Fourth of July at the Camden County Freedom Festival With MGK
A little bit of rain can’t ruin the Fourth of July — especially in the greater Philadelphia area, the home of independence!
Despite some early showers, MGK’s Freedom Fest was the perfect way to spend my Fourth of July!
Matt Cord Live on-air on WMGK at the Camden County Freedom Festival
The fest took place right over the bridge in Camden, New Jersey, and it was a great time.
I want to send a big thanks to Roland Traynor who runs all the shows over at Wiggins Park in Camden. Also, I can’t forget to thank the entire Camden County Board of Commissions, and the mayor, Vic Carstarphen.
Many of you may remember the mayor from his basketball playing days when he was a great high school and college ball player, who played his college hoops at Temple University!
He was a 6-foot guard, who played with Mark Macon, Aaron McKie, Eddie Jones, and Rick Brunson, and was coached by the legendary John Chaney.
The group went to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, and Carstarphen was the captain — no wonder why he went on to become mayor.
He is also one of the most decorated basketball players in Camden High School history, and that speaks for itself.
Anyway, back to the fest!
Matt Cord hanging out by the Camden Waterfront during the Camden County Freedom Festival.
UB40 absolutely delivered on their performance. They are 45 years into their career as a band and still going strong. In fact, they were on Good Morning America earlier today.
I even got to introduce them to the crowd yesterday!
They have sold over 70 million records worldwide and are easily one of the most successful reggae acts of all time.
Take a look at their setlist!
UB40’s Setlist at Camden County Freedom Festival
The Tri-County Symphonic Band also did an amazing job performing before UB40.
After all the performances, it was time for an amazing fireworks show set up by Serpico Pyrotechnics, who synced the music to a classic rock playlist live on WMGK!
Overall, it was a perfect day! Hope you all enjoyed your Fourth as well!
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Visiting the C&D Canal Bike Trail is a Must Do This Summer
As we all know, Sunday was Father’s Day and I am sure a lot of you guys all got together with your dads and maybe barbecued, enjoyed a nice cold adult beverage or two, and maybe even enjoyed the final round of this year’s U.S. Open, but I did something a little different!
I actually went on a really fun 30-mile bike ride with the girlfriend, my good friend Chris Bozzi, and his 85-year-old dad, Nick!
Can you believe it?
Going on a 30-mile bike ride at the age of 85 years old? It was incredible!
We drove down to Delaware City and rode a beautiful trail called the C&D Canal Bike Trail.
It really is just a gorgeous bike trail that rides along the Delaware Canal and even stretches over multiple states as it starts in Delaware City, Delaware, and ends in Chesapeake City, Maryland.
In total, it stretches 30 miles from one end to the other and back again, and that seems like a lot when you say it out loud, but the trail is so scenic you almost lose track of time and the distance you are going to begin with, to be honest.
Plus, the best part about the trail, especially if you work up an appetite on your ride or walk, is that there is a nice restaurant and bar at the halfway point called Schaefer’s Restaurant & Canal Bar, and you better believe we stopped there for a great lunch on our ride!
The trail was great, the lunch was even better, and you could not have asked for better weather on Sunday, so ultimately it was a great day – so much so that I figured I would share a bunch of photos and a video for you all to enjoy as well!
Take a look at them below!
Matt Cord is the host of the Matt Cord Show. He is a lover of all Philly Sports and has been the voice of the Sixers for 27 years and NBA2K for the past 4 years. As a cyclist enthusiast, Matt writes about his adventures all throughout the city.