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Posts : 46 Join date : 2012-04-27 Location : New Jersey
Subject: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:20 pm
Greetings all,
This thread really has nothing to do with Jersey tomatoes - just thought the title would be catchy. Anyhow, greetings, salutations, regards, hugs, wavy emoticons and all of that... from the great Garden State. I am a long-time fan of Brian Fallon and his music grows nearer and dearer to my heart as the years pass, and yes, my name really is Mary Ann.
Christophe The '59 Sound
Posts : 1461 Join date : 2010-04-21 Age : 33 Location : England
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:32 pm
Mary Ann you ain't like them other girls are you?
Hello and welcome to the mad world of DimeStoreSaints
Mary Ann Red In The Morning
Posts : 46 Join date : 2012-04-27 Location : New Jersey
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:46 pm
Oh my my, most certainly not!
Camus The Navesink Banks
Posts : 5335 Join date : 2011-12-16 Age : 34 Location : UK
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:44 am
Hi Mary Ann!
ThisMachineKillsFascists I'da called you Woody
Posts : 785 Join date : 2009-11-22 Age : 34 Location : Stockholm, Sweden
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:40 am
Welcome Mary Ann!
I see your hands, stillness as the summer goes down. Rocksteady, I know you won't let me down.
Klown The Navesink Banks
Posts : 3526 Join date : 2012-03-11 Age : 45 Location : Portadown, N.Ireland
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:54 am
Hello there
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:58 pm
Hi!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:55 pm
Hey, Mary Ann! Nice to have you with us!
IrishNameAndAnInjury The Navesink Banks
Posts : 13514 Join date : 2011-09-16 Age : 41 Location : Spokane Valley, WA
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:06 am
Hey Mary Ann! Welcome to the forum.
steph The Navesink Banks
Posts : 7938 Join date : 2009-04-21 Age : 39 Location : arizona
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:10 am
i thought there was some crazy band called The Jersey Tomatoes i'd never heard of
oh well, welcome, anyways!
njguy99 I'da called you Woody
Posts : 950 Join date : 2012-02-28 Age : 44 Location : Union, NJ
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:22 am
Welcome Mary Ann - and I agree. Nothing like a Jersey Tomato! Maybe that'll be one of Brian's new songs
Mary Ann Red In The Morning
Posts : 46 Join date : 2012-04-27 Location : New Jersey
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:33 pm
Thank you, everyone, for the welcome. Njguy99, yes, there IS nothing quite like a Jersey tomato! (Except perhaps sweet corn.) And I agree, it does sound like a band, or a song title.
I'm not sure why the phrase crossed my mind -- seemed rather random at first -- but "Jersey tomato" is actually an old Jersey farmers' phrase for a beautiful,young, classy woman. The implication is that she is a prize winner, ready for picking, but only those with strong and yet tender hands would dare touch her, as only certain men could appreciate how carefully one must handle a tomato. The same principle/meaning applies to the phrase, "Jersey Peach" .
I'm not sure if anyone but old farmers would know the terms anymore, and I'm afraid I'm showing my age in even telling the back story.
IrishNameAndAnInjury The Navesink Banks
Posts : 13514 Join date : 2011-09-16 Age : 41 Location : Spokane Valley, WA
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:56 pm
That's a neat story about the origin and meaning of "Jersey Tomato". I had no idea what it meant when I first saw it. I was thinking it was a weird name for a band or something just like Steph had thought!
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NeverTrustAJunkie The Navesink Banks
Posts : 4685 Join date : 2009-10-22
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:15 pm
I LOVE THAT ORIGIN.
Also, I can't believe the name Mary Ann hadn't been taken before this past week. LOL
Hi!
bringiton Wooderson
Posts : 419 Join date : 2010-06-01 Age : 30 Location : England
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:11 pm
I just read something on Twitter about a guy that wanted to create a tomato patch in New Jersey. Weird coincidence, but welcome!
njguy99 I'da called you Woody
Posts : 950 Join date : 2012-02-28 Age : 44 Location : Union, NJ
Subject: Re: Jersey Tomatoes Rock Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:51 pm
Unfortunately it appears the name "Jersey Tomato" as an album is taken...
Jersey Tomato - the Album
Which leads to my hope, and wish, that one day Brian will cover "I'm from New Jersey" by John Gorka.
Subject: Jersey Tomatoes Rock 
Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:20 pm
from the great Garden State. I am a long-time fan of Brian Fallon and his music grows nearer and dearer to my heart as the years pass, and yes, my name really is Mary Ann. 
