Joe Conklin and the City Rhythm Orchestra Are A Must See Live

The vacation stories continue! If you can’t tell, I had a ton of fun during my week off from the WMGK studios last week, so I figured I would continue to share some of them!

While down the shore for the entirety of last week, I had the chance to get away from work and home for a while, and just relax for a bit. It was a great time, and I have no complaints, but even when I am away from home, I am never really too far.

And no, I don’t mean literally because  we all know the Jersey Shore is just over an hour away from the city of Philadelphia!

I am talking more figuratively because while away, I had the chance to see my next-door neighbor back at home, Joe Conklin, perform with the City Rhythm Orchestra at the Ocean City Music Pier.

Man, what a show! Joe does his comedy impersonations – probably the best ones in the world if I am being honest – and mixes them in perfectly with the City Rhythm Orchestra.

The show keeps you entertained throughout and I would definitely recommend catching the show if you get the chance at some point.

While there, I also got to hang out with Philadelphia Flyers legend, Bernie Parent, and former Phillies pitcher, Tommy Greene. Plus, Pete and Lisa Ciarrocchi from Chickie’s and Pete’s, the home of the world’s best crab fries.

With a crew like that, how could you not have a great night?

Also, I want to send a huge thank you to my dear friend Cindy Webster, who put the whole show together! She always does an amazing job and this night was no different! She is easily one of the best people at her job in the world.

As I said earlier, if you ever get the chance to see Joe with the City Rhythm Orchestra, do not hesitate!

Check out some of the videos below if you don't believe me! The first video is of Conklin doing his Dallas parody song, and the second is of his daughter doing a fantastic queen cover!

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As many of you know after reading my post about the Stanley Cup from yesterday, I spent the last week on vacation down the Jersey shore.

And from many of my other posts before that, you know I enjoy going for some long bike rides — especially down the shore!

So what could be better than squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week's long vacation? Squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week’s long vacation with a great friend of mine, of course!

I got to go on a great ride with my buddy Casey Boy from The Preston and Steve Show on our sister station, WMMR.

We rode through multiple shore towns as we got in a practice ride in preparation for this Sunday’s Ben To The Shore ride! For those that don’t know, the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour is a charity event that raises funds for Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, which is for the families of fallen first responders and police officers.

It is always a lot of fun and something I look forward to each year!

During our practice route, Casey Boy and I rode about 25.81 miles from Wildwood to Town Bank to Cape May Point to Cape May then all the way back to Wildwood where we started.

It was a great time and has me ready to conquer the 65-mile Ben To The Shore ride! This will actually be my tenth year riding in the event and each year it gets better and better.

If you are interested in donating, visit fbbcf.org or visit the Team WMMR Rock and Rollers page.

I can’t wait for Sunday and hopefully, the weather holds up for the ride! I’m sure there will be a lot of people on the ride for this great cause!

Who do you think will cross the finish line first, me or Casey Boy?

Here's a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.

I took this during our ride. I'm not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.

Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It's a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.

The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?

Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.

The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.

You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.

You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year's will look like?

Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can't wait for Sunday's ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!

The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!