To ALL my dear friends at ROM as well as ALL my many new friends that Jerry Wasserman brought so many of us together at his Feature /CD Release night at night at ROM!!!
I do want to let you know that being brought up in a Jewish household my parents did speak Yiddish. (Especially when they were talking about my sister & I). I was taught by my folks that when you leave a person and want to wish them well in all they are doing and to let them know how much you care about them IT, was basically saying, until we meEt again!!! Jerry did respond to me USING the very same words as he knew where things were heading though he also was so very inspired and kept saying to me how honored he was that Mike Delaney his dear friend from SAMW and I were giving him a chance for his first CD Release $$'s to be made. The literal interpretation if Zei Gezunt means "Be well" and we will be close until we meet again. Jerry requested that I thank each and every one of you that had both Come to his Feature & Debut CD Release Party That he never got a chance until ROM to do any touring to help defray the cost of the CD production process!! There will be more of that in the future!!
There are some very special folks that Jerry asked me to acknowledge publicly, THE PRIMARY folks are of course his Life which consist of that life he shared with his Love of his Life, his wife Joan and their dear son Mike and Mike's wonderful wife and most recent very Happy Event in October Mike & Rachel were Wed!! These 2 items made Jerry so very Happy!!
Knowing in advance that it was unlikely from the very beginning, that Jerry would not be with us in person at ROM on 3-11-13 but for all of us to be a part Jerry's Feature he said Zei Gezunt to all that joined us in person as well as in thought!! You will be able to continue to buy the CD from myself at ROM or may also purchase Jerry's " Wall St. Big Shot" or may purchase on line at: www.cdbaby.com/artist/jerrywasserman.
Jerry asked me to thank his Great Experiment Band, which I call for our evening at ROM a most Wonderful Achievement & I am certain at times throughout the tremendous show and Feature they all did put on and I know Jerry was smiling from Ear to Ear as he promised he would be and of course wearing his ROM Tee Shirt, Ball Cap and holding his ROM Feature Mug as he watch from where ever he may be on that given day.
Of course great thanks go out to his Band, The Great Experiment which included, Bill Okerman, Bo Veaner, John Zaia, Carolyn Waters, Kathy Danielson and Bob Littman and with a very special fill in guest appearance by Jerry's son Mike Wasserman doing a wonderful fill in job for his Dad Jerry!!!
I must say a very special thanks from both my heart as well as Mike Delaney's to each and every one of you that played any part of the larger than ever ROM EVENT!!! WE broke all records at ROM for Jerry's very special wonderful venue.
Thanks again to ALL from Jerry especially!!!!
I do want to at this thank ALL those Presenter's that did come to present Joan & Mike with so many Lovely items to Treasure for the rest of their Lives about Jerry. nThese presentations were of course from all walks of jerry;s Life both work world ass well as his
Also with a Kindness Gesture I do want to let you all know that Marc Mandel Executive Director of Needham Cable Network is making available to all of us after this time since Jerry's show, a 2 DVD set of the entire show so many of you were a part of and so many other wanted to see if there was a way. I am now taking names and email addresses for the 2 DVD set with Joan & Mike's permission to make available to anyone wishing a copy to make sure you do indeed do get one. This 2 DVD set took 2 weeks to edit and so much energy and the Kindness of Needham Cable Network. Thank you Marc Mandel and Needham Cable Network. This is being done by Marc of course a yet another means to collect more donations to help defray the cost of Jerry's CD production so I will be asking for a donation for the set.
The DVD set is not ready at this point as my dear friend King Yee is helping by working on a lovely cover for the DVD set and I will need to see what I will need to place the DVD set in. Please send any request to my ROM email address ONLY!! That address is: neal@roslindaleopenmike.org
There is so much to say in addition to what I have already said but I must get this note out.. WE want to especially shout out a Thanks from Mike & myself to our ROMulin Community for their understanding for the very sudden change in our normal ROM format and our thanks for being a most wonderful part whether you performed or were part of our audience!!
Thanks tot to ALL our ROMulin Community for Volunteering in so many ways, I do not want to miss a name but to each and every one of you that had a job you volunteered to do, Mike & I say a special and warm THANKS!!!!
WE do have a most incredible upcoming ROM this Monday or ROMday as we call it. Our features will be the dynamic and always so wonderful Roberto & Kathryn www.robertoandkathryn.com if you wish to take a look to see what a fabulous feature we will be having this week at ROM!!
I will close by letting you all know that our very dear friend of ROM, Barry Spiro will very soon be moving from Newton to the very North Shore to Newburyport ,Ma. I did tell Barry I would do my very best to try and hook him up to any number of North shore folks that may be able to take turns picking Barry up in his new Hometown and give him a ride to ROM, as we have always told him, ALL ROADS LEAD to ROM!! Barry does not want to stop coming to ROM nor do we want a ride to stop Barry from joining us!!! If you are able to offer Barry a ride to ROM please contact Barry directly via his email which is:
barryspirodds@gmail.com or call him on his cell which is: 781-883-1410. Mike & I and of course Barry with thank anyone that may be willing to help Barry continue to be joining us at ROM on a regular basis!!
I know there is so much I have left out and with only 1 additional thanks to the many of you that had sent me the many pix of Jerry in his many work and Music sides of life!! Many were already used and sent home with Joan and there is yet another item in process that will go to Joan when ready and many of your pix will be a part of it.
Zei Gezunt to all my friends and know how much our most wonderful Music/Spoken Word Communities have made such a difference to so many both in the highs and low times of Life we are a COMMUNITY of Caregivers and are Family,
Thank you ALL so very much for being such dear Community members, Regardless of which Venue we join together on a regular basis & call Home!
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, LOVE & THANKS, ALWAYS, NEAL :)))
