Happy holidays, ’72ers! Seen in London at the XXX Olympiads—Mike Sack, whose daughter Myra ’10 was working with NBC Sports, and fellow track veteran Dennis Cullen, whose brother was covering the events. Mike and Dennis took time to take in the sights and attend events other than “athletics” (track and field), but Dennis’ daily reports captured the spirit and grit that befits the quadrennial spectacle: “On the track we saw the greatest 800-meter runner ever break his own world record, leading seven other runners to the fastest times ever run for each position (i.e., the fourth-place finisher has the fastest time ever for any fourth-place finisher). We saw the greatest sprinter of all time and we saw the man who we think will come to be considered the greatest decathlete of all time.” Much better than the delayed taped coverage!


Congrats to Paul Hodes, appointed by President Obama to become a member of the National Council on the Arts. The announcement clearly points out Paul’s credentials in the arts: “Throughout his life Mr. Hodes has been both a performer and active member of the arts and entertainment communities. He served on the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, as chairman of the board of the Capitol Center for the Arts and Tricinum Ltd. and as a board member of the Concord Community Music School. While practicing trial and entertainment law he and his wife, Peggo, won two Parent’s Choice awards with their band Peggosus. Mr. Hodes has also worked professionally as an actor, producer, director and playwright…with additional training at the National Theater Institute and the Herbert Berghoff and Uta Hagen Studio.” Serve us well, Paul!


And from our class president Bill “B-Man” Schur, “Recently on an investment visit to the Yukon I had lunch with Phil Cohen in Vancouver. Between flights there I met him for a stroll downtown, some sandwiches and beer. In particular we discussed whether platinum prices were vulnerable in a slowing economy. We also rehashed the reunion. Recently I attended a panel discussion at the American Bar Association annual meeting in Chicago highlighted by Greg Yadley’s presentation on crowd funding, a new type of investment vehicle. If you’d like the inside ‘dope’ on investing over the Internet, call Greg. Danny Cooperman called me on his way back from the Midwest to San Francisco. He had helped his son Jeff ’06 set up his apartment in Evanston, Illinois. Jeff will start his studies at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business this fall. Bill Gerek recently edited a book on executive compensation and graciously sent me a copy. After practicing law in Chicago for many years Bill has become an expert advisor in the field of high level compensation with the Hay Group here.”


Please continue to send your updates and news to me.


—Bill Price, 12 Lummi Key, Bellevue, WA 98006; bill@drivasolutions.com