1993

Stopping by Hanover on a snowy evening, I happened upon the Chamber Singers' annual Feast of Song, this year in the court of Maximilian I of Bavaria in 1575. Extra ticket in hand, I hurriedly searched for someone, anyone with whom to share the music and food. I first bumped into CraigSakowitz, living in C&G again this year vowing sometime to vacate his posh abode in the next five to seven years, unless Newt Gingrich assumes any more power. He turned me down. Then, I saw a dimly lit figure who was like a thinly veiled specter, hunched over a sheaf of aged manuscripts, back bowed in arduous study. Cautiously I approached, holding my breath and carefully placing each step, hoping to avoid a creak from the wooden floor. I gradually worked my way around the body and then peered full into its face. It was just DaveKaiser, to no one's surprise, devouring a stack of pages torn from a yellow legal pad, every inch covered with confusing physics theorems and equations. It was all Greek to me. He turned me down. So, wandering through Collis, I approached a familiar face, offered him a free dinner, and pushed him through the door of the Common Ground. Arriving late, as is unfortunately my customary style, I was ushered to one of the few remaining empty seats. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, seated just across the table, but fellow '93 (and still undergraduate) Julie Hincks. Confidentially, she has promised to graduate this spring, but not necessarily leave Hanover anytime soon. Julie claims to be ready to finish her studies and get her degree, but I wouldn't count her out just yet. Amongst the peasants handling the waiting duties was MollyHarbaugh, who also played a large part in the script-writing for the Feast.

I just got a postcard from Rachel Mancoll, who, along with Nick Mourlas '92, trained through the summer to run the Chicago Marathon last fall. While running the course, they passed T.J. Whalen and J en Campbell, who weren't running but were at the race to cheer for Michael Pence ("Who kicked my butt, I might add," writes Rachel). Rachel says she and Nick had a great time and are considering running the marathon again. At work, Rachel designs high-voltage insulators and sometimes works with Nick Lowell.

Bo Willsey wrote to me on "funny blue paper" from his temporary home in London. He is on an extended business assignment with his legal-consulting firm, based in Minneapolis. Bo and a colleague were "advising a British law firm on a high-profile litigation case." In Minneapolis Bo is the young alumni director for the Alumni Club of the Midwest. He's had the opportunity to stay in touch with BenBigelow, who is following Bo's footsteps, or vice versa. Ben and Bo are both native Coloradans who grew up minutes away from each other, both Psi U's at Dartmouth, and both now live in Minnesota. Ben "is in management of a family-owned business in outstate Minnesota [that means boonies], where he is living on a lake [big surprise in Minnesota!]." Bo also reported on David Goldfarb, "teacher extraordinaire." Dave is halfway through his first year of teaching at Falls Church (Va.) High School in the social studies department. No longer "commuter dating," Dave is "now cohabitating with his terrific girlfriend."

More from Bo next month. See you soon.

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