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Long service this morning, with Mordechai teaching in fine form indeed, and with the cantor giving truly bodaciously long shofar notes. Vegging out by the pool this afternoon. I watch the tragically hip youth cavort in near nakedness. Very boring. I wish I had something more meaningful to tell you. I could tell you about … Continue reading Rosh Hashanah, part 2
Now, the last time I was in Los Angeles for Rosh Hashanah was — a year ago. And damn if it ain’t that time again. Which means that I travelled a lot today. And it seems that when I travel a lot, I don’t blog much. Therefore, the late entry. Probably a solo entry too, … Continue reading Hotel California
Today, all of us bloggers who are remembering the third anniversary of the WTC/Pentagon attacks are remembering it as, of course, a very vivid memory. “Seems like just yesterday,” we say to ourselves, or somesuch. I suddenly find myself equipped with a sufficiently long memory to have accumulated a small handful of similar cultural… yardsticks? … Continue reading What we tell each other
7:20. Everybody gathers, 5 minutes after a nice young girl rehearses the national anthem. Madison Square Garden: I try to remember the last time I was here, in 1969 for a Rolling Stones concert, on their tour that ended with the concert at Altamont, which is recorded in the movie Gimme Shelter. Then, I sat … Continue reading RNC: First Night of the Convention
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