A generous 4 at that, rather like a "Gentleman's C." Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 10, 2014, at 9:28 PM, James Ayres <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey David. Good to hear from you! Thanks for the note. Yes, that was our > "dress performance" evening. We spent intermission at the store and after > the celebration there, returned for more in the barn. > > Come to think of it, the surreal was an integral part of Sh at W, not all by > design: e.g., Hamlet (John Rando) sharing a soliloquy with a chicken; a boat > floating through Messina, a turkey watching Henry IV from the fourth row, a > Polka Dot Band doing Shakespeare, etc. I'm sure others could add to this. > > Michael is wrong: I did speak to him immediately after he landed, commenting > on his less-than-olympic downhill maneuvering. That part was not surreal, but > rather messy. I gave it a 4. > > Doc > >> On Aug 10, 2014, at 3:11 PM, David Kroll wrote: >> >> I distinctly recall watching at the store because I thought, "We're wearing >> Shakespearian outfits, in an old country store, watching an unprecedented >> event in modern times... How surreal is this?" Then Michael went out into >> the storm, broke his leg, and made it all even more surreal. >> >>> On Aug 10, 2014, at 5:55 AM, "Barker, Michael" >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> It was raining like hell in Winedale the night Richard Nixon resigned. We >>> all sat on the floor of the general store across the street next to the >>> pool table listening to his speech. I was so elated by his resignation that >>> I ran out into the pouring rain, raced up onto the top of the barn and, >>> surrounded by thunder and lightning, slid down the roof of the barn and >>> broke my leg. I was rushed to the hospital in Brenham, played Falstaff with >>> a cane, and Doc did not talk to me for 3 days. That's what I remember. >>> michael b >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Mike Godwin [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 08:45 PM >>> To: James Ayres <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Shakespeare Winedale >>> <[email protected]>; Shakespeare at >>> Winedale 1970-2000 alums <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Nixon >>> >>> My guess is that awareness among the sumer '74 class of how things >>> were accelerating in late July and August of 1974 was perhaps pretty >>> dim. That year the class was six weeks long, if I remember the S-at-W >>> timeline correctly. In any case, the big events that led to >>> resignation were in the last week or so of July -- they included the >>> Supreme Court's decision that Nixon must release the tapes, followed >>> by the House's decision to proceed to impeachment . Woodward and >>> Bernstein, among many others, documented that Nixon quickly assessed >>> that the Senate would likely convict him on one or more of the >>> charges. (He even queried his allies whether it would be tenable to >>> stay on if he carried only 10 votes for acquittal in the Senate; his >>> allies indicated that this would not be a good idea.) >>> >>> In any case, they took place when the Summer '74 class was thinking >>> hardest about performances. >>> >>> Here's the timeline: >>> http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/08/08/how-the-watergate-crisis-eroded-public-support-for-richard-nixon/ >>> >>> I can easily imagine that someone who was at Winedale in summer 1974 >>> may remember it differently, just because "there is no clock in the >>> forest." I know that I have a dim memory that the summer 2005 reunion >>> class somehow coincided with Hurricane Katrina, although checking the >>> calendar suggests to me that this was not true. So I too can testify >>> that Winedale for me has always been a place out of time. >>> >>> As it happens, your reporter participated in a Congressional staff >>> briefing yesterday in the Rayburn House Office Building, perhaps in >>> the same committee room where the vote to impeach President Nixon took >>> place. See attached photo. >>> >>> >>> --Mike >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 10:08 PM, James Ayres <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Not your imagination, Jerald. This was a scheduled event that day. I >>>> checked it out with Marilyn to make sure she was tuning in. We took time >>>> out from work in the barn to watch and celebrate. The locals were as >>>> excited as we were. Cheering, yelling, applause. Lots of noise. >>>> >>>> Then we went back to work in the barn. Delighted, relieved. >>>> >>>> Doc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 9, 2014, at 4:38 PM, Jerald Head wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Today marks the 40th anniversary of Nixon's resignation. There was a >>>>> mention of this event in in a reminiscence in the Shakespeare birthplace >>>>> stories while at Winedale. In that story the fellow student mentioned he >>>>> knew nothing of the event until he talked to his family. I find my memory >>>>> sometimes is what I choose to remember, but I recall going over to the >>>>> store >>>>> to watch the resignation speech, being forewarned to show respect by Doc. >>>>> I >>>>> remember going over to the store and watching the speech on Rollie and >>>>> Marilyn's television in the store. Or do I? Did we do this or is it just >>>>> my >>>>> imagination? >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Winedale-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l
