And he said he didn't know of any.
And I called the Congregation Shearith Israel and asked the girl, and
she said, "Regular services at 8 o'clock."
And I said, "Aren't there going to be earlier services like 5:30 or 6?
And about 7:30 I went to my apartment. I don't know if I went downtown
to the club. I know I went to my apartment--either to the club or to
the apartment.
And I changed, showered and shaved, and I think I drove--and as I drove
down, there is a certain Thornton Freeway, and I saw the clubs were
still open going full blast, a couple of clubs there.
Anyway, I went out to the synagogue and I went through the line and
I spoke to Rabbi Silverman, and I thanked him for going to visit my
sister at the hospital. She was in a week prior and had just gotten
out. I don't remember the date.
Then he had a confirmation--this is the night prior to the
confirmation. They serve little delicacies. So in spite of the fact
of the mood I was in, I strolled into the place, and I think I had a
little glass of punch. Nothing intoxicating, just a little punch they
serve there. I didn't speak to anyone. One girl, Leona, said "Hello,
Jack," and I wasn't in a conversational mood whatsoever.
I left the club--I left the synagogue and I drove by the Bali-Hai
Restaurant. I noticed they were open. I took recognition of that.