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“I don’t know if I can really put into words what I miss the most about him. We had such a deep and enduring effect on each oth- er, it’s like asking someone what they would miss most about their heart if it stopped beating. But I think the best way for me to an- swer this that everyone can relate to is, his energy. That electricity that he had and that would light up any room he was in.” -- Mallory Massara “Joe’s impact on Asbury, I think, was felt wholly by strangers that we will perhaps never meet. The family walking the boardwalk who stopped to listen, play and sing along with him. The couple getting ice cream and stumbling upon the Art Garten. He brought his artistry to the streets and connected with people. “If it wasn’t for Joe, I would have never dreamed of playing a drum kit that was literally fit into a big old school yellow suitcase. My Watch 5 Minutes With The Gallery Guy: Joe Harvard NJ STAGE - ISSUE 58 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 106