In my previous entry, you saw how two nights ago, I "shared the stage" with blues guitarist Chris Duarte and now last night I shared the stage for real, for one song, anyway with world renowned jazz alto saxophonist, Trenton's own Richie Cole. I tried recording the thing on a cheap camcorder but the sound if unusable. Here's the only proof, a video frame grab. Richie very graciously called me up for a blues number (bebop scares me) at his appearance at Bordentown's Record Collector. This night was thirty years in the making since it was about that long ago that Richie played at a picnic I was attending and the word was that musicians could bring their instruments and jam. When I heard all that jazz, I turned around and put my guitar back in the car. He later told me "We could have done blues" and even before The Simpsons came into being, I slapped my forehead and said "Doh!" Now I finally had my second chance and I want to thank Richie Cole and the band for making my dream come true.
Earlier that day...(top photo) During a presentation on Peace in Judaism, in the New Jersey State Museum Auditorium, Marsha Rudolph, of Lambertville, NJ, holds in her hand a pointer used to follow along in reading or singing from the Torah. Out of respect, the Torah itself is not touched, so a pointer is used as a placeholder. (bottom two photos) Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum of String of Pearls Congregation in Princeton talks about and reads from the Torah scrolls. Participants next walked up West State Street to Trinity Cathedral, for a presentation on Peace in Christianity, where the event concluded with an Interfaith Potluck Dinner. 
