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6 A THE JOURNAL-NEWS, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1 975 All that glitters lives in Monsey PEOPLE IN THE NEWS III Ia By ROB LAUFER Slaff Writer With his gold glitter pants, a silver cape and outlandishly large eyeglasses the man strutted on the stage between pauses of a well-known piano melody and occasionally showered favors on an adoring audience. The music was from one of the world's biggest pop stars, the stage was a bedroom in a Monsey home at 10 Robert Rd. and the performer electrifying an audience of 20 was none other than Jose Gomez. Few people in Rockland or anywhere else may have heard of Jose Gomez, but to his fans he is the closest thing Rockland has ever come to British rock superstar Elton John. An 18-year-old music major at Rockland Community College, Gomez idolizes the British rock star and has hopes of someday becoming a star in his own right.

The concert he gave Saturday in his exoti-cally decorated bedroom was an exclusive affair for some 20 friends who have seen bits and pieces of the act before and encouraged him to try it in front of all of them. John evidently appreciated the gesture because he bent to shake the Monsey student's hand and presented him with a frisbee, a plastic flying disc. Gomez said that a girl standing next to him offered him 25 on the spot for the toy but he added, "I wouldn't sell it for $1,000." As for THE concert on Saturday, Gomez' bedroom was decorated from top to bottom in black cloth. The piano, like his pants, vest and shoes, was covered with gold glitter with the base of the instrument draped in purple fur. He improvised spotlights, bought an amplifier and experimented with dry ice to produce a smoky effect in the room.

After a few numbers, he discarded the cape and really let loose, he said. He doesn't try to imitate John's singing, he said, only his melodies and piano playing. He has spent about $200 preparing for the concert, and John, currently featured in the film just might appreciate that. "I want to make a good time for all my friends," Gomez said. "Later on when I make it in show business if I do I can point back to how I started." Gomez and his family came to the United States from the Dominican Republic when he was 3.

He likes the percussion elements of Latin music, but that's about it. Why Elton John? "He has so many moods of music. Some songs are very slow and can make you cry, others are so fast they make you dance for an hour," Gomez said. He went as far as pursuing his star in London last December but could not arrange a meeting. He plans to try again next February when he travels to the British capital a second time.

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