Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
SO INSPIRING. Genuinely helpful to me emotionally and intellectually in these parlous times. Thank you, Mike.
Gail
On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM Michael Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com wrote:
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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Yes, thank you Mike.
Washed my own mind with a few tears.
What would my life be if I had not stumbled into that barn and made a lifelong friend in WS?
On Feb 5, 2026, at 7:49 AM, Gail McDonald gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com wrote:
SO INSPIRING. Genuinely helpful to me emotionally and intellectually in these parlous times. Thank you, Mike.
Gail
On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM Michael Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.com mailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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This was wonderful. The entire nearly half hour interview was also a great watch I may have missed for a while without this, so thank you for sharing.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2RqzVG4ag] On 2/5/2026 08:06:31, 'carl smith' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Yes, thank you Mike.
Washed my own mind with a few tears.
What would my life be if I had not stumbled into that barn and made a lifelong friend in WS?
On Feb 5, 2026, at 7:49 AM, Gail McDonald gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com wrote:
SO INSPIRING. Genuinely helpful to me emotionally and intellectually in these parlous times. Thank you, Mike.
Gail
On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM Michael Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.com [mailto:mnemonic@gmail.com]> wrote:
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant... [https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...]
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
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timely and glorious - thanks for sending this Mike. scary times as ICE arrives in Pittsburgh on monday - my gas mask and whistles are at the ready but i am a bit frightened as well....
From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Ian McKellen performs Sir Thomas More’s address to the anti-immigration rioters
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
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Good luck, Bruce. To you and those at greatest risk in your community.
I’m sure we all have friends, or friends of friends, who have to think twice about how often they go out, and where. And not because they have done anything wrong.
On Feb 5, 2026, at 10:42 AM, bruce meyer littlemeyer6@gmail.com wrote:
timely and glorious - thanks for sending this Mike. scary times as ICE arrives in Pittsburgh on monday - my gas mask and whistles are at the ready but i am a bit frightened as well....
From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Ian McKellen performs Sir Thomas More’s address to the anti-immigration rioters
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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I have 6 direct employees who are green card holders or on a H1B Visa who are all terrified to leave their homes, so my team has arranged grocery delivery and they are all working remotely. crazy times. we need a Shakespear who can stand up and expose the hatred and corruption....
veFrom: 'carl smith' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM To: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: Ian McKellen performs Sir Thomas More’s address to the anti-immigration rioters
Good luck, Bruce. To you and those at greatest risk in your community.
I’m sure we all have friends, or friends of friends, who have to think twice about how often they go out, and where. And not because they have done anything wrong.
On Feb 5, 2026, at 10:42 AM, bruce meyer littlemeyer6@gmail.com wrote:
timely and glorious - thanks for sending this Mike. scary times as ICE arrives in Pittsburgh on monday - my gas mask and whistles are at the ready but i am a bit frightened as well....
From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Ian McKellen performs Sir Thomas More’s address to the anti-immigration rioters
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
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Be careful Bruce. Thank you Mike for this. So timely and so powerfully delivered. Jerald
On Feb 5, 2026, at 12:42 PM, bruce meyer littlemeyer6@gmail.com wrote:
timely and glorious - thanks for sending this Mike. scary times as ICE arrives in Pittsburgh on monday - my gas mask and whistles are at the ready but i am a bit frightened as well....
From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Ian McKellen performs Sir Thomas More’s address to the anti-immigration rioters
Dear folks,
If by any chance you missed McKellen’s appearance on Colbert last night, here’s a write-up on NME with a video that’s worth watching. (In the clip at this link, we get his introductory framing remarks about the monologue, but when I first saw it this morning—on Instagram—it was as a standalone clip. And, really, it didn’t need an introduction.)
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ian-mckellen-performs-400-year-old-pro-immigrant...
Hope you enjoy it. It’s a pleasure to see that McKellen still has the fire.
Love to all,
Mike
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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