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BORDENTOWN CITY: Business to celebrate first anniversary

By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor
   BORDENTOWN CITY — The first anniversary of Randy Now’s Man Cave & Consignment Shop will take place noon to 5:30 p.m. this Sunday, March 10.
   ”I’ve always loved all types of music and also entertaining people. I feel I was put on Earth to turn others onto the cooler things in life, sort of ‘off the beaten track’ so to speak,” owner Randy “Now” Ellis told the Register-News on March 4.
   His consignment shop business is at 15 Park St. It opened March 10, 2012.
   Mr. Ellis frequently hosts bands from across the country in Bordentown, and a documentary film about his career as a music producer is due out this summer.
   ”I found the space on Feb. 27, and in 12 days, we had an opened store and 400 visitors our first day,” he said.
   When asked the value of music in society, Mr. Ellis said, “I can only say that everyone on Earth loves music. Even animals are known to react positively to music.”
   Mr. Ellis is an alumnus of Bordentown Regional High School, Class of 1974, and he served as class president for three years.
   ”I am a fourth-generation Bordentonian,” Mr. Ellis said. “My father’s father wrote two books about Bordentown in 1901 and 1913. I plan on re-printing these books soon with my family.”
   The first ever anniversary celebration event of Randy Now’s Man Cave will feature magicians, DJs and a free concert showcasing the eight-piece ska-reggae band Bigger Thomas at 4 p.m.
   ”They’re a perfect band for a family fun event,” Mr. Ellis said. “They have toured the world and opened for some of the largest names in reggae and ska music.”
   As a downtown business owner, Mr. Ellis looked to the future in wake of the national recession and the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, striking New Jersey last fall.
   ”I do see a bright future on the horizon for Bordentown City, and I hope to be a part of it,” he said. “Where else can you see in a town of only 4,000 people Pete Best of The Beatles or Peter Tork of The Monkees, have your choice on any price level and cuisine, all within two blocks with our restaurants? Where else can you walk around and feel totally safe as you cruise the street for books, records, desserts, salons, vintage clothing, art galleries and the like but here in Bordentown?”
   Mr. Ellis continued, “We just need that one big break to have a major TV show come down here and give us a look with all we have to offer and with our history, too. Bordentown is just an awesome win-win-win to live, work and shop here.”
To learn more, call 609-424-3766 or visit www.mancavenj.com.
There is a film documentary coming out this summer about the career of Mr. Ellis as a music promoter. To learn more, visit www.citygardensfilm.com.
   
For information about the featured band, visit www.facebook.com/BiggerThomasband.