he didn’t have a hit song yet, nobody knew who he was, but he fit in well with our crowd, 

bought a round of drinks and fell into the nine-ball rotation with the guys while the girls sat in 

lounge chairs out back under the palm trees by the bay. 

Later Jimmy played guitar and sang during the open mic night and won the $50 prize, which 

was a lot of money in the days when a bottle of beer cost fifty cents. 

It must have been an interesting time in his life because he mentions it in his autobiography. 

A few years later we were all glad to hear his songs on the radio and were proud to know him, 

especially when he made it, and made it big-time from such humble beginnings. And from all 

accounts, the money and celebrity didn’t seem to change his personality or style. 

When we finally got back to Key West, after parking the van at the trailer park next to the 

shrimp boat docks, we went to Jimmy’s then new bar—Margaritaville. Jimmy wasn’t there, but 

the bartender said to stick around, as he was due in to pick up the receipts. Sure enough, he 

came in, went right to the cash register, counted the money and put it in his pockets. As he 

was walking out, I stopped him and asked if he remembered us from the Key Largo days. 

He stood back and scanned us, clicked his fingers and then said, “Nine ball, the afternoon I 

won open mic night, right?” 

I was surprised that he recalled us and asked, “You mean that was such a special day that you 

really remember it?” 

And he said with a laugh, “You must think that I always slept in the back booth there. Sure I 

remember it. I just got my first record contract and I was on a load, but yeah, I remember you 

guys.” 

A crowd had developed around us, and somebody tugged at Jimmy’s shirt and asked him for 

an autograph. He smiled, shrugged and signed, but then somebody wanted a photo of them 

together, and people started pestering him, and buzzing around like flies, so he just waved to 

us as he walked backwards out the kitchen door. 

That was the last time I saw Jimmy until Freemantle, Australia, 1987, during the America’s Cup 

sailing regatta. We were cheering on Dennis Conner to win back the Cup he had lost to the 

Aussies in Newport, Rhode Island, four years earlier. The Cup is the oldest sports trophy in 

competition and it was the first time since 1858 that a foreign country had taken the America’s 

Cup away. Dennis Conner was embarrassed he had lost it and was determined to win it back. 

Jimmy wrote a song about it, and Americans who had never sailed in their lives were suddenly 

interested in the America’s Cup sailboat race on the other side of the world. 

I heard Jimmy was in Freemantle from Joe Scafario, my Ocean City, NJ neighbor, who caught 

up with me at the Sail & Anchor pub. Joe said that he was walking around the Cape May-like 

Victorian port town when he came across Jimmy playing guitar and singing on a street corner 

like a vagabond, and he had a video to prove it. 

A few days later I caught up with Buffett at the bar of the Sail & Anchor. Jimmy was by himself, 

having a cold Swan, the local beer. 

I slipped up to the bar next to him and even though I had grown a beard since I saw him last 

he recognized me. “Key Largo, right? Nine-ball,” he snapped his fingers. 


“You Jersey guys are the only ones I know who play nine-ball like that.” 

After shooting the breeze and trading a few shouts—Australian for rounds of beer—Jimmy said 

he really enjoyed being Down Under. 

“They don’t recognize me here,” he said, incredulously. “So I can go out and about like this 

without people bothering me. I can’t do this at home. I can’t even hang out at my own joint 

because of the freaking idiots who just want a piece of me—my signature, my picture, do this, 

do that, I can’t even go out in public anymore. But here they don’t know me. It’s great.” 

Just then a new Australian friend came up to me and said, “Hey Ned, What about you now?” 

I explained to Jimmy that the Aussies nicknamed me Ned, after their famous outlaw Ned Kelly, 

and I introduced him, “Ian, this here’s my American friend Jimmy Buffett.” They shake hands 

and Ian orders a shout for the three of us, and asks Jimmy what he does in America. Jimmy 

looks at me, laughs and slaps his thigh. “See!” 

They knew his songs if you named them, and hummed a few bars, but his name and reputation 

hadn’t quite gotten as far as Freemantle yet—partially because the people there pretty much 

live a laid back Jimmy Buffet lifestyle anyway, so it isn’t that special. 

The America’s Cup races went on for weeks, through November and December, our winter 

being their summer, and the competition was fierce. Once there was a break in the action, 

before the main showdown between Dennis and the Australians, they had the America’s Cup 

Ball. 

A black tie affair in which Prince Albert of Monaco, another Ocean City neighbor, was the guest 

of honor, the America’s Cup Ball is the principal social affair of the entire event, and everyone 

has a smashing good time. I knew Albert from Ocean City, where his family has a beach house 

on the street where I lived, and I saw his mother give the winning trophy to Graham Hill at the 

1970 Monaco Grand Prix, but we only nodded at each other on the dance floor. 

All of the best Australian bands took turns performing, and about three o’clock in the morning 

the emcee said, “We understand that the American pop star Jimmy Buffet is in the house and 

we’d like him to come up here and sing us a song.” 

I hadn’t seen Jimmy all evening, but he came through the crowd towards me laughing and 

said, “Now I’m a Pop Star, how about that Kelly?” 

Then he grabs me by the arm and leans over and says in my ear, “Do you believe this? I’m in 

a suit and tie and I’m still UNDERdressed.” Just then a flash went off and somebody took a 

picture of us. [See photo on right] 

While all the other men wore black tie 

tuxedos, Jimmy had on this white suit 

and white tie, thus expressing his casual 

individuality without insulting our Aussie 

guests. 

A few days later, at the Sail & Anchor, 

Jimmy was saying that he was 

disappointed that he didn’t get a chance 

to play for Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes 

crew, who were always sailing, either 

practicing or competing. So one night Bill Kelly and Jimmy Buffett 

he threw a party for the crew at the 

Freemantle Beach Bar, where he gave them a good show. 

I had met a local Australian singer-songwriter at the Eagle’s (Australian rules) football stadium 

a few weeks earlier, and she had tickets to see Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton at the arena, 

but I convinced her Jimmy would be better.

“Who’s Jimmy Buffett?” she wanted to know. 

I don’t know how the Rogers and Parton show went, but Jimmy was tremendous, playing 

acoustical guitar with another local guitarist who backed him on rhythm, with a few dozen 

people at the Beach Bar in Freemantle, Australia. [See photo below] 

A few nights later I was having dinner with 

a friend in this Italian restaurant when 

the waiter brought us over a bottle of 

champagne, saying that it was compliments 

of the gentleman at a nearby table. I look 

over and it’s Jimmy sitting with an older 

man. 

“Jimmy Buffett,” I say. 

“Jimmy Buffett?!” the waiter exclaimed “I didn’t recognize him.” 

“Yeah, that’s Jimmy,” I said, but as soon as I said it I knew it was a big mistake. 

Sure enough, the waiter asked Jimmy if he sign an autograph, pose for a picture and then 

would he sing a song. Jimmy politely signed the menu, posed for a picture but then declined, 

saying he couldn’t sing without a guitar. The waiter said he played acoustic guitar and said 

he even knew a few Buffet songs and started asking Jimmy questions about music. Then he 

asked if he would sing a few songs if he got him a guitar, he had one in his car, and a few 

minutes later the waiter was back, guitar in hand, and Jimmy was serenading a dozen people 

and the staff of the restaurant. 

I thought how lucky I was to get two free and intimate Jimmy Buffett shows in as many nights. 

Later on I apologized to Jimmy for breaking his cover as I knew he didn’t like the attention, 

but he shrugged it off and said he really likes the Australians. He then introduced me to the 

older man he had dinner with—his dad—saying that he was glad he got the opportunity to sing 

a few songs as it made the night a little more special, especially for his pop. 

The next day, I was walking across the Stars & Stripes compound when I came across Jimmy 

and his dad going the other way, thanked them for the bottle of champagne and impromptu 

performance, and stood back and took a picture of them together. 

Two decades later, I was really surprised to hear in the news that Buffett was going to turn 

the Trump Marina into a Margaritaville Hotel and Casino. When that deal went sour, I thought 

that was the end of it. Instead, I was really, really surprised to learn that Jimmy was opening 

a Margaritaville beach bar on the 

Boardwalk at Resorts. Resorts had 

already adopted a 1920s motif to go 

with the age of the hotel and capitalize 

on the popularity of HBO’s Boardwalk 

Empire, so I was wondering how the 

Buffett style would fit in with the 20s 

motif. 

Jimmy and his dad in Freemantle, Australia 

I showed up for the press conference 

on the boardwalk when the deal was 

officially announced and was surprised 

again that Jimmy was there himself. 

For a guy who now owns hotels, bars 

and restaurant chains and puts on multi-million dollar concert tours I was surprised that he 

bothered to show up himself, when his minions could handle something like this. Knowing 

Jimmy however, I figured he wouldn’t stick around too long with the stiffs in suits, so instead 

of standing with the other reporters in front of a makeshift stage on the boardwalk, I waited 

for him out back, leaned against his limo and had a smoke with his driver, Al, a young Italian 

kid from Chicago. 

Al was telling me that Jimmy doesn’t just plan on opening up a Margaritaville Bar and 

Restaurant on the Boardwalk—he has bigger ambitions. He wants to hold a week long music 

festival like they do in New Orleans, to have a bar bands bonanza like they have in Austin, 

Texas and to bring America’s Cup boats to Atlantic City and hold the races right off Resorts so 

you can watch them from the hotel rooms. 

“He’s excited and he’s got big ideas,” Al was saying when Jimmy came out of the stage door of 

Resorts. Al opened the back seat door for him. Jimmy’s wearing shorts, a green shirt, brown 

baseball cap and sunglasses. 

“Hi Jimmy,” I said, “Remember me from Freemantle?” 

“Sure Ned,” Jimmy said with a chuckle that didn’t quite make a laugh, “I remember you 

from the Caribbean Club in Key Largo.” 

“You’ve come a long way since then,” I said. “Welcome to Atlantic City. Al’s been telling me you 

got big plans.” 

“Yea, I’m the New Nucky Thompson,” he grins with another fake chuckle, punching his fingers 

to his chest. 

“I’m in a hurry and gotta go right now,” he said, “but maybe you can show me around town 

sometime.” 

“Sure, Jimmy,” I said, “but will you do me a favor?” 

“Whaddya want?” he said with a reluctant sigh. 

“Sometime down the line, when you have the free time, will you do a benefit show for the local 

Marine Mammal Stranding Center?” 

“Sure thing,” he says. “Anything else?” 

“Well, for me, Jimmy, Atlantic City is my backyard, and if you’re the new Nucky, I’d like to have 

a small piece of the action, like how about the Island Shirt concession?” 

Then snapping his fingers and pointing at me, he cracks a real smile and says, “You got it!” 

Then the limo door slams shut and Al jumped in the front seat with a wave and they drove off. 

Just then the stage door opened and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sticks his head out 

saying, “Is Jimmy here?” 

I point to the limo driving off down South Carolina Avenue. 

Dressed in black suit and pink tie, the governor has a piece of paper and pen in one hand and 

a camera in the other, and wipes the sweat off his brow with his arm while saying, “Shoot, I 

wanted to get his autograph and a picture of us together.” 

“You’ll get another opportunity for that. He’ll be back,” I said, before suggesting, “You know 

governor, you’d be a lot cooler and look a lot more comfortable in an island shirt.” 

Bill Kelly’s Jersey Shore Nightbeat Column can be read here 

jerseyshorenightbeat.blogspot.com/ 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN AT? 

This Irish American comedian, born and 

raised in South Philly, was well known for 

his vaudeville humor and had a statue 

erected in his honor in 2003 on the same 

place where his nightclub once stood. The 

nightclub which entertained thousands to 

packed houses on summer weekends was 

a staple of the “old school” Jersey Shore, 

which exists now only in our memories. 

Born Thomas Francis, he was better known 

by shore goers by his stage name. His 

shows were hilarious and when his club 

closed he even went on to do shows at 

the old Sands Casino and the Trump in 

Atlantic City, where you might have heard 

this one—“A cop found a dead horse in the 

road while on patrol, but while filling out 

his report he realized he couldn’t spell 

Moyamensing Avenue, so he drug him to 

Second Street’. 

To find the answer, 

go to BoardwalkJournal.com 

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politics 

by Harry Hurley, Political Editor of The Boardwalk Journal 

The Law of Unintended Consequences: 

Langford will prevail in June & November & in the process he may deliver Balles Victory 

Lorenzo Langford is the incumbent two-plus term sitting Mayor of Atlantic City and yet he finds himself seated in 

Column C in the fast approaching June 4, 2013 primary election. 

On its face, this is utterly ridiculous. Langford defeated his opponent (outgoing Atlantic County Freeholder) Charles 

Garrett by a 3-1 margin in the March, 2013 vote of the Atlantic City Democratic Committee. 

Only in bizarro world could Langford be denied the Regular Democratic Column A election ballot placement. 

However, State Senator Jim Whelan, D-2 and Atlantic County Democratic Party Chairman Jim Schroeder had other 

diabolical ideas in mind. They had long ago promised Garrett that he would receive the party line. 

They made Garrett sweat for a while, but in the end they kept their word. Garrett was expecting to receive the formal 

endorsement at the Atlantic County Democratic Convention. However, this did not occur. They endorsed no one at 

this meeting. 

This left some wondering, would they double-cross 

Garrett? Whelan was hearing from many Atlantic City 

residents who were very displeased with the way he 

was treating Langford. 

Whelan blinked for a moment, but he didn’t balk. He 

stayed true to his hand-picked guy (Garrett) and as 

they say in political terms, he has now made his bed 

and he must lay in it. 

Harry Hurley is Political Editor of 

The Boardwalk Journal. Hurley is the 

president of Harry Hurley Consulting 

and Communications, LLC. He 

hosts the daily talk radio program 

“Hurley in the Morning” 6-10 a.m. 

weekdays on Townsquare Media, 

WPG Talk Radio 1450, where he also 

This sloppy decision may prove to be one of those moments of truth that happen during a campaign that actually 

ends an electoral career. 

Langford left nothing to chance and he formally bracketed his slate of candidates with Atlantic County Clerk Ed 

McGettigan prior to Schroeder making his selection of Garrett public. 

Langford will be joined in Column C by incumbent Councilman at Large, George Tibbitt, Mo Delgado and Frank 

Gilliam. This is also a huge development because it now makes Column C look like the regular Democratic Column. 

The incumbent slate will be almost impossible to beat. They remain popular and the voters of Atlantic City know dirty 

insider politics when they see it. 

Adding to Garrett’s upcoming electoral woes is the Mayoral candidacy of former Atlantic City PBA President David 

Davidson. Davidson is running a highly professional campaign. He confirmed on-air (“Hurley in the Morning”) on WPG 

Talk Radio 1450 that Whelan had asked him to leave the race. 

This is both corrupt and desperate. Well-placed sources have advised that the Whelan camp has just about resigned 

itself to the fact that Langford can’t be beaten. However, this inconvenient truth will not stop their aggressive 

attempt to try and unseat him. They badly want him out. Whelan has never gotten over the fact that Langford 

vanquished him from office a dozen years ago. 

Any votes Davidson earns on Primary Election Day would have gone to Garrett. Langford benefits greatly by 

Davidson’s candidacy. It splits the anti-incumbent votes. 

Some people think that the Garrett candidacy can capture political lightening in a bottle the way Bob Levy was able 

to defeat Langford in the June 2005 Primary. 

The present circumstances couldn’t be more different. First, Levy’s pre-packaged story (before I broke the news that 

he had stolen honor and that he was falsely posing as a United States Special Forces Green Beret) was straight from 

“central casting.” Levy was a popular life-long Atlantic City figure. 

And, the political powers that desperately wanted Langford out of office in 2005 had raised more than $1 million 

dollars on Levy’s behalf. Most importantly, Levy benefited by being hand-picked by Craig Callaway, who wanted to be 

Mayor himself, but, the federal criminal sting operation called “Operation Broken Boards” halted Callaway’s electoral 

ambitions. 

Yet, in the end, it was Callaway’s once mighty and vaulted political get-out-the-vote machine that powered Levy to 

victory. 

Levy would be inaugurated as Mayor, but wouldn’t make it two years before resigning from office in disgrace after 

being federally prosecuted. 

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Langford was returned as the duly elected Mayor 

following the results of a special election and he has 

held the seat ever since. 

The Langford-Garrett election is not in 

doubt. Langford will win. However, Whelan 

must soon prepare himself for the law of 

unintended consequences. 

Langford has already confirmed publicly on “Hurley 

in the Morning” that he will not run in the Regular Democratic Column in the November 5, 2013 General Election if he 

wins the June Primary Election. 

This could be the difference in Whelan’s upcoming election versus Atlantic County Sheriff Frank Balles. 

Balles faces a surprise June Republican Primary state senate election himself versus Marybeth Bennett. Balles will 

have no problem prevailing in his Primary Election. 

With Langford, Tibbitt, Delgado and Gilliam all running away from Whelan in November, this could hurt Whelan’s 

margin of victory over Balles in Atlantic City. 

It will also prove very damaging to Longport Mayor Nick Russo and Northfield Mayor Vince Mazzeo’s campaign for 

the New Jersey General Assembly versus popular Republican incumbents John Amodeo and Chris Brown. 

Democrats running in Atlantic County need a huge voting plurality coming out of Atlantic City in order to win Countywide. 

And, while Atlantic City consistently votes monolithically (for any Democratic candidate), the blatant disrespect show 

to Langford by Whelan and Schroeder will negatively affect them in the November General election. 

The inside political baseball being played against Langford by Whelan is about as dirty as it gets. 

In the end, Langford will prevail on June 4th in the Primary Election by a wide margin. And, Langford will win by an 

even greater margin on November 5, 2013 in the General Election against the Republican Nominee Don Guardian, 

who serves as Executive Director of the Atlantic City Special 

Improvement District. 

And in the process, Langford may defeat Whelan again. This 

time without even running directly against him. 

Harry Hurley 

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Atlantic City.... 

A Place We Call Home 

By Ken Calemmo and Kristine Kodytek 

Thomas Edison opened the world’s first 

central electric power plant in New York 

City in 1881. Just five years later, the 

Electric Light Company of Atlantic City 

and the Bridgeton Electric Light of New 

Jersey were incorporated (and the 

history of Atlantic City Electric began). 

The local providers used two generators 

from Edison’s company. That year, the 

Electric Light Company of Atlantic 

City generated electricity for fifty 

customers. Electricity was available 

from dusk until 1 a.m. for a price of 

$2.00 per kilowatt-hour. 

Around-the-clock electricity wouldn’t be 

available in Atlantic City for a few more 

years, but that didn’t stop tourists from 

visiting the beach, The Boardwalk, and 

the beautiful hotels Atlantic City had to 

offer. Then, in 1887, Atlantic City used 

daytime electricity to power The Trolley 

and the first electric Merry Go Round— 

“The Flying Horses on the Beach.” 

In 1905, an Atlantic City ordinance 

granted Atlantic City Electric the 

municipal consent to construct its 

infrastructure in the city for the next one 

hundred years. 

As New Jersey’s dependency on 

electricity grew, New Jersey Governor 

Woodrow Wilson established one of the 

nations first Public Utility Commissions. 

In the 1920s, you could spot Atlantic 

City meter readers on motorcycles 

THE HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC 

recording electric usage. And at that 

time, The Boardwalk was lined with 

illuminated billboards advertising 

Broadway shows that were coming to 

Atlantic City. About 168 shows would 

come each year. 

Atlantic City Electric and the Electric 

Company of New Jersey united their 

eastern and western service territories in 

1927. As electricity use continued to 

grow, Atlantic City captured the nation’s 

attention by celebrating the 50th 

anniversary of incandescent lighting. 

To encourage the public to buy and use 

electric appliances, Atlantic City 

Electric’s “Home Service Girls” 

demonstrated a variety of convenient 

household washing machines and 

refrigerators in 1931. 

In 1960, Atlantic City Electric 

celebrated its 75th anniversary and the 

completion of a 230 thousand 

volt transmission line 

spanning the Delaware River. 

The B.L. England generation 

station, named after ACE’s 

president, at Beesley’s Point, 

was also completed. 

To prepare for the 1964 

Democratic National 

Convention, Atlantic City 

Electric installed thirty-three 

tons of air conditioning 

capacity to Boardwalk Hall, 

known then as Atlantic City’s 

Convention Center. 

In the late 1970s when consumers were 

now encouraged to install new, energy 

efficient appliances in their homes, the 

company was the first utility in the 

nation to require a minimum efficiency 

standard for air conditioners. 

In 1977, electric gaming became a 

popular way to attract visitors to 

Atlantic City’s first combination hotel 

and casinos. Later, in 1994, Atlantic 

City Electric would establish a line of 

businesses specifically to support the 

hotel and casino industry. 

Atlantic City Electric continues to keep 

the lights ON. Now a subsidiary of 

Pepco Holdings, Inc., ACE provides 

safe and reliable electric service to 

547,00 customers everyday throughout 

southern New Jersey. 



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restaurants 

Variety 

bacon week 

drinks, dishes, Novelties & More 

May 12 - 18 

tropicana.net/Baconweek 

TROP adVaNTaGe ® 

liVe the adVantage liFe 

dana Carvey, dennis Miller 

and Kevin Nealon 

from sNl 

friday, May 24 

sinbad 

saturday, June 1 

Theresa Caputo live: 

The experience 

saturday, June 29 and 

sunday, June 30 

Gretchen wilson 

friday, July 5 

savage Men 

Every saturday night 

at Boogie Nights 

7:30PM – 9:30PM. 

doors open at 6:30PM. 

friday night shows starting May 10. 

free admission to Boogie Nights with 

savage Men ticket. Call 1-888-5 sAVAGE. 

New Club. New RewaRds. 

1 foR 1 QuARtER CoMPs • REsoRt REwARds 

see Trop advantage Center for details 

CasiNO FlOOR, 2Nd leVel 

TROPiCaNa.NeT/CasiNO/TROPadVaNTaGe 

New aT 

Acoustic 

Night 

every Thursday 

8pm – 12am 

Latin Night 

with dJ sammy 

every sunday • 10pm -2am 

The UlTimaTe 70s and 80s dance clUb 

every friday and saturday 

www.boogienightsac.com 

all entertainment & imax: For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com, dial 1-800-745-3000 

or visit the tropicana Box oFFice. text “shoWs” to 609-705-trop to receive the latest 

entertainment inFormation! shoW schedules suBject to change. 

1-800-THE TROP | www.TROPicana.nET | BRigHTOn and THE BOaRdwalk, aTlanTic ciTy, nJ 08401 

Must be 21. Certain restrictions apply. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 

A TropicAnA EnTErTAinmEnT cAsino | TropicAnAcAsinos.com

THE BIGGEST MOB HIT IN YEARS

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