In the Mind of Nate

Hello everyone, things have been moving along somewhat steadily for the past few weeks or so. I came up with the concept for this post over a year ago but I kept putting it off in favor of other topics and sheer procrastination (or what I usually refer to as "sloth"). Right now seems like the best time since I need to remind myself of this. A week before another Birthday and an event I have been trying to bring to my area for sometime now, Bravofest NJ . Even ticket sales seems to be going very slowly. But I have to tell myself "It's Alright" I am not one to try and mask when things are bad, I just wait it out and do my best to find a solution. But I do expect nothing less since it has happened to me before. Busting my hump to prepare for something only to find out that I was the one of the only people that really seemed to care. And on other occasions thinking that I performed terribly only to get praised for hours or even days later. Th...

On Saturday, June 28th, the Ridgefield Park Civic Center and Forever Autumn Records present: BravoFest NJ—a charity music event uniting bands across multiple genres to raise funds for Homes For Our Troops. HFOT is a nonprofit organization that has been building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans for over 20 years. BravoFest NJ is an expansion of the original BravoFest, first launched at Charlee Bravo’s in Putnam, CT, in 2019. This year’s lineup features six musical acts, including Imbolg, fronted by BravoFest co-founder and organizer Nate Dal Cais, a Ridgefield Park native. Other performers include Jellyfish Jam, Suede Aces, Spoons of Ukobach, classic rock cover band Nobody Famous, and Ridgefield Park resident Nick Schneider, performing classical and jazz piano standards. Doors open at 3pm - All ages are welcome. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Free entry for all Veterans and active-...

Me with Ralph Macchio May 31st 2025 This weekend that just passed, I attended Creation Entertainment’s Tribute to Cobra Kai. Although I have already met some of the cast members before, this was highly anticipated. I decided to splurge and go for the V.I.P. package. Armed with my decorative jacket (which prompted Dan Ahdoot who plays Anoush on the show to call me “the General of Cobra Kai”) complete with an Imbolg back patch and decorative pins, I walked into the Hanover Marriot in Whippany, NJ to witness the outpouring of countless fans that gathered for the same reason. Our love for this amazing show. And that is an understatement in many ways. People came from all over the country and the world. Some of whom had to overcome a lot to just get there. But despite any of that, we all made it! Watching the live panels (one of which included a live stunt demonstration and Comedy show), seeing the effort that many fans made by piecing together their own Karate Gis, lini...