“‘Jersey Girl’ – jerseygirl-movie.com

There’s plenty of Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez stuff on the site for this comic look at fatherhood. The highlight, however, is the city of Highlands on the Jersey shore, hometown of director Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy, Dogma). See the manhole cover at Bay and Miller. Marvel at the blue “Gateway to Sandy Hook” sign. Enjoy the picturesque Sand Dollar Gift Shop, not far from the aforementioned manhole cover. If you’ve never had the desire to visit Highlands, your instincts will be borne out by this site. There’s also a link to Smith’s diary, but know that the language is a bit salty. Jersey Girl opens on Friday.”

Just because Republic/Universal recording artist Waylon Payne’s dad Jody Payne has been Willie Nelson’s guitarist for 31 years and his mom Sammi Smith is a country hitmaker (“Help Me Make It Through The Night”) doesn’t mean he’s always had it easy. Payne was a virtual unknown until 2002 when he became a central part of an emerging country rock scene in Los Angeles. It all started when actress Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) and her friend Victoria Vaughn (sister of actor Vince Vaughn) decided to start a country music night at the celebrated Hollywood music club King King. Along with his cohorts – Keith Gattis (producer of Payne’s major label debut ‘The Drifter’ and guitarist for Dwight Yoakam), Travis Howard (Nashville Star), Mitch Marine (Tripping Daisy, Smash Mouth, Dwight Yoakam), Lucas Cheadle, and Chris Lawrence – Payne became a member of Eastbound and Down, the de facto houseband for the club.