Archive for April, 2008

“Crazy Water” by Was/Not Was

Here’s the video and first single from Was/Not Was’ first album in 16 years - with Sweet Pea Atkinson on lead vocals
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That’s the code to embed. Here’s the link or try  this

“Crazy Water” by Was/Not Was

Here’s the video and first single from Was/Not Was’ first album in 16 years - with Sweet Pea Atkinson on lead vocals
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That’s the code to embed. Here’s the link or try  this

Passover reading —

While reading Jonathan Rosen’s “The Life of the Skies” (FSG), I came across this story from the Baal Shem Tov, which Rosen quotes from Gershon Scholem’s “Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism.” It struck me, like the Passover story of the four sons, as a parable about assimilation and changes among generations of descendants and about [...]

MAY PANG book signing for “Instamatic Karma”

Laurie Frank hosted a book signing event for May Pang’s “Instamatic Karma” a collection of photos she took of John Lennon during their 18 month “lost weekend” relationship, with accompanying stories. I found myself waiting on line to get a signed copy behind Al Coury, who worked with John Lennon and May on John’s solo [...]

MAY PANG book signing for “Instamatic Karma”

Laurie Frank hosted a book signing event for May Pang’s “Instamatic Karma” a collection of photos she took of John Lennon during their 18 month “lost weekend” relationship, with accompanying stories. I found myself waiting on line to get a signed copy behind Al Coury, who worked with John Lennon and May on John’s solo [...]

Santa Monica Mall — The next generation

    The Demolition of the existing Santa Monica mall began just the other day, with an official launch party attended by Santa Monica politicos, and officials from the mall developer, Mecerich.    Eco friendly bags were handed out, as well as T shirts and cupcakes. Smart and Sweet wins the day.    FYI - Mecerich is a [...]

Michael (Teichholz) Sherwood’s Memoir

Michael Sherwood, a relative of mine (my father’s cousin, or second cousin)has written his memoir.

You can view a preview of the book athttp://www.lulu.com/content/1999042

You can order the book here <http://www.lulu.com/content/1999042> : Thecost is $20.62 plus shipping.

Here is the description of the book:

Michael Sherwood was born Meyer (Misha) Teichholz in Tarnopol, Poland in 1923. He escaped from [...]

Michael (Teichholz) Sherwood’s Memoir

Michael Sherwood, a relative of mine (my father’s cousin, or second cousin)has written his memoir.

You can view a preview of the book athttp://www.lulu.com/content/1999042

You can order the book here <http://www.lulu.com/content/1999042> : Thecost is $20.62 plus shipping.

Here is the description of the book:

Michael Sherwood was born Meyer (Misha) Teichholz in Tarnopol, Poland in 1923. He escaped from [...]

I have seen the future and it sounds great

Last Friday night I attended a benefit at the Roxy organized by a group of ninth graders at Crossroads who call themselves HEADTHIEF. The money they were raising that night was for “Keep a child alive” an organization that is respoding the AIDS pandemic in Africa particularly as it affects children (www.keepachildalive.org).
Let me cut to [...]

vacation reading part two

Another book I read on my vacation is Chess Story by Stefan Zweig which has been recently republished in a new edition by New York Review of Book Classics.
Chess Story is a novella by Zweig and the last thing he wrote before committing suicide with his wife in Brazil in 1940.
Zweig is the Austrian writer [...]