Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo...
That reminds me: I don't think that I posted photos yet of our time together!
Here they are: mainly drinking and stuff. You know, the usual. But the Arden Collected Works DID come out by the 2nd hour at my place, after we left the Folsom Street leather bar.
http://cid-8710ee5b842232f5.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Winedale%20West%202010...
From: cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:58:43 -0500 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo... _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
What a handsome quartet.
How was the play?
Love, A
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:58:43 -0500 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo... _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
The play was fascinating. The night before, the Actors from the London Stage had just concluded their UT campus performances in a big theater, and so it was interesting to see how they transferred their production from a large proscenium stage to the Winedale theater barn.
All five actors were nimble--vocally and physically--and they used the space creatively. Titania's bower was an umbrella perched on the upper level of the stage. The lovers fell asleep on the stair landings, nicely framed by the handrails. And, if memory serves, Puck liberally helped himself to a sip of the drink of front-row audience member Joann Ayres. Pyramus and Thisbe used a folded umbrella for their self-slaughter, with a funny bit of stage business when the extended umbrella collapsed telescope-like into Thisbe's bosom.
Costumes were minimal--bits of fabric, hats, a handkerchief, etc. adorning ordinary street clothes. Bottom's undershirt was a mesh top that echoed Peter Brook's famous production. The umbrellas were also probably a nod to another famous production, directed by Adrian Noble.
The actors did not hold back on the bawdy stuff. They took a bit of liberty with Quince's line "there is two hard things" (use your imagination and you won't be far off). The translated Bottom definitely liked his new equipment. The wall scene was suitable raunchy. And Oberon's chastisement of Puck--"this is thy negligence"--involved some telekinetic ball-busting.
It was also nice to be in the theater when it wasn't a hundred degrees outside. Though it was the day of the UT/Oklahama game, the theater was full and included a smattering of Camp Shakespeare veterans (including Will Larsen and Augie Stromberger), some of James Loehlin's class of 2010 (who may have had a cup of sack or two as evidence by the amplitude of their guffaws, but who nonetheless were very efficient barn volunteers for set-up, etc.), and Jeff, Clayton, Joy and me from the recent reunion.
It was great to see Doc, who had also arranged for his La Grange High School students to see the play. He reported to me that they liked the dirty parts. Perhaps the only flaw in the evening was that the AFTLS version of the play did not clothe the Philostrate in a stylish Hawaiian shirt.
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What a handsome quartet.
How was the play?
Love, A
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:58:43 -0500 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo... _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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-----Original Message----- From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Pees, Robert Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:42 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
The play was fascinating. The night before, the Actors from the London Stage had just concluded their UT campus performances in a big theater, and so it was interesting to see how they transferred their production from a large proscenium stage to the Winedale theater barn.
All five actors were nimble--vocally and physically--and they used the space creatively. Titania's bower was an umbrella perched on the upper level of the stage. The lovers fell asleep on the stair landings, nicely framed by the handrails. And, if memory serves, Puck liberally helped himself to a sip of the drink of front-row audience member Joann Ayres. Pyramus and Thisbe used a folded umbrella for their self-slaughter, with a funny bit of stage business when the extended umbrella collapsed telescope-like into Thisbe's bosom.
Costumes were minimal--bits of fabric, hats, a handkerchief, etc. adorning ordinary street clothes. Bottom's undershirt was a mesh top that echoed Peter Brook's famous production. The umbrellas were also probably a nod to another famous production, directed by Adrian Noble.
The actors did not hold back on the bawdy stuff. They took a bit of liberty with Quince's line "there is two hard things" (use your imagination and you won't be far off). The translated Bottom definitely liked his new equipment. The wall scene was suitable raunchy. And Oberon's chastisement of Puck--"this is thy negligence"--involved some telekinetic ball-busting.
It was also nice to be in the theater when it wasn't a hundred degrees outside. Though it was the day of the UT/Oklahama game, the theater was full and included a smattering of Camp Shakespeare veterans (including Will Larsen and Augie Stromberger), some of James Loehlin's class of 2010 (who may have had a cup of sack or two as evidence by the amplitude of their guffaws, but who nonetheless were very efficient barn volunteers for set-up, etc.), and Jeff, Clayton, Joy and me from the recent reunion.
It was great to see Doc, who had also arranged for his La Grange High School students to see the play. He reported to me that they liked the dirty parts. Perhaps the only flaw in the evening was that the AFTLS version of the play did not clothe the Philostrate in a stylish Hawaiian shirt.
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What a handsome quartet.
How was the play?
Love, A
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:58:43 -0500 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo... _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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Bob --
Thanks for stirring my memories on this. I'm home with a sick Emma (just turned 8 by the way) so I can take a few moments to add to your recollections.
First of all, I think all of you would have found it a wonderful evening in the Barn. Bob may be onto something here -- a Barn reunion every October for the AFTLS weekend? It's a treat to sit in there and listen to Shakespeare without any big fans or generators whirring and humming. You can hear the crickets inbetween lines.
I think you all also would have been highly impressed with the deftness with which the 5 actors ducked under the beams to enter the "discovery space" to sit on the steps and watch the next scene; they'd only had 4 hours in there to prepare and I saw no one even come close to banging their head....
Speaking of the AFTLS history with Winedale, there was a lovely little moment outside the Barn after the play when Will and Jeff Larsen were talking to one of the ensemble, Julian Rivett, a short, lithe actor with a hockey player's nose who was an amazing animalistic Puck (I thought of Terry often -- he really went for the "goblin" aspect, had a delightfully twitchy face, sniffed and grunted and scowled and leered) as well as a lusty Theseus (again, thought of Terry, and the famous "underwear opening" to Midsummer at the '90 reunion).... and Will was telling Julian about how the first AFTLS production he saw was when he was a little kid was Midsummer, "And in the play-within-the-play the guy playing Nick Bottom handed me the sword to give him the final stab -- and I did!" After figuring out what year that'd been, Julian burst out, "I know that guy! When I go back to London, I'm gonna tell him, 'I met the kid you stabbed you out at Winedale."
So, to add to Bob's report, for those interested in hearing more (pardon the length, but Bob got me fired up again about this...):
The most remarkable aspect of AFTLS, if you've never seen this company, is how Winedale-esque they feel, compared to most professional productions you'll see, as good as one might be. There is a quality of open, nothing-hidden-up-my-sleeve playing, with a real focus on language and character, that is refreshing. Like the craftsmen, they have to invent; like early Winedalers, they have to come up with their own solutions, sans director. The artfulness with which they do this is part of the Shakespearean quality of the experience; it's great on a big stage, but especially magical in the Barn. Costumes are a few simple pieces over modern dress; props are basic and often mimed or used in multiple ways, like the umbrellas Bob mentioned.
They began with a unique conceit (again, does this sound familiar...?) of being traveling players, barging in chattering from outside, one of them towing a suitcase on wheels that had all their stuff in it. "What are we doing tonight, again?" One of them asked. Another: "Oh god, who booked us in a BARN, for God's sake!" One actor asked someone on the front row for their program -- "Oh, it's 'Dream'! Right, then!" And they spread themselves and began to introduce their characters, in the way Doc described this summer as we discussed that idea.
The next Winedale moment for me was in the opening scene, as the first instance of role-switching arrived. Egeus had to become Demetrius. And back again. So the big curly-haired rugby-player of a guy (later Nick Bottom in the mesh shirt, and yes, Bob, I thought of Brook too) who was playing Egeus had a pair of plastic-rimmed glasses on, and when it was time for Demetrius to speak, the actor whisked the glasses off, handed them to the guy standing next to him (playing Lysander), and became a plaintive Demetrius, while Lysander held the glasses in place where "Egeus" had been, as if he were still there. After Lysander insulted Demetrius with the "do you marry HIM" line, Demetrius nimbly, deliciously, wound his way back to the glasses and re-possessed them and there was Egeus again -- "Scornful Lysander!" And that line got a laugh in a way it never quite has before.
Near the end, they used this again to great effect once all the lovers were awakened -- this time Theseus held the glasses in his right hand, since Demetrius was onstage with his arm around Helen, and when Theseus said, "Egeus, I must overbear your will," and announced the marriages, Theseus shook the glasses with a little tremble of impotent rage, and we could all just see Egeus there, fuming and glaring at Lysander and Hermia. I think it was the first "take" I've ever seen performed by a hand and a pair of glasses.
Bob's right about the bawdy, I found that stuff less funny and more layered on -- "two hard things" was repeated several times by Quince, over the laughter of the audience as Bottom and Flute locked lips in a "stage kiss" that suddenly surprised them both by feeling... real. Then when they heard Quince, they looked down, recoiled in sudden embarrassment, and retreated, shaking off the spell.
I'm always more inclined to see that sort of thing as a cheap laugh, and in some productions (the ones I've seen in Zilker Park here) that kind of schtick is used with a sledgehammer subtlety that takes me out of the world of the play, often for good. But my thoughts on this one changed a bit about this after talking to the actors and listening to them at the Q&A, as they explained the genesis of the idea of Bottom and Flute having some sort of sudden, surprising infatuation. They really saw it in a very sweet, innocent way -- two guys who suddenly clicked, as people sometimes do while working on plays in isolated conditions (ahem), and found a kind of support team in one another that helped them find the courage to give a great final performance. Maybe it was the lovely accents, and the thought of "No Sex Please, We're British" and naughty Pythons, but listening to them, I found myself believing that they really saw the bawdiness as innocent and in line with the zany spirit of sexual desire coursing through the play.
In other words, it was still generous, not cynical.
A few other things:
There was a moment when Helena was being chased from up the right stairwell and along the balcony and down the left stairwell (again, impressive, considering they'd only had a few hours) that took me right back to sitting in the balcony and watching six of you work on 3.2 in August and tracing that same path. But I do have to say that you six in that scene created something a bit deeper and richer than the AFTLS crew did, as good as they were. I don't think it was just the magical layer of two genuine longtime friends, one short and one tall, playing Hermia and Helena in the very spot where they first grew to love one another... though that was undeniably moving. I think the reunion performance also had just a bit more sensitivity to the nuances of the emotions, the heart, of the encounter. And Zig and Craig are hard to beat as the flustered, sputtering fellas. There was nothing quite as giddy as "Acorn acorn A-corn!!!"
At random, another neat little touch: Puck would enter as a kind of warthog on all fours -- had a green baseball-type cap with little horns -- and I think when it was one direction (backwards) he was the snorting goblin; then suddenly he reached up, switched the cap's direction, and stood, as if he'd been transformed to an appearance more suitable for speaking to the audience.
And at the end, as Puck go to "when the wolf behowls the moon," in a truly Winedalesque, Gallowayesque burst of energy, Julian lept from the stage, tore down the center aisle, shouting out the lines as he ran, and stopped (apparently) somewhere about where Doc used to stand and watch the plays and let out a huge, lusty howl... and then ran back in.
All in all, it was a wonderful fall night, and a great tonic after the horrible OU-Texas football game (which for Longhorn fans is "the good old days" compared to last Saturday... oof). But I have to say one final thing in closing, if you're still reading:
Camp Shakespeare's Midsummer was still better. And the Camp As You Like It even better than that. I didn't shed any tears during the AFTLS performance.
So DO join Bob and Jeff and Joy and I and come out for AFTLS (Tempest) next year, and help support this great program, but more importantly, if you want to see something even more special in the Barn and say hey to Doc and support a great program that also changes young people's lives, DO take the plunge find a way to make it for at least one Camp performance in June or July. If you don't have Winedale flashbacks as you watch and listen, I'll buy you a case of Shiner.
See you next summer, then.
cheers,
cs
On Oct 27, 2010, at 9:41 AM, Pees, Robert wrote:
The play was fascinating. The night before, the Actors from the London Stage had just concluded their UT campus performances in a big theater, and so it was interesting to see how they transferred their production from a large proscenium stage to the Winedale theater barn.
All five actors were nimble--vocally and physically--and they used the space creatively. Titania's bower was an umbrella perched on the upper level of the stage. The lovers fell asleep on the stair landings, nicely framed by the handrails. And, if memory serves, Puck liberally helped himself to a sip of the drink of front-row audience member Joann Ayres. Pyramus and Thisbe used a folded umbrella for their self-slaughter, with a funny bit of stage business when the extended umbrella collapsed telescope-like into Thisbe's bosom.
Costumes were minimal--bits of fabric, hats, a handkerchief, etc. adorning ordinary street clothes. Bottom's undershirt was a mesh top that echoed Peter Brook's famous production. The umbrellas were also probably a nod to another famous production, directed by Adrian Noble.
The actors did not hold back on the bawdy stuff. They took a bit of liberty with Quince's line "there is two hard things" (use your imagination and you won't be far off). The translated Bottom definitely liked his new equipment. The wall scene was suitable raunchy. And Oberon's chastisement of Puck--"this is thy negligence"--involved some telekinetic ball-busting.
It was also nice to be in the theater when it wasn't a hundred degrees outside. Though it was the day of the UT/Oklahama game, the theater was full and included a smattering of Camp Shakespeare veterans (including Will Larsen and Augie Stromberger), some of James Loehlin's class of 2010 (who may have had a cup of sack or two as evidence by the amplitude of their guffaws, but who nonetheless were very efficient barn volunteers for set-up, etc.), and Jeff, Clayton, Joy and me from the recent reunion.
It was great to see Doc, who had also arranged for his La Grange High School students to see the play. He reported to me that they liked the dirty parts. Perhaps the only flaw in the evening was that the AFTLS version of the play did not clothe the Philostrate in a stylish Hawaiian shirt.
-----Original Message----- From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Alice Gordon Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 8:52 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
What a handsome quartet.
How was the play?
Love, A
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:58:43 -0500 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo... _______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
<Mini-reunion fall 2010.jpg>
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo..._______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
Well well well. How could you all be having so much fun while I was listening to people talk about the next nonviolent revolution? Not that that wasn't...okay, it wasn't FUN, but it was RIVETING, and I bow to my youngers and their energy and drive to right the world from its upside downness.
THANKS, Zig, for the voluminous photo album. And speaking of FUN, and did you get upside down?? please say everyone dedicated at least one cocktail each to we who were not there!
Love to all, A
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:08:48 -0700 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
<Mini-reunion fall 2010.jpg>
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo..._______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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We dedicated many cocktails to many people -- and I'm pretty sure everyone was mentioned by name. While chopping potato salad and julienning thai cabbage slaw, we even sang a couple of rounds of "Here's a health ... " to the consternation of those trying to watch the Rangers (sorry, but Go Giants!) game in the other room, and we petered out after about 4 lines into Sumer is Icumen in, 'cuz damn that tune is hard without Jeff Larsen around.
What was I supposed to be doing upside down? I didn't demonstrate too much sottish behavior, by like passing out in my own backyard, if that's what you mean.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Alice Gordon" alicegordon@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:51 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Well well well. How could you all be having so much fun while I was listening to people talk about the next nonviolent revolution? Not that that wasn't...okay, it wasn't FUN, but it was RIVETING, and I bow to my youngers and their energy and drive to right the world from its upside downness.
THANKS, Zig, for the voluminous photo album. And speaking of FUN, and did you get upside down??< please say everyone dedicated at least one cocktail each to we who were not there!
Love to all, A
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:08:48 -0700 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
<Mini-reunion fall 2010.jpg>
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo..._______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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David -- can you see the World Series lights from your place? Hear the cheers across the bay?
I missed it but just heard that Tony Bennett sang "I Left My Heart..." before the game....
cs
On Oct 26, 2010, at 9:10 PM, David Ziegler wrote:
We dedicated many cocktails to many people -- and I'm pretty sure everyone was mentioned by name. While chopping potato salad and julienning thai cabbage slaw, we even sang a couple of rounds of "Here's a health ... " to the consternation of those trying to watch the Rangers (sorry, but Go Giants!) game in the other room, and we petered out after about 4 lines into Sumer is Icumen in, 'cuz damn that tune is hard without Jeff Larsen around.
What was I supposed to be doing upside down? I didn't demonstrate too much sottish behavior, by like passing out in my own backyard, if that's what you mean.
From: "Alice Gordon" alicegordon@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:51 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Well well well. How could you all be having so much fun while I was listening to people talk about the next nonviolent revolution? Not that that wasn't...okay, it wasn't FUN, but it was RIVETING, and I bow to my youngers and their energy and drive to right the world from its upside downness.
THANKS, Zig, for the voluminous photo album. And speaking of FUN, and did you get upside down??< please say everyone dedicated at least one cocktail each to we who were not there!
Love to all, A
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:08:48 -0700 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
<Mini-reunion fall 2010.jpg>
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I was there in the thickest: at a bar in North Beach (Vesuvio: the Beats old hangout) ... with Jim Cherry and Cynthia, who were in town for a programming conference or something. Took the BART home, we'd just won (oops, sore spot?), and it was full of crazy fans: chanting all the way with glee ... and the game wasn't even in SF yet! Sorry for you Rangers fans. No, really.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Clay Stromberger" cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:19 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
David -- can you see the World Series lights from your place? Hear the cheers across the bay?
I missed it but just heard that Tony Bennett sang "I Left My Heart..." before the game....
cs
On Oct 26, 2010, at 9:10 PM, David Ziegler wrote:
We dedicated many cocktails to many people -- and I'm pretty sure everyone was mentioned by name. While chopping potato salad and julienning thai cabbage slaw, we even sang a couple of rounds of "Here's a health ... " to the consternation of those trying to watch the Rangers (sorry, but Go Giants!) game in the other room, and we petered out after about 4 lines into Sumer is Icumen in, 'cuz damn that tune is hard without Jeff Larsen around.
What was I supposed to be doing upside down? I didn't demonstrate too much sottish behavior, by like passing out in my own backyard, if that's what you mean.
From: "Alice Gordon" alicegordon@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:51 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Well well well. How could you all be having so much fun while I was listening to people talk about the next nonviolent revolution? Not that that wasn't...okay, it wasn't FUN, but it was RIVETING, and I bow to my youngers and their energy and drive to right the world from its upside downness.
THANKS, Zig, for the voluminous photo album. And speaking of FUN, and did you get upside down??< please say everyone dedicated at least one cocktail each to we who were not there!
Love to all, A
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:08:48 -0700 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
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Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo..._______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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Huh? Just how much did ya'll drink - or smoke - last night? That was YOUR ballpark and Lincecum just got lucky. I'll put it another way: Remember what happened to the Rangers in their first game with the Yankees and beware.
Sincerely,
Jayne, wearing her Rangers cap and waiting patiently for Cliff Lee to get his zen back
P.S. Congratulations on the fancy write up in the Chronicle! Now that you're rich and famous and living in crazy land, we shall expect you to buy the next round of bong hits.
P.S.S. MADGIE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love you; miss you
On 10/27/10 11:43 PM, "David Ziegler" dzieglersf@hotmail.com wrote:
I was there in the thickest: at a bar in North Beach (Vesuvio: the Beats old hangout) ... with Jim Cherry and Cynthia, who were in town for a programming conference or something. Took the BART home, we'd just won (oops, sore spot?), and it was full of crazy fans: chanting all the way with glee ... and the game wasn't even in SF yet! Sorry for you Rangers fans. No, really.
From: "Clay Stromberger" cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:19 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
David -- can you see the World Series lights from your place? Hear the cheers across the bay?
I missed it but just heard that Tony Bennett sang "I Left My Heart..." before the game....
cs
On Oct 26, 2010, at 9:10 PM, David Ziegler wrote:
We dedicated many cocktails to many people -- and I'm pretty sure everyone was mentioned by name. While chopping potato salad and julienning thai cabbage slaw, we even sang a couple of rounds of "Here's a health ... " to the consternation of those trying to watch the Rangers (sorry, but Go Giants!) game in the other room, and we petered out after about 4 lines into Sumer is Icumen in, 'cuz damn that tune is hard without Jeff Larsen around.
What was I supposed to be doing upside down? I didn't demonstrate too much sottish behavior, by like passing out in my own backyard, if that's what you mean.
From: "Alice Gordon" alicegordon@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:51 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
Well well well. How could you all be having so much fun while I was listening to people talk about the next nonviolent revolution? Not that that wasn't...okay, it wasn't FUN, but it was RIVETING, and I bow to my youngers and their energy and drive to right the world from its upside downness.
THANKS, Zig, for the voluminous photo album. And speaking of FUN, and did you get upside down??< please say everyone dedicated at least one cocktail each to we who were not there!
Love to all, A
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:08:48 -0700 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
great photo. for sure.
Doc On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
<Mini-reunion fall 2010.jpg>
Okay, so it wasn't Zig's garden-by-the-Bay in Oakland, but you may recognize the structure in the background -- four of us were among the folks who came out to Winedale to see the Actors from the London Stage perform "Midsummer" earlier this month. Doc was there too but we weren't able to snag him for this photo..._______________________________________________ Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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Wish I was there (why is a hardhat needed for Jeff? So much Shakespeare that it could cause cranial damage?)
From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Clay Stromberger Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:59 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010
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The cranial damage is from smashing my head on the right hand beam of the barn, years ago. The hat just keeps things from oozing.
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From: Bruce Meyer Bruce.Meyer@UTSouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Mini-reunion fall 2010 To: "weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org" weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:36 PM
Wish I was there (why is a hardhat needed for Jeff? So much Shakespeare that it could cause cranial damage?)
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