Boys Choir: The Last Stand

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In my Awards picks, I didn’t choose any boys choirs. I noted that “my ears retired from listening to this kind of things long ago”, and I wanted to write a little more on that.

Boys Choir have become one of JM’s main niches, thanks to London Boys Choir and Tzil Vezemer’s incredible breakthrough many decades ago. More specifically, Yigal Kalek managed to create a new craze around boys choir, creating a new niche of Jewish Music and that gave new life to the industry at the time – it was new, different and cute.

Miami Boys Choir stormed in and infused even more energy, with a new wave of high-profile concerts and CD’s. MBC traveled around the world and provided us many timeless hits like Meheiro and Beseiata Dishmaya.

With time, the buzz around MBC started to fade away, specially in the last decade, and although they are still around, MBC became outdated. That’s when the new Boys Choirs started mushrooming everywhere, hoping to bring new life to this niche. I guess people figured that with a more modern groove and look, the choir niche would be back in the spotlight and break new ground. They were partly successful – Boys Choirs are back in the spotlight but they don’t break new ground. Let me explain.

As I mentioned before, the London Boys Choir was a shtick, a cool new idea that catched everyone’s attention. And Yerachmiel Begun succeeded in making this shtick even more cool with amazing concerts and musical indulgence. But as of today the shtick is just way too overdone. You can’t let children sing just for letting children sing; it was a cool shtick but without the “newness” of London Boys Choir and without the glitz of Miami Experience this niche has become soulless. You have choirs and more choirs, but all essentially doing the same thing and the same shticks.

Why can’t we come up with other new shticks? For instance, why not have a really solid Men’s Choir album, with top production, compositions and real music (not Acapella) supporting them? That’s just one example, but there’s a lot of room for innovation and I just don’t understand why so many artists decide to venture in the the Boys Choirs genre creating yet another boys choir. Enough Boys Choirs!

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Co więcej dla nowego posiadacza karty przygotowano specjalną

Plecaki konkursy, torby, DVD, pluszaki, kubki. Dziki przedtem spółka zrealizowała największy w dotychczasowej historii obrót natomiast Krzysztof Pobożniak, dyrektor Haxel Events&Incentive został nominowany w branżowym konkursie „Osobowość Roku MICE Poland 2008”. Starogard Gd. Zabawa
ukaże się w polskiej wersji językowej, tłumaczenie ma charter kinowy (napisy w grze). Artyzm kochania” zmieniła w Polakach bardzo dużo Pokazała, że o seksie można mówić jawnie dała im bezmiar wiedzy – owszem podsumował rolę tej książki prof. 13 lutego na ekrany kin wchodzi błona fotograficzna “Włatcy Móch – ćmoki czopki natomiast mondzioły”. Co więcej dla nowego posiadacza karty przygotowano specjalną nagrodę gwarantowaną – kupon rabatowy w wysokości 5% na zakupy
w drogeriach Rossmann, spośród którego może skorzystać aż do czasu otrzymania karty.

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lecture on Wed. Mar 3rd – It’s Not Just Kid Stuff : Jews & the Graphic Novel

Temple Emanu-El
1 East 65th Street
New York, NY
6:30 PM
Call (212)744-1400 ext. 362 for information

No admission charge!

This program is part of the Library-Museum Lecture Series.

Mark Siegel, the brilliant author, editor and illustrator, will discuss the influence of Jews in the development of this important and developing literary genre.

Mark Siegel was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., and grew up in France. He is known both as a book illustrator and as the editorial director of First Second Books, which publishes graphic novels for all ages. He has illustrated Seadogs : An Epic Ocean Operetta by Lisa Wheeler, Long Night Moon by Cynthia Rylant and To Dance, A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel by his wife, Siena Cherson Siegel. Upcoming books include more children’s stories as well as a graphic novel for adults. Under the banner of First Second Books, located in the Flatiron Building in New York City, Siegel is the editor of many world acclaimed comics authors and artists from around the world, such as Joann Sfar, Eddie Campbell, Paul Pope, Jessica Abel and Lewis Trondheim. He also has tapped notable talents for graphic-novel scripts from among leading playwrights and novelists, such as Jane Yolen and Adam Rapp.

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Max Rosenkrantz: De laatste rit van Gerrit

Here’s a guest post (mostly written by Theodor Westerhof, adapted from his post at the jewishcomics forum on Yahoo).

In Eppo 23 a/23k/the Eppo special for the thing with the trees and the red guy [Theodor's long-winded reference to Xmas], a story was published with a rather strongly Jewish (influenced) atmosphere in the frame story.

Plot summary :
Max Rosenkrantz, a blackhaired pub owner serving perfect pils(ener), observing the world with a sharp eye, has for five years been running Cafe Du Conmmerce – which has been in his family for generations in the centre of the Jordaan (let it suffice to say that that district of Amsterdam shares its name with Israel’s border river, that during WW II the February Strike protesting the deportation of the Jews started there, that the Anne Frank House is situated there at the border of the district, that the “original immigrants” in the 17th century included quite a few Sephardim and that the Ashkenazim came about 20 years later ; it was a rather poor neighbourhood, of the common people, if not the commoner people, and certainly in fiction it’s where the commonest people live).

He used to write songs, so called “smartlappen” (songs of life, tear jerkers, what they call in Belgium and Germany “Schlager”, originally a denigrating name for the genre) and performed them in Du Commerce, with the timbre of the neighbourhood, until he died too young in a traffic accident (Turkish riding school involved). Childless and with no Rosenkrantz left, his death meant the end of Du Commerce. The comic maker claims that he is making comics based on Max Rosenkrantz’s songs as a tribute to the Max Rosenkrantz anthology.

Nothing X-massy so far, the main story – about the death of a taxi driver – has nothing X-massy either, except for the statement that it happens in Amsterdam, on Christmas eve. Not even an inch of a tree is shown in the story, though the passenger looks rather angelic. Christmas eve is of course a great time to stress loneliness in a tearjerker song, but aside from the time of the tragedy nothing connects it with Xmas at all. No candles, trees, santas – just a tear jerking tragedy.

The writer, artist and colorist is Ben Westervoorde.

It is his first Eppo story, but the story strongly suggests that this story is the first in a series.

The story seems to have first appeared in Myx 3-2, pages 71-77.

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JT Waldman – Gallery talk, reception, exhibition

On the one hand, it’s not unusual for me to (once again) help hype cartoonist JT Waldman. Especially not when it’s so close to Purim (what with his having adapted Megillat Esther into a graphic novel titled Megillat Esther). And especially now that he’s actually taken the time and trouble to get his own official website (wonder what took him so long).

What may seem odd is that I’m promoting a Purim event in the days before Purim when I’ve managed to let Hanukkah pass by with nary a mention of the fine comic strips and comic book stories of 2009. All I can write in response is that “they’re in the queue and I will try to get to the Hanukkah stuff as soon as I can”. Yes, I am serious.

Getting back to JT and an explanation of the subject heading, though.

TONIGHT!
Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Gallery Talk and Reception
Yeshiva University
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, NYC 10011
t : 212-294-8330

Yeshiva University Museum invites you to experience more than 50 original drawings and digital enlargements from JT Waldman’s ground-breaking graphic novel Megillat Esther. See Queen Esther, Mordechai and the entire cast of Purim like you’ve never seen them before. Light bites, refreshments and plenty of food for thought!

Drawing on Tradition : The Book of Esther
February 21- August 15, 2010
This exhibition depicts the Book of Esther as you’ve never seen it before. Featuring the bold and edgy illustrations from JT Waldman’s Megillat Esther, this epic tale of exile and redemption is sure to amaze and intrigue. This exhibition has been originated by the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Original drawings courtesy of JT Waldman.

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event notice (expired) – SuperJew? How Jews Created the Comic Book Industry

Unfortunately, I learned about this class (which took place in 2009) far too late to tell prospective sign-ups about it. If it’s repeated, I hope I’ll get more advance notice about it.

Toronto’s Secular Jewish Community School
http://www.tsjcs.com/
The Winchevsky Centre
585 Cranbrooke Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6A 2X9

Module #4: 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

SuperJew? How Jews Created the Comic Book Industry

Led by drama and improvisation teacher Gary Jury

Is Superman actually Moses in disguise? This 5-week course will examine the amazing influence that Jews have had on the Comic Book industry. SK-Grade 5 students will learn to ‘draw’ on their own experiences, as they create their own Jewish superhero. Gary Jury is an experienced drama and improvisation teacher.

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A Jewish Star: The Top 3

Just came across COLlive’s video where the three judges debate each of the top 10 contestants. I’m pleasantly surprised to see that the judges were very straightforward and didn’t play safe, specially Avraham Fried, JM’s new Simon. Who would expect that? I was expecting some bias towards the Chabad niggunim but the judges were consistent, transparent and on the ball. Ohayon and Binyamim Moshe (quoting Peilin, “Adir Ran with a good voice”!) were sure winners, while the third post was open and Sadon took it.

March 7th is fast approaching and this competition has been great for JM. But between Ohayon and Moshe who will win? I’m all in for Ohayon, surely the next Jewish Star!

And the Top 3 Finalists Are… from COLlive.com on Vimeo.

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Pięć historii wskazanych za pomocą Komisję Konkursową zaśdziesięć

Opublikowane komiksy zostaną poddane poniżej głosowanie zarejestrowanych Internautów. Każdy tworzony liczba można zanimpublikacją przetestować natomiast godnie zmodyfikować. Pięć historii wskazanych za pomocą Komisję Konkursową zaśdziesięć komiksów spośród największą liczbą głosów Internautów na dosyć tego 31 maja 2009r. Promocja rozpocznie się dnia 27 lutego 2009 roku i potrwa aż do zużycialiczby zestawów przeznaczonych na tę promocję. Film jest dostępny w strefie TVoraz Video na wap. W najbliższym czasie Zarząd ma zamysłskupić się na pozyskaniu nowych członków stowarzyszenia oraz aktywnej współpracy zmediami tudzież organizatorami imprez targowych poświęconych tematyce Digital Signage. Jestem pewny że realizując cele podstawowe potrafimy również otoczyć fachową opieką największe talenty natomiast poprowadzić szlakiem przetartym za pośrednictwem medalistów olimpijskich – deklaruje Jerzy Smolarek konkursy aktualne, zwierzchnikSopockiego Klubu Lekkoatl.

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Ostatnim etapem jest wysłanie sms-a zhasłem – skojarzeniem

W tym momenciewiem konkursy aktualne, każda ludzka biont ma predyspozycje, jednakże nie faktycznie kiedy ON. Agresywny łatwemu przygotowaniu zup instant WINIARY mogą w mgnieniu okazrealizować potrzebę zjedzenia czegoś ciepłego i pożywnego. Mija dwanaście miesięcy od internetowej premiery pierwszego w Polsce portalu doradczego w celukobiet. Jak jeden mąż ze startem serwisu ruszył międzynarodowy konkursy na forma życia najlepszej gry flashowej. Ostatnim etapem jest wysłanie sms-a zhasłem – skojarzeniem odnoszącym się aż do obrazka dostępnego na stronie konkursu www. Totakże produkcje Java na telefony komórkowe, gry dla najmłodszych internautów zaśimperium Gier (gry. Memoriał Internautów oraz wytwórcafilmu zapraszają wszystkich Czytelników doudziału w błyskawicznym konkursie.

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Kupując partnerowi autokosmetyki unika się schematycznych gotowych

Norma życia się obniża i nie jest solidny przy użyciu 30 lat. 000 dzieci natomiast młodzieży w całej planety przekazały swoje grafiki do Pentel sponsorowane 38-szy coroczna wystawa ICAE oraz quiz podatny dla dzieci. Jury przewodniczył razie spędził 4 miesiące wyborze tego roku 253 laureatów z 80000 wartość wpisów. Brać kredyt na 30 lat konkursy, to podpisywać sobie samemu sąd więzienia. Kupując partnerowi autokosmetyki unika się schematycznych gotowych zestawów, tudzież jedną decyzją sprawić można, że tudzież kobiece auta będą czyste. Skoroowszem człowiek co bierz eudział  wkonkursie jednakowożw totolotekma szansę wygrać. Kapitalny prezenty poniżej choinkę.

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