This column I thought I'd take the musical approach. Feel free to hum along as you read these mellifluous adventures hopefully the tunes still ring a Baker bell.
Where oh where are my bright young classmates? Med School, Grad School, or hiking pathmates? Are they stressing and sporting bald-pates? 'Shmen again in the wide, wide world. Hats off first to Joanna Morris "Won a Rhodes!" is the joyful chorus Study hard, pack a big thesaurus Best of luck in the Oxford world. Moving up is Jen Avellino "News tonight..." this reporter we know CNN in New York, not Reno Making waves in the broadcast world. Eastern bound travels Kurt F. Moser Recycling job was a daily dozer Fixed his car—let's hope no one tows 'er On the road in the highway world.
As the world goes lurching by Dartmouth grads don't blink an eye In the office of the Guv Casey Engleman's in love With her job in Illinois (make it rhyme) Seems Greg Williams* has his fun At his post in Arlington Keeps the Pentagon alive Will democracy survive? As the world goes lurching by. John Rhee's in Med School, wants N.R.O. Out on Long Island: Fun and Singing? No no no no Swamped in St. Louis, Bruce is alive "Doctor Belin, M.D." in three-point-five.
If I had a mountain of snow And Gore-rex three layers, new I'd make like Derek Kamper And I'd settle in Utah, too There I'd sell lift tickets And ski 'til I was blue And I'd work at 7-Eleven When a day on the slopes was through. Whit Spaulding was in Aspen Where he tracked some Nordic tracks. Before he hit the Navy-Whit went skiing to relax But down here in Kentucky The powder's pretty worn And in fifty-five degrees I'd ski On a three-foot-packed base of corn.
Eighty-nines, let's give a rouse For our classmates on the Hill More than 40 got together Paralegals of a feather Thanks to Karla Olivier's good will! Eric Stambler, John McDermott And Ann Davis can confirm it Kate Quimby and Beth Robischon, Doug Sheehy were all there At Cully's place in Cleveland Park, Hosts Dave and 'ric Berlin And the Dartmouth types in D.C. Were bonding once again Reunion news for '9O? Talk to Karla, she'll say when!
* Confidential to the '89 from Dr. Sheppard's "War and Peace" class who met up with Greg Williams in Blois: The 3:00 a.m. phone call to his boss due to a time-zone mix-up has blown over. You are forgiven. He's embarrassed that he's forgotten your name, so please come forward and identify yourself.
Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202