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Michelle Dawn Mooney Locations for Jitney Anthony Previti ticket sales: Sergio Soto Atlantic City Michelle Tomko Jitney Association Sal Visali 201 Pacific Avenue Contributing Photographers Atlantic City Tom Briglia Check Cashing Ginny Leith 1226 Atlantic Avenue or 3100 Atlantic Avenue Administrative Staff Checcs Shernita Demby 1429 Pacific Avenue Carlye Rott For information about Regular Jitney Service, Train Station Jitney Service, THE BOARDWALK JOURNAL® is published Lost and Found or by Boardwalk Media Group, LLC, ©2011 1200 AtlAntic Avenue • AtlAntic city, nJ 08401 Ticket Programs, call 609.345.0500 • [email protected] www.BoardwalkJournal.com 609-344-8642 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LAGOS-RINGS_8-625x11-125.indd 1 5/23/2011 11:00:46 AM contents june 2011 Peter Max: America’s Forgotten Hero Top Ten Summer An Artistic Icon A profile of John Attractions 36 42 McDermott, a 19-year- 46 Inside the studio of A trip to the Jersey Artist Peter Max, who master- old Philadelphian who was the first shore would not be complete fully paints with a passion that American born U.S. Open Champion without experiencing these seasonal has spanned five decades of and, 100 years later, still holds the title attractions. Check these local favorites creative success. of the youngest winner ever. off your summer must-do list. by Allan Kreda by Bill Kelly Staff Report DEpaRTMENTS 8 EDITOR’S LEttER 30 THE Good LifE Jan Jones of Caesars Entertainment, Hon. John Burzichelli, East Coast Gaming Congress registrants had a full day of CONTRIBUTORS Surprise the men in your life with these fabulous finds NJ State Assembly, Richard "Skip" Bronson, US Digital CEO presentations and panel discussions at the Atlantic for Father’s Day and throughout the year. Gaming and Melanie Brenner, US Online Gaming Assn. City Convention Center on May 24, 2011. 11 THE RaW FEED discuss "Internet Gambling: The Game Changer." Juicy news from our undercover journalist 36 poliTicallY spEAKING Writer Michelle Tomko tracks down Senator Jim Whelan 14 THE INsidER for an interesting Q & A. A listing of the news and happenings around town 48 BWJ FlasHBacK 22 OUT & ABOUT The history of the Margate boardwalk and the storm of Candid photographs from community events 1944 that destroyed it, detailed by local Linda Dorfman. 26 RUNNING IN HEEls 50 THE DINING GUidE The pale Michelle Dawn Mooney comes to Spotlight on chef Joseph Massaglia and Mama Mia’s terms with her translucent fate. Ristorante; a recipe from chef Sergio Soto of Gallagher’s by Michelle Dawn Mooney. Steakhouse; and a listing of local restaurants. Producers Michael Pollock, Lloyd D. Levenson and Thomas David L. Rebuck, New Jersey Division of Gaming Sykes enlist the help of Harrah's Pool staff to blow out Enforcement Acting Director, speaks to East Coast Gaming 28 DiaRY of A MAN’S MAN 59 OUT TO LUNCH ECGC's 15th birthday candles. Congress attendees at lunch. Scribe Sal Visali delves into the evolution of golf Local favorite Ventura’s Offshore Café is visited by our © Peter Max 2011 Max © Peter as he swiftly follows the money. resident foodie Anthony Previti. 60 ON THE RED CARPET SAVE THE DATE For information and sponsorship Celebrity sightings from around the area are featured. image Cover MAY 21 – 22, 2012 opportunities for 2012, call 609.572.7400 An event you won’t want to miss! or www.ecgc.us THE LasT WoRD 62 Writer Veronica Dudo gets a blast from spin doctor Jerry Blavat 6 | The Boardwalk Journal | June 2011 editor’s letter CONTRIBUTORS JUNE IS ALLAN KREDA has a Masters Degree from Northwestern University’s Medill Lets Get It Started School of Journalism, ROARING Here’s to all those summer nights and spent almost two decades with the when my feet hit the sand and the Associated Press and waves break my fall and all my Bloomberg News in THREE WAYS TO PLAY! friends around me outnumber New York, where he covered money and the stars. — Unknown banking, the National Hockey League, FREE CHANCE TO WIN DAILY! and the sports media business. Now a WElcomE SUmmER freelance writer, editor, and author, Kreda Win up TO $6 miLLiOn 2011! With Memorial is a member of the Friars Club in New York and writes for the legendary show business Day celebrations fading club’s magazine. He is also a regular fast in our rearview contributor to Athlete’s Quarterly. mirrors, those wonderful three months of summer As a child, South ® have finally arrived with a DIVAS IN A MAN’S WORLD! Jersey native A Female Impersonator Show vengeance. Though not “officially” ANTHONY PREVITI summer yet — according to the calendar — the recent weather always wanted to SHOWS EVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY,Believe SATURDAY & SUNDAY certainly feels like the season has begun, with temperatures rising become a criminal NOw-July 3 along with the shore community’s traffic. As the thermometer defense attorney, and Screening Room on the 13th flOOR continues to climb, so does the anticipation of residents and shop today, he appears frequently in Superior owners to get the season started. Court representing This year, it seems as though the graduations and Father’s indigent clients. In the evenings, he enjoys Day have arrived a bit early. For those readers still seeking the coaching Pee Wee football and spending perfect gift, check out our Father’s Day Finds on page 30. Also in time with his family. When he is not MIXED MARTIAL ARTS this issue, we were fortunate to have famed artist Peter Max do helping others, you can find him scouring CAGE FURY FIGHTING restaurants across the country in his never- PAUL ANKA LEANN RIMES an original piece of art for our cover. This legendary icon of the CHAMPIONSHIPS June 11 June 24 art world is yet another soul that appreciates our amazing seaside ending quest for the perfect meal. June 10 community during the summer. With an endless assortment of sensations to experience SERGIO SOTO began his culinary this season at the Jersey shore, we give you our Top 10 Must-do career in Orlando, ATLANTIC CITY’S FIRST Summer Attractions on page 42. While it was difficult to narrow ATLANTIC CITy’S Florida working AND ONLY WHISKEY BAR! NEWEST NIGHTCLUB this list down to just 10, we have covered many favorites of locals for the Walt Disney and visitors alike. From the lush blueberry fields of Hammonton, World Resort. Open Thursday – sunday • 6pm - 3am to the relaxing beach concerts at the shore, summer simply would Moving to New not be the same without these fun-filled festivities. We urge you to Jersey, he continued For tickets, visit the Resorts Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com or call 1.800.745.3000. put these on your to-do list for this summer. Why let the visitors his craft under the tutelage of longtime restaurateur have all the fun? Angelo Duva, as he worked for two of If you have any special summer traditions of your own, please ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT his restaurants; Vinticello of Brigantine CRAB LEGS & SHRIMP email them to me at [email protected].