10.12.2005

Yom Kippur

We do not say "Happy Yom Kippur" (tune in to Comedy Central for that one) but instead, we wish each other "an Easy Fast." Here is a short informational guide to the Jewish holiday from the BBC.

Why is LaMai gettin' all religious an' stuff? Believe me, I am not. I do believe in observance of certain cultural markers, but I stop at exclusionary and separatist practices.

After all, Joey Ramone *did* have a Bar Mitzvah...

We're also in the middle of the holiday of Ramadan.

1 comment:

la Maitresse said...

Arturo Vega, my good friend and the artistic director of the Ramones, told me that about 15-20% of Ramones t-shirt wearers actually know what the shirts represent. I don't know if that's good or bad. We both agreed that Joey would have been thrilled that the band had achieved such iconic status.