Oh, yes, I remember Lonn at Winedale. Talked with him about my great-great-grandfather's making of Texas furniture. Glad to see he's still kicking, still writing, and hanging with Colbert! WHOO-HOO!

David

> On Sep 12, 2014, at 9:36 PM, Alice Gordon <alicegordon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> As what must have been the first director, he sure seemed to love Winedale Doc, am I right? He was jolly, Lonn was, and loved to hold court. Whew, it was a long time ago.
> Bruce, of course you is crazy thank goodness, but you ain't about this! xoxoxo
>> On Sep 12, 2014, at 10:08 PM, Bruce Meyer wrote:
>>
>> We were watching Colbert last night and I told Christie that I had seen
>> him at Winedale and she did not believe me - so thank you all for
>> convincing my wife that I am only slightly crazy!
>>
>>> On 9/12/14, 9:05 PM, "Barker, Michael" <Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jerald Head [mailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 09:36 PM
>>> To: Shakespeare Winedale
>>> <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>; Shakespeare at
>>> Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
>>> Subject: [Winedale-l] old times there are not forgotten
>>>
>>> So I was going through my dvr list tonight as I was catching up on this
>>> weeks recordings, when I stopped on the recordings of "The Colbert
>>> Report." I was scanning down the list and saw one of the interviews was
>>> with Lonn Taylor, a historian from Texas, regarding the origins of the
>>> "Star Spangled Banner," and the flag over Ft McHenry. I thought surely
>>> this could not be the same Lonn Taylor who with his wife were at some of
>>> the early days at Winedale. Particularly I remember him there in my fall
>>> class of 1973 and then in the summers following. There are so few of us
>>> from left that era, much less who would be on The Colbert Report. But
>>> indeed it was the same guy. At this time I cannot remember what his role
>>> was in Winedale and its history but for sure it was one and the same man.
>>> His voice had the same tone and accent. I hate to say it, but I was
>>> surprised to see him among the living, much less on national television.
>>> I think very few of us would remember him, but seeing the video, will
>>> doubtlessly trigger some memory.
>>>
>>> http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/ndpng7/lonn-taylor
>>>
>>> Jerald
>>>
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