musical holidays

[desh]

Why is everyone's timing so bad? They Might Be Giants played at the TLA on Sukkot, Natalie MacMaster is playing at Penn on Pesach, and I just found out that Eileen Ivers is playing at Concerts Under the Stars on the first night of Shavuot! Dammit! Eileen is my absolutely favorite musical act to see live (yes, more than TMBG and more than Pearl Jam), and the Upper Merion park is probably my favorite place to see concerts.

If anyone can help me find a way to justify within my Jewish practices a way to see that concert, please let me know...Benj? Please?

Comments

[captainjew.livejournal.com]

They don't like you filthy j00s

[burr86.livejournal.com]

Do a two-for-one exchange; take one day off, make up for it by doing the same things you'd do on that one day for two days.

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

You're all going to hell anyway, so why not see a few concerts and eat a bit of bacon?

--Jeff

[rahaeli.livejournal.com]

For Shavuot:

It is designed to celebrate the first harvest.
We are no longer an agrarian society.
In fact, we aren't even a production society anymore.
These days, we're a service and entertainment society.
So legitimately, instead of celebrating harvest, one should celebrate service and/or entertainment.
Therefore, going to a concert is a good plan.
(Especially since it's outside.)

You're kind of on your own for Pesach, though.

[jox.livejournal.com]

stay over at dov's parents for chag, and just happen to casually walk to merion park one day and overhear some music.

New Plan

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

Convert to another religion.

--Jeff