They pile into an oversize elevator in a building on Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, ride down to the basement behemoth that is Barclay School Supplies and scour the store's 10,000 square feet for that perfect bulletin-board liner and bulletin-board border and, yes, theme to herald the beginning of a new year.
But yes, the themes are more everyday now – marrying, circumcision, keeping kosher, not believing in God but still being Jewish, honouring family and the past while moving on with the future.
Ah yes, the themed wedding.
David, by email Ah yes, the themed wedding.
The music, via the XM First Wave channel, is the Cure ("In Between Days"), the Clash ("Should I Stay or Should I Go") and R.E.M. ("Stand," yes, the theme to the great late-'80s comedy series "Get a Life" with Chris Elliott).
Drawing occasionally on pop influences ranging from the Beach Boys to gospel and salsa to, yes, the theme from "Shaft," he graciously keeps the song structures simple, allowing the pulse of the verse to lead the way.
A following question was 'If yes, which theme(s) (nutrition, sleep, physical activity, and/or happiness/enjoyment) did you participate in?' Among the variables available from the baseline data, four indicators of lifestyle-related health/behaviour were identified that seemed best related to the respective theme of the LIW project.
