Whenever I saw Shlomo Zakheim A"H he always impressed me. He was always cool, calm and in control. He was calculated, listened closely to people and seemed to know how to get around obstacles. Like the original Shlomo Hamelech he skillfully was able to communicate with people of many from different backgrounds and with all ages. When I playing the music at his sons Bar Mitzvah, I noticed when we were almost done, he calmly picked up the mic spoke to the Bar Mitzvah boys friends on their level and explained to them the rest of the scheduled and when the bus will be coming. It was done with clarity, sincerity and love, like they were all his children.
Another nice memory was when I was discussing the music that my band Aish Orchestra was going to play at his daughters wedding, he gave me a song called Buttery Kisses by Bob Carlisle. He said he likes the song, there was only one issue he had with it. On the seventh bar of the song the lyrics are "She Prays to Jesus", so can I please cut that out somehow. At first I was a bit surprised. But, being the open minded person I claim to be, I listened to the song and realized it's an Amazing song. Since I was just getting into digital audio editing on computer, I imported the song and cut out that bar keeping everything else in perfect time.
When Shlomo heard it he was amazed. He couldn't even tell where the cut was if he didn't know the original.
What impressed me so much was Shlomo's true open mindedness. While many people may have heard those lyrics and immediately say that songs not kosher for them, Shlomo realized that it's a beautiful song it just needs to be modified a bit and it will be perfect. He didn't let a minor issue get in the way of a nice idea. he worked around it. I'm happy to be the one who modified it for him, so he can dance to it with his daughter at her wedding. I've used it many times since then for other father and brides dancing at their weddings, and renamed it . Butterfly Kisses (Kosher Version). This ones for Shlomo A"H.
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Butterfly Kisses (Kosher Version)
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