1978

Aw, mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Cambridge with the real world blues again?

It's now 9:00 on a Friday night and I am once again reminded of the great ironies of life. I mean, wasn't I the guy who, not so long ago, belittled the rigors of the real world? Now I have discovered new limits of pain, called three cases a night and living with Pete Maglathlin. Wasn't I the guy who used to sing the praises of the Cincinnati Reds? Well, I woke up this morning to find them eliminated, while some journeyman hacks from New York and Philadelphia are still vying for the crown. Finally, wasn't I the guy who made Pete Roby '79 into a bigger cult hero than the Elephant Man? Now he has been supplanted by that clothing-store guy. Moreover, I now have to decide whether to promote the neophyte scribe, Tom Carrothers 'BO, who I am certain has never even heard of Ms. Sloan, from the sandbox and into the fray. I ask you, can this gig get any worse?

Well, yes, I guess it could. It could if I were Jane Kirstetter, that is. Not that there is anything wrong with Jane. Its just that after many months of fun and traveling she is now in the real world as a consultant for Arthur Andersen. She wasn't the only graduate of Chicago B-school to be wowed by the glamor of the 90-hour consulting work week. WallyMorgus and Dave Jacobsen will be pursuing similar joy with A. A. and Touche Ross, respectively. Meanwhile, John Herrick has concluded his graduate work, opting for Exxon in the Strait of Hormuz. Separately, Jane reports that she has occasionally run into Dave andEllen Fries in Chicago where Dave is studying law.

Now, back to the travels. After graduation Jane traveled to San Francisco and then Canada with Kathy Blauvelt '79 by way of Mt. St. Helens. Jane called the volcano an awesome sight, "something like Mark Bernfeld blowing his nose." At any rate, her travels concluded with the marriage of Lisa Miles and Frank McNamara '77 on Cape Cod. Others in attendance were Alice Galuszka, (a bridesmaid) Barb Gilson, Amy Simon, Karen Kurkjian, and Duana George. Additionally, Suzy Friedlander was there, on a brief respite from her new tasks at General Foods. Rumors abound that Suzy may be next on the marriage-go-round. Finally, Jane asked me to pass along word that JillEilertsen is now working for World Book in the map department. I guess her first assignment includes plotting out the Northwest Territory, Louisiana Purchase, and Seward's Folly, among other recent developments in the geographical field.

Perhaps Jill's services can be solicited to help me locate some of our classmates on the continent of Africa. Specifically, Bill Grant is currently a field coordinator in a place called the Central African Republic. His responsibilities include rural development and mixing green machines in the bottom of dugout canoes. By the way, Bill claims to have found several squash partners worse than Steve Mandel tough to believe. Meanwhile, Steve Bova has recently completed a two-year stint in Ghana with the Peace Corps. He is currently attending Cornell Med School, joining classmate Jim Tuno. Finally, from the Republic of North Carolina, Tim Miller reports that eight classmates have been attending Duke Med School. He has classified them as six derelicts and two nurds. Since I know that Sandy Emery is there, I wonder who the other nurd is? Finally, in a totally unrelated, and likely uninteresting, international bulletin, Per Nyberg, a freshman emeritus, is alive, well, and studying medicine in Sweden.

Jeff Nadherny switches jobs! Don Ankeny gets promoted! Linda Valentini (Rock or Go Navy?) graduates from American Graduate School of Management! These are three press releases which I have recently received, yet I'm fairly certain that they haven't appeared in the Journal. I guess I'm the only one who gets the real scoops. Anyway, Nads is now working for a real estate broker selling land for nuclear testing next to churches. Anks has been promoted to an assistant secretary at Manufacturers Hanover. His wife is still the former Nancy Dahl. And Linda is now fully capable of tackling international business.

In quite a different vein (or maybe vane?) one classmate was recently in the news as a part of a family project. Tom Tailor and family have completed the Windfarm Museum on Martha's Vineyard. This includes seven windmills and a solar house, which Tom was personally responsible for. Hence, next time you are on the Vineyard and stagger out of the Lamppost at 2:00 in the morning, stop by the museum for an energy boost.

Last, but not least, a belated summer wedding announcement. Specifically, Doug Antaya was one classmate who got lucky and ended up marrying a Wellesley grad, Susan Reid. Doug now works for New England Telephone. Speaking of Wellesley grads, Jeff Crowe is currently attending Stanford Business School. Congratulations, and condolences, Croweman.

As Mick Jagger sings at the end of "Wild Horses," "it's now 1:00 on a Friday night, and I'm singing this song." However, it's now time to go have some fun and develop some meaningful relationships around the Cambridge community. After all, what better way is there to practice up for my Bendix interview?

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