Bruce Springsteen said it best in his induction speech to the NJ Hall of Fame...
"Rise up, my fellow New Jerseyans, for we are all members of a confused but noble race. A chip on the shoulders of those with forever something to prove. And even with this wonderful hall of fame, we know that there's another bad Jersey joke just around the corner. This is not our curse. For this is what infused us w
ith our fighting spirit, that we may salute the world forever with the fabulous Jersey state bird. And that the fumes from our great northern industrial area, to the ocean breezes of Cape May, fill us with the raw hunger, the naked ambition and the desire not just to do our best, but to stick it in your face. Theory of relativity, anybody? How about some electric light with your day? Or maybe a spin to the moon and back? That's right. And that is why our fellow Americans in those other 49 states know that when the announcer says, "And now, in this corner, from New Jersey..." they'd better keep their hands up and their heads down, cause when that bell rings, we always come out swinging. God bless the Garden State." JERSEY ROCKS... we all know it. Spread the word.
