Happenings 'Round the Neighborhood

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this edition we review our recent Baymen Karaoke Party which always brings a lot of laughs to those who attended whether they were singers…. or attendees…or even reluctant singers who gave it a shot and were glad they did. We introduce a new segment to our Podcast called “Both Sides of the Fence” where we discuss some issues within our comm...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. This is our first Podcast back in The Studio, since our recent Live Audience Podcast so we start off with a recap and review of that Live Audience Podcast with Phil, Joe B. and Tommy V. Thanks to all of you who attended, those that participated, and those that have since listened.  A few years ago Ken Walter gave a presentation to our communit...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. We've reached a major milestone for our Podcast with our 3rd Anniversary and our 50th Episode.  To help celebrate, we invited our friends to come join us to watch as a live audience as we recorded the podcast and participate in a few games such as "Toys We Played With as Kids", "The Top 10 Joys of Retiring in Our Active 55+...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Spring is in the air and the Major League Baseball Season is here. Tommy V and Jay are back with their pre-season predictions for our local teams the Mets, Yankees, and Phillies. Listen in to see if you agree. Come back mid-season and the end of the season and check to see how well they did. Play Ball!

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Phil talks with Carol and Michael Aloisi, friends in our community, who have taken on an interesting hobby. They are self-proclaimed ‘Birders’ who have discovered the art of Birdwatching. They talk about cameras, lenses, binoculars, where they go locally and on vacations, some of their favorite birds, and the rarest bird they...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Have you ever forgotten where you put something you use every day? How do you end up finding it? That’s the topic of discussion today from misplacing our wallets, keys, glasses, watches, phones, luggage, even our spouses.   There are phone apps that can help all of us for these common situations. (But don’t lose them.) In this episode, we also...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, called “Music Therapy”, Phil met up with Sonny Prewitt, a musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, producer, music and vocal teacher. Sonny is known to many as a member of the Southern Cross Band, a Southern Rock band who performed around the Tri-State Area and beyond during the 70’s and 80’s and recently at their 50...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. It’s the Holiday season with parties, events, get-togethers, and other social situations. What’s the best way to greet a friend, their spouse, or someone you may not be that familiar with? Do you share a handshake, a fist bump, a hug, a shoulder bump, a kiss?  What are your thoughts?   Tommy V. hosts another “I’ve Got a Secret” with his panel...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks.     The 50th Anniversary of “The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald”                                                   was November 10, 2025.   This is a Podcast Classic from June 2024 when Phil sat with Ray "Seadawg" Mann , a fellow Baymen Men’s Club member, who spent a career at sea in the Merchant Marines. Now, Gordon Lightfoot wrote...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. It's November, and the month we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11 . In this we Podcast we talk to a few of our friends, fellow Baymen Men's Club Members, and veterans. Joining us are Tony Guerriero, Greg LaSala, and Chip Scheckler who all served in the Vietnam War. Listen as they tell their stories from the time they were drafted...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Today we take on a topic that many of us around our community have been talking about for a long time and that is "Why don't more people volunteer to join the various committees we have within our community?" We are not alone as this is common among the many active 55 and over communities in our area and around the country. What...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Phil talks with Rob Sofie, a friend and a fellow Baymen Men's Club Member, who is an active volunteer at the local Tuckerton Food Pantry. Rob discusses the overall objective of the food pantry, some of those who are recipients of the food pantry's services, who donates to the food pantry, his role when he volunteers his time each wee...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. "Two Guys Talking Sports" - Tommy V and Jay bring you their 2025 NFL Season Predictions including how they predict our local teams will do including the Jets, Giants, and the Eagles. Do you agree...or not?

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. It’s September and that means the end of summer and ‘Back to School’ time. Phil, Joe B., and Jay reminisce about what it was like for them, at the end of the summer vacation, to go back to school when we were young. We follow up with a discussion with a few friends and former teachers including Denise Quinn-Hesse and Cindy Varamo and talk abou...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, we bring back A Podcast Classic from July 2023 .  Phil interviewed our friend Ed Mahlstadt and discussed his long singing career, his various bands, the people he met and played with along the way, his radio jingles and interviews, the band’s philanthropy, and his development of the Performing Arts Workshop in our community th...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, our friend, Gerri Knego joins us in a game of “I’ve Got a Secret” .  Play along with Tommy V. and our panel and see if you can guess Gerri’s secret. We read some Fan Mai l in response to our recent segments on Time Sharing, Summer Grilling, and Restaurant Pet Peeves. I scream. You scream. We all scream for Ice Cream .  Cup or...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Joe Varamo, our Baymen Men’s Club ‘Kitchen King’, joins Phil and Joe B. to discuss outdoor BBQ grilling. They talk about charcoal vs propane, their favorite meals, recipes, and cooking with a smoker.   Joe B. meets with Nick DeGrande of Steamway, one of our newest sponsors, where Nick talks about the various services his compa...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. It's Summertime! It's that time of year when the pool is open, people are going to the beach, enjoying the outdoors, bar-b-ques are cooking, and everyone is enjoying themselves and having a good time. Phil, Joe, and Jay start out with some discussion on the month of June and the beginning of summer. They also start up a discussion on...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Phil recently took a drive up to the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, NJ and met with Gina Sampaio, the Director of this organization.   If you have never been to this historic site, you may recognize it from photos as it is presented with the large red barn like structure with a water wheel, overlooking a river and waterfall. It’s an iconi...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, our friend, Michael Aloisi joins us in a game of I’ve Got a Secret . Play along with our panel and see if you can guess Michael’s secret. We discuss more Pet Peeves including more of seniors ordering off of the kid’s menu, people arriving late to an event and walking in front of you. And Airplane Seats. Do you prefer the aisle...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. And that’s the theme of today’s Podcast. Everyone is excited for the upcoming 2025 Baseball season, with a lot of expectations for our teams here including the New York Mets, New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies. In this episode we’ll hear from: · Phil, who was down in Port St. Lucie Florida, Clover Park Stadium, home of the NY Mets...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Happy New Year to 2025. Would you believe it’s been 25 years since Y2K? Do you remember how many thought the world was going to end at midnight when all computer systems would fail around the world? We talk about what we recall of those days …and what actually happened. Medicare Open Enrollment just passed and we talk about some actual savings...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Phil recently sat down with Joan and Clem Sullivan, our friends, neighbors, and fellow residents in our community. They discussed their cruise adventure Around the World in 120 Days.  Joan and Clem talk about how they prepared for this 4-month adventure away from home and share with all of us their extensive checklist that included preparing w...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. We start out this Podcast with some Fanmail we received on our recent Veterans Podcast, our new 25 MPH Speed Limit signs, and using Zelle for payments for our Men's Club Dues and events. Did everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving? This leads Phil, Joe B, and Jay into a discussion on eating at restaurants, sharing meals, and doggy bags. Should...

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. When we usually refer to holidays in the month of November, many will think of Thanksgiving Day. But November 11 is Veterans Day when we give thanks to our friends, family, and all of the men and women who have served our country in the military both in wartime and in peacetime. A few of our Baymen Men's Club veterans stopped in to talk t...