" He came closest to his goal in 1972, when the Legislature passed a bill recognizing “I’m From New Jersey” as the official state song. Mr. Mascara had hired a band to play it from the gallery of the Assembly chamber. But Gov. William Cahill vetoed it, telling reporters that the only thing worse than that song was hearing Mr. Mascara sing it. " --Kate Zernike, NYT, 06/26/2015
" He came closest to his goal in 1972, when the Legislature passed a bill recognizing “I’m From New Jersey” as the official state song. Mr. Mascara had hired a band to play it from the gallery of the Assembly chamber. But Gov. William Cahill vetoed it, telling reporters that the only thing worse than that song was hearing Mr. Mascara sing it. " --Kate Zernike, NYT, 06/26/2015
never heard ... was nice to know this ... thx
Poor guy they never made this the state song and we still don't have one.
R.I.P. Red you will be missed
How he died?
he was 92 had a stroke a few days earlier his daughter said ,,,,,,,