Class Note 1972
Issue
Sept - Oct 2015
We’re continuing with classmates working in the arts or communications.
From John “Rocky” Rockwell: “For decades I’ve been editing audio books and language programs for companies such as Barron’s Educational Books, Cengage Learning and Oxford University Press. After the owner of my studio died in 2007 I was on my own and am now working from my home studio on the ‘fashionable’ Upper East Side of Manhattan. The last few years have been tough, as the great recession has caused a big drop in audio work among publishers (and a tightening of belts in recording studios). What work I have been doing is quite interesting, from Spanish audio books for grade-schoolers to digitizing the cassette archives of actress and singer Patti LuPone. I also recorded a woman reading meditations to listen to while enjoying an artisanal chocolatier’s chocolate drops. The nice thing about that session is that I got to let the chocolate melt in my mouth while listening to the meditation audio to see if I tasted the flavors she was describing. Ah, New York clients—you never know who you’ll run into. By the way, if any ’72s have old tapes or cassettes they want converted to MP3 audio or CDs, contact me!”
Steve Singer reports: “I’m still a working fine artist, producing public sculpture and sculpture in general, mostly direct work in steel, but I’m also concentrating on en plein air painting and drawing from life. I showed nine sculptures in Artexpo New York this past April with Bernard Solco Fine Art. Bernard chose steel works made during the early 2000s in response to the 9/11 event in N.Y.C. and the questionable policies of the second Bush administration.” Steve sent to me recent examples that we’ll place on our class website.
With the passing of B.B. King I remembered seeing him perform in Hanover, so I dug out of my diary and on page 843 noted that he and Muddy Waters wowed us junior year Homecoming Weekend on October 10, 1970. P.J. Johnsen and I helped as Green Key members to guard the stage, along with Dick Donahue. Earlier that day Dartmouth trounced Princeton 38-0, after losing 2-1 in soccer. Remember the “Peel the Orange” tag that day? And I’m wondering if John deRegt still has that Princeton band member’s hat? Bill Schur reports, “I saw Gaylord Toft yesterday. He’s continuing to finance commercial real estate deals in Chicago, while claiming to be retired.” Thurm Lowans and I took in the final round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, Washington, south of Seattle and Tacoma. Jon Einsidler and I caught up in N.Y.C. for lunch while Lori and I were in town for Rachel’s graduation from Columbia. And from Joe Davis: “Roger Curley’s wife, Ann Kirkpatrick, who is currently the congresswoman from Arizona District 1, announced that she is running for U.S. Senate.” Roger and Ann joined us at our 40th reunion.
Keep the news coming!
—Bill Price, 12 Lummi Key, Bellevue, WA 98006; bill@drivasolutions.com
From John “Rocky” Rockwell: “For decades I’ve been editing audio books and language programs for companies such as Barron’s Educational Books, Cengage Learning and Oxford University Press. After the owner of my studio died in 2007 I was on my own and am now working from my home studio on the ‘fashionable’ Upper East Side of Manhattan. The last few years have been tough, as the great recession has caused a big drop in audio work among publishers (and a tightening of belts in recording studios). What work I have been doing is quite interesting, from Spanish audio books for grade-schoolers to digitizing the cassette archives of actress and singer Patti LuPone. I also recorded a woman reading meditations to listen to while enjoying an artisanal chocolatier’s chocolate drops. The nice thing about that session is that I got to let the chocolate melt in my mouth while listening to the meditation audio to see if I tasted the flavors she was describing. Ah, New York clients—you never know who you’ll run into. By the way, if any ’72s have old tapes or cassettes they want converted to MP3 audio or CDs, contact me!”
Steve Singer reports: “I’m still a working fine artist, producing public sculpture and sculpture in general, mostly direct work in steel, but I’m also concentrating on en plein air painting and drawing from life. I showed nine sculptures in Artexpo New York this past April with Bernard Solco Fine Art. Bernard chose steel works made during the early 2000s in response to the 9/11 event in N.Y.C. and the questionable policies of the second Bush administration.” Steve sent to me recent examples that we’ll place on our class website.
With the passing of B.B. King I remembered seeing him perform in Hanover, so I dug out of my diary and on page 843 noted that he and Muddy Waters wowed us junior year Homecoming Weekend on October 10, 1970. P.J. Johnsen and I helped as Green Key members to guard the stage, along with Dick Donahue. Earlier that day Dartmouth trounced Princeton 38-0, after losing 2-1 in soccer. Remember the “Peel the Orange” tag that day? And I’m wondering if John deRegt still has that Princeton band member’s hat? Bill Schur reports, “I saw Gaylord Toft yesterday. He’s continuing to finance commercial real estate deals in Chicago, while claiming to be retired.” Thurm Lowans and I took in the final round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, Washington, south of Seattle and Tacoma. Jon Einsidler and I caught up in N.Y.C. for lunch while Lori and I were in town for Rachel’s graduation from Columbia. And from Joe Davis: “Roger Curley’s wife, Ann Kirkpatrick, who is currently the congresswoman from Arizona District 1, announced that she is running for U.S. Senate.” Roger and Ann joined us at our 40th reunion.
Keep the news coming!
—Bill Price, 12 Lummi Key, Bellevue, WA 98006; bill@drivasolutions.com