was always there. He was a lynch
pin in the resurgence of Asbury
Park. I remember thinking once
‘He wrote a book? I don’t know
anyone that wrote a book.’ Many
years later when The Pixies played
the Pony summer stage I wit-
nessed how stoked the band was
to be seeing their pal Joe who
they, unbeknownst to me, made
records with. Another layer of Joe
revealed. He was a renaissance
man and his mark on Asbury Park
is indelible. What I really wanted
to share was the time I ran into
him in the parking lot of the Won-
der Bar before a shift when he was
loading out after lending his talent
to a fundraiser. We said hi and we
commenced in trading some sin-
cere pleasantries when he asked
if I wanted to smoke a bone. Of
course I accepted because to not
would have been impolite. What
followed was a encounter that
I cherish because I got to really
meet Joe. The one on one Joe. He
was reserved, kind and almost soft
spoken. I got to see the Joe that
those that are blessed to be close
to him see. He made me feel that
even though we weren’t close, we
Watch the Joe Harvard Band perform “Twice A Day”
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