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\nI was butt-hurt when my wife disparaged my klezmer lecture that I had given to a group of senior citizens. She criticized me about this the other day, even though the lecture was more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n
I had done an “edu-tainment” lecture at a JCC “LearnInn” retreat in 2011. I had gone light on the dancing (which Alice led) and heavy on the talking.<\/p>\n
Alice, the lecture was not a concert. It was a lecture.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m doing a klez lecture next Wednesday at the Cleveland JCC. Alice wants to add a PowerPoint this time around.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t do PowerPoints! Alice said she\u2019ll assemble the PowerPoint. OK, maybe a couple photos of Yiddishe Cup from the good old days. That would will be palatable. But no bullet points or text on screen\u00a0 — no way. I don’t need PowerPoint. I\u2019m a good lecturer. I\u2019ve been on stage a million times. I don\u2019t read from notes. I have spoken at the national Yiddish Clubs conference. I was stellar at the Shaker Heights Unitarian Church. I take questions, I talk about klez, I play clarinet.<\/p>\n
I don’t want too many pics of random shtetl Jews with violins!<\/p>\n
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This is more fun:<\/p>\n
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