I had Elan's wedding party on Saturday and lots of things to do with dad's condo, so 24 hours at the convention was all I could squeeze in. This place is really great:
http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-national/
Sunday, August 09, 2009
NCRA ANNUAL CONVENTION, 24 HOURS ONLY, 8-5-6-09
I had Elan's wedding party on Saturday and lots of things to do with dad's condo, so 24 hours at the convention was all I could squeeze in. 
Saturday, May 03, 2008
CHECK OUT FRIEDMAN'S SHOES IN ATLANTA!
The Atlanta Teilhabers are the greatest things since sliced bread. See Bruce give some great insight into the beginnings of largefeet.com. And Murray is good, too!
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Veterans History Project
My dad, currently 91 and a half, served in the United States Army during World War II. He's an American patriot and proud to have served his country. And we thank him for his service.
The Veterans History Project is something we all should know about.
And here you'll find a little something about my dad.
The Veterans History Project is something we all should know about.
And here you'll find a little something about my dad.
Friday, December 08, 2006
ATTENTION HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS: YOUR TESTIMONIES CAN HELP DEFEAT IRAN'S HOLOCAUST DENIAL CAMPAIGN
I received this email today from the wonderful Wiesenthal Center:
ATTENTION HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS: YOUR TESTIMONIES CAN HELP DEFEAT IRAN'S HOLOCAUST DENIAL CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEND US YOUR TESTIMONIES TODAY!
On Monday, December 11, 2006 the Simon Wiesenthal Center will convene “Witness To The Truth,” a videoconference of 70 survivors of the Nazi Holocaust in Los Angeles, New York and the Toronto headquarters of Canadian Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center who will present their personal testimonies to debunk the Iranian regime's conference entitled “The Holocaust: A World Prospect” taking place on December 11-12. The conference organizers have indicated that 70 Holocaust revisionists from 30 countries will participate. The Tehran conference, sponsored by the Iranian government, comes after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Nazi Holocaust ‘a myth.’
We are therefore asking Holocaust survivors from around the world to join in our conference and debunk the deniers by sending their testimoniesby fax: 310-553-4521 or e-mail: witnesstothetruth@wiesenthal.net to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“Witness to the Truth” will be held at the Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance and linked by videoconference to the Center’s New York Tolerancenter and its Toronto office. In Los Angeles, artifacts from the Nazi's Final solution from the Center’s historical archives will be on display.
We thank Holocaust survivors for their courage and commitment and for once again sharing their painful legacy.
Please send your testimonies to the Simon Wiesenthal Center:
Fax: 310-553-4521 Email: witnesstothetruth@wiesenthal.net
Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 South Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035
310.553.9036 www.wiesenthal.com
I sent this email to many people and here is the response from Liz:
"Marge,
I must tell you this story.
My niece Stephanie told me about a little synagogue on Broome Street (lower east side) which is also a holocaust museum. It is a special museum because it targets the area in Greece where I was born, Ionnina, and the 3,000 or so Jews who perished at Auschwitz.
Stephanie asked me to donate copies of old family photos which I was happy to do. We went last Sunday and met the curator, a lovely woman named Marcia. As I showed Marcia the photos, one in particular was of my mother, who at the time was 16 years old, and her eldest sister, my Aunt Astro (unusual name but not for the community as I found out later). Astro had two children who were also in the picture. I could not remember their names. Marcia promptly pulled out a book and read aloud the children's names! I turned to her in total amazement and said, "You're freakin me out here!" She told me there was a wall with the names of all the people of my village that perished at the camps in Ionnina. I cried. She gave me a copy of the book and I read all the names of my family members who I never met but always heard about. Needless to say, I was a mess for the rest of the day. I went home and slept for two hours."
How about that for a story?"
Yes, Liz, indeed, how about that for a story, a story that must be shared. And thank you for doing so.
ATTENTION HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS: YOUR TESTIMONIES CAN HELP DEFEAT IRAN'S HOLOCAUST DENIAL CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEND US YOUR TESTIMONIES TODAY!
On Monday, December 11, 2006 the Simon Wiesenthal Center will convene “Witness To The Truth,” a videoconference of 70 survivors of the Nazi Holocaust in Los Angeles, New York and the Toronto headquarters of Canadian Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center who will present their personal testimonies to debunk the Iranian regime's conference entitled “The Holocaust: A World Prospect” taking place on December 11-12. The conference organizers have indicated that 70 Holocaust revisionists from 30 countries will participate. The Tehran conference, sponsored by the Iranian government, comes after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Nazi Holocaust ‘a myth.’
We are therefore asking Holocaust survivors from around the world to join in our conference and debunk the deniers by sending their testimoniesby fax: 310-553-4521 or e-mail: witnesstothetruth@wiesenthal.net to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“Witness to the Truth” will be held at the Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance and linked by videoconference to the Center’s New York Tolerancenter and its Toronto office. In Los Angeles, artifacts from the Nazi's Final solution from the Center’s historical archives will be on display.
We thank Holocaust survivors for their courage and commitment and for once again sharing their painful legacy.
Please send your testimonies to the Simon Wiesenthal Center:
Fax: 310-553-4521 Email: witnesstothetruth@wiesenthal.net
Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 South Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035
310.553.9036 www.wiesenthal.com
I sent this email to many people and here is the response from Liz:
"Marge,
I must tell you this story.
My niece Stephanie told me about a little synagogue on Broome Street (lower east side) which is also a holocaust museum. It is a special museum because it targets the area in Greece where I was born, Ionnina, and the 3,000 or so Jews who perished at Auschwitz.
Stephanie asked me to donate copies of old family photos which I was happy to do. We went last Sunday and met the curator, a lovely woman named Marcia. As I showed Marcia the photos, one in particular was of my mother, who at the time was 16 years old, and her eldest sister, my Aunt Astro (unusual name but not for the community as I found out later). Astro had two children who were also in the picture. I could not remember their names. Marcia promptly pulled out a book and read aloud the children's names! I turned to her in total amazement and said, "You're freakin me out here!" She told me there was a wall with the names of all the people of my village that perished at the camps in Ionnina. I cried. She gave me a copy of the book and I read all the names of my family members who I never met but always heard about. Needless to say, I was a mess for the rest of the day. I went home and slept for two hours."
How about that for a story?"
Yes, Liz, indeed, how about that for a story, a story that must be shared. And thank you for doing so.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIENDS (updated 10-3-06)
Village Skating, Metropolis, Busby's, Roxy, oh, what a joyous ride it was. For me it started in 1979; for many others it started a few years earlier than that. Those might have been the happiest and most interesting and most fun years of my entire life! Yes, it did have a very disappointing ending for me and no, I won't be skating anytime soon, but now thanks to Liz, Julio and Marion, I am in full reminisce mode and loving it.
First I'll show you The Buzzards, then The Wizards, our heroes, then the Wizards with another wonderful group, also our heroes, Scramblin' Feet, all pictures taken in the early '80s, and then Liz and I in 2006, just 25 years later!
Thank you, Liz, for calling to check in last December. I'm sorry we lost touch over the years and am so happy to have reconnected. Marion, it was a total thrill and extreme pleasure to talk to you today.
To see more interesting stuff, go here:
http://snipurl.com/xy98
To see more wonderful pictures and remembrances, go to Julio's website:
http://web.mac.com/roxydjjulio/iWeb/Site/Roxy%20DJ%20Julio.html
To see pictures of the wonderful 30-year skating reunion held at The Rink in Montvale, NJ, on 9-30-06, go here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marge201/VillageWizards30YearReunion93006
I received an email tonight from one of the people pictured above. The following quote describes the reunion and why we were so happy to be there more eloquently than I possibly could:
"It was really great seeing you after all these years. I'm sorry we didn't get to talk much amidst all the excitement of seeing so many longtime friends from our skating family. Isn't it amazing how after all these years everyone seems to have kept that same vibrant spirit no matter where life has taken them? I guess that's what makes us a special circle of friends."
Here's a picture of Herman, a fabulous photographer and the Buzzard who came up with our name, and Julio, who is single-handedly responsible for all this marvelous and heart-warming reconnecting that is happening now. His website, which is a huge, time-consuming effort of his (thank you, Julio!!), is a treasure trove of memorabilia from back in those glorious days.
Here's the email that Julio sent everybody today. It says it all:
"Hi everybody. I’m writing to thank you all for helping us to create a magnificent night of adult roller skating. It was wonderful to see so many of you that we have not seen for years. There was truly the feeling of a family reunion. It was amazing enough to have skaters from every rink that existed in the '70s as well as people from Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, DC, Florida and upper New York State. We even had one skater, Melody Watrous, an original member of the Village Wizards, travel all the way from Japan for this one special night.
"During the course of the evening we received many encouraging remarks about the good vibes of the session, the music, the mature attitude of the skaters and the fact that everyone there was skating on the same frequency. That's because we are family, bonded strongly together by the roller skating experience.
"We received many inquiries about the continuation of this session. Yes, we will be at The Rink at Montvale every Saturday evening for your adult skating pleasure. However, if we want this session to continue, we must show our support by attending the sessions and spreading the word to all the adult skaters that we know. I would like to extend the Saturday evenings from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. But we need your help. One thing that we can all do is to call 201-391-1155 or email the rink -- http://www.rinkonline.com/ -- to let them know how much we liked the session and how much we would like it to continue. We want to create the best pure adult skating session you will find anywhere! And we are doing it just for you, the adult skater.
"Once again, thanks for helping us to create such a beautiful session. P.S.: Start getting your costumes ready for our fantastic Halloween Party on Saturday, October 28th, 2006."
No, Julio, thank YOU for your creativity and technical knowhow that made this all happen. (By the way, Julio, the music was OUTSTANDING Saturday night!)
http://web.mac.com/roxydjjulio/iWeb/Site/Roxy%20DJ%20Julio.html
First I'll show you The Buzzards, then The Wizards, our heroes, then the Wizards with another wonderful group, also our heroes, Scramblin' Feet, all pictures taken in the early '80s, and then Liz and I in 2006, just 25 years later!
Thank you, Liz, for calling to check in last December. I'm sorry we lost touch over the years and am so happy to have reconnected. Marion, it was a total thrill and extreme pleasure to talk to you today.
To see more interesting stuff, go here:
http://snipurl.com/xy98
To see more wonderful pictures and remembrances, go to Julio's website:
http://web.mac.com/roxydjjulio/iWeb/Site/Roxy%20DJ%20Julio.html
To see pictures of the wonderful 30-year skating reunion held at The Rink in Montvale, NJ, on 9-30-06, go here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marge201/VillageWizards30YearReunion93006
I received an email tonight from one of the people pictured above. The following quote describes the reunion and why we were so happy to be there more eloquently than I possibly could:
"It was really great seeing you after all these years. I'm sorry we didn't get to talk much amidst all the excitement of seeing so many longtime friends from our skating family. Isn't it amazing how after all these years everyone seems to have kept that same vibrant spirit no matter where life has taken them? I guess that's what makes us a special circle of friends."
Here's a picture of Herman, a fabulous photographer and the Buzzard who came up with our name, and Julio, who is single-handedly responsible for all this marvelous and heart-warming reconnecting that is happening now. His website, which is a huge, time-consuming effort of his (thank you, Julio!!), is a treasure trove of memorabilia from back in those glorious days.
Here's the email that Julio sent everybody today. It says it all:
"Hi everybody. I’m writing to thank you all for helping us to create a magnificent night of adult roller skating. It was wonderful to see so many of you that we have not seen for years. There was truly the feeling of a family reunion. It was amazing enough to have skaters from every rink that existed in the '70s as well as people from Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, DC, Florida and upper New York State. We even had one skater, Melody Watrous, an original member of the Village Wizards, travel all the way from Japan for this one special night.
"During the course of the evening we received many encouraging remarks about the good vibes of the session, the music, the mature attitude of the skaters and the fact that everyone there was skating on the same frequency. That's because we are family, bonded strongly together by the roller skating experience.
"We received many inquiries about the continuation of this session. Yes, we will be at The Rink at Montvale every Saturday evening for your adult skating pleasure. However, if we want this session to continue, we must show our support by attending the sessions and spreading the word to all the adult skaters that we know. I would like to extend the Saturday evenings from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. But we need your help. One thing that we can all do is to call 201-391-1155 or email the rink -- http://www.rinkonline.com/ -- to let them know how much we liked the session and how much we would like it to continue. We want to create the best pure adult skating session you will find anywhere! And we are doing it just for you, the adult skater.
"Once again, thanks for helping us to create such a beautiful session. P.S.: Start getting your costumes ready for our fantastic Halloween Party on Saturday, October 28th, 2006."
No, Julio, thank YOU for your creativity and technical knowhow that made this all happen. (By the way, Julio, the music was OUTSTANDING Saturday night!)
http://web.mac.com/roxydjjulio/iWeb/Site/Roxy%20DJ%20Julio.html
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
6-30-06: a fun and wonderful day!!
Oh, boy, did we have fun. We started out here: 
Chat 'n Chew, 10 East 16th Street, 212-243-1616 www.chatnchewnyc.com
adorably decorated + great music playing (Springsteen, Grateful Dead for example) + delicious food + cheap, friendly place
Then we walked around here, which was fantastic. Oh, I wish I could have bought stuff. The garlic and onions, I've never seen anything like it: http://www.unionsquarejournal.com/greenmarket.htm
Then we went to Pearl River Mart to shop and hopefully buy myself an emergency pair of Chinese slippers since my feet were killing me!!
Pearl River Mart, www.pearlriver.com, 477 Broadway (near Broome St.)
The smile on my face is possible ONLY because of my little blue Chinese satin slippers that I spent many hours pounding the pavement in. Relief!!
Then we went to TKTS and got tickets for Alter Boyz
. We all loved it! Abraham was my favorite of the boyz but the others were truthfully just as good. It was a HOOT. Definitely if you see it on the board at the TKTS booth, GRAB THEM!!
And then we had dinner at Zen Palate. It was delicious and wonderful food. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Zen Palate, 663 Ninth Ave., (corner of 46th) NYC 212-582-1669 http://www.zenpalate.com/
The day started at 11 a.m. and ended at about 11:30 p.m. A most splendid time was had by all.
We laughed, yakked, and laughed more. It was a total wonderful blast. We look pretty damn chipper at 10 p.m. here at Zen Palate, huh? Well, we were and that's because it was such a great and fun day for all of us.
Steve (my junior high school buddy) is the greatest thing since sliced bread with a fantastic sense of humor and warm heart. Miles, as I said in the Santa Monica post, is a riot, a smart-ass like you wouldn't believe and fun fun fun. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE ANOTHER PLAY DATE WITH YOU GUYS!!!!!
Chat 'n Chew, 10 East 16th Street, 212-243-1616 www.chatnchewnyc.comadorably decorated + great music playing (Springsteen, Grateful Dead for example) + delicious food + cheap, friendly place
Then we walked around here, which was fantastic. Oh, I wish I could have bought stuff. The garlic and onions, I've never seen anything like it: http://www.unionsquarejournal.com/greenmarket.htm
Then we went to Pearl River Mart to shop and hopefully buy myself an emergency pair of Chinese slippers since my feet were killing me!!
Pearl River Mart, www.pearlriver.com, 477 Broadway (near Broome St.)
The smile on my face is possible ONLY because of my little blue Chinese satin slippers that I spent many hours pounding the pavement in. Relief!!
Then we went to TKTS and got tickets for Alter Boyz
. We all loved it! Abraham was my favorite of the boyz but the others were truthfully just as good. It was a HOOT. Definitely if you see it on the board at the TKTS booth, GRAB THEM!!And then we had dinner at Zen Palate. It was delicious and wonderful food. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Zen Palate, 663 Ninth Ave., (corner of 46th) NYC 212-582-1669 http://www.zenpalate.com/
The day started at 11 a.m. and ended at about 11:30 p.m. A most splendid time was had by all.
We laughed, yakked, and laughed more. It was a total wonderful blast. We look pretty damn chipper at 10 p.m. here at Zen Palate, huh? Well, we were and that's because it was such a great and fun day for all of us.
Steve (my junior high school buddy) is the greatest thing since sliced bread with a fantastic sense of humor and warm heart. Miles, as I said in the Santa Monica post, is a riot, a smart-ass like you wouldn't believe and fun fun fun. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE ANOTHER PLAY DATE WITH YOU GUYS!!!!!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
More about Justice
Just two days after my wonderful time with that adorable Justice and his parents and grammie, a routine visit to the doc revealed that his leukemia came back. Here is the email that his parents wrote to all their friends:
Dear Friends,
We learned earlier this week that Justice's leukemia has returned. We are reeling from the news, but believe with all our hearts that this is just another bump in the road to a full recovery. The doctors at New York University Hospital, where Justice has been re-admitted, are working on his drug protocol, yet they seem quite certain that this course will include stronger chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant to send him into full remission.
You have all been so wonderful and supportive throughout Justice's illness and eight-month remission, and know that that hasn't been forgotten. We'll keep you posted on his progress and count on your continued prayers. Love, Jayne and Hunter
Last Saturday night was a benefit that I attended. Here's the invitation:
It was a terrific event and it looked like and I hope that a significant amount of money was raised. I know that I will thoroughly enjoy the paella and flan dinner that my group of 8 won in the silent auction! Quite a few people in my building wrote checks made out to "All For Justice," even people who never met Jayne and Hunter. Everybody is rooting strongly for that little adorable boy to beat this damn thing down and get on with his life. Justice's Aunt Holly tells me that when he's approached by docs and nurses he screams, "No way, no way!!" but that after they're done he says "Thank you" to them. What a fabulous little boy he is.
Dear Friends,
We learned earlier this week that Justice's leukemia has returned. We are reeling from the news, but believe with all our hearts that this is just another bump in the road to a full recovery. The doctors at New York University Hospital, where Justice has been re-admitted, are working on his drug protocol, yet they seem quite certain that this course will include stronger chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant to send him into full remission.
You have all been so wonderful and supportive throughout Justice's illness and eight-month remission, and know that that hasn't been forgotten. We'll keep you posted on his progress and count on your continued prayers. Love, Jayne and Hunter
Last Saturday night was a benefit that I attended. Here's the invitation:
It was a terrific event and it looked like and I hope that a significant amount of money was raised. I know that I will thoroughly enjoy the paella and flan dinner that my group of 8 won in the silent auction! Quite a few people in my building wrote checks made out to "All For Justice," even people who never met Jayne and Hunter. Everybody is rooting strongly for that little adorable boy to beat this damn thing down and get on with his life. Justice's Aunt Holly tells me that when he's approached by docs and nurses he screams, "No way, no way!!" but that after they're done he says "Thank you" to them. What a fabulous little boy he is.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
DINNER AT CASSIE'S
So there I am in Ellie's apartment cleaning up her computer a bit when all of a sudden she asks me to join her for dinner at Cassie's in Englewood with Jayne, Hunter and the cutest little kid in the world, Justice. Take a listen:
We had a great time, which included good company, fabulous dinner (chopped salad + delicious salmon and sauteed spinach), and running after 2-and-a-half-year-old Justice, a kid with a great personality. Thanks a lot for dinner, Ellie!
We had a great time, which included good company, fabulous dinner (chopped salad + delicious salmon and sauteed spinach), and running after 2-and-a-half-year-old Justice, a kid with a great personality. Thanks a lot for dinner, Ellie!
Monday, April 03, 2006
SANTA MONICA!
Steve Wachs, my junior high school school buddy, his oldest son Jeff got married to a gorgeous girl named Hannah on 3-26-06 at the Loew's Hotel in Santa Monica. It was a wonderful whirlwind weekend. I arrived in LA on Fri, 3-24-06, and cabbed it to the hotel in Santa Monica and immediately saw Dave, brother of the groom who I haven't seen since 2000 when he graduated U of P! Great guy: smart and funny and handsome.
Later that day I had dinner at Barney’s Beanery in Santa Monica with a woman who works at an agency I do work for who we've never met but spoken on the phone plenty with, Luane. We had a great time meeting, yacking and eating. It was a total pleasure to meet her!
Later that night we went to a service at Jeff and Hannah's synagogue, oneg shabbat following. It was a totally delightful service. Their rabbi is funny and unique and a friend of theirs. Here's a picture of Steve and his 2 younger sons Dave and Mike. Mike's a great kid. I adore them both.
We were having trouble getting Mike to show teeth in a pic so we had to resort to pinching and guess who was being pinched where??!!!
The next day, Saturday, 3-26-06, I slept until 1:30!! Didn't feel like going out so I hung around the room drinking coffee and eating Luna bars. At 5 p.m. I went to the Loew's for a cocktail hour followed by a rehearsal dinner for 90 (!) sponsored by Steve and Ruthie, mom and dad of the groom. at Shainghai Red's in Marina Del Rey. Here's a picture of Steve and I plus Howie Sherman at the dinner, all of us JHS friends from Kakiak JHS:
And here's another picture from that evening, the uncle of the groom Bob:
The next day, Sunday, March 26, 2006, at 5 p.m. was the wedding.
AND MORE GREAT MUSIC:
Here they are the night before at the rehearsal dinner:
Here I am, pre-humidity, on my way to their wonderful wedding, which featured 100% vegetarian food and no one complained a bit because with such delicious food, believe me there was nothing to complain about!
And here we are at the cocktail hour. This is Miles, a world-class smart-ass with an infectious laugh like you wouldn't believe who I just loved meeting:
The wedding was fabulous with great food and great music. We danced our arses off. The band was absolutely fabulous. The people surrounding these families are warm and friendly and it was such an honor to be with them.
The next day, Monday, Steve sponsored a breakfast at Broadway Diner in Santa Monica. We all had a blast. [L-R: me, bride Hannah, groom Jeff, long-time friends of the groom Meryl and Ron]
Here's another pic of Meryl & Ron + Beth & Alan:
[L-R: Marge, Miles, Neal (son of Meryl & Ron, great kid), Miles, Michele & Adam (Adam who puts on a horrible NY accent and girlfriend Michele who's smart and terrific)]
Before we all said our good-byes, outside the Broadway Diner:
Here's a pic of Santa Monica Pier:
A splendid time was had by all!! Hope y'all enjoyed seeing pics of my wonderful trip to Santa Monica!! Now onward goes my redecoration project!!
Later that day I had dinner at Barney’s Beanery in Santa Monica with a woman who works at an agency I do work for who we've never met but spoken on the phone plenty with, Luane. We had a great time meeting, yacking and eating. It was a total pleasure to meet her!
Later that night we went to a service at Jeff and Hannah's synagogue, oneg shabbat following. It was a totally delightful service. Their rabbi is funny and unique and a friend of theirs. Here's a picture of Steve and his 2 younger sons Dave and Mike. Mike's a great kid. I adore them both.
We were having trouble getting Mike to show teeth in a pic so we had to resort to pinching and guess who was being pinched where??!!!
The next day, Saturday, 3-26-06, I slept until 1:30!! Didn't feel like going out so I hung around the room drinking coffee and eating Luna bars. At 5 p.m. I went to the Loew's for a cocktail hour followed by a rehearsal dinner for 90 (!) sponsored by Steve and Ruthie, mom and dad of the groom. at Shainghai Red's in Marina Del Rey. Here's a picture of Steve and I plus Howie Sherman at the dinner, all of us JHS friends from Kakiak JHS:
And here's another picture from that evening, the uncle of the groom Bob:
The next day, Sunday, March 26, 2006, at 5 p.m. was the wedding.
AND MORE GREAT MUSIC:
Here they are the night before at the rehearsal dinner:
Here I am, pre-humidity, on my way to their wonderful wedding, which featured 100% vegetarian food and no one complained a bit because with such delicious food, believe me there was nothing to complain about!
And here we are at the cocktail hour. This is Miles, a world-class smart-ass with an infectious laugh like you wouldn't believe who I just loved meeting:
The wedding was fabulous with great food and great music. We danced our arses off. The band was absolutely fabulous. The people surrounding these families are warm and friendly and it was such an honor to be with them.
The next day, Monday, Steve sponsored a breakfast at Broadway Diner in Santa Monica. We all had a blast. [L-R: me, bride Hannah, groom Jeff, long-time friends of the groom Meryl and Ron]
Here's another pic of Meryl & Ron + Beth & Alan:
[L-R: Marge, Miles, Neal (son of Meryl & Ron, great kid), Miles, Michele & Adam (Adam who puts on a horrible NY accent and girlfriend Michele who's smart and terrific)]
Before we all said our good-byes, outside the Broadway Diner:
Here's a pic of Santa Monica Pier:
A splendid time was had by all!! Hope y'all enjoyed seeing pics of my wonderful trip to Santa Monica!! Now onward goes my redecoration project!!
Monday, February 27, 2006
Fun story on 3 of my favorite shows!
New York Daily News - TV and Radio - 'Simpsons' role a Homer run for 'Office' manager
3 great and intelligent shows: 1. The Simpsons; 2. The Office; 3. Extras
3 great and intelligent shows: 1. The Simpsons; 2. The Office; 3. Extras
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
FABULOUS NOT-TO-MISS TV ENTERTAINMENT
Stephen Colbert: America’s ‘Truthiness’ Teller - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
Wonderful Newsweek story about one of my top 3 laugh suppliers.
OTHER FAVORITES
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
The Office
Desperate Housewives
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Six Feet Under ( I still think about the finale so it deserves a mention.)
Seinfeld
Wonderful Newsweek story about one of my top 3 laugh suppliers.
OTHER FAVORITES
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
The Office
Desperate Housewives
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Six Feet Under ( I still think about the finale so it deserves a mention.)
Seinfeld
Thursday, February 02, 2006
SPRING STREET CAFE WITH LOCK + floors and walls!
Joanne was in the city today so we met for lunch at a great place: Spring Street Cafe http://springstreetnatural.com/ Everything there is interesting and great and I highly recommend it. We talked about everything, including my floor/walls project. At Lee's New Year's party, not having any idea then that I would be doing this, I fell in love with her walls and took pictures of them just in case. And I'm going with it!! I will be getting prevarnished long boards in the lightest color wood that my advisors agree with. Me, I don't have a clue and will consult with Diane, Gloria, Ellie, and Lock. I am lucky in many ways and one of them is having great friends with equally great taste.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
INTERESTING READING, FOLKS!
I learned about this in Kim Komando's "Daily Show News," which is a worthwhile freebie FYI. This is what she said and what got me to go read this. Quoting directly from Kim Komando:
Cabbie lets readers ride along
When New York City cabbie Melissa Plaut hits the streets, her readers go with her. Writing in her blog, New York Hack, she chronicles her daily grind. Although she has had strange incidents, nothing too terrible has happened to her. It's not a job she loves, and she says the blog helps her cope with it. (And she's from Pomona, New York!)
New York Hack
In her blog there's a link to the NYT article, printed today, 1-24-06.
Cabbie lets readers ride along
When New York City cabbie Melissa Plaut hits the streets, her readers go with her. Writing in her blog, New York Hack, she chronicles her daily grind. Although she has had strange incidents, nothing too terrible has happened to her. It's not a job she loves, and she says the blog helps her cope with it. (And she's from Pomona, New York!)
New York Hack
In her blog there's a link to the NYT article, printed today, 1-24-06.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
KAELA IN 42nd STREET
Dad and I drove up to Woodstock today to see his granddaughter and my niece Kaela perform in the chorus of 42nd Street. The show, which included multiple and great costume changes and stupendous and very impressive tap dancing, was fun and wonderful. Trust me when I say that Kaela was a total delight to watch. The girl can dance like you wouldn't believe. Click here for some great pics[L-R] Dad, Kaela, Judy, Marge
Saturday, January 07, 2006
READ THESE AND LEARN
I remember with utter distaste the days when I'd get the cold shivers when something went wrong with my computer. Oh, what to do now??? Horrible feeling, right? Especially if your income depends on it! The following great newsletters are a way for the cold shivers to be a very rare occurrence.
And if you read these, you wouldn't have to be told this:Monday, January 02, 2006
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2005
New Year's Eve 2005 was a lot different than my previous eleven New Year's Eves, but different can be a good thing and this New Year's was terrific. Joanne is a great friend who lives in Princeton. She was invited to a New Year's party and I tagged along. The party was at Lee's gorgeous home with the Main Street gang. I haven't been to Main Street YET but I hear it's great and, very notably, it's ENTIRELY SMOKE-FREE, including the bar!
http://www.mainstreetprinceton.com
http://snipurl.com/l83c
Lee has terrific friends. It was a delightfully friendly crowd with great food. Lee and Mike, thank you for hosting such a nice party!
Joanne and I spent New Year's Day yakking away and eating great food. Joanne, what's the name of that wonderful place where you get your soups and colby sandwiches? You can click on "comments" and tell us!
Oh, and look at the wonderful scarf Lock gave me. It is cozy and so pretty. I just love it.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
HOLIDAY PARTY AT CHERYL'S
Cheryl and Tom invited the Delta Zeta crew over tonight. In attendance in Verona at Cheryl's beautiful home, decorated to the gorgeous hilt for Christmas, was Cheryl & Tom, Grabby (Bob home with the flu), Nikki & Jimmy, Wykawitz without Tommy who was down the shore being annoyed by their contractors, Lock, Marge, and Cheryl's long-time friend and boss Sherry. I thought my new camera was charged by noooooooooooooooo, apparently not. And did I charge my spare battery? Noooo! That would have been MUCH to easy to do today. ARGGGHHHHH! Everybody brought appetizer and dessert. Nana's Deli's food was a hit. We missed Tommy and Spags but had a great time nevertheless! Nikki & Jimmy brought their wedding proofs, which was just great to look at. Cheryl is the hostess with the mostess. We had a great time. Thank you, Cheryl!
MY NEW YEAR'S WISH TO Y'ALL
Hi Everybody,
I just received this from Celia and thought I would pass it on to each of you as a wish for peace, good health, prosperity and friendship throughout the world in 2006. Happy New Year.
http://www.liel.net/Liel-ClintonVideo2.wmv
AWESOME
I just received this from Celia and thought I would pass it on to each of you as a wish for peace, good health, prosperity and friendship throughout the world in 2006. Happy New Year.
http://www.liel.net/Liel-ClintonVideo2.wmv
AWESOME
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com
All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com
Yeah, you "join" but you can unjoin any time. While a "member," you get a CD a month automatically but you select which you get by putting music into your queue. And of course you can order other than the one a month, all at $5.99 + tax = $6.23 or so including shipping. NOT BAD. BTW, any of my friends reading this, I bought your CDs at, oh, $13 each at amazon. I just buy these bargain-priced CDs for myself only. I swear.
Yeah, you "join" but you can unjoin any time. While a "member," you get a CD a month automatically but you select which you get by putting music into your queue. And of course you can order other than the one a month, all at $5.99 + tax = $6.23 or so including shipping. NOT BAD. BTW, any of my friends reading this, I bought your CDs at, oh, $13 each at amazon. I just buy these bargain-priced CDs for myself only. I swear.
FIRST PICS WITH KODAK EASY SHARE V550!!
(I'm on the left in the grey sweater and silver jewelry!)
I met Lydia today for lunch at Cocco Bello Cafe, 973-992-1999, 155 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston. Great food; delightful staff. HIGH RECOMMENDATION. Lydia's hair looked fabulous! Received my new camera today and brought it to the restaurant. The waiter put in the battery, set the date stamp, and snapped these two pics. Not bad! We had a great lunch and great time chatting it up. Then we went to Nana's http://www.nanasdeli.com so I could buy stuff to bring to a party tomorrow night. Interesting note: I was a bridesmaid in Lydia & Mark's wedding in 1968! (Today wearing Diane's BD gift! Don't remember what jewelry I wore to their wedding!)
HAPPY CHANUKAH (and thank you to Adam Sandler!)
I bought each of these at iTunes. You should, too! Adam Sandler deserves to make some $$$ for his wonderful songs. Go to iTunes now and spend $1.98 for both!!! And those of you with iTunes gift cards have no excuse. Don't be cheap. Do it NOW!!!
http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live1.mp3
http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live2.mp3
Adam Sandler's The Hanukkah Song Part I
"Okay... This is a song that uhh.. There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uhh, not too many Hanukkah songs. So uhh...I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don't get to hear any Hanukkah songs. Here we go..."
Put on your yarmulke,
Here comes Hanukkah!
So much funukah,
To celebrate Hanukkah!
Hanukkah is the festival of lights.
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.
When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree,
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me:
David Lee Roth lights the menorah.
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah.
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli!
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too.
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew.
You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock,"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk
and Mr. Spock -- both Jewish.
Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Hanukkah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Hanukkah
O.J. Simpson - not a Jew.
But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew -- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby.
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish -- not too shabby!
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well he's not, but guess who is -- All Three Stooges!
So many Jews are in showbiz,
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is.
Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah.
I hope I get a harmonicah
Oh this lovely, lovely Hanukkah.
So drink your gin and tonicah
And smoke your marijuanikah.
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah!
Adam Sandler's 'The Hanukkah Song Part II
Time to take out the menorahs!
Put on your yarmulke
It’s time for Hanukkah
So much funnaka
To celebrate Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents
We get eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree
Here's a new list of people who are Jewish
Just like you and me
Winona Ryder drinks Manischewitz wine
Then spins a dreidel with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein
Guess who gives and receives loads of Hanukkah toys
The girls from Veruca Salt and all three Beastie Boys
Lenny Kravitz is half Jewish,
Courtney Love is half too
Put them together
What a funky bad ass Jew
We got Harvey Keitel
And flash dancer Jennifer Beals
Yasmine Bleeth from Baywatch is Jewish
And yes her boobs are real
Put on your yarmulka
It’s time for Hanukkah
Two-time Oscar winning Dustin Hoffmanaka
celebrates Hanukkah
O.J. Simpson
Still not a Jew
But guess who is,
The guy who does the voice for Scooby Doo
Bob Dylan was born a Jew
Then he wasn't
but now he's back,
Mary Tyler Moore's husband is Jewish
'Cause we're pretty good in the sack.
Guess who got bar mitzvahed
On the PGA tour
No I'm not talking about Tiger Woods
I'm talkin' about Mr. Happy Gilmore.
So many Jews are in the show biz
Bruce Springsteen isn't Jewish
But my mother thinks he is.
Tell the world-amanaka
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah
It's not pronounced Chanakah
The C is silent in Hanukkah
So read your hooked on phonica
Get drunk in Tijuanaka
If you really really wannaka
Have a happy happy happy happy Hanukkah!
http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live1.mp3
http://www.chanuka.com/songs/Adam_Sandler_The_Chanukah_Song_Live2.mp3
Adam Sandler's The Hanukkah Song Part I
"Okay... This is a song that uhh.. There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uhh, not too many Hanukkah songs. So uhh...I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don't get to hear any Hanukkah songs. Here we go..."
Put on your yarmulke,
Here comes Hanukkah!
So much funukah,
To celebrate Hanukkah!
Hanukkah is the festival of lights.
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.
When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree,
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me:
David Lee Roth lights the menorah.
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah.
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli!
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too.
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew.
You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock,"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk
and Mr. Spock -- both Jewish.
Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Hanukkah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Hanukkah
O.J. Simpson - not a Jew.
But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew -- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby.
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish -- not too shabby!
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well he's not, but guess who is -- All Three Stooges!
So many Jews are in showbiz,
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is.
Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah.
I hope I get a harmonicah
Oh this lovely, lovely Hanukkah.
So drink your gin and tonicah
And smoke your marijuanikah.
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah!
Adam Sandler's 'The Hanukkah Song Part II
Time to take out the menorahs!
Put on your yarmulke
It’s time for Hanukkah
So much funnaka
To celebrate Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents
We get eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree
Here's a new list of people who are Jewish
Just like you and me
Winona Ryder drinks Manischewitz wine
Then spins a dreidel with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein
Guess who gives and receives loads of Hanukkah toys
The girls from Veruca Salt and all three Beastie Boys
Lenny Kravitz is half Jewish,
Courtney Love is half too
Put them together
What a funky bad ass Jew
We got Harvey Keitel
And flash dancer Jennifer Beals
Yasmine Bleeth from Baywatch is Jewish
And yes her boobs are real
Put on your yarmulka
It’s time for Hanukkah
Two-time Oscar winning Dustin Hoffmanaka
celebrates Hanukkah
O.J. Simpson
Still not a Jew
But guess who is,
The guy who does the voice for Scooby Doo
Bob Dylan was born a Jew
Then he wasn't
but now he's back,
Mary Tyler Moore's husband is Jewish
'Cause we're pretty good in the sack.
Guess who got bar mitzvahed
On the PGA tour
No I'm not talking about Tiger Woods
I'm talkin' about Mr. Happy Gilmore.
So many Jews are in the show biz
Bruce Springsteen isn't Jewish
But my mother thinks he is.
Tell the world-amanaka
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah
It's not pronounced Chanakah
The C is silent in Hanukkah
So read your hooked on phonica
Get drunk in Tijuanaka
If you really really wannaka
Have a happy happy happy happy Hanukkah!
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
CHANUKAH 2005 BARBARA & AMANDA
Tonight I met Barbara & Amanda at California Pizza and we had a delicious and fun dinner. Always do with those girls. And we exchanged Chanukah gifts so it was even MORE fun! We strolled around the mall. I got the pink top pictured here but in purple (using my J Jill gift card mentioned below) and I ordered the camisole (thanks to Amanda who found it for me in the store). We tried on different perfumes and now I stink!! But I'm happy. I love my dark chocolate covered soy nuts and the Lindt Petits Desserts candies. Thanks guys!
I FINALLY DECIDED!
Kodak EasyShare V550 review by PC Magazine
I read many reviews of many cameras and all of them were very negative in some way. Amazon is a great place to get user opinions. I think it was there that the camera got slammed. But this PC Magazine review was the clincher for me as well as the review I mentioned in my earlier post, http://www.dcviews.com/_kodak/v550.htm
I ordered a 1 gig card and an extra battery. This camera uses rechargeable batteries and it charges on the EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2 that comes with the camera. I will get the camera tomorrow and will report back on my opinion!!
Saturday, December 24, 2005
SELZTER MAKER!
This is the greatest invention since sliced bread! No more shlepping Vintage bottles home! You make seltzier seltzer and never have to buy and then recycle. Go here for the full details:
http://www.sodaclubusa.com
Trust me, if you love seltzer, you've got to get this.
Christmas Eve 2005
Had a wonderful Christmas Eve with the Lentins and Zilzes tonight at Alan and Laura and Alaina's house. Dad and I left his house after our Chanukah celebration with J&K
to go to Montclair. The Lentins had the house decorated beautifully, including the ornaments we brought. Alan had shrimp and bruschetta for starters, which were great. Everything that Alan serves is great. And we exchanged gifts! Pictured here is the necklace that Diane gave me for my birthday, which I just love. The fancy scarf is from Artie, who I know had nothing whatsoever to do with it other than give his mom the $$ haha but who cares? Diane has great taste and she can pick out stuff for me anytime! The blue scarf, great color that it is, is warm and cozy and is from Alan and Laura and Alaina. I wore all 3 the whole day. Diane gave me a great, hmm, what do we call it, a velour hang-around-the-house whosie which I also love and will be wearing it tomorrow all day while I stay home and work. We had a wonderful dinner, including a salad with sushi tuna which Alan marinated with wonderful stuff, a delicious chicken dish with red, green and yellow peppers in a wonderful gravy, and salmon with a nice topping. Thank you! I am honored to be included in your family holidays, and my father loves it, too.
to go to Montclair. The Lentins had the house decorated beautifully, including the ornaments we brought. Alan had shrimp and bruschetta for starters, which were great. Everything that Alan serves is great. And we exchanged gifts! Pictured here is the necklace that Diane gave me for my birthday, which I just love. The fancy scarf is from Artie, who I know had nothing whatsoever to do with it other than give his mom the $$ haha but who cares? Diane has great taste and she can pick out stuff for me anytime! The blue scarf, great color that it is, is warm and cozy and is from Alan and Laura and Alaina. I wore all 3 the whole day. Diane gave me a great, hmm, what do we call it, a velour hang-around-the-house whosie which I also love and will be wearing it tomorrow all day while I stay home and work. We had a wonderful dinner, including a salad with sushi tuna which Alan marinated with wonderful stuff, a delicious chicken dish with red, green and yellow peppers in a wonderful gravy, and salmon with a nice topping. Thank you! I am honored to be included in your family holidays, and my father loves it, too.
Birthday/Chanukah 2005 at dad's
My birthday and Chanukah were bittersweet this year for obvious reasons but it was a lot more sweet than bitter. I started today at dad's house where Judy and Kaela joined us for a 1-day-early Chanukah celebration. We all had heart-to-hearts, which were heavy-duty but important, J&K set up dad's new DVD player so we could see Judy's video of dad's 90th BD party, and we exchanged gifts! 
I got great gifts: a J Jill gift card for my BD and Billy Crystal's book which I just read is "based on" his wonderful show. And what did I get from dad? Enough $$$ to buy one of the cameras listed below + accessories. Oh my, I am thrilled. Whichever camera I get, I will have it for a minimum of 5 years and very possibly longer, and it will make it even nicer to know that Dad bought it for me in 2005. Thank you Dad and Judy and Kaela for a great birthday and Chanukah. I love you!
I got great gifts: a J Jill gift card for my BD and Billy Crystal's book which I just read is "based on" his wonderful show. And what did I get from dad? Enough $$$ to buy one of the cameras listed below + accessories. Oh my, I am thrilled. Whichever camera I get, I will have it for a minimum of 5 years and very possibly longer, and it will make it even nicer to know that Dad bought it for me in 2005. Thank you Dad and Judy and Kaela for a great birthday and Chanukah. I love you!
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