Joel's Bar Mitzvah and dinner with Jeff et al

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<THEME> FriendsStraus
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It was the day of Joel Straus' Bar Mitzvah and I was waiting in the car as the time approached
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waiting for Ben
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and Suzanne to emerge.
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After the service, we headed to the main event where there was dancing but it took me a while to realize I needed a flash
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and even then it was large group so I didn't always get the focus I wanted
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and after a moment of darkness
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the photographer took a picture of Suzanne and me
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as did Ed Percarpio
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before Suzanne and Claire Percarpio posed
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and then Harry Cummins joined Suzanne and Claire as the hat moved.
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Next I recorded Alan's father
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and then a collection of pictures of the Bar Mitzvah boy, Joel
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before taking a few final pictures of Ed Percarpio and calling it a day.
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