tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14935596.post-34028998039339267532007-09-05T20:12:00.000-07:002008-12-10T22:15:53.013-08:00So I left off my writing just about a month ago and have fallen WAY behind. There's upcoming essays on my time with the <a href="http://www.klezkamp.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Klez Kamp</span></a> Roadshow, gigs with <a href="http://www.andystatman.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Statman</span></a>, a week at <a href="http://www.jmi.org.uk/ashkenazimusic/events/07_klezfest_otazoy.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">KlezFest </span></a>UK in London and an amazing weekend with the Klezmer Brass All Stars at the <a href="http://www.americanfolkfestival.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">American Folk Festiva</span></a>l in Bangor ME.<br /><br />Then after my whirlwind adventures I arrive back at the <a href="http://www.violinsetc.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">violin shop</span></a> just in time for the crazed Back to School rush, which is far more intense than I ever remember this year. And now I've come down with a flu bug (damn snot nosed kids.)<br /><br />So in the meantime, enjoy this lovely portrait of my French Bulldog, Stella:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-CEHWrFWgww/Rt9x6k581uI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/CUMTykmnS4Y/s1600-h/MIR_4904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-CEHWrFWgww/Rt9x6k581uI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/CUMTykmnS4Y/s400/MIR_4904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106925753614522082" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14935596-3402899803933926753?l=markdrubin.blogspot.com'/></div>The Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545629994668330466mark@markrubin.com2