Re: A bedeken question

[r l reid <ro...>]

AGREENBA (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> My cousin "put on" a wedding about a year ago in Cleveland that I (had to 
> attend) attended. We were dancing and my cousin pinched me with glee written 
> all over her face: "Aren't they GRRREAT!? They TOLD me they played Jewish 
> (this was an Afro-Rock band) and they're really DOIN' it!"   Yup, they not 
> only knew the circle of 5ths but chromatically climbed hava nagila twice 
> through the entire set of possibilities. I was in total awe....of my cousin...
> 

Great story - but we remember: the point of the music is to bring joy
to the chosen and kalle, NOT the musicians and critics!  So in fact, the 
musicians seems to have done thier job quite well in this case!

Not that you don't have my total sympathy!  I dunno how many frumpop tunes
I find my self enjoying, right up to the obligatory key change which knocks
it from the edge of triteness right into the abyss.

Time to go put on Neginah Orchestra's cover of Hawaii Five-Oh.

ronan "will dance for wine" tsimbler

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