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
Have a wonderful time, dears!
From: "Barker, Michael" Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:10:18 -0800 To: "'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org'" weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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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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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Maggie,
Knowing Austin traffic, Terry and I hope you able to hop a helicopter into The state.
Love, Donna
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 11, 2011, at 5:12 PM, "Maggie Megaw" maggie@bizaffairs.com wrote:
We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
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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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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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Thank you for this, Clayton!
Mike
On Saturday, March 12, 2011, Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu wrote:
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends." (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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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.... "In a Better World" winning Best Foreign Language Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Thank you, Clayton, how WONDERFUL to have this play by lovely play of the evening. You are our vicarious memoirist in all things worth recording. HUZZAH, Michael, for your contributions to the forest of film historywhat a paltry word, contributions,¹ not big enough to contain your deep pleasure and generosity and discernment. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DOC! Please give yourself a hug and another to JoAnn for all of us who weren¹t there. LUCKY YOUSE, all you beyond special partakers of this very special event.
LOVE, Alice
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:36:09 -0600 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Ahh, Clayton, thank you for so beautifully expressing the fun, the energy, the amazement, and of course, our gratitude to Michael for such a memorable evening.......and...since you mentioned it.......
_____
From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Clay Stromberger Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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
Weeklong-l mailing list Weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/weeklong-l
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The evening was magical. Thank you, Michael, for this wonderful hoot of a reunion. The film was so solid and powerful. I'm glad I got to view it in such fine, responsive company. Thank you, Clayton, for recounting the whole evening so vividly. Those of you who were not there in body were certainly present in our hearts. We missed you.
Today some of us will go to Winedale to celebrate Lizz Ketterer. We'll keep you all posted about that. Today my heart is full of sadness and joy all at the same time. I think it's a crazy little thing called love.
Susan
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:09 AM, kathryn blackbird < kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Ahh, Clayton, thank you for so beautifully expressing the fun, the energy, the amazement, and of course, our gratitude to Michael for such a memorable evening.......and...since you mentioned it.......
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*To:* weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.comwrote:
We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
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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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AAACK. The green-ey'd monster is raising its ugly head, and not just because ya'll were able to handle a statue of a naked man all night without me. It's the lost opportunity to just sit around a table with all of you, basking in your awesomeness, that makes me want to cry.
Michael, congratulations again. I'm hearing great buzz about In a Better World up here in Dallas. A friend of mine is the movie critic for the Dallas Morn News and was blogging about meeting Susanne Bier yesterday, so that was another chance for me to live vicariously. When I look at the list of the movies you have brought to market over the past 20 years my jaw hits the ground. What a gift you have given the world.
And that goes for every last one of you. I'm so grateful to know you. Doc, happy anniversary! I love and miss you. i remember my first meeting with you in your office and the thrill that shot through me when I saw my name a few days later on the Summer '86 class roster. You changed my life.
Jayne
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Ahh, Clayton, thank you for so beautifully expressing the fun, the energy, the amazement, and of course, our gratitude to Michael for such a memorable evening.......and...since you mentioned it.......
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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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.commailto:maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote: We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.commailto: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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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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.commailto:maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote: We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.commailto: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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Pangs of envy alternating with pleasure at the excitement visible iin the pictures, mixed with admiration for my many talented friends. How I wish I could have been there. I may have to move back to the States if this keeps up.
Love to all, Gail ________________________________________ From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Barker, Michael [Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com] Sent: 12 March 2011 17:27 To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.commailto:maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote: We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.commailto: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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Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.commailto:maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote: We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.commailto: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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There must be a rule somewhere that says topshelf margaritas are an excuse for any kind of zealous enthusiam. xo
From: "Barker, Michael" Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:23:02 -0800 To: "'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org'" weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Doc and Oscar. Enjoy. xo, madge
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
*From*: Barker, Michael *Sent*: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM *To*: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject*: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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<cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu?>]
*Sent*: Saturday, March 12, 2011 06:36 AM *To*: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject*: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.comwrote:
We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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And the Oscar goes to...
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Madge Darlington madge@rudemechs.comwrote:
Doc and Oscar. Enjoy. xo, madge
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
*From*: Barker, Michael *Sent*: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM *To*: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject*: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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<cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu?>]
*Sent*: Saturday, March 12, 2011 06:36 AM *To*: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject*: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.comwrote:
We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
Maggie Megaw Business Affairs Inc 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Terry! You may not be deaf anymore, but you're still mean. Just kidding, sweetie.
Michael! Thank you for a really fun evening-great movie, great dinner, a bash with the ultimate bling, the best company, what a treat. And Terry may not have missed everyone else, but the rest of us did. Much talk of the next reunion.
Love you all,
Maggie
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From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of tlgalloway@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:12 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 mailto:cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu? ] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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This is so much better than the real Oscars!! Thank you all for making me feel I was in that room with you.
Love,
Mary
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Terry! You may not be deaf anymore, but you’re still mean. Just kidding, sweetie.
Michael! Thank you for a really fun evening—great movie, great dinner, a bash with the ultimate bling, the best company, what a treat. And Terry may not have missed everyone else, but the rest of us did. Much talk of the next reunion.
Love you all, Maggie
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From:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of tlgalloway@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:12 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject) Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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but she falls to short. nanny nanny boo boo.
hugs and thanks, stanley
weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah! Maturely yours Terry
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Here's the rest of the line left off last email:
I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject) 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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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,
See all of you at a Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before. 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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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.
I will see you there. m
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I'm so sad I missed it, and it sounds like a wonderful evening with great people and a special prop. Congrats again, Michael!
I'm in New York right now and Willie and I will see Shawn and Lana et al in the Method Gun tonight. Just had brunch with Sarah Richardson. If any New Yorkers are free tomorrow night, I'd like to go to dinner at Cafe Loup in the West Village, where I'm staying. Let me know if you have time for a little catch up!
Missing you all, loving the pictures,
Zig
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but she falls to short. nanny nanny boo boo. hugs and thanks, stanley
weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
Just to add my love and thanks to Michael and to everyone for the wonderful, magical evening. And to say to all those of you who couldn't be there Nah nah nah nah hah!
Maturely yours Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Here's the rest of the line left off last email: I may have exaggerated a little Doc's not knowing where I was at the Oscars but I plead zealous enthusiasm and a few top shelf margaritas as my defense. m
From: Barker, Michael Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:27 AM To: 'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org' weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Thank you Clayton.
Stan
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Texas Healing Arts Institute
School of Massage, Day Spa and Clinic
7001 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78757
stan@texashealingarts.com
512 323 6042
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From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Clay Stromberger Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 4:55 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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¥es, indeed. It sounds like the kind of day it needed to be. Love to all.
From: Stan Kern stan@texashealingarts.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:55:03 -0600 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Thank you Clayton. Stan
Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI
Texas Healing Arts Institute
School of Massage, Day Spa and Clinic
7001 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78757
stan@texashealingarts.com
512 323 6042
From: weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:weeklong-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Clay Stromberger Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 4:55 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 06:36 AM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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Just had a note from the Academy. They liked my speech and are currently reviewing their decision after seeing my photo with the skinny gold guy. Still have a chance. Sorry Michael.
Doc
On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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
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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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Doc, If it were up to me you would get it every year. m
From: James Ayres [mailto:jayres@cvctx.com] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 06:35 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Just had a note from the Academy. They liked my speech and are currently reviewing their decision after seeing my photo with the skinny gold guy. Still have a chance. Sorry Michael.
Doc
On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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.commailto:maggie@bizaffairs.com> wrote: We are on the ground-- see you shortly!
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On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:11 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.commailto: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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What, Michael, you are keeping from Doc that you were just elected President of the Academy?
From: "Barker, Michael" Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:32:30 -0800 To: "'weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org'" weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Doc, If it were up to me you would get it every year. m
From: James Ayres [mailto:jayres@cvctx.com] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 06:35 PM To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
Just had a note from the Academy. They liked my speech and are currently reviewing their decision after seeing my photo with the skinny gold guy. Still have a chance. Sorry Michael.
Doc
On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Clay Stromberger wrote:
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 Austin, which was all abuzz with sparkling lights and heady SXSW energy, and made our way to the posh new W Hotel near the river. Our destination was a back room of its snazzy restaurant. I felt like we'd suddenly landed at an after-Oscars party. Waitresses whizzed in for fancy cocktail orders. Rumors swirled of Kevin Bacon's appearance at the bar. And at the end of one of the two tables in our room sat Susanne Bier, the Academy-Award-winning director of the film, beaming. Michael graciously introduced each of us to her during the evening and we were honored to be known his "Shakespeare friends."
(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 Camp Shakespeare performance this summer, I hope, if not before.
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....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8L_DDLPSs
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!
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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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Friday was marvelous! A very special treat of an evening. Thanks (and congrats) to Michael. And to Doc and JoAnn. And to the rest of you for being such excellent people.
Saturday was sad, as it could only have been, but it was also very, very beautiful. Lizz's family were so grateful to be able to gather at Winedale. There is a new bench out by the Wilkinsons' bench. If you're out there Tuesday, go and visit!
M
Madge, thank you for the report, too, and Kathy for your very own Oscar moment. I can¹t wait to see pictures of all Austin Oscar handlers!
And a big by the way, everyone, the Rude Mechs¹ Method Gun (I saw it again after you left, Madge) had close to a sold-out run, or so my not-impartial poll deduced. Congratulations again!
Much love, Alice
From: Madge Darlington madge@rudemechs.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:04:30 -0600 To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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I've attached a few grainy snapshots taken last night.
Alice, you lucky, you! I've seen two iterations of The Method Gun; both were brilliant. I'd love to have seen how it's grown and changed.
xo, Susan
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.netwrote:
Madge, thank you for the report, too, and Kathy for your very own Oscar moment. I can’t wait to see pictures of all Austin Oscar handlers!
And a big by the way, everyone, the Rude Mechs’ *Method Gun* (I saw it again after you left, Madge) had close to a sold-out run, or so my not-impartial poll deduced. Congratulations again!
Much love, Alice
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*To: *weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject: *Re: [Weeklong-l] (no subject)
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 2415 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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