Though it wasn’t on Long Beach Island, Jersey Shore history was made this weekend up in Asbury Park. Dozens of LBI folk were up at Sea. Hear. Now, the two-day festival that Bruce Springsteen headlined. There were also a dozen pro surfers who put on a nice show, specifically on Saturday when the surf came up.
In recent years, the story of Springsteen playing two shows at Le Garage in Long Beach Township in the summer of 1974 has surfaced as some epic local lore.
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