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Blues-Rock Great Billy Gibbons Visits Les Paul Museum, Hangs With Mahwah Mayor Blues-Rock Great Billy Gibbons Visits Les Paul Museum, Hangs With Mahwah Mayor
Blues-Rock Great Billy Gibbons Visits Les Paul Museum, Hangs With Mahwah Mayor Billy Gibbons was headed to Atlantic City for a ZZ Top show when he made a pilgrimage of sorts to Mahwah. The co-founder of the seminal Texas blues-rock band wanted to visit the Les Paul exhibit at the Mahwah Museum, catch up with township Mayor Jim Wysocki and help his fellow guitarist with a documentary about the mayor's longtime friendship with the legendary Paul. Wysocki presented Gibbons with the key to the township, along with a prized possession from his own impressive collection: a pick that once belonged to another guitar legend, Django Reinhardt. "You can't give this to me," the…
East Rutherford's John D. Zoidis, M.D., Loved The Beatles And The Beach East Rutherford's John D. Zoidis, M.D., Loved The Beatles And The Beach
East Rutherford's John D. Zoidis, M.D., Loved The Beatles And The Beach John D. Zoidis, M.D., 63, of East Rutherford passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on March 29. John was born in Bronx, NY to John and Margaret (Barbato) and raised in Pelham Manor, NY. After graduating Pelham Memorial High School, John attended Fairfield University and St. George’s University School of Medicine (in Grenada). He previously lived in New Rochelle, NY and Fairfield, CT before moving to East Rutherford in 2013.  John Zoidis could often be found on the beach or near the water.The Zoidis Family John left medical practice in the early 1990s to begin work at several pharma…
A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney
A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney In Central Jersey there's a caterer showing photographs of a living legend who stopped and said hello. There beneath the blue suburban skies of Metuchen, John Manzo ran into a rock and roller who's way beyond compare. Manzo, who owns and operates his own catering company, said he was on the phone with a friend while driving in his Jeep Sunday afternoon when he spotted Paul McCartney in front of a local bakery. Had it been another day, he might have looked the other way. "It happened really, really quick. He was running around taking pictures," Manzo told NJ 1015 (WKXW). "What the f**…