Mory's Fundraiser
This message from Chris Getman '64, president of the Mory's Council, comes to us by way of Harry Levitt:
Hello Class Officers,
As I assume you know, Mory's has re-opened with much fanfare and support. I encourage you to browse our website at www.morysclub.org. I think you will be impressed by what you see.
I am writing to make you aware of what I think is a great opportunity, particularly for the older classes. The "New" Mory's has a patio in back with about 2000 bricks. . . . One can engrave a brick with three lines of 16 spaces per line. The bricks cost $100 each. Our class is trying to buy a brick honoring each of our departed classmates (about 100) and Tony Lavely, our secretary, is going to send a blast e-mail to our class asking classmates to honor friends, room-mates, team-mates etc.
I have bought bricks for our three departed Handsome Dans and in memory of Dean Harold Whiteman, whom I got to know too well during my freshman year. The options are endless.
I hope that you'll take this opportunity to make your classmates aware of this. I also hope to see you at the "New" Mory's soon. You'll love it.
Best wishes,
Chris Getman '64
President, The Mory's Council
Update from Chris Conty
Chris Conty wrote to Harry Levitt about his new job, his son about to enter kindergarten, and more:
I finally found a job in my field, at age 60, after going 8-1/2 years without a real job (Who needs "new cheese," when my "old cheese" suddenly came back?), 13-1/2 years without one lasting at least a year, and 20 years since I felt proud of my accomplishments; oh yes, and losing a ton of money on an ill-fated start-up! Since April, I've been Senior Acquisitions Editor & Educational Specialist for Industrial Press of NYC (I work remotely from Arlington, MA), a 127-year old business still run by the great-grandson of the founder. Best job, best boss I've ever had: everywhere else, it took at least a year before my "oddball" methods were appreciated (thanks to great results); here they're telling me how perfect my feedback has been right Read more
Rubin on 'The American Department Store Transformed'
Richard Longstreth, The American Department Store Transformed: 1920-1960. Yale University Press. 352pp. $60. Illustrated.
Reviewed by Martin Rubin, The Washington Times, August 12, 2010
This thoughtful, erudite, profoundly knowledgeable and insightful book by a professor of American Studies and director of the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University looks at the four decades which saw department stores expand beyond the heart of downtown. As Richard Longstreth writes in his introduction:
“During the decades between 1920 and 1960, the department store in the United States became a wholly different phenomenon from what it had been in the early twentieth century. The changes that contributed to this transformation at once reflected and had a decisive impact on business practices, shopping patterns, design approaches, and, ultimately, urban structure.” . . .
For Martin's full review, click here or visit www.washingtontimes.com.
Prechter/Machcinski Album Hits the Charts
On the radio, and other media: Bob Prechter sends this note about the reissue of "Hot off the Press" on CD:
After playing in U.S. 1 East at Yale, Bob Prechter and Vic Machcinski went on to record an album with their band News in 1973. Jeff Fortgang, who founded the band, and Dean Pailler also feature on the record. After all this time, Yoga Records, a collectors’ label, released a CD of “Hot off the Press” this summer. The CD is getting airplay on college stations around the country, and in August it reached the Top Ten on a number of them. Reviews and links are posted at http://www.yogarecords.com/artists/news/. These days, Bob is in finance, Vic practices law and Jeff is a psychologist. They report that, unfortunately, they are too responsible these days to go on tour.
Jim Kaplan's July 4 Tour in NY Times
Congratulations to Jim Kaplan for a writeup by Clyde Haberman in the New York Times of July 5:
"For a 14th straight year, James S. Kaplan spent the Fourth of July walking in the middle of the night among ghosts of the American Revolution.
"This is not to be mistaken for fascination with the undead, along the lines of Hollywood’s current preoccupation with vampires and zombies. What Mr. Kaplan does every Independence Day, in recent years under the aegis of the Fraunces Tavern Museum, is guide several dozen people to sites in Lower Manhattan that have Revolutionary War significance," among them the unmarked Trinity Church gravesite of Horatio Gates, who played a critical though insufficiently recognized role in the American Army's victory in the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
For the full article, click here or visit www.nytimes.com.
P.S. Stay tuned for Jim's upcoming tours--he writes:
I expect to have three tours in the fall.
!. Arrival Day--the History of the Jews in New York and America-- September 25, 2010
2. Harlem: The Capital of Black America--probably October 10
3. The Great Crashes of Wall Street--probably October 30
Jim Rothman Wins Kavli Prize
"Biomedical sciences, cell biology and chemistry professor James Rothman '71 is a recipient of the prestigious $1 million Kavli Prize in neuroscience, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced Thursday. . . . [Co-winners] Südhof and Scheller identified the molecules that control the release of neurotransmitters between nerve cells; Rothman showed that the same molecules control the transfer of other molecules between all animal cell types."
For the full article, click here or visit www.yaledailynews.com.
Gary Reback Featured in NY Times Article
Gary Reback was featured in a May 21, 2010 New York Times article on Google and antitrust issues:
"In the 1990s, Gary Reback, a Silicon Valley lawyer, almost single-handedly brought the antitrust weight of the federal government down on that era’s high-tech heavyweight, Microsoft. Now Mr. Reback contends there is a dangerous new monopolist in the catbird seat: the search giant Google. . . ."
For the full article, click here or visit nytimes.com.
Alice Young to Speak at Asia Society May 19
We have this press release from Alice Young's firm:
Alice Young, Partner and Chair of Kaye Scholer's Asia Pacific practice, will be a panelist at the Asia Society event “Asian Americans Changing the Landscape,” held at the organization’s New York headquarters on May 19, 2010, from 6 – 8 pm. Vishakha N. Desai, President of the Asia Society, will lead the panel and Ms. Young will be joined by a group of eminent Asian Americans including New York City Comptroller John C. Liu, Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua, and composer and pianist Vijay Iyer.
The panelists will explore pertinent issues such as how Asian Americans have changed the landscape of American life, the commonalities and differences in the shared experiences of various Asian American groups, how their political and civic engagements differ from those of other ethnic groups and what we can learn from different levels and kinds of achievement among groups.
Rubin on Jan Morris' 'Contact'
Jan Morris, “Contact: A Book of Encounters.” New York: W.W. Norton 202pp. $23.95.
Washington Times, April 28, 2010
Reviewed by Martin Rubin
Strictly speaking, it is an oxymoron to speak of cities having a personality. Yet it has become a commonplace to use the word not merely for them but for a whole range of things from dogs to ocean liners---none of whom are persons! If anyone has made capturing that essential quality of the urban her own particular province it is Jan Morris, for in volume after volume, she has penned word portraits of cities all over the globe. No one else has quite her capacity for zeroing in on the character of a city, an uncanny combination of its atmosphere, its affect, its unique features, the multitudinous parts somehow making an ineffable but true whole. . . .
To read Martin's full review, click here or visit www.washingtontimes.com.
Paul Angiolillo Sculpture Show in April & May
Paul Angiolillo is showing his sculptures in Watertown in April and May. He writes:
Open Studios, the first annual open studios in Watertown/Belmont, takes place Sat., April 24 & Sun., April 25, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. I'll be showing my art work in the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, along with some other artists.
I'm also participating in a group exhibit at the Center through May 28, with an artists' reception on Thur., April 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For more information: 617-924-1656, www.paul.angiolillo.net.
