Shabbat shalom!
Sadly, we are traveling home tomorrow, leaving behind palm trees, amazing weather and an incredible month of R&R, but looking forward to “Sandy Spring” and seeing the kids and grand kids. We have been snow birding to Palm Springs for many years now, but I would have to say this was the best year ever.
They call Palm Springs home of the “Gay Nineties” due to its large demographic of LGBTQ and old farts like us. But anyone who has ever lived in a gay area of any city knows that along with that demographic comes large discretionary incomes, which means great arts, fine culture and excellent dining. We certainly experienced all of that and more.
Given our travel schedule, this posting will be short of the usual cornucopian collection of Jewie journalism, certainly not from any lack of news in the world or developments in Israel that merit further attention. Quite the opposite, actually. Nevertheless, I will be brief and offer the following few gems:
Bruce Springsteen announced this week the release of a new “Best of” album, due out in April. The Boss took a break from his current tour due to health issues, but is back on stage delivering musical magic. For those on this distribution list who believe, as I do, that Bruce is a real legend of real music, not some Taylor Swiftian goo goo pop stuff or hip hop misogynist junk, you may want to pre-order now with this link.
The album is a collection of original songs spanning his storied 50-year recording career, from 1973’s Greeting from Asbury Park, NJ to 2020’s Letter To You. Best Of Bruce Springsteen will be available on April 19 and will include early-career favorites like “Growin’ Up” and “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight),” staples of Springsteen’s live shows from “Dancing In The Dark” to “The Rising,” best-selling breakouts like “Born To Run” and “Hungry Heart,” as well as recent releases “Hello Sunshine” and “Letter To You.” All good stuff.
And lastly, a news item out of Israel that doesn’t suck. In a scientific first, researchers at Bar-Ilan University have created testicles in a laboratory — a discovery that they hope could lead to a better understanding of sex determination as well as advances in infertility treatment. According to the JNR, back here in the good ole US of A, the Republican National Committee has invested heavily in pre-IPO seed capital of this new technology in the hopes that their candidates and current congress people may grow a pair. And if that happens, remember, you heard it here first in the Jew News Review.
Have a great weekend everyone! And even if you already have grown a pair, be careful out there.
Brad out.