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About Me

I think that it all starts with my Hungarian Grandfather, John Zoldos. He used to sing to me when I was very young. He'd also play the fiddle for me (little bit of gypsy spirit in him). My Mom tells me stories about people stopping her and saying "what a cute little boy, what's his name" and she tells me my reply was "Ricky Nelson." I guess that old "Ozzy & Harriet" episodes were popular in our house. Even then, I wanted to be in a band to get chicks! Thinking back, at the end of some episodes, Ricky would sit on the porch and sing and play the guitar and was always surrounded by and getting the attention of girls. How cool is that? Growing up, I always looked up tp my oldest cousin (the oldest Zoldos!), Darb. Darb played me some C.C.R and that was it. So I was the coolest kid in Elementary School who's first slab of vinyl was "Travelin' Band" & "Who'll Stop the Rain", complete with picture sleeve. THEN I discovered The Rolling Stones and "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out!" - Wow buy a whole album and you get TEN songs instead of two. (Thank you Mick and Keith, you transformed the honor student into a COOL honor student). My Dad was the greatest. He encouraged my love for the Stones by driving me to (and picking me up from) Midnight Showings of "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones." Could there be anyone cooler than Keith Richards? He also promised to get me a ticket to see The Rolling Stones if they ever came to Buffalo and when they did, he not only kept his promise, he drove my friends and I to (and picked us up from) MY FIRST CONCERT which was attended by 80,000 plus. He fought that traffic for me FOUR times. God Bless him!Next up: I enter High School and discover punk rock and start my first band! (To be continued....)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/4/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/garyzoldos
Band Members: Gary Zoldos (Vocals) Patrick Kane (Guitar, Vocals) Bob James (Guitar, Vocals) Mike Brydalski (Drums, Vocals, Production) Bob Rich III (Guitar - "Brothers From Different Countries") Ed Badhorn (Bass - "Brothers From Different Countries") Gretchen Schulz (Rhythm Guitar & Backing Vocals - "Hurt Again")
Influences: The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, The Clash, The Jam, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, The Who, The Beatles, Eric Burdon, Marvin Gaye
Sounds Like: Rock and F**King Roll, Baby!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I WON Disney’s "Year of a Million Dreams" Contest!

Go to: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/yomd/YOMDLanding?id=YOM DLandingPage&bhcp=1Click on "View Virtual Tour" to see where I stayed! More to come later!Rock On!-Gary Z....
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:52:00 PST

Hilly Kristal Dies of Cancer at Age 75

R.I.P. Hilly! Thanks for changing all of our lives and for giving us a place to play!
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:23:00 PST

President Clinton Comes to Town

It was nice to finally meet!
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:59:00 PST

Please Sign Up for the Private Sessions E-Mail List

This for my friend, Lynn Hoffman's new show:http://www.aetv.com/private-sessions/Thanks!-Gary Z.
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:41:00 PST

Mike Peters Honored by U.S. Congressman

TRIBUTE TO MIKE PETERS -- (Extensions of Remarks - June 22, 2007)..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />[Page: E1398] GPO's PDF --- SPEECH OF HON. BRIAN HIGGIN...
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:25:00 PST

Check Out My Friend, Lynn Hoffman's New TV Show!

A&E TO LAUNCH NEW WEEKLY MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW SERIES 'PRIVATE SESSIONS' ON SUNDAY, JULY 22 AT 9:00AM ET/PTSERIES PREMIERE TO FEATURE POP SENSATION AVRIL LAVIGNENew York, NY July 16, 200...
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:13:00 PST

Local Legend Mark Freeland Succumbs to Cancer

The City of Buffalo (and the Village of Kenmore) lost one of it's treasures yesterday as musical pioneer, renaissance man and visionary, Mark Freeland died of cancer. He will be sorely missed. I...
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:09:00 PST

New Willie Nile CD Available at New World Record - Now!

Willie Nile's latest CD "Live at the Turning Point" is now available at New World Record in Buffalo, NY. I just hand delivered them myself. For further information:www.newworldrecord.comww...
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:15:00 PST

I Met Al Gore on Friday, April 27, 2007

A very charming and intelligent man. Most of us voted for him, but he never got to take over the White House. Such a shame.
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:11:00 PST

Empire State Building Rocks

UPDATE: Against all odds I survived torrential rains, gusty winds, cancelled flights and 1576 steps up to the 86th floor. Here is a photo from the 86th floor of me with my friend Mike...
Posted by Gary Zoldos on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:15:00 PST