THE BAR MITZVAH DISCO STORY

We were sitting around one overcast winter day in New York City. At a loss for something better to do, we dug the albums from our own big days to take an amusing trip down adolescent lane -- and then it hit us. We had all grown up at slightly different times and in wholly different places, but there was a tremendous continuity and sense of shared experience to our stories that evoked a time, a place and a specific set of emotions.

We decided to bring up the bar/bat mitzvah topic in conversations among our friends (Jew and Gentile alike) and watched as their normally languid faces lit up while remembering their own stories. It quickly became clear: This amounted to something more than individual memories. We had tripped upon an opportunity to tell the story of a generation - a history of the people, by the people, for the people, with amazing pictures of? people. To manifest this vision, we set up our web site to put up our own photographs and cajole our families, then our friends, and before long, complete and utter strangers, to tell their tales and share their memories.

At first, we were floored. Gawker and then Spin quickly broke the story and we were flooded with photographs, entire albums, T-shirts, table centerpieces, sign-in boards and the stories that accompanied each one. We realized our timing could not have been more perfect. These memories were once individual sources of shame. Now, thanks to the healing powers of time and a growing appreciation of nostalgia, we have placed enough critical distance between "us now" and "us then" that these golden nuggets of memory can now be valued for what they truly are.

WHO WE ARE

Roger Bennett and Jules Shell are www.adlerpants.com.

Nick Kroll is www.nickkroll.com.

Enrique Goldfarb is, and has been for the last 23 years, Northern New Jersey's #3 Bar Mitzvah Entertainer. Originally hailing from Southern New Jersey, Enrique made the trek north in the late Seventies, when he was discovered at a local audition to be on Solid Gold. While he did not get the role of Gold Robot #2, he did catch the eye of Terry Rockstien. Terry took Enrique (originally Richard) under his wing and taught him the ins and outs of the celebration industry - from getting a shotgun wedding party off on the right foot to dealing with drunk, verbally abusive 13 year olds at a bat mitzvah. Enrique was a quick study and before long, he was running his own parties. Enrique went out on his own, bent on revolutionizing the static world of bar mitzvah party motivating. His first major coup was the creation of the Chicken Dance (Club Med stole it from him two years later). Two weeks later, he created the classic bar/bat miztvah game "Coke and Pepsi" where boys and girls run back and forth sitting in each other's laps (Terry Rockstein will say that he came up with the game called "Fresca and Shasta"). 3 weeks later, lightening struck again when Goldfarb created a new game called "The Limbo" wherein children would pass one by one below a bar that is periodically lowered making it more difficult to do without falling. THE PHONES WERE RINGING OFF THE HOOK! Goldfarb hired his own emcees to help him deal with the dirth of work, as well as dancers from CLUB MTV to spice up the events (and his personal life. Enrique is a lifetime, card carrying bachelor with the Pad to prove it). The late 80s and early 90s were very good to Enrique. Then came the Clinton years and after a questionable investment in the Delorian car and some problems with Atlantic City Casinos and Dog Tracks, Enrique is back in biz and better than ever. Enrique can also call on a group of colleagues at the drop of a hat (or yamulke, LOL) to help make your son or daughter's blessed day the best it can be. That's Enrique's motto "Do everything as well as you can so its the best it can be and also make sure you've seized the day!" Enrique?s links: Enrique counts the immesurable talent of Saturday Night Live's own Mr. Joe Piscopo as a close and personal friend cherishes his relationship with immortal singing sensation of Mr. Paul Anka. In addition to his work as a live entertainment specialist, Goldfarb has acted as Casy Kasem?s stunt double in the TV movie The Pianos and The Fury. He hopes to appear on shows such as The View, The Danny Bonaduce Show, and Good Morning West Palm Beach. Enrique is the proud holder of two patents including Brite Rug Merkin Cleaner. Invite Enrique Goldfarb to Your Home!