Thank you Clayton.
Stan
Kirsten
Kern,PhD, LMTI
stan@texashealingarts.com
512 323 6042
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You're right, Michael, I did miscount. Left myself out for one.
I blame the top-shelf martini with the funny name and the blueberries on
a little skewer.
Just returned from the gathering for Lizz in the Barn, which was
beautiful, moving, just right. Lots of tears, laughter, wonderful and
inspiring stories of Lizz's spirit and love for life and Winedale and learning
and all her friends, and at the end a rousing "Lover and His Lass"
sung as a round (folks standing in a circle that encompassed both the front
part of the stage and the center of the Barn). Doc had the idea to do the
round and animatedly directed it from the center of the circle.
As I walked to my car Kate Woodruff's beautiful little kids were out in
the meadow, on the green grass in the bright sunshine, with their dad, flying a
red kite.
Wind through the trees, you know it's spring...
cs
On Mar 12, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Barker, Michael wrote:
Thank you, Clayton.
This is a great account. I may have exaggerated doc's
0Susanne so appreciated all of your enthusiasm for the film.
Fun was had by all.
I counted 10 on this list.
Maggie, you, Terry, Madge, Susan, Stan, Kathy, Matt, me, Doc.
And then, of course, many significant others Joann, Steve, Lisa, Donna, Polly,
Kat,
Prentice, my daughter Kate.
We missed the rest of you.
Next time.
All the best, m
From: Clay
Stromberger [mailto:cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu]
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011
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Madge said it well.
Thank you Michael for bringing so many of us together. I counted
eight from this list in all, including Doc, who by a wonderful coincidence was
celebrating his wedding anniversary last night with JoAnn.
I have to tell the
story a bit, to celebrate our host. We had a lovely time, and Michael was
so generous and thoughtful about every detail. After being shooed in to
the renovated State Theater by Michael, waltzing giddily past all the folks
waiting in line (!), we watched "In a Better World," and yes, it was
a gripping, beautiful film, go see it when it hits town and tell others about
it, we were all transported. Amazing performances. Then we walked
through downtown
(Oh, and to continue
promoting the film, it was fascinating to hear her speak about it after the
screening -- she was on "Fresh Air" recently and you can find that
interview on the npr website.)
Then Michael got our
attention to say something. He began to tell Ms. Bier the story of Doc
and the rest of us emailing him during the Oscars, and how he had this virtual
Winedale cheering section during the ceremony. He joked about how Doc had
first sent him an email early in the evening... "And he clearly had no
idea where I was!" -- so Michael texted him a photo of the back of Rupert
Murdoch's head....
Anyway: as a
special treat, in response to all our real-time email support, Michael told
everyone that he'd asked Susanne to bring something special along to dinner.
She suddenly pulled out out from somewhere a zippered homemade-looking
pillow-cover kind of thing, and began to open it, and, sure enough.... there it
was, all gleaming and magical... the Oscar.
Wow.
We took turns holding
it, somewhat stunned, admiring its heft, daydreaming and roleplaying (Doc
launched into a comic gem of a mimed speech) for a fleeting moment... except
for Terry, who wouldn't hold it but posed for a photo making rabbit ears over
Oscar's head.
And yes we held it
for each of you who couldn't be there with us.
So, it was a big
Oscar-winning night for Shakespeare at Winedale, and expect to receive some
funny photos of various reunion folks holding an Oscar over the weekend.
It was great also to
meet Michael's oldest daughter (a talented film director) and son-in-law (a
charming young Norwegian who just stepped away from a career as a diplomat, had
a really wonderful conversation with him) -- I expect you lucky New Yorkers
will get the chance to hang out with them down the road -- and their friends.
Terrific company. I hope all these folks can gather again someday,
with more of you there as well.
I ended the evening
amazed at how each person in that room had a story to tell, and a gift to share
with the others around them, whether it was Lisa talking about her son Max, or
Donna about her work and the film project about Terry, or Maggie's husband
Steve about his love of music.... So, forgive me for waxing thankful,
but I just want to say in closing (wrapping up my acceptance speech?) that I'm
so grateful to know each of you, especially as I grow older and see what a
challenge it is to keep true friendships alive and blooming. Michael
talked during his UT film school visit about how his goal is to help create
films that are "evergreens." That's a great word for what the
folks on this list are in my life. So thank you for that, thank you Doc
for bringing us all together, and thank you again Michael for a memorable
evening.
See all of you at a
cheers,
cs
P.S. Here is a
link to the youtube clip of Ms. Bier winning the Oscar and then thanking our
own dear Michael from the podium... and yes we held that same darn statue!
I'm still starstruck....
On Mar 12, 2011, at 12:04 AM, Madge Darlington wrote:
What an incredible
evening! Thank you Michael for hosting tonight. The film is
indescribably good and everyone should see it. I feel blessed to be in
the company of all of you on this list and feel lucky that I got to see so many
of you in person tonight.
Love,
Madge
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Maggie Megaw <maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote:
We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw
Business Affairs Inc
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com>
wrote:
> If you are coming tonight to In A Better World at the State Theater on
Congress.
> Please arrive by 530pm as the movie will start at 6pm and it may be a
little crazy in front of the theater.
> There will be two people out in front of the theater who have your names
and the tickets.
> Chris Arnold and Jennifer Bedwell are their names.
> I will see you there.
> m
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