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Did You Know THIS About Your Neighbor?

10 things I bet you did not know about your neighbor, Bill Zorn.

Music, medicine, and photography are important to Oconee County resident Bill Zorn.

TOP 10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT ALREADY KNOW ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR, BILL ZORN.


1.) Bill left high school after the 10th grade

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2.) However, Bill has achieved degrees in chemistry and medicine...in fact he was the chief of emergency medicine in Brunswick.

3.) Once, in 2001, Bill was detained by Chinese police and interrogated for three days,Β  but managed to smuggle film from under their noses.

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4.) Sometimes, Bill uses a wooden camera.

5.) Bill has fans for his music in 18 countries.

6.) Bill has shown his art on three continents, taught photography around the world and published a book about China.

7.) Bill discussed politics and philosophy with mullahs in a Madrassa in Isfahan, Iran in 2005.

8.) Bill is a black diamond snow skier. He also used to ski in water ski tournaments.

9.) Bill recorded a jazz/rock album with Randall Bramblett and players from Cuba, France and Dominica in Beijing, China in 2009.

10.) Bill speaks English, Chinese, some Farsi and Spanish.

Learn more about Bill Zorn's photographs and music at his website, www.billzorn.com.


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