Re: vacation

[Eliott Kahn <Elkahn...>]

Well, I'll be....

Mazel tov to both of you!!!

Eliott


At 10:05 PM 7/29/02 -0400, Ari Davidow wrote:
>Just a quick note to the list that I will be on vacation for the next couple 
>of weeks. If anyone needs help, the best source will be the jewish-music list 
>info at http://www.ivritype.com/resources/jlists.html#jewish-music
>
>I should mention that this is not entirely a vacation like any other. 
>List-member Judy Pinnolis and I will be honeymooning and will be less likely 
>than usual to consult a computer for the duration.
>
>For the record, I should note that the wedding band (playing, it is granted, 
>to a small, mostly-family gathering) was Boston's "Shirim," the first klezmer 
>folks that I met in Boston many, many years ago, good friends, and an 
>astounding wedding band as we confirmed, yet again, yesterday. The band 
>handled the various switches between klezmer, yeshivish, and Israeli folk 
>dancing with grace, aplomb, and incredible skill. Anyone wishing to know more 
>about the band would do well to consult www.klezmershack.com, or the band's 
>own website at www.shirim.com. Their albums come highly recommended, as well.
>
>Dance instruction and leadership was provided by the excellent Jacob Bloom, 
>also of this list (web: www.gis.net/~bloom/). 
>
>Needless to say, Boston does not lack for equally excellent musicians, as any 
>visitor to the klezmershack can confirm. I will once again revert to my usual 
>refusal to recommend one set of excellent friends and musicians over another, 
>after this message.
>
>A special song in Yiddish for the wedding was commissioned by Judy (a total 
>surprise to me, and a wonderful one), and composed by Josh Waletzky. I do not 
>know when this song will be professionally recorded, but Josh's "Crossing the 
>Shadows" has been recommended on this list often. Let me do so once again. It 
>is a phenomenally wonderful album. http://www.crossingtheshadows.com. 
>
>As I mention old friends on this list who participated, let me not fail to 
>thank Yosl Kurland and Peggy Davis whose band (Wholesale Klezmer) is among 
>those incredible, highly-recommended Boston-area bands. For this wedding, 
>however, they were responsible for the stunning ketuba, set in Hebrew and 
>Yiddish. For more, consult the klezmershack or www.hebrewlettering.com.
>
>a hartsikn dank to all,
>ari
>
>
>Ari Davidow
>ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
>list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/
>

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