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Ridgewood NJ, with Christmas winking into view this week, USDish.com issued a new report on each state’s most-watched TV show during Christmas divides the nation into 3 main groups , the Simpsons, the Office and Doctor Who
Continue reading You Guessed it, Doctor Who makes the most-Googled TV shows List for Christmas
Picture from Left to Right: Bruce Calari – Lead Guitar and vocals, Mike Casey – Drums, Eugene Thomas – Lead Vocals, John Florance – Bass and vocals. Special guest on Saxaphone.
Eugene Thomas and No Big Deal
“No Big Deal” will perform at The Office, 32 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood NJ,December 4 at 9pm.
It’s been a long time since Ridgewood’s own Eugene Thomas has put on an R&B show.
Ridgewood NJ, Eugene Thomas was the Lead Singer of the “Megatones” in the 1960s, and later the group “Epitome of Sound”, who’s 1968 hit song “You Don’t Love Me” was recently featured in the movie “Northern Soul”, and is #4 in the book “Northern Soul Top 500 hits”. “No Big Deal” was formed by Mike Casey and John Florance who both grew up in Ridgewood and Bruce Calari of Oakland, show casing Eugene singing R&B and Motown hits.
Ridgewood letter writer reveals his alter ego
DECEMBER 2, 2014 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014, 9:19 AM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
On Thursday nights at The Office, 80-year-old George Shabet stands out among the amateur karaoke singers.
Fully transformed into his entertainer persona – Johnny Horizon – he belts out tunes like “Ring of Fire” and “Folsom Prison Blues,” conjuring the “Man in Black” himself, Johnny Cash, as he puts on a show in an all-black getup with a cowboy hat, wide belt buckle and bolo tie.
While readers of The Ridgewood News might know the longtime resident for his years of writing letters to the editor, for The Office’s Karaoke emcee Gerry Porto, on Thursday nights known as DJ Geryoke, this is the only version he knows of Shabet.
They first met more than a decade ago at a Hawthorne karaoke bar where the announcer/entertainer relationship blossomed; Porto channels his best Ed McMahon to introduce Johnny Horizon and Shabet ensures that all eyes are on Porto’s business.
“I would say it’s the best I’ve heard in karaoke,” Porto said. “Johnny kind of brings a flavor that makes it more genuine. You really get the feeling that he’s passionate about the song. It’s a Johnny Horizon tribute to Johnny Cash.”
https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/letter-writer-reveals-alter-ego-1.1144688
