1982

This month it's all news directly from the College news service. God, all famous people. How depressing. Montey Ivey has achieved no small measure of notoriety. The Boston Herald and The Philadelphia Enquirer both did articles on him when he landed the job of host for PBS's game show Think Twice. This bit dates from last October, so he may now be an astronaut for all I know. At any rate, for the last ten years or so Montey has been doing stand-up comedy at well-known comedy clubs all over the country, hosting syndicated TV comedy show Uptown Comedy Club, appearing on HBO comedy specials, and acting as a political analyst for Comedy Central. Not finding all this entertaining enough, Montey formed a partnership, 2 Bros and a White Guy (I could swear I heard one of the partners is also a Dartmouth person but I can't remember how or why I know this or who it i5...) for the purpose of writing and producing books and plays on multiculturalism. Finally, he also found time to write a best-selling book, Snaps, about the wit and history behind black/white insults. I don't know what to say. I have no such ouevre to show for my last ten years on this earth. Although I do have a mortgage, one child, another on the way, lots of outstanding student loans, and three sets of stainless steel silverware.

According to The Boston Globe, Nicholas Lenssen has written a book, Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution, published by Worldwatch Institute. The book portends the future obsolescence of oil and coal as primary energy sources due to the rise in uses of electric cars, and wind and solar energy, all to the benefit of the environment. This sounds like an energetic endeavor. Sorry. Unfortunately I have no other information on Nicholas, who will have to write in if he wants us to know particulars.

Drea Papp Thorn has opened a law office with a female partner in Andover, Mass., where her husband, Craig Thorne '80, teaches at Phillips Academy. The new firm will apparently offer a fall range of legal services. Before this venture Drea was a corporate lawyer in Boston, and then was a special assistant to the secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department while Craig was on sabbatical in N.M. She has two children.

This from The Wall Street Journal. Charlie Crane stepped down as chairman of NDE Environmental, a storage tank testing company, but remains a director. He was succeeded by a 42-year-old guy. This is a switch. Usually it's the old guy stepping down. Charlie is apparently a V.P. of an investment management firm, Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, which holds a 33-percent stake in NDE.

Now, since George Thompson can't toot his own horn if he wants people to continue to say hello to him on the street, I will do it for him. Last December George was elected associate counsel of his Worcester company, Paul Revere Insurance Group. George is also a trustee of Westborough State Hospital and writes a column, "You and the Law," for his local paper. George is obviously into columns. I wonder if this says anything profound about his psyche?

Robin Shaffert and husband, Dean Brenner, had a 7 1b., 2 oz. baby boy last February (hey, at least we're now in 1995...) named Steven Richard Brenner. Contrary to an earlier published supposition of mine, their other child is a three-year-old boy named Michael Norman. Robin, you were very gracious about my gender gaffe. You have free license to get the sex of my children wrong anytime you want. Even in print. Take it away, George.

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