Category Archives: friends

Memorial Day w/ the Silvermans

Posted on July 2, 2009 by jetrotz

Joel and Rachel were the usual hosts with the most this past Memorial Day. I don’t think I’ve had a cocktail that early in the day in a long time. Or was that a high-gravity beer? I can’t remember now. … Continue reading →

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Gelman’s Goodbye

Posted on February 21, 2009 by jetrotz

My old friend and co-worker Mitch Gelman, Executive Editor and chief muckety-muck for CNN.com for the last several years was feted before the new year as he left CNN, Turner and Atlanta for greener pastures out in Colorado where his … Continue reading →

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What’s a Jew to do on 12/24?

Posted on February 21, 2009 by jetrotz

Get together with friends and eat Chinese, of course! Hosted by the Simons, with food fetched by Joel Silverman from what Sam calls ‘that Chinese pancake place,’ otherwise known as Cafe 101 on Buford Highway, it was a fun time … Continue reading →

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Doug Vogel, 1972-2008

Posted on April 5, 2008 by jetrotz

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } VOGEL & THRASH, originally uploaded by jetrotz. Update:  Doug’s obituary has been published in the Johnstown, PA … Continue reading →

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Erin Brooke Hutmacher

Posted on March 3, 2008 by jetrotz

Our dear friends Emily and Warren introduced their newest familial addition to their friends and family with her brit milah ceremony on Sunday morning at the oh-so-ritzy Four Seasons (or would that be oh-so-four-seasony?). In any case, it was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Musical Friends

Posted on March 3, 2008 by jetrotz

Two friends of Amy’s from her days in the Savannah Symphony before that organization’s premature demise spent some time with us this past weekend. Sam was so happy to have a new audience for his performances he was in hog … Continue reading →

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Jon Barkan, 1968-2007

Posted on December 10, 2007 by jetrotz

I heard the news the way things happen in this age. Via instant messenger. That’s what makes this all the more unreal. Jon was literally, larger than life. Gregarious, warm, a bear of a guy. Seemingly invincible. We spent several … Continue reading →

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Pizza Perfection

Posted on October 28, 2007 by jetrotz

Oh did we have a treat last night. With the impending arrival of baby #2, it was pretty much now or sometime in 2010 before we’d be brave enough to go over to our friends Jay and Kate’s place to … Continue reading →

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welcome, lily

Posted on July 1, 2007 by jetrotz

So from what I can tell from his Flickr posting, my good friends Christopher and Erin Gibbons welcomed their daughter Lily into the world around 3am today in NYC. She’s a cute one, weighing in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces! … Continue reading →

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Picking a Winner

Posted on May 6, 2007 by jetrotz

With Amy pulling seven gigs in three days, I was Mr. Mom, and looking for things to entertain Sammy. On Saturday, we headed out with Sam’s future wife and his parents to a ‘u-pick-’em’ strawberry farm near McDonough, GA. With … Continue reading →

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