Classes & Obits

Class Note 1984

Issue

March-April 2021

I’d like to begin this column with a correction. According to Dave Cost, everything I wrote in my last column, after the words, “As I write this column, filled with falsehoods and innuendo about our classmates,” was, in fact, filled with falsehoods and innuendo about our classmates. I deeply apologize for the transgression. Anyway, onward to our next column.

Where do I go from here? How do I regain your trust? Well, just get back on the bike, I say. Just like my freshman trip, biking through the woods of New Hampshire with Charlie Pappas. Charlie stopped riding long enough to go to medical school and become a radiologist in Barre, Vermont, which is somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Charlie is likely still riding his 10-speed through the mountains of Vermont. I wonder if he ever runs into fellow freshman trip attendee Mike Salzhauer? Mike may not still be riding. Mike seems to live in N.Y.C., where he spends his time driving around on a boat and catching fish. None of these things seem to make it likely that Salzhauer will cross paths with Pappas. Mike is way more likely to run into fellow trippee Ken Ackerman. Ken is an internal medicine physician on Long Island. He takes care of both of my parents, so I have nothing negative to say about Kenny. He’s the best. Truly.

Here’s a surprise. Eric Dezenhall is publishing another soon-to-be-bestselling novel. The novel, titled False Light, contained both words and pictures. Eric asked for my advice throughout the creation of this work. He didn’t actually ask, but it was implied. He didn’t not ask, so I took this as a cry for help. I try to be helpful to all classmates. I initially suggested a pop-up book. He politely declined. I next suggested more pictures than words. That guarantees a bestseller. He ignored me. Scratch-n-sniff perhaps? Not even a response. He took none of my advice. As a result, the book is likely filled with nouns, verbs, and some adjectives. Perhaps an adverb or two. I don’t even want to think about the punctuation marks.

Peter Ellis remains a famous film and TV editor. He’s currently working on a new show, titled Citadel, to be broadcast on Amazon. Peter can’t talk specifics about the show yet. I assume that means that Peter doesn’t really know what the show is about and needs advice. Peter, I’m here for you. Give me a call.

Kathy Krause is a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to teaching French and medieval studies, her research explores the role of women in French Middle Ages. Kathy recently edited a book, titled Reassessing the Heroine in Medieval French Literature. I was far too cheap to buy the book, but, based on the cover alone, it is filled with pictures, pop-ups, and quite likely a scratch-off or two. I’m sure it will be a hit. Dezenhall should have listened to me.

Eric Grubman, 2 Fox Den Way, Woodbridge, CT 06525; (203) 710-7933; grubman@sbcglobal.net; Juliet Aires Giglio, 4915 Bentbrook Drive, Manlius NY 13104; julietgiglio@gmail.com