A concern about those who join this site for commercial advantage
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If you want the best in live rock and roll FREE - go on Tuesday nights to 78 Below (on the corner of 78th and Columbus) to see Jonny Rosch and Friends - 9pm ish - usually around 2 am
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For those of you pining away for great music in the CA area, while DZ and Co. is in the land of OZ and then will come East, a great East coast musician will be playing in your nabe. OZ NOY, aside form DZ, one of the hottest guitarists on the scene (DZ and the folks in the band know him - ask James Santiago, Sheila's lesser half) and he regularly plays with Eric Johnson for fun. So here is a list of dates -- GO SEE OZ and tell him Rabbi Gary from NYC sent you.
4.11
The Ca...
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This is me with my buddy Jonathan Haft who suffered a traumatic brain injury when we were on vacation together in Mexico in Novemeber -- in this picture (taken by Pope Jim) we are waiting on line to see DZPZ in LA with George Duke on FZ's 70th birthday -- I flew out to LA from NYC for 24 hours just to catch this concert and Jonathan (who saw many FZ concerts with me in theewarly 70's) was excited to see Dweezil in LA in 2010.
Another wonderful report on our beloved Jonathan Haft fr...
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I am in LA visiting my dear friend Jonathan Haft - 7 weeks ago we were together in Mexico when he was involved in terrible bicycle accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is under the best of care here at UCLA and his spouse, Judy, is a saint. We all pray for Jonathan to have a complete recovery- it will be a long and diffucult road ahead, but he is surrounded by love and prayers. I am so comforted to be here - he smiled and squeezed my hand when I arrived and I spend the mor...
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I compare an adventure my 18 year old son embarked upon today, with one I had at his age in 1975.
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I created this blog last year to explain why New Year's is called Sylvester. Since there are many new members to DZW since last year, and I believe this to be one of my "classic" posts, I will replay it here for your edification and entertainment. And while the pedestrian greeting will be "Happy New Year" you can show your cool, with a knowing smile, reply "And Happy Sylvester to you!"
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So today is the first day of Hanukah (or Chanukah -- doesn't make a difference because it is a Hebrew word and either spelling is an approximation of the pronuciation called transliteration). While many people will be celebrating various holidays in the coming days (Kwanzaa, Solstice, Christmas, New Year's, Sylvester{ I'll describe this in 10 days}) - Hanukah is the most in keeping with FZ's world view.
Hanukah (which actually means "rededication") commemorates the Maccabian Revolt and Victo...
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Frank said: MUSIC IS THE BEST! I am sure that we all concur. Well so do others on this planet -- check this out, it is worth a minute of your time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXKDu6cdXLI
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