Yossi and Esty Marcus of our local Chabad asked me to make a film for their Chai Preschool. This wonderful little organization has very high standards, a long waiting list and a wonderful environment. It wasn’t difficult to find beauty and inspiration to assemble this little film.
Monthly Archives: January 2008
My oldest and bestest friend Gary Brawer is now publishing a blog! Gary’s an amazing artiste with a stringed instrument (although, as he points out, you can take your mountain dulcimers elsewhere). And he was my best man at our wedding o those many years ago.
Here he is on one of my kids’s many trips to San Francisco to get their guitars and basses tuned up. This particular trip was just before Sam played in a battle of the bands at Slim’s around the corner.
Check out Gary’s blog at http://brawerguitarrepair.blogspot.com.
I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot with Cindy Sheehan, the Mom who was transformed into a well-known anti-war activist when her son Casey was killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2004. She is running for US Congress in San Francisco and her campaign wanted some photographs which would portray her in an appropriate light. I enjoyed meeting her and working with her.
This picture says a lot to me.
I wish Cindy and her campaign well. They are an impassioned group and they truly believe in their mission.
My good friend Meredith celebrated her bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El along with her family and friends. Meredith is one of the subjects of Some of their parts, and her big sister Doria was also one of my bat mitzvah subjects. It was wonderful to celebrate with them, especially because Doreen, Max and Sam were able to attend, as well.
Our good friend Adam celebrated his bar mitzvah a couple weeks ago, and it was quite a soirée! Bambi and Stan planned to surprised the attendees (and Adam, too!) with a special visit from the Golden State Warriors’ mascot, Thunder, along with a couple of the Warrior Girls. But despite all the amazing planning that went into his big day, it was almost all for naught when a huge storm wiped out the electricity at the original venue. Stan called in some markers and managed to secure a local restaurant and made all the necessary phone calls. It all worked amazingly well, and it was a true night to remember for all in attendance.
