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24 Aug 2010

      This also reminds me of how much fun we had, Buddy.
So great to hear from you.
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Thanks, Buddy, for all of this.  I do remember it well.
Doc
On Aug 23, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Steele, William B. wrote:
...
Thank you, Jerald, for remembering for all of us and remembering so
well. And thank you Terry and Madge (Madge, I wished I could have
met you) for your thoughtfulness for all of us, as well.
Jerald, your perfect ramble brought back so many memories. One
distinct memory is of another camp, in many ways like Camp Windale.
Rob knows this other camp -- Camp Grady Spruce. A "Y" camp on Possum
Kingdom Lake (the best lake name ever). I was the Pioneer Unit
Leader at Camp Grady Spruce for the first half of the summer of '75,
cramming in all the plays we had to read, between rain hikes and
after-hours beer at the haystack. The year before, when Nixon
resigned on that summer day in '74 -- as Jerald recalls -- many of
us CGSers had been on an extended 3-day trip down the Brazos, wholly
unaware of the event. Days before, we had been cheering Sam Irwin on
as he put it to Tricky Dick in the Senate hearings. (The Graford
Trumpet would bury any mention of the Watergators while plugging the
Graham Gophers' Grahamcracker Jamboree on the front page.) Anyway,
after three days on the river, at the end of our trip, Dick
Whittington hiked up and got the Chevy Carryall parked under the
Mineral Wells Bridge. The radio still worked in the Carryall back
then. We didn't know why Whit was gone so long and later learned
that he dropped by PeeWee's to get a sixpack of Pearl before picking
us up. Beer drinking was not one of the approved tent activities, so
when Whit handed cold Pearls to each of the counselors, including
dewey-lipped freshmen, we should have been tipped me off that
something was up. Then, Whit lifted his Pearl and asked us to toast
our President. What!? Not the Trickster!!! "No, to the new
President, the Honorable Gerald Ford." Could have knocked us over
with a feather. The Pearl definitely did the trick.
Now, back to my point. Just as I remember these details of the day
Tricky Dick resigned when I was at Camp Grady Spruce, I also fondly
remember Winedale, perhaps because Winedale was so much like Camp
Grady Spruce. Eating together, sweating in blistering heat together.
Group pow wows. Getting along with all kinds of different folks. And
for me in particular, I was pretty clueless about what Shakespeare
was saying in so much of what I read. But, there I was. I couldn't
write home and ask my folks to come get me. Luckily, nobody seemed
to notice or, if they did, they were good campers and didn't snicker
in front of me or short-sheet my bed. Even though I viewed his
verses through a glass very darkly, I was still digging the acting,
the farting around with funny people, shooting the shit and playing
pool, being on stage, making masks, and seeing all these very
talented people bring to life that which I had to hack my way
through. I was especially proud with helping to choreograph the
"chase scene" from "Much Ado", involving lots of slamming open and
shut up-stairs shutters, running around on the roof, poking heads in
and out in Keystone Kops slapstick style.
Anyway, somehow, the song of CGS and the song of Winedale harmonize
like no other songs I know. I can't describe it, much less do it
justice. Both are with me still. Somewhere. Not always where I can
find them, much like my car keys. So, thank you, Jerald, and thank
you, Alice, for getting so much of it down on paper, and thank you,
Laura, for getting it down in pictures, and thank you, Terry and
Madge, for remembering the folks who made it so great for all of us
campers.
Buddy

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:11:07 -0700
From: "Barker, Michael" Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com
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Thank you, Madge and Terry.
That's just great.\
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Subject: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the reunion
but said she read about it and was thinking of us all and how much
she cared for the Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:49 -0500
From: Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net
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To: Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com
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thanks madge...thanks terry...xoa
On Aug 16, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com
wrote:
...
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the reunion
but said she read about it and was thinking of us all and how much
she cared for the Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:51:54 -0500
From: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
To: Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com,  Shakespeare at
Winedale
       1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org,
terry  galloway
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Terry and Madge,
What a sweet and special thing to do, to visit Angeline. How
thoughtful of you to remember her and remind us of those who worked
so quietly to provide us with such a remarkable experience. For the
younger folks, Angeline and Edith Clump, who was also the organist
at the Lutheran church, worked tirelessly in the  hot, hot, hot
kitchen of Lauderdale House to provide amazing, wonderful meals,
which allowed us to to pursue our efforts even though I am sure
those efforts may have seemed  a mystery to them. I always remember
the meals as a time to gather as a group and process the events of
the day, just like a family should. But as a foodie, I remember such
fabulous meals. Who would serve hot lentil soup in July in Texas,
but it was incredible, hearty, earthy, and delicious. I had never
even heard of a lentil much less eaten one before Winedale. I was a
cracker from East Texas.  Mushrooms were what we used to knock off
our crazy cousins. I have at times tried to recreate the most
special meal,"Chicken in a Garden," without success. A plain,
simple, meal of chicken on a large platter surrounded by the bounty
of the country garden. I waited for it every year. " When are we
gonna have "Chicken in a Garden? "No matter what I do, no matter how
much I spend at the Farmers Market on fancy chickens and organic
vegetables, I have never recreated the taste of such a simple yet
luscious meal.  Only my dear mother had such magic.  All of the
members of the Winedale staff deserve our thoughts. Rosalie and
Delphine, Ronnie and Liz, cooking the Hunters Stew in that giant
black cauldron all day, fueled only by longnecks and firewood. God
knows what was in it. No one dared to ask. And how great was it to
see Gloria? She made so much happen in the early days. And then
there was Rollie and Marilyn Wagner. I cannot say how much the
memories of these people fill out our experiences at Winedale. For
the youngsters, the Wagner store was a special place, to have a
beer, dance, chat, decompensate after the trials of the day. So many
of us s
moked then. To have a Merit and a Pearl while discussing the day ,
flirting, dancing on formal night. So many memories of the early
years revolve around the store. See what just one picture of
Angeline conjures.
We were not as connected to current events as we are today, but in
1974 we went over to the store to watch Richard Nixon resign the
presidency. Doc, always mindful that we were guests in this
community, reminded the long haired and outspoken of us to be
respectful of our conservative hosts, and we went over to watch the
historic occasion and did so quietly. I remember the day , as if it
were yesterday. We sat watching the devil resign , and no one said a
word.  If I were at home, I might have cheered and toasted to the
departure of this hated leader, but we watched quietly and with
respect for  the historic nature of this occasion. In hindsight, I
am happy for having experienced it that way ,in such a unique place.
In my four years there, I cannot remember ever as a group watching
any other event on TV, not even the death of Elvis, who died in my
last year at Winedale, 1977.
As I ramble on and on,, as an old timer, my thoughts go to those who
made our lives so special, those hard working German- Americans,
some who are no longer with us. The Austinites of the class of '75,
Carol, Rob, Laura, Buddy and I struggled to remember all of their
names, in many ways as important to us as our classmates. We want to
remember them as part of our Winedale experience.   And once again,
a special thanks to Madge and Terry who were so thoughtful to
remember Angeline, to visit her, present her with flowers of
appreciation,  and send us that lovely picture. I am such a softy, I
tear up seeing her. Time takes its toll,  but her sweetness really
shines through.
Jerald
On Aug 16, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Madge Darlington wrote:
...
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the
reunion but said she read about it and was thinking of us all and
how much she cared for the Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:16:55 -0500
From: Valerie Malone vmm@austin.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
To: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com
Cc: terry galloway tlgalloway@aol.com,        Shakespeare at
Winedale
       1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org,       Madge
Darlington
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Wow, Jerald.  Thank you for writing this down. When you told me the
story this past weekend, I thought it amazing, and now to have it
here for all to appreciate and to refer back to again - well, thank
you. You made me cry. I have to go now to find the kleenex before I
ruin my laptop keyboard.
xoxo,
Valerie
On Aug 18, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Jerald Head wrote:
...
Terry and Madge,
What a sweet and special thing to do, to visit Angeline. How
thoughtful of you to remember her and remind us of those who worked
so quietly to provide us with such a remarkable experience. For the
younger folks, Angeline and Edith Clump, who was also the organist
at the Lutheran church, worked tirelessly in the  hot, hot, hot
kitchen of Lauderdale House to provide amazing, wonderful meals,
which allowed us to to pursue our efforts even though I am sure
those efforts may have seemed  a mystery to them. I always remember
the meals as a time to gather as a group and process the events of
the day, just like a family should. But as a foodie, I remember
such fabulous meals. Who would serve hot lentil soup in July in
Texas, but it was incredible, hearty, earthy, and delicious. I had
never even heard of a lentil much less eaten one before Winedale. I
was a cracker from East Texas.  Mushrooms were what we used to
knock off our crazy cousins. I have at times tried to recreate the
most special meal,"Chicken in a Garden," without success. A plain,
simple, meal of chicken on a large platter surrounded by the bounty
of the country garden. I waited for it every year. " When are we
gonna have "Chicken in a Garden? "No matter what I do, no matter
how much I spend at the Farmers Market on fancy chickens and
organic vegetables, I have never recreated the taste of such a
simple yet luscious meal.  Only my dear mother had such magic.  All
of the members of the Winedale staff deserve our thoughts. Rosalie
and Delphine, Ronnie and Liz, cooking the Hunters Stew in that
giant black cauldron all day, fueled only by longnecks and
firewood. God knows what was in it. No one dared to ask. And how
great was it to see Gloria? She made so much happen in the early
days. And then there was Rollie and Marilyn Wagner. I cannot say
how much the memories of these people fill out our experiences at
Winedale. For the youngsters, the Wagner store was a special place,
to have a beer, dance, chat, decompensate after the trials of the
day. So many of us
smoked then. To have a Merit and a Pearl while discussing the day ,
flirting, dancing on formal night. So many memories of the early
years revolve around the store. See what just one picture of
Angeline conjures.
...
We were not as connected to current events as we are today, but in
1974 we went over to the store to watch Richard Nixon resign the
presidency. Doc, always mindful that we were guests in this
community, reminded the long haired and outspoken of us to be
respectful of our conservative hosts, and we went over to watch the
historic occasion and did so quietly. I remember the day , as if it
were yesterday. We sat watching the devil resign , and no one said
a word.  If I were at home, I might have cheered and toasted to the
departure of this hated leader, but we watched quietly and with
respect for  the historic nature of this occasion. In hindsight, I
am happy for having experienced it that way ,in such a unique
place. In my four years there, I cannot remember ever as a group
watching any other event on TV, not even the death of Elvis, who
died in my last year at Winedale, 1977.
As I ramble on and on,, as an old timer, my thoughts go to those
who made our lives so special, those hard working German-
Americans, some who are no longer with us. The Austinites of the
class of '75, Carol, Rob, Laura, Buddy and I struggled to remember
all of their names, in many ways as important to us as our
classmates. We want to remember them as part of our Winedale
experience.   And once again, a special thanks to Madge and Terry
who were so thoughtful to remember Angeline, to visit her, present
her with flowers of appreciation,  and send us that lovely picture.
I am such a softy, I tear up seeing her. Time takes its toll,  but
her sweetness really shines through.
Jerald
On Aug 16, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Madge Darlington wrote:
...
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the
reunion but said she read about it and was thinking of us all and
how much she cared for the Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:30:07 -0400
From: Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
To: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com, Madge Darlington
       mmdarlington@gmail.com,       Shakespeare at Winedale
1970-2000 alums
       winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org,       Terry Galloway <tlgalloway@aol.com
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Thank you, Jerald, for slowing me down enough to send me back to
Madge's
email, for the picture attached which I hadn't noticed in my hectic
race
through emails. And thank you for this perfect extended recollection
of the
important, sweet beings missing from the celebration of this
anniversary.
And Madge, once again you prove yourself an indescribable treasure.
Alice
...
From: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:51:54 -0500
To: Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com, Shakespeare at
Winedale
1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Terry Galloway
tlgalloway@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
Terry and Madge,
What a sweet and special thing to do, to visit Angeline. How
thoughtful of you
to remember her and remind us of those who worked so quietly to
provide us
with such a remarkable experience. For the younger folks, Angeline
and Edith
Clump, who was also the organist at the Lutheran church, worked
tirelessly in
the  hot, hot, hot  kitchen of Lauderdale House to provide amazing,
wonderful
meals, which allowed us to to pursue our efforts even though I am
sure those
efforts may have seemed  a mystery to them. I always remember the
meals as a
time to gather as a group and process the events of the day, just
like a
family should. But as a foodie, I remember such fabulous meals. Who
would
serve hot lentil soup in July in Texas, but it was incredible,
hearty, earthy,
and delicious. I had never even heard of a lentil much less eaten
one before
Winedale. I was a cracker from East Texas.  Mushrooms were what we
used to
knock off our crazy cousins. I have at times tried to recreate the
most
special meal,"Chicken in a Garden," without success. A plain,
simple, meal of
chicken on a large platter surrounded by the bounty of the country
garden. I
waited for it every year. " When are we gonna have "Chicken in a
Garden? "No
matter what I do, no matter how much I spend at the Farmers Market
on fancy
chickens and organic vegetables, I have never recreated the taste
of such a
simple yet luscious meal.  Only my dear mother had such magic.  All
of the
members of the Winedale staff deserve our thoughts. Rosalie and
Delphine,
Ronnie and Liz, cooking the Hunters Stew in that giant black
cauldron all day,
fueled only by longnecks and firewood. God knows what was in it. No
one dared
to ask. And how great was it to see Gloria? She made so much happen
in the
early days. And then there was Rollie and Marilyn Wagner. I cannot
say how
much the memories of these people fill out our experiences at
Winedale. For
the youngsters, the Wagner store was a special place, to have a
beer, dance,
chat, decompensate after the trials of the day. So many of us
smoked then. To
have a Merit and a Pearl while discussing the day , flirting,
dancing on
formal night. So many memories of the early years revolve around
the store.
See what just one picture of Angeline conjures.
We were not as connected to current events as we are today, but in
1974 we
went over to the store to watch Richard Nixon resign the
presidency. Doc,
always mindful that we were guests in this community, reminded the
long haired
and outspoken of us to be respectful of our conservative hosts, and
we went
over to watch the historic occasion and did so quietly. I remember
the day ,
as if it were yesterday. We sat watching the devil resign , and no
one said a
word.  If I were at home, I might have cheered and toasted to the
departure of
this hated leader, but we watched quietly and with respect for  the
historic
nature of this occasion. In hindsight, I am happy for having
experienced it
that way ,in such a unique place. In my four years there, I cannot
remember
ever as a group watching any other event on TV, not even the death
of Elvis,
who died in my last year at Winedale, 1977.
As I ramble on and on,, as an old timer, my thoughts go to those
who made our
lives so special, those hard working German- Americans, some who
are no longer
with us. The Austinites of the class of '75, Carol, Rob, Laura,
Buddy and I
struggled to remember all of their names, in many ways as important
to us as
our classmates. We want to remember them as part of our Winedale
experience.
And once again, a special thanks to Madge and Terry who were so
thoughtful to
remember Angeline, to visit her, present her with flowers of
appreciation,
and send us that lovely picture. I am such a softy, I tear up
seeing her. Time
takes its toll,  but her sweetness really shines through.
Jerald
On Aug 16, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Madge Darlington wrote:
...
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from
all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the reunion but said
she read
about it and was thinking of us all and how much she cared for the
Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:45:02 -0500
From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Thanks to Angeline
To: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com
Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums
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Wow -- thanks for this, Jerald.  You took me back too.  It was such
an amazing juxtaposition, the world of the Barn and the world of the
tavern.  I remember the shock of seeing a television on over the bar
late in the summer, showing a pre-season football game -- such a
bizarre sight.  Hard to imagine being that blissfully isolated today.
By '83 we probably were a bit less connected to the store than in
your day, but my first great Winedale experience (after walking into
the Barn) was a dinner gathering over by the big oak by the lake,
with all the community folks singing German songs to Dwight's
accordion.  Fried catfish or BBQ, can't remember for certain, but
Ronnie's cooking was incredible.  Edith Klump was still working at
her son's restaurant as of four or five years ago (Doc can correct
me on the date, but it wasn't too long ago), and she was still just
as sweet as can be, though she must've been in a lot of pain at
times, and was moving slowly.  They sold the place in the last year
or two and thus went the last tangible community link for me to the
old days.
cs
On Aug 18, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Jerald Head wrote:
...
Terry and Madge,
What a sweet and special thing to do, to visit Angeline. How
thoughtful of you to remember her and remind us of those who worked
so quietly to provide us with such a remarkable experience. For the
younger folks, Angeline and Edith Clump, who was also the organist
at the Lutheran church, worked tirelessly in the  hot, hot, hot
kitchen of Lauderdale House to provide amazing, wonderful meals,
which allowed us to to pursue our efforts even though I am sure
those efforts may have seemed  a mystery to them. I always remember
the meals as a time to gather as a group and process the events of
the day, just like a family should. But as a foodie, I remember
such fabulous meals. Who would serve hot lentil soup in July in
Texas, but it was incredible, hearty, earthy, and delicious. I had
never even heard of a lentil much less eaten one before Winedale. I
was a cracker from East Texas.  Mushrooms were what we used to
knock off our crazy cousins. I have at times tried to recreate the
most special meal,"Chicken in a Garden," without success. A plain,
simple, meal of chicken on a large platter surrounded by the bounty
of the country garden. I waited for it every year. " When are we
gonna have "Chicken in a Garden? "No matter what I do, no matter
how much I spend at the Farmers Market on fancy chickens and
organic vegetables, I have never recreated the taste of such a
simple yet luscious meal.  Only my dear mother had such magic.  All
of the members of the Winedale staff deserve our thoughts. Rosalie
and Delphine, Ronnie and Liz, cooking the Hunters Stew in that
giant black cauldron all day, fueled only by longnecks and
firewood. God knows what was in it. No one dared to ask. And how
great was it to see Gloria? She made so much happen in the early
days. And then there was Rollie and Marilyn Wagner. I cannot say
how much the memories of these people fill out our experiences at
Winedale. For the youngsters, the Wagner store was a special place,
to have a beer, dance, chat, decompensate after the trials of the
day. So many of us
smoked then. To have a Merit and a Pearl while discussing the day ,
flirting, dancing on formal night. So many memories of the early
years revolve around the store. See what just one picture of
Angeline conjures.
...
We were not as connected to current events as we are today, but in
1974 we went over to the store to watch Richard Nixon resign the
presidency. Doc, always mindful that we were guests in this
community, reminded the long haired and outspoken of us to be
respectful of our conservative hosts, and we went over to watch the
historic occasion and did so quietly. I remember the day , as if it
were yesterday. We sat watching the devil resign , and no one said
a word.  If I were at home, I might have cheered and toasted to the
departure of this hated leader, but we watched quietly and with
respect for  the historic nature of this occasion. In hindsight, I
am happy for having experienced it that way ,in such a unique
place. In my four years there, I cannot remember ever as a group
watching any other event on TV, not even the death of Elvis, who
died in my last year at Winedale, 1977.
As I ramble on and on,, as an old timer, my thoughts go to those
who made our lives so special, those hard working German-
Americans, some who are no longer with us. The Austinites of the
class of '75, Carol, Rob, Laura, Buddy and I struggled to remember
all of their names, in many ways as important to us as our
classmates. We want to remember them as part of our Winedale
experience.   And once again, a special thanks to Madge and Terry
who were so thoughtful to remember Angeline, to visit her, present
her with flowers of appreciation,  and send us that lovely picture.
I am such a softy, I tear up seeing her. Time takes its toll,  but
her sweetness really shines through.
Jerald
On Aug 16, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Madge Darlington wrote:
...
Terry and I stopped at Angeline's house in Carmine and gave her
flowers from all of us.  She didn't feel up to attending the
reunion but said she read about it and was thinking of us all and
how much she cared for the Shakespeare students.
Thinking of you all.
Love,
Madge
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