Dedication
Dedicated to my mother, Lily Ring Balian, whose love still guides me and
whose laughter I hear to this day
And to my sister Lili-ann, who I am lucky to have
And to my loving family, without whom nothing
would make sense
And to my loving wife
Atoosa
who worked so hard behind the scenes,
and without whom none of this would have been possible
Acknowledgements
Atoosa and I would like to express our sincere gratitude to all
who supported us after we abruptly and senselessly dove into this undertaking
To all of our supportive friends,
including:
Jackie Kimas
For being our publicity dynamo
Ray Cecire
For steadfast encouragement and support
Fariza Corbani
For being ready to do anything needed,
and who became our prop master out of sheer necessity
