Vini Lopez of his debut album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.". Together with Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Clarence Clemons and David Sancious, Lopez was a founding member of what eventually became the E Street Band. It was also around this time that Clive Davis first gave Lopez his "Mad Dog" nickname. By 1973 they had recorded a second album with Springsteen, "The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle". Other recordings from this era featuring Lopez would later be released on "Tracks" and "18 Tracks". Lopez would leave the band in controversial circumstances. However this was not the last occasion that
Greetings from the Shore Hiltbrand liked the film, writing, "It's a formulaic and familiar plot, the Jersey girl version of "The Flamingo Kid". But it unfolds smoothly, thanks to Greg Chwerchak's focused direction. And the water down on Barnegat Inlet Island looks oddly idyllic on film. "Greetings From the Shore" is well-acted, including by newcomer Shaw, who has an appealing, wide-eyed innocence reminiscent of a young Meg Ryan. This is a two-hankie weeper that doesn't really earn its tears. But it's a sweet little movie nonetheless." Wins Greetings from the Shore Greetings From The Shore is a 2007 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed