Was wonderful.
Mark and the guys were asked to perform at Virginia Samford Theater for the Birmingham International Center. It was a concert to celebrate "Bridging the Peace between Israel and Jordan".
Mark, Mike, Robert and Ryan played at the reception before the main event. They did so well.
I saw Naser arrive and went to say hello. He greeted me with the biggest hug, like an uncle I had not seen in years. I swear, he is the nicest human being ever. He went over and sat with the guys, picked up Mike's Oud and began playing with them! It was great!

After the reception we went to the main theater where some Israeli and Jordanian diplomats spoke, then we were treated to a concert by Naser, a Jordanian cellist and an Egyptian violinist. It was such a wonderful concert!
Tickets to the event were $100, but we were so very lucky to get in for free since Mark performed.

The musicians improved most of their performance and had never performed together before that night. A true symbol that multiple cultures can come together in "harmony". A truly peaceful evening.