n and Joe ventured to the Stardust Lounge in Wildwood, NJ. The Stardust Lounge was a disco dance club that still operates today, without the disco. The performers that night were called the "Ziggies." According to Joe, "They were excellent at performing David Bowe songs." The new couple danced the night away. Eileen was impressed by Joe's clever dancing and immediately loved his humor. Joe was also having a great time, until Eileen passed out on the dance floor. She had been sun bathing earlier that day on the beach and now appeared like a "fine looking lobster," Joe says. After carrying Eileen over to the table, they simply talked the night away and got to know each other.
Eileen R. Carew was born on January 20, 1957. She lived out her childhood in North East Philadelphia. She was one of six children. She attended Abraham Lincoln High School. Her parents both moved to the United States when they were
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