Eddie and the Cruisers News

THE SHORT WORD: Five vocal groups brought back the sounds of the early days of rock 'n' roll Friday night at the Kirby Center.

As a kid in New York, Kenny Vance was captivated by the magic of rock'n roll. At the age of fifteen, he was hanging around the famed Brill Building, meeting other singers and songwriters.

A strikingly handsome, raspy-voiced former model, Michael Pare began his career in TV, made a couple of unsuccessful high profile features and was relegated to direct-to-video genre fare.

"When I went in and told Coach K I was leaving, one of the things we talked about was the whole Duke-Kentucky thing," Laurence said Thursday.

"We're not a household name," said Kenny Vance. "But we are keepers of the flame.

SOMERS POINT The weather is getting warmer and traffic is backing up, which means it's almost time to grab a beach chair and head to William J. Morrow Memorial Beach for the Somers Point Beach Concert Series.