JEWS NEWS FEB-JEW-ARY/MARCH 2013
1. A Jews Brothers Band performance coming up fast (very fast) in Auckland.
2. The low-down on a new up-scale performance of "Hey, Piano Bar Lady!"
3. A JBB concert in Palmerston North
4a. A French Toast concert in Palmerston North
4b. French Toast Italian Style!
5. French Toast on the Blackboard! *****
1. WHAT : The Jews Brothers Band & Niko Ne Zna in GYPSY FEVER! WHEN: Friday February 22, 9.30 pm- 1am. JBB will be on first. WHERE: Kings Arms Tavern, 50 France St., Newton
FURTHER INFO: Offline entrance fee $15 We've done two of these Gypsy Fever nights and it's a very good night for dancing! This one features The JBB, Wellington Balkan band Niko Ne Zna and DJ Balkanetic. It's a perfect setting for us. As our JBB anthem says: "We hobos We nomads We gypsies, wandering Jews"
This gig marks the release of the first ever limited edition (200 copies ) Gypsy Fever compilation CD compiled by DJ Balkanetic featuring 12 of the best gypsy/balkan bands in Australia and New Zealand. The Jews Brothers Band features on it! And copies will be available at the door. 20 You can buy tix for the event online @ $10 : http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2013/gypsy-fever-featuring-niko-ne-zna-album-launch/auckland/newton
2. WHAT : Linn Lorkin's "Hey, Piano Bar Lady!" WHEN: Sunday, March 10th, 4pm WHERE: Nightingales, 31 Church Street, Devonport FURTHER INFO : Nightingales is a classy..and private... nightcub/salon in the heart of Devonport with a beautiful white piano. Entry $20 Bookings Essntial. ph. 021 047-4313 after Feb.25th or e-mail: linn@rouge.co.nz z
Linn received several 4 star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2012 and here are a couple of quotes : "A love letter to a life filled with adventure Hey, Piano Bar Lady! manages to be funny and poignant, Lorkin?s captivating performance exuding the timelessness of a brilliant performer".The List, UK
"She truly shines, moving smoothly between stand up segments to floating behind the piano to deliver another tune that washes over the audience in the way only jazz can. It evoked memories of the jazz club greats - Garland and Fitzgerald to name but two. This really is a treat so don't miss out! Broadway Baby,UK .For video clips, other review quotes & history of the show, consult her web-site www.linnlorkin.com Live CD available, as all our other CDs, from Rouge Records www.rouge.co.nz
3. WHAT: The Jews Brothers Band in the annual FESTIVAL OF CULTURES WHEN: Saturday March 16th ( exact time TBC ) WHERE: The Square. Palmerston North FURTHER INFO: http://foc.co.nz
4a. WHAT: FRENCH TOAST in the annual FESTIVAL OF CULTURES WHEN: Saturday March 16th ( exact time TBC ) & Sunday March 17th 12.30 -2pm WHERE: Saturday gig: The Square, Palmerston North Sunday gig: Alexandre Patissserie & Chocolaterie FURTHER INFO: http://foc.co.nz
4b Wait there's more! WHAT: FRENCH TOAST ITALIAN STYLE! WHEN: Saturday March 16th ( exact time TBC ) WHERE: The Square, Palmerston North
FURTHER INFO: (From our blurb for the festival " The oh-so-continental French Toast trio goes south of the border ( the French border!) to regale you with some Italian gems made famous by the likes of Domenico Modugno (" Volare"). Tino Rossi ( "Parlami d'amore") and Dean Martin (" That's Amore'). Linn Lorkin, "the Piaf of the Pacific", is equally lyrical in the Italian language and the trio is joined by Walter Bianco from Napoli on tenor saxophone." ( Who as it happens is playing with The JBB too that day. How convenient is that?!0 http://foc.co.nz/
5. WHAT : French Toast On the Blackboard outside La Cantine! WHEN : Ongoing! Every Thursday, 7.30 - 9.30 pm WHERE : La Cantine du Torchon, 265 Ponsonby Road, Three Lamps end
FURTHER INFO : Bookings: Ph. 376-2516 Reviews: Peter Calder reviewing La Cantine in The New Zealand Herald said "It's like being in the Marais or Montmartre" and described the French Toast trio as "Parisian-chic"! More: LA Cantine's blackboard menu changes daily and the food is delicious. The bar is well-stocked with French wines and there is a large selection of pastis.
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OK, since it's traditional, here are a few shortish JEWISH JOKES to complete this Jews News.
HAIKUS FOR JEWS
Seven-foot Jews in the NBA slam-dunking my alarm clock rings
Left the door open for the Prophet Elijah now our cat is gone
Is there no self, whose arthritis Is this?
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Four men are walking in the desert. The German says" I'm tired and thirsty: I must have beer!" The Italian says "I'm tired and thirsty: I must have wine!" The Mexican says "I'm tired and thirsty: I must have tequila!" The Jew says "I'm tired and thirsty: I must have diabetes!"
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Two Jews are sitting silently over a glass of tea. "You know", says the first man,"life is like a glass of tea with sugar".
"A glass of tea with sugar?" asks his friend. "Why do you say that?" "How should I know?" replies the first man. "What am I, a philosopher?"
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A row of houses is destroyed by fire and the Jewish community provides a fund for the victims. As the money is being disbursed, a poor man whose house was untouched by the fire comes for a handout. "What do you mean by this?" he is asked."Did you suffer from the fire?" "Suffer?" he replies. "Believe me, I was scared to death!"
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( A good deal of Soviet Jewish humour centres around the mythical Abram Rabinovich. Here's one :)
Rabinovich applies for membership in the Communist Party and he is requi red to answer a few questions. "Who was Karl Marx?" " I don't know", replies Rabinovich. "Lenin?" "Sorry, I don't know him, either. "What about Leonid Brezhnev?" "Never heard of him." "Are you playing games with me?" asks the official. "Not at all," says Rabinovich."Do you know Hershel Salzberg?" "No" says the official. "What about Yankel Horowitz?" "Never heard of him." "Nahum Davidovich?" "No." "Well", says Rabinovich,"I guess that's the way it goes. You've got your friends and I've got mine." **************************************************