I often get asked “What, exactly, do you do, Jersey Mike?”
This past Tuesday, I worked the load in and load out of WWE Smackdown with IATSE Local 19 in Baltimore. The gig was at the 1st Mariner Arena and was an 8AM call. That meant our crew had to leave the carpool spot at [...]

I’ll begin with a few announcements. As of this weekend (fingers crossed!), The Boyfriend and I will be first-time homeowners. We’re stressed but excited - and I’ll try to not let blogging fall through the cracks as we get moved…

Here it is!
Episode Eleven: Battle of The PennLive Bands, Poor State Workers (on the breadline), Trying to explain social networking to the uninitiated elder set, Entourage, The Strip Club Is Coming!, CoTweet, Jersey Bagels, Dave Matthews Telephone Game, We’re Number 1! (In Crime)

The fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd is still touring baffles me. Not too many bands have suffered through more adversity and few have had a lineup that changed half as much. Consider that Skynyrd has 21 former members. That’s unbelievable. And it’s …

I’ve neglected to post the last few Off the Record episodes on the blog. You can find them at jerseymike.org and at our Facebook page, as well as iTunes. Here are the last few, however, for your listening enjoyment. Episode…

Friday, July 31 … The summer’s final TGIF Summer Concert at Brightbill Park sponsored by Lower Paxton Twp. will feature Howard and the Islanders, 7 pm. Be sure to bring a lawn chair.Tuesday, Aug. 4 … Lower Paxton Twp. Police Department will hold it…

Words can not describe my disappointment at today’s events.
First, let me say that a stopgap budget, or any measure passed to resume our pay, is bittersweet.  True, we’ll technically be getting paychecks again.  And for a lot of state employees, that’s the difference between dinner and nothing.  So I won’t complain if our paychecks resume [...]