I think we enjoy going up onstage in front of people who can identify with us and we can identify with them. It's a good feeling.

Maryellen talks about me in her act, which, by the way, is not flattering. We talk about each other in our acts as well as about our own personal lives. So it's like you go to a party and you gossip about each other except the audience hears it.

It's like we're having a mom party, and each of you in the audience is invited.

People really appreciate being able to contact us when something goes wrong without having to ring a premium rate number.

It's amazing how generous the people of Seaside Heights are. Food, rides, amusements . . . they give us everything.

We can decide to let our trials crush us, or we can convert them to new forces of good