It was good to see the Didner’s again! I performed at Aaron’s Bar Mitzvah in November, 2010. Tonight though it was brother Joey’s time. His Bar Mitzvah was held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Marriott Hotel Downtown Waterfront in Portland. The celebration was in the Mt. Hood Room… same as Aaron’s two years ago, so some good history there.
 
As guests arrived, I played a little soft jazz background music. Kids and parents enjoyed the food and drinks and were laughing and having a good time. Everyone then sat down for dinner and watched a video of Joey… we saw many cute pictures of him, along with family members and friends.
 
At the conclusion of the video, we went right to dancing and I got them going with a swing dance contest. The funny thing about this was normally the kids win, but this time the adults got the win and the kids were judging! lol. Next I played ‘The Hora’ and everybody was on the floor… it was amazing.
 
Slow dances were popular at Joey’s party and the guys were not shy about asking the girls to dance. For the limbo, it was guys vs. girls and it came down to one girl and one boy in the finals. Who won? Would you believe the crazy guys took it away from the girls. The fellas won this time 🙂
 
I also played music for the adults and brought it back for them, reminding them when they were young dancing. A slow dance closed the night out and family and friends crowded the floor, giving Joey huge hugs as the party ended. I have known this family for a long time and I am going to miss them very much. They have been so good to me and it was my pleasure to be here to have fun with Joey and his family. I love you guys! -Steve

 
Tonight was Eugene’s Bar Mitzvah at Ararat Restaurant in Southeast Portland. The party went from 6 to 10 and did we have fun!
 
First off Eugene and me talked before the party about video games we like… Skyrim was our favorite. We then talked about the party and he did not look nervous at all… actually he was ready to get down and party. But first, a little soft jazz background for arriving guests as requested by mom Irina.
 
The food smelled really good and when the kids were done eating, they were ready to have a good time and the party started off right with girls and guys flooding the dance floor! We amped it up with a swing dance competition. The winners won Starbucks gift cards and the kids were raising those prizes like they were going to take everybody to Starbucks… LOL.
 
‘The Hora’ was next and all guests were on the floor as both Eugene and his sister went up in the chair and the family was dancing it up. After announcing the limbo, all the kids starting practicing for it. But first, we had cake and sang then went into the limbo. Everybody tried it out… even the adults! But the kids have the experience and boys won over the girls in this one, even though the girls did give the guys a run for their money.
 
When the party ended, I asked Eugene how do you feel and he said ‘I am tired and my feet hurt’ but he said he loved it. That made me smile 🙂 See you all at the next party! -Steve

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Hello friends and family welcome back to another exciting Mitzvah! Who you ask? The one and only Elliot Schloss. The party was held at Mittleman Jewish community Center in Portland, Oregon with over 200 guests in attendance enjoying a photo booth, the game “Rock Band,” a real band, and me, the DJ.
 
The theme of this party was The Beatles. Who does not know The Beatles? lol! Come on raise your hands. We had a video going with real Beatles footage and the room was lit up with different colors of Beatles songs over the years. In the back of the room, we had other games including Pop A Shot Basketball. The food table was a ‘Yellow Submarine.’ In the front of the room was a large stage for the band. I was set-up on the left side of the stage and the photo booth on the right.
 
The evening began with me spinning Beatles hits for cocktail and dinner music. After dinner, the parents offered a toast to family and friends and of course Elliot. We started dancing right after the toast and the first game was a swing dance that packed the floor… the kids really wanted to win those prizes and they were awesome! Once they were loosened up, we slowed it down with a ‘Snowball’ and Elliot got to dance with lots of girls… oh no!!!!!! 🙂
 
Next was ‘The Hora’ and everybody in the room watched as Elliot went up in the chair. His face was priceless. I followed up with a couple of fun dance songs and then introduced the band who played Beatles songs. Kids and parents danced with the band and later, Elliot got up there with the band to play a set of songs. I tell you, that boy can play the guitar!
 
It was amazing… so much fun in so little time. Everybody had a great time and I was happy to see Elliot let loose and feel all the love in the room. Until next time. Mazel Tov! -Steve