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A trek to The Deck's perfect on a sunny summer evening.

By Ray Schweibert
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Last weekend's revelry at The Deck (photo by rob english).

Last Saturday may have been the first full official day of summer, but man did it ever feel like the seashore season was already going full blast at The Deck at Trump Marina. Patrons started filling up the spacious outdoor venue around 7pm, and by 8:30, when veteran New Jersey-based rocker John Eddie took to the stage, the crowd articulated in the universal language of revelry its readiness to cut loose and have some fun.

Name: The Deck at Trump Marina

Address: Huron & Brigantine boulevards, Atlantic City

Phone: 441-2000

Hours: Live music takes place 2:30-11pm weekends, 7-11pm weekdays beginning Mon., June 30

Details: The Deck is an extremely popular outdoor entertainment venue overlooking 640 floating boat slips at the Sen. Frank S. Farley State Marina, and sited directly across the Atlantic City harbor from Gardner's Basin. Some of the marina's slips are made available to the general public, and staffed by VHF radio-equipped Trump Marina attendants, to allow boaters to park and join in The Deck's festivities. Otherwise The Deck is accessed through a two-story marina building located across the casino-hotel driveway. The Deck has its own casual-dining menu, two full-service bars (one partially enclosed), a huge stage with dance floor, and plenty of umbrella-equipped tables. Since it is outdoors, smoking is permitted.

On the Web: www.trumpmarina.com

It was Eddie's first appearance of the year since he became a Deck regular about three years ago, and with his every call to "Make some summertime noise!" the crowd responded with louder and louder roars of endorsement. Eddie is one of many top-flight musical acts scheduled to perform at The Deck on a daily basis following this weekend's sixth annual Fakefest, where eight tribute bands are slated to play (see schedule). Several bands are on tap every Friday and Saturday throughout the summer (one in the afternoon, another at night), and regular recurring acts will include the Exceptions every Sunday, the Bubba Mac Blues Band every Monday, and the B-Street Band every Thursday.

Tuesdays will feature a revolving slate of country-western groups, and Wednesdays will be "Island Night" with different reggae-calypso bands performing.

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