I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony
An expansive oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey— featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, members of the E Street Band and Asbury Jukes, Huey Lewis, Skid Row, the Jonas Brothers, Jack Antonoff, and other legendary musiciansFeaturing exclusive photos from Danny Clinch?“This is a love letter to The Stone Pony and to the Asbury Park community as well as a stirring tale of rock 'n' roll survival.”—Booklist
In 1974, Jack Roig and Butch Pielka bought a bar sight unseen in Asbury Park, New Jersey, a faded, burned-out beach town where no one wanted to be. They named it the Stone Pony and turned it into a rock club that Bruce Springsteen would soon call home and a dying town would call its beating heart. But the bar had to fight to survive. Despite its success in launching and attracting rockers like Stevie Van Zandt, “Southside” Johnny Lyon, and Springsteen, the Stone Pony—like everything else in Asbury Park over the past half century—could weather the tides of a depressed city for only so long.How did the Stone Pony beat the odds and become an international rock pilgrimage site for Springsteen fans, punk rockers, jam bands, and pop, indie, and alternative musicians? And how did it continue to inspire and influence a hall-of-fame list of New Jersey and national rock stars? This thrilling oral history of the Stone Pony is the detailed chronicle of a proud and unique cultural mecca blooming in a down-but-not-yet-out tough town. As Nick Corasaniti reveals, the stories of the Stone Pony and Asbury Park—a place of battered hopes, big dreams, and dogged resilience—are those of modern America itself.
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An expansive oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey— featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, members of the E Street Band and Asbury Jukes, Huey Lewis, Skid Row, the Jonas Brothers, Jack Antonoff, and other legendary musiciansFeaturing exclusive photos from Danny Clinch?“This is a love letter to The Stone Pony and to the Asbury Park community as well as a stirring tale of rock 'n' roll survival.”—Booklist
In 1974, Jack Roig and Butch Pielka bought a bar sight unseen in Asbury Park, New Jersey, a faded, burned-out beach town where no one wanted to be. They named it the Stone Pony and turned it into a rock club that Bruce Springsteen would soon call home and a dying town would call its beating heart. But the bar had to fight to survive. Despite its success in launching and attracting rockers like Stevie Van Zandt, “Southside” Johnny Lyon, and Springsteen, the Stone Pony—like everything else in Asbury Park over the past half century—could weather the tides of a depressed city for only so long.How did the Stone Pony beat the odds and become an international rock pilgrimage site for Springsteen fans, punk rockers, jam bands, and pop, indie, and alternative musicians? And how did it continue to inspire and influence a hall-of-fame list of New Jersey and national rock stars? This thrilling oral history of the Stone Pony is the detailed chronicle of a proud and unique cultural mecca blooming in a down-but-not-yet-out tough town. As Nick Corasaniti reveals, the stories of the Stone Pony and Asbury Park—a place of battered hopes, big dreams, and dogged resilience—are those of modern America itself.
