“I want this music!”
That’s what JJ said as we sat around our room in the Carl L. Becker residence hall here at Cornell University. Country music, again. And I’m wondering how it can be that we fall in love with each other’s music—me and others with JJ’s, he with ours—and country music no less! We’ve decided that when we return to California, we’ll make some tapes from the country stations in Mendocino (they’re plentiful!).
We’ve just finished up with our last event here at Cornell, a wonderful lecture, followed by a delicious dinner in JJ’s honor. As JJ chats with his family, thanks to his recently purchased long-distance phone card, I sit reflecting back on the past three days…
Arriving to the warm reception of Dean Cindy Hazan…
Graciously ferried from place to place by our friend Marielle Macher, who organized our schedule perfectly…
Curt Bayer and the kind folks at Ten Thousand Villages…
Rabbi Glass, Phyliss and our other new friends at Temple Beth El…
The students who met with us, and especially Jeff, who shadowed us with a bag of instruments that inevitably turned a meeting into a jam session…
The wonderful interfaith reception last night…
Eileen, head chef downstairs, who fed us the most delicious and wholesome food…
Wow!
JJ and I will leave tomorrow morning to continue our outreach, to continue spreading the word of delicious peace. We will leave knowing that we’ve made new friends, and that the circle of support continues to grow in wonderful ways. Check out the pictures below: JJ outside of Collegtown Bagels before his performance; the Carl L. Becker House crew; and JJ playing fair trade pan pipes from Ecuadar at Ten Thousand Villages.
Thank you to everyone who made these last three days possible!
February 21st, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Hey Ben,
Glad you are having a wonderful time. Is that the same jacket from the famous tour of 2006, or was that one blue? Hi JJ. Hope all is well with you.
Love,
Holly
PS, Remind me again what issues you have with country music??? You know it rocks my world.
February 26th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
JJ and Ben,
Sounds like an awesome time you guys are having! I’m jealous that you will be seeing Parnell and Joe in the upcoming days and going to Cali!
we got a bunch of snow here today, I hope it didn’t interfere with your travels.
Miss you
annie