The Evolution of George
My Life as Told by Our Family Photo Album!

Everybody lives several different lives during a lifetime. I've lived life as a child, student, cadet, musician, husband and father; not to mention many different incarnations over the course of my professional career. Here are a few pictures taken along the way...

Stylin' with my bro Willee, 1960 (Age: 4)

First day of school with Ellen Ferraro, Plainview, 1963 (Age: 7)

Petitioning Santa with my brothers Willee (l.) and Joe (c.) A&S Brooklyn, 1964 (Age: 8)

"We Don't Need No Thought Control!" St. Pius X School, 1970 (Age:14)

"Yeah, I'm Stylin!" St. Pius X Graduation with Anne Moriarty (l) and Carolyn Motta, 1970

"I'm a MAN Now!" My First Attempt at a beard, 1970

Getting my feet wet at La Salle MA, 1971 (age: 15)

Cadet Days - La Salle MA, May 1972 (Age: 16)

Holding down the low end with the Boyd Bros. LSMA Christmas Concert, Dec. 1973 (age: 17)

"I am SO OUT OF HERE!" LSMA Graduation May 1974 (Age: 18)

"Brothers Bizzare" Rocks Out At George's Graduation Party, May 1974
L-R: Craig DeThomasis, Willee Gelish, GG

"Ahh, to be Young and Have Hair!" Christmas 1974 (Age: 19)

A Different Look for My Cadet Coat - with Emily Henderson, 1975

"Whoa Dude, You Mean I Transferred?" C.W. Post Student ID, Sept. 1975 (Age: 20)

"We Clean Up Nice, Don't We?" Gelish Brothers and Dad, 1976 (Age: 21)

"Wow! How the Hell Did I Get Accepted?" NYU Student ID, 1983 (Age:27)

At the Montague St. Saloon with Walter Ensor and Terri, 1985 (Age: 29)

"Urban Sophisticate" NYU Student ID, 1985 (Age:29)

In the Workforce Now! Hunter College Employee ID, 1986 (Age: 30)

Letting it loose with Persona Non Grata, 1991 (Age: 35)

Folkie George - Performing with Sampawam's Creek, 1996 (Age: 40)

Jamming with my bro's at the Gelish Homestead, 1998 (Age: 42)

Publicity shot, 1999 (Age: 43)

 

Brenda's Party 2002 (Age: 45)

With Terri at a Rockslide gig at Giacomo Jack's, 2005 (Age: 49)

With my brothers and Terri, Father's Day 2008 (Age: 52)

I had to be all those different people to be the me you know and love today!

 

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