Youre from Jersey, what exit?" New Lecture To Build Pride In The Garden State Is Designed For Schools

In an effort to counter the all too often Youre from Jersey, what exit?" joke and, of course, others, the creator-presenter of Memory Lane Presentations, a unique, nostalgia- oriented lecture service, Rick Busciglio, is taking his service to the schools of the state with a presentation titled New Jerseys Famous."

(PRWEB) August 21, 2004 -- In an effort to counter the all too often Youre from Jersey, what exit?" joke and, of course, others, the creator-presenter of Memory Lane Presentations, a unique, nostalgia- oriented lecture service, Rick Busciglio, is taking his service to the schools of the state with a presentation titled New Jerseys Famous". Did you know, for instance, that Tom Cruise got the acting bug when he attended Glen Ridge High School , or that Shaq ONeal first played basketball on the playgrounds in Newark, or that Danny DeVito studied hair dressing in Newark? Using the latest audio, video projection and computer graphic tools, the presentation salutes some of the greatest Jerseyites" from many fields. Each celebrity included had to be either born, raised or settled in NJ. The very varied list includes Jack Nicholson, Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, Albert Einstein, Derek Jeter, Shaq ONeal, President Woodrow Wilson, Paul Robeson, Charles Lindbergh, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Cruise, Susan Sarandon, President Grover Cleveland, Meryl Streep, Count Basie, Bon Jovi, Jerry Lewis, Bruce Willis and many more. The presentation is designed to be both entertaining and informative. Interactivity with the audience is a major part of the lecture". My goal is to raise awareness in our young people to the great contributions 'Jerseyites have made, not only in our wonderful state, but in the world...and maybe plant the idea that they can too." Or, as musician John Pizzarelli has said of Frank Sinatra , He showed us Jersey guys (and gals) that anything is possible."

Rick Busciglio is a retired broadcast executive (vp marketing for a cable and satellite network in the US and the UK, radio and TV host, and television advertising executive) who has combined his life-long of love of films and music and experience in communications to create a series of mostly nostalgic audio and video programs (or lectures) that he presents in the NJ/NY/PA tri-state area and internationally to the cruise community. Many of the presentations include stories of the many famous people he worked with or met over the years...such as Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra and his favorite, Miss Piggy. Rick has hosted PBS television and radio pledge drives in Virginia and , most recently in April on NJN, the New Jersey PBS TV network.

Busciglio is a resident of Chester Township. He maintains a website...www.memory-lane.org.