THE
RAG is a monthly local entertainment
newspaper distributed along the New Jersey Shore
and was Dominic Gregoria's idea and his
baby, along with his partner, Paul
"Bear" Bagdanov.
The
Staff credits read as follows:
Publisher/Assoc.Editor
Dom Gregoria
Art
direction/Assoc. Editor Paul "Bear"
Bagdanov
Contributing
Writers:
Donnie
G (Dom), Jenny Twerell, Vara Lynne, Warren
Disbrow, Queen Spartina, Tracie Orsi, Debra
Calabro
Because
Dominic worked for me for years as an actor in
both SCARLET MOON and DARK BEGINNINGS, it was
sort of natural that he should ask me to
contribute articles for his newspaper concerning
movie and arts related subjects.
I
have written one or two articles for every issue
for almost two years now and through Dom's
efforts the "free" newspaper,
focussing on the Jersey Shore entertainment
scene, can be found in nearly 100 different
stores and restaurants.
Paul
and Dominic had previously worked together on
another small local free paper published out of
the now extinct Seaview Square Mall. Dominic was
a contributing writer and missed it when the
newspaper went bankrupt. Dominc decided to
contact Paul years later and put their own
newspaper together. Thus THE RAG came into
being.
THE
RAG has been around for at least two years.
My
contributions to THE RAG, naturally, involve
mostly movie and play reviews and motion
picture production related subjects. I have also
covered the movie business and Tribecca Film
Festival and background information on shooting
movies in New Jersey from other NJ based
filmmakers as well as my own experiences.
I've
asked Dominic many times when he plans to sell
back issues of THE RAG, and when he plans to
open a web site, and his answer is always
basically "soon".
Dom
has a full plate working at Sears, doing local
plays and carrying the weight of publishing THE
RAG. He also has to fit in doing additional
shoots and narrations on DARK BEGINNINGS, so I
guess time-wise he is maxed out at this point.
We communicate mostly via answering machines of
late.
If
you see THE RAG in your travels around the New
Jersey Shore Points, pick up a copy. I think
you'll like it.
If
you own a business at the Jersey Shore,
advertising in THE RAG will hit your target
market big time and Dom does his best to keep
the cost of advertising in THE RAG very
affordable ("CHEAP" in fact)
Advertising
Info:
$40....1/4
page
$75....1/2
page
$140...Full
Page
black-and-white
only - call for color rates
For
more informaion including deadline for
submission call: Donnie G at (732)693-7841
Mailing
Adress: P0 Box, Neptune City, NJ 07754
E-mail:TheRagMag@aol.com
You
can currently pick up FREE copies of THE RAG
at
these New Jersey locations:
ASBURY
PARK:
Asbury
Lanes, The Berkeley Carteret, Oceanfront Hotel,
The chat & Nibble Eatery, Crossroads Bar
& Cafe, Dark City, El Lobo Negro Art
Gallery, Georgie's, Lance & Debbie's Wonder
Bar, Lyle's Little Campus, The Saint, The Stone
Pony
ATLANTIC
HIGHLANDS:
First
avenue Playhouse, Indulgence Cafe'
AVON
BY THE SEA:
The
Columns, The Norwood Inn
BELMAR/LAKE
COMO:
Artifacts
Boutique, Bar Anticipation, Boathouse Bar &
Grill, Coffee Blue, D'Jai, Hanley's Liquors,
Jack's Tavern, Paul's Tavern, PK's Shamrock Pub,
Ragin Cajun, Tortuga's
BRADLEY
BEACH:
Bradley
Liquors, Brewster's, Fins, Gabriel's Trattoria,
Joey Gia's Trattoria, Olibve Pit, The Perfect
Perk
BRICKTOWN:
Bagels
& Lox, Barnes & Noble
BRIELLE:
Sand
Bar Restaurant
EATONTOWN:
Actor's
Playground, American Cafe, The Cobblestone
Diner-Restaurant, Eatontown Playhouse
FARMINGDALE:
Mulligan's
Pizza Bar & Grill, Woody's Roadside Tavern
LONG
BRANCH
Amy's
Omelette House, Barnes & NOble, The Brighton
Bar, 1st Class Toattooing, Gene's Body Art World
II, The inkwell Coffee Cafe, New Jerseu
Repertory Company, Nip-N-Tuck Bar & Grill,
Pipedown, SICA
MANASQUAN:
Green
Planet Coffee Co., O'Neill's
NEPTUNE:
Clancey's
Tavern, Garden Pharmacy, Jack's Rib & Ale
House, Jameson's, Jumping Brook Coffee Shop,
Luigi'sPizza
Restaurant, Neptune Public Library, Thomas's
Cracker Barrel
NEPTUNE
CITY:
New
Tantaztic Tanning Salon, Phat Frank's
OAKHURST:
Hungry
Hobo
OCEAN:
Merendino's
Pizza & Ristorante, Tandoor'e India
OCEAN
GROVE:
Manchester
Inn Bed & BReakfast, Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting Association, Ocean Grove Stationary, The
Starving Artists At Days
PT,PLEASANT
BEACH
Emma's
Beach house, Gene's Body Art world III, Marlin's
Cafe', Surf Taco
RED
BANK:
Down
to Earth Organic, Vegetarian Cuisine, Downtown
Cafe', Front Street Trattoria, The Internet
Cafe, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash,
Margaret's, M onmouth Music, No Ordinary Joe's
Cafe, Zebu Forno Bakery Cafe'
SEA
BRIGHT:
Donovan's
Reef, Mad Hatter
SHREWSBURY:
Java
Moon Cafe
SPRING
LAKE:
Coppelia's
Dancewear, The porch, Spring Lake Community
Theatre
TOMS
RIVER:
Baiamonte's
Restaurant, Pizza King, Mugsy's Sport Bar,Cafe'
Theatre, Francolli's Pizzeria & Restaurant,
New Tanaztic Tanning Salon
WALL:
Music
Makers, Princess Maria Diner, Wall Public
Library
WANAMASSA:
Chicken
Holiday, The Sunset Diner, Wickapecko Pharmacy
