I have been thinking of Val all day, too. Thank you for this lovely reminder of her joy and beauty and dear friendship, Eric. I will go through old photos; I think Nancy Hellinghausen Thorne may also have a photo or two to contribute.
Jayne
________________________________ From: Thomas, Eric [Eric.Thomas@uth.tmc.edu] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:00 PM To: Stan Kern; Suhler, Jayne; 'Bruce Meyer'; 'Carol Martin'; 'Rob Lallier'; 'Jerald Head'; 'Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums'; 'William B. Steele'; 'Laura R. Smith' Subject: RE: [Winedale-l] pictures 1975-76
Hi Stan and all – I have of course been thinking of Valerie today, although that’s not unusual, I think of her often. She was also Rosaline in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Lady Montague and the apothecary in R&J, and was with me as we dimmed the lights over the dead lovers (to Barber’s Adagio for Strings). From that vantage point we got to hear and see Doc’s marvelous Montague:
But I can give thee more: For I will raise her statue in pure gold; That while Verona by that name is known, There shall no figure at such rate be set As that of true and faithful Juliet.
But mostly she was a joyful friend, especially during my medical training. I have a great photo of her and will try to find it. We can raise a “statue” to her and the others.
Best,
Eric
From: winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Stan Kern Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:44 PM To: 'Suhler, Jayne'; 'Bruce Meyer'; 'Carol Martin'; 'Rob Lallier'; 'Jerald Head'; 'Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums'; 'William B. Steele'; 'Laura R. Smith' Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] pictures 1975-76
So how shall we proceed with our gesture of remembrance/dedication? I know we need to collect a list of the names and photos of those lost to us (at least in the flesh). I will gather the names, but I am not to be trusted with putting together any kind of photo sort of thing. All of my photo "albums" are in large boxes in the attic or flying about in various unorganized drawers.
So..... send me the names. I am reminded of the shepherd and the clown in Winter's Tale, when they happen upon the remains of Antigonus and Perdita the babe, with death and new life on the same shore. And I am reminded of the scene because Valerie, who played the clown, is gone.
stan
Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI
Texas Healing Arts Institute
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-----Original Message----- From: Suhler, Jayne [mailto:jsuhler@mail.smu.edu] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 2:11 PM To: Stan Kern; 'Bruce Meyer'; 'Carol Martin'; 'Rob Lallier'; 'Jerald Head'; 'Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums'; 'William B. Steele'; 'Laura R. Smith' Subject: RE: [Winedale-l] pictures 1975-76
Wow. I got tears in my eyes looking through these photos. Each class was - is - unique, but we all shared so many of the same experiences: the costumes, the beers, the beards, the sewing, the singing. The words. That barn. Doc.
Thank you for sending.
I agree with Stan, too, btw.
Jayne
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Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:13 AM
To: 'Bruce Meyer'; 'Carol Martin'; 'Rob Lallier'; 'Jerald Head'; 'Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums'; 'William B. Steele'; 'Laura R. Smith'
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] pictures 1975-76
Jerald, thanks. Bruce and all, I am tearing up at my computer this rainy
morning after seeing Steven's photos and the beauty of the others. I first
met Steven, perched like Puck at the end of Eri Weinstein's water bed,
waking us up to go to Taco Village for breakfast. I was thinking that there
are a number of exes (both supporters and students) no longer walking the
stage of the earth and perhaps we could gather their photos and dedicate a
little something to them at the reunion? Gotta go teach.
xxoxo
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
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[mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Meyer
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:00 PM
To: Carol Martin; Rob Lallier; Jerald Head; Shakespeare at Winedale
1970-2000 alums; William B. Steele; Laura R. Smith
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] pictures 1975-76
thanx Jerald - some very powerful evoked memories... and I can shed yet
another tear for Steve Stepan who first told me of S @ W and set me on the
path to Doc...
Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com 7/8/2010 8:37 PM >>>
Dear Alums.
I had the wonderful pleasure of spending some time last week in a mini
reunion with my fellow classmates of the class of 75-76, Laura Smith, Rob
Lallier,Carol Martin, her hubby Sam, and Buddy Steele and his wife Maggie at
Laura's home. We had a special evening reminiscing about our time in 1975 at
Winedale, how it changed our lives, and despite protestations in previous
discussions, how we feel was the best class in 40 years, (but we can put
this aside for the moment.) Laura, (who is now a VP of UTMB, sorry Laura, I
am still impressed,) was our resident photographer as well as a delightful
comic actress and dear friend. She had access to a darkroom above the office
across the road from the barn and what is now the ruins of Lauderdale House.
She saved all of these images for 35 years and presented a disc of them for
all of us to enjoy. These photos are iconic of our time there. There are
certain pictures which are burned into my memory still 35 years later, and
we were all immediately transported back to such a wonderful time with
friends I hope to see in August. And my God, what a young and good-looking
group of students. What happened?
I am the worst with computers, so my partner Sergio helped me put them into
an album which I hope we all can share, especially the classes of '75 and
'76, but also for all those classes who followed as well. Not only do they
capture he essence of our time there, but they are also just great photos I
think everyone can enjoy.
This is the link to the Mobile Me album. (There is a shot of a much later
single photo which I could not figure out how to delete. Please ignore. As I
said I am challenged.)
Thanks so much to Laura for preserving this for us all.
http://gallery.me.com/jlhead1952#gallery
I hope you all can access it and enjoy.
Jerald
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