15th Reunion Notes
What up dawgs?
Paul here with a very few notes about the recent 15th Reunion.
First of all, are all of you as conflicted as I about these things? When I was at Harvard, I savagely critiqued the University establishment and the fossils who went to Reunion. Now, even 15 years after graduation, I find that the four years I spent as a student here still loom pretty large in my consciousness. I have a lot of nostalgia for that time (always a dangerous thing, non?). Everytime I hear some bit of eighties new wave, I have a bit of a memory event. Heard The Chills' Heavenly Pop Hit the other day and swooned. Swear I saw Matt Steinglass kicking across the Yard in black combat boots.
Mostly, I guess, I miss the people. I'll never again take for granted a truly stimulating conversation.
Anyway...
On an absolutely sweltering day I hit Misha Glouberman's gig for alums who feel weird about Harvard. I thought it would be a specifically Class of 1990 event, but it was for everyone. Folks names were picked "out of a hat" (sort of). For six minutes, an alum sat at the bottom of Science Center A while audience members fired questions about their Harvard experience at them more or less at random. Misha audio taped it (no video). He looked a bit thicker in the neck and across the middle. Otherwise, same Misha. Very funny. Very smart. Bit manic.
I also briefly hit the BGLT reception at the Murr Center, to which I was invited by Michael Wartofsky. In an uncomfortable twist of fate, my fiancee Sara was virtually the only woman in the room. Michael was gracious (as always) and looks quite healthy and happy. Jarrett Barrios showed up (one of several officials from the Massachusetts State Government).
That's pretty much it for the Reunion notes. I'm well. Just returned from the best vacation of my life (Assisi). Planning a wedding for the fall. The weather is finally warming up and I plan to spend as much time as possible this summer on the North Shore, where I grew up.
Hope to read about you all in this blog.
Peace,
P.
Paul here with a very few notes about the recent 15th Reunion.
First of all, are all of you as conflicted as I about these things? When I was at Harvard, I savagely critiqued the University establishment and the fossils who went to Reunion. Now, even 15 years after graduation, I find that the four years I spent as a student here still loom pretty large in my consciousness. I have a lot of nostalgia for that time (always a dangerous thing, non?). Everytime I hear some bit of eighties new wave, I have a bit of a memory event. Heard The Chills' Heavenly Pop Hit the other day and swooned. Swear I saw Matt Steinglass kicking across the Yard in black combat boots.
Mostly, I guess, I miss the people. I'll never again take for granted a truly stimulating conversation.
Anyway...
On an absolutely sweltering day I hit Misha Glouberman's gig for alums who feel weird about Harvard. I thought it would be a specifically Class of 1990 event, but it was for everyone. Folks names were picked "out of a hat" (sort of). For six minutes, an alum sat at the bottom of Science Center A while audience members fired questions about their Harvard experience at them more or less at random. Misha audio taped it (no video). He looked a bit thicker in the neck and across the middle. Otherwise, same Misha. Very funny. Very smart. Bit manic.
I also briefly hit the BGLT reception at the Murr Center, to which I was invited by Michael Wartofsky. In an uncomfortable twist of fate, my fiancee Sara was virtually the only woman in the room. Michael was gracious (as always) and looks quite healthy and happy. Jarrett Barrios showed up (one of several officials from the Massachusetts State Government).
That's pretty much it for the Reunion notes. I'm well. Just returned from the best vacation of my life (Assisi). Planning a wedding for the fall. The weather is finally warming up and I plan to spend as much time as possible this summer on the North Shore, where I grew up.
Hope to read about you all in this blog.
Peace,
P.
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