Rabbi Blazo Today

Times continued to be lean in the '90s for Sol as the hair bands gave way to grunge and hip hop, and it all passed him by. That is until late 1999 when BLAZO!!'s Mighty Chief Wonka heard an old tape of the Rabbi at an industry party hosted by none other than Sol's musical hero and influence, Neil Diamond. During Diamond's party in which his recordings were often featured, Chief Wonka was more than impressed with Sol's flair for a song. The normally secretive and illusive Wonka gushes about a truly unique and exciting talent for the new millennium:

"I was always a fan. We've been looking for the Rabbi for years, and we knew right then we had to have him. He is the anchor, the cornerstone of this network!"

The negotiations between BLAZO!! and the Rabbi were intense, but rewarding for both sides. The name Blazowitz endeared Sol to the Chief for obvious reasons, but Wonka had a clear and nonnegotiable vision of what the Rabbi needed to do. The Chief demanded Blazowitz change his legal name to "Rabbi Blazo" and insisted he play show after show in Las Vegas where he would stand on stage alone and croon his unedited versions of his favorite songs from the last 50 years. Wonka further insisted that the Rabbi "should never feel restricted" and that he was to "add whatever important messages and commentary to any song he would sing." An interesting caveat to the contract with BLAZO!! promised that the Rabbi would "perform at a yearly Seder for the BLAZO!! Dwarves and their families".

After hours of useless negotiations, because there is no bending the Mighty Chief when he gets going, Sol joyfully agreed and the deal was done. BLAZO!! insider, Bart Francis believes having Rabbi Blazo on board heralds the dawn of a new age in cyber entertainment:

"We've never seen the Chief so happy. Of course, we never see the Chief much at all, but he was definitely friggin' happy."

Thus was born the lovable, affable, unshakable, boogie-woogie, Rabbi Blazo you now know and love! A man for all seasons and songs with a healthy spoonful of down home rockin' Yiddish wisdom!!!