Arielle and Jonathan performed last night at their 3rd
annual concert at the Parkside Lounge in NYC.
Best sound for Arielle EVER. I heard words I never heard
before! She had another guitar, a bass and percussion person behind her and she
was more in command of the performance and patter with the audience than ever
before.
Jonathan had some great new compositions but the sound
system settings occasionally interfered with his band’s performance.
Nonetheless, his band, HINTS, really rocked and so did he! Of course, we love
it best when our kids perform together, as they did several times.
We then proceeded to Le Marais, a Kosher steak restaurant in
mid-town. There were about 20 of us. In addition to the food, Jonathan and
Donny played piano and sang. Arielle and others joined in. A fun time was had
by all.
Doesn’t everyone eat steak after midnight? We didn’t get
home until 3AM. Ah, to act like I’m young again!
Tomorrow, we’ll send the training staff their Christmas
presents. I’ve devised a new idea for an owner’s relationship with trainers but
probably won’t present it until 2013. The problem with the current system is it
can be considered a conflict of interest between the owner and the trainer. The
trainer gets paid a day rate. This means that whether the horse races or not,
the trainer makes money each day the horse is in the barn. In addition, there
is no incentive to get the horse to the races. Therefore, a system not based on
the trainer collecting a day rate would incentivize the trainer to get each
horse to their next race as fast as possible and, further, would ensure the
trainer trying to get a poorly performing horse out of inventory.
We’ll see what happens in 2013. Here’s wishing you all the
best for whatever holiday you celebrate and the best for 2013!
Yours,
A
Avram C. Freedberg
Everything’s Cricket Racing
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