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posted by Ben Fried
More than 200 people came to New York City on April 26th to attend a benefit for the Margaret Woodside Diversity Program. Together we raised over $6000 to help kids come to Rowe who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it.
It was great to see so many old campers, staff, parents, and people who've never been to camp come together to support a great cause. Many people came from distant places like Boston and Philadelphia (and Colorado!), and a large number of Rowe's full-time staff also made the journey, including Margaret herself. It was a thrill to see them all outside the context of camp.
The benefit never would have happened without the piercing vision and tireless effort of Aram Rubinstein-Gillis. Thanks to him, this event will be a tradition for years to come, and Rowe will be a more open and democratic place because of it.
If you weren't able to make it to the benefit, we hope to see you next year. And if you'd like to contribute to the Woodside Program you can always call camp at 413 339 4954.
posted by Morgan Kelsey on Tue Apr 29, 2003 at 10:34 AM
I'm so bummed I missed it, thanks for the write up Ben. Sigh, I feel like I was there.
No wait, if I was there, you'd be talking about vomit spraying everywhere...I won't miss the next one.
posted by Ethan Archer on Wed Apr 30, 2003 at 3:57 PM
Sorry i couldn't make it i sprained my ankle and knee at a show in the jerz but hey i was there in spirit so it's all good.........but next i'll be there.
posted by Emily Huber on Tue May 6, 2003 at 7:29 PM
I was so bummed i didn't make it! I litterally found out about it A DAY TOO LATE! And I live here too, next time! My spirit was 101% there though!!!!!
posted by Craig Miller on Tue May 13, 2003 at 4:59 PM
I was there briefly. I was accompanied by 3 young women who are as beautiful now as they were in the Seventies. It was great to see Margaret who was like a mother away-from-home to many of us campers. It was also good to support such a worthy cause. I love this website but what the hell is a "Blog"?
posted by Diane Nevinsmith on Tue May 13, 2003 at 5:18 PM
hey,it's great to see more of you old 70's rowies logging in. so dig out some photos and download! seth , craig, and i aren't the only ones with photos from then. btw, seth, howd you do that cool then/now portrait thing? and i'm with you, craig, what's a blog? fuzzy
posted by Morgan Kelsey on Thu May 15, 2003 at 10:25 AM
for all you people over 30:
a "blog" is short for "weblog", which is an internet diary. super-geeky people keep an online daily "blog", i think it started as a star trek joke really...."captains log"
i'll rename this one to "alumni log" or something more generic. ;o)
posted by Craig Miller on Thu May 15, 2003 at 6:11 PM
Morgan,
Thank you for the clarification. I am so grateful to you for putting up this site. Do you know when there will be a full message board? This is great. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
posted by Morgan Kelsey on Mon May 19, 2003 at 12:54 PM
craig,
the message board will be, uhh, a month or two! uh-oh,
thats what i said a month or two ago....no really
posted by thomas davies on Tue May 27, 2003 at 6:05 PM
OK, since there has been much talk about a reunion at the camp - and I think the date of 9/6 & 7 was discussed; WHAT IS THE PLAN ??
posted by Morgan Kelsey on Tue May 27, 2003 at 8:45 PM
reunion? huh?
if this is real, someone contact me in an email (use the bug report link at page bottom) and we'll do an entry here, and put it on the calendar....
posted by Di Kegeles on Fri May 30, 2003 at 1:48 AM
i'll hunt down some of my old pics-- a couple of years ago i had to clean out my parents attic and i found some--
sure is nice to see some old names popping up...... tho the way we keep talking about the "70's" makes me think they weren't just yesterday...
they were, weren't they? i coulda sworn......
posted by Steven Gallanter on Sun Jun 1, 2003 at 4:45 AM
It was great to find this site! Seth Deitch had told me that there was a photo of me out herre in cyberspace. m I confess that sheer vantiy drove me to find it if for no other reason then to see a picture of me with long hair!
I attended Rowe Senior High 74-76, helped out for Work Week in 77 and was a CIT for Junior High in 78.
I was able to attend because of a scholarship given by the North Shore UU in Plandome, Long Island closeby my ancestral home of Port Washhington.
I would definitely want to contribute to a scholarship fund!
Thoughtfully,
Steven Gallanter
posted by Steven Gallanter on Mon Jun 2, 2003 at 1:28 AM
Rowe has meant more to me every year!
posted by David Perkins on Tue Jun 24, 2003 at 5:40 PM
This is an account of memories I have of attending Rowe Camp from 1969 thru 1972. These memories are to the best of my recollection. If you remember differently, speak up! I am currently vacationing in Maine, many miles away from my home in San Francisco, where much Rowe memorabilia resides.
What brought all this on was a recent visit to Rowe Camp on June 16th of this year. To those who don't already know, the Blink is gone - burned down some years ago - now replaced with a well-worn diagonal path and a spring. When did it burn down and what caused the fire? The Rec Hall has finally been completed! When did this happen? A new structure has been built containing men and women's showers and rest rooms. The original shower building looks abandoned.
I plan to attend an informal get-together of LRV (I don't remember what this three-letter acronym stands for!) in Boston on Saturday, June 28th, so I wanted to get these memories down while they were still relatively fresh in my mind:
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1969 Junior High - 1st session (3 weeks):
I arrived on July 20th. Yes, I can recall this date since my family had stopped at a motel in Greenfield to witness the first Apollo Moon Landing on TV.
The camp director was Frank Robertson (or Robinson.) I was assigned to the cabin between Page and Doyle. My councillor was Carl Woestendike. The cabinmates that I can recall were Mark Robinson, Evan Cusack (pictures would really help out now, since I can't remember most of these names!) and a black kid named Bruce, one of several residents of the Soul House (?) in Harlem headed by John Young. Other campers I remember are Doug Hitzig, Carolyn (?) Hitzig, Rick Fleisher, Kit Leuder, Jeff Knowles, and "Beaver"
That first night, we all gathered in the Blink to be introduced to the councillors and get a camp-safety lecture from ??? Burgess, the camp caretaker.
In the center of my cabin stood Evan's record player where I got to hear for the first time, Crosby Stills and Nash's debut album. One LP of the Beatles' White Album, A Shirley Temple album with the standout track "Animal Crackers" and a "Camp Classics" album "The Invisible Man" ("There's nothing where his chest and arms should be!") I remember being so proud of these cassettes I had made containing many hits or the day. When I played them for my cabinmates, their reaction was "This is SHIT music; haven't you heard of acid rock?" to which, I answered "no!" So I was introduced to many acts including Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane to name a few.
One night, most of the camp had gone to see the Paul Butterfield Blues Band perform in Lenox. Me, along with Kit Leuder and a chubby redhead kid stayed behind. We all piled into "Nursie's" car (the camp nurse) and went to a drive-in movie, ate dinner, rode around the Birkshires and returned to the camp before the Lenox group had returned. Kit decided it would be a cool idea to 'sack' Worcester cabin. "Oh yeah, that'd be cool!" I thought. So we entered the cabin and proceeded to turn over bunk beds and footlockers and just generally making a mess of the place and then going back to our cabins to retire for the night. I remember waking up, trembling in my bunk when hearing the cries of "oh shit!" from the residents of Worcester cabin when they had returned. I vaguely remember us jointly confessing to what we'd done and performing some sort of 'community service'.
John Young headed a workshop entitled "Feelings", my first exposure to group therapy. a couple of weeks into the 3-week camp session, he left or was forced to leave the camp along with the other Soul House residents. I remember someone sobbing over the P.A. the night that they left.
One of the workshops I attended was photography. The darkroom was located in the basement below the girls' showers. Here is where I learned about SLR cameras. The instructor was from South Carolina, shorter blonde hair with a mustache. We shot a super-8 feature entitled "Rowetation", consisting of stop-frame animation performed behind the Rec Hall with various items found in the area, one of them being a "Lost In Space" toy robot.
Picnics in Whitingsville, VT, just over the state line. A large field, in the corner stood a monument to Brigham Young. Also, the 'puke-machine' in the playground across the street, also used in the above-mentioned feature.
"Cornering the market" on Reese's Peanut Butter cups. I'd buy whole boxes of them from the camp store.
Catch-phrases I remember from that year:
"Right there, right there!"
"Well, hello Bill!"
During meals in the Rec Hall:
"<insert name>, strong and able,
get your elbows off the table,
this is not a horse's stable,
but a first-class dining table,
'round the table you must go,
you must go, you must go,
you are lousy"
Grace:
"Rub a dub dub,
Thanks for the grub,
Yaaaay, God!"
"Chinese fire drill!" (all diners at a certain table would exit the Rec Hall through one porch door and enter through the other and reseat themselves).
David Wolf leading the singing of "We All Live in A Yellow Bus" on bus rides to Whitingsville and Pelham Lake.
1970 Junior High - 1st session (?) (3 weeks):
This was a fun time at Rowe. Doug and Kit were back. Kit had reformed from last-year's evil-doings :) The director's last name was Mitchell, If I recall correctly. I was assigned to Gilbert cabin (the one at the top of the hill on the far right. my councillor was Marc Bell, a real character who constantly had his radio tuned to the 'bubblegum' station :) I was introduced to great stereo by Greg Shelley. He had his system set up in the Blink's main room. There I was introduced to The Who's rock opera "Tommy", Chicago's 2nd album and Sha Na Na. I remember one of the girls did a dance to Underture" from "Tommy". One of the member of Sha Na Na, Jocko, was also attending camp, I believe. Greg would put on oldies 'record-hops'. I vividly remember "Midnight Confessions" blasting out of the Blink throughout the campground!
One day, Rick Fleisher, who had grown a long Afro over the past year, addressed the whole camp from the porch of the Rec Hall. I remember him breaking into tears telling us how he loved Rowe Camp. What I can't recall is what brought on this whole situation.
Doug and Seth's plan for Rowe Camp to secede from the union!
Seth and I making up endless tape-loops of the mantra "Ommmmm mod-nay pod-nay ommmm...." (phonetic <grin>)
"Oh, Gawd!....." (coined by a cabinmate with freckles and curly auburn hair)
"Does anyone have a Kleenex?" (also coined by a cabinmate - you figure it out <grin> )
1971 Senior High - 1st and 2nd sessions (4 weeks):
This was quite a year. I was at the beginning of adolescence, with a new sensitivity and willingness to make new friends, not staying cooped up in the cabin, listening to tapes. I was assigned to Doyle cabin that year. The Directors were Irv and D.J. Stevens. My councillor was Bob Peterson who, if I recall, facilitated a workshop dealing with sensitivity. He and I became instant friends.
Marc Bell buiding a new labyrinthian entrance to the darkroom in the showers building that was supposed to block out light but not air - it didn't work :(
Me working on re-shingling of the Blink's porch roof.
Worcester, Page and ??? cabin had collapsed that winter. Page's floor was still intact. There was a campaign to resurrect Page cabin. If fact one night several campers hauled the camp safe from the Blink kitchen (called 'the quad') to Page's floor with a sign taped to it reading "RESURRECT PAGE!"
Getting my first guitar lessons from Jordi. The first song I learned was "Down In The Valley". At first I instinctively wanted to play left-handed. After Jordi explained to me that any guitar I would buy would have to be re-strung, he convinced me to play right-handed.
Recording a production performed in the Chapel the very last night of the 2nd session entitled "Odyssey of the Mind" I believe.
"Yeah sure. Move the cat".
"Aww, cram it, clownie"
"The recent past" (translation: last session)
"Boy, am I PISSED!" (uttered by Marc Bell one evening when he was trying to sleep upstairs in the Blink while music and ping pong were being played downstairs)
"Little brown grungies"
Pointless riddle:
Q: "What did the refrigerator say to the wall?"
A: "Dick Tracy" (or was it "No soap, radio"?)
1972 Senior High - 1st session (2 weeks):
Les Kurtz' "Hey Brother Coffeehouse"
Cartography workshop - the project being to map Rowe Camp.
John Ribner's father's death. The whole camp felt this. There were a couple of other crisis where the whole camp's mood would change, but can't recall them.
Here is where things started to fall apart. Two of my friends from last year Greg and Bob, were not back that year. It was quite depressing. I felt more distant from people that year. Could this have been the start of the "Me Decade?"
I had stolen a couple of tapes from a staff member living upstairs in The Blink. Irv Stevens, the director, came into Doyle cabin, found the tapes, ripped open my mattress to look for anything else I may have stolen. To top this off, some money was missing from the camp's safe, which I had *not* taken!
I heard through the grapevine that one of the councillors believed I was making sexual advances toward him. Nothing could be further from the truth. At that time, I was coming to grips with my sexual identity - not sure if I was straight or gay - or if I was going through some sort of phase. I was in persuit of friendships, not sexual partners of *either* gender! So, you can see, I was quite confused by this accusation. Looking back, the only explanation I could come up with was that I was being used as a scapegoat to blame for the stolen camp money. I was told that the staff had had a meeting and it was decided I was to leave the camp at the end of the first session.
In the days remaining, I was ostracized by most of the staff as the news spread. It strikes me now as very odd that a supposedly liberal camp that proposed to be so accepting of people for who they are, had such a problem with homosexuality. Even in 1972, it just wasn't even *discussed* - no workshops dealing with it - nothing!
Let me just state now that I apologize to anyone I may have offended.
Prologue:
In March of 1973, I joined a gay support group that met at the U.U. church in Bangor, Maine. There, I *finally* came to grips with my sexuality - meeting others dealing with the same problems I was dealing with. In December of that year I met my first partner, Vic. In April of 1974, a Gay Symposium was planned by the Wilde-Stein club of the University of Maine at Orono. This was *very* controversial at the time. Fundamentalists came out of the woodwork protesting such a symposium, but it went off without a hitch. Vic and I lived together for about 9 months. He left in August - around the time Nixon resigned. I attended college in September, failing just about every subject - I really wasn't ready. I came down with mononucleosis in December and didn't return for the 2nd semester. In 1975 I attended UMO, majoring in Electrical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. I graduated in 1979 and moved to Boston to start my career at Analog Devices in Wilmington.
In 1982 I took a job writing code for a software company. After much adjustment to living alone after 10 years together. I decided to move to San Francisco. I'd visited there 10 times on business and fell in love with the area. So, I pulled up stakes and left Massachusetts on November 5, 1996 and arrived in San Francisco on December 3rd. I've been living there ever since and have no regrets over my decision to move.
posted by thomas davies on Thu Jul 17, 2003 at 6:22 PM
David Perkins !!! Wow, it's been ages.
I do partially recall the incident on the tapes and money. I remember
there we a few people in camp that we trying to get the decision
against you reveresed. You are right, it was never proven that the
money was swipped by anyone. Anyway that is many moons ago.
The cabin name you were trying to remember was McGlennan. This
was the cabin right next to Doyle and was, as stated, lost in the
winter due to overloading the roof. Also, the name of the field with the
monument was Whittingham. A great place for a cook-out.
It sounds like you are doing well.
All the best.
Tutts
posted by thomas davies on Thu Jul 17, 2003 at 6:23 PM
By the way.......does anyone know about the planned reunion that was supposed to take place around the beginning of September at the Camp ?
posted by Craig Miller on Thu Jul 17, 2003 at 7:33 PM
Tutts-man,
...and everybody else, the 70's reunion is SET for the weekend of Sept.5th at camp. There is an announcement on the alumni calender on THIS website. You can call or email or write to camp to register. Several people have already committed to attending.
The more the merrier.
Be there or be square.
Etc. etc. etc...
-Craig
posted by Caron Lanouette on Sun Jul 20, 2003 at 11:28 AM
Thank you to Thomas and David for the names of the 3 cabins, among other great memories. I was at Rowe Sr. High from 68-70 and now my youngest son has just finished his 4th summer and 1st Jr High session at Rowe. (1yr-Young Peoples Camp; 2yrs-Transition Camp) I was telling him on the way back from picking him up at the end of the session last week that there used to be 3 more cabins "in the valley". And, that those 5 were the boys cabins. But, I could not remember the names of them, except that one was a Mc something name. Now all the boys and girls cabins are integrated throughout not separate by hill and valley.
It is wonderful to now being able to go back to Rowe every summer and seeing it through my son's eyes and watching in my son the incredible learning and growing that Rowe still provides.
"Are we happy? You should know. R-O-W-E! Rowe! Rowe!" Is still chanted at meals.
Fondly,
Caron
posted by Seth Deitch on Sun Jul 27, 2003 at 8:00 AM
At last I can take the time to make an entry here. It's nice to see so many familiar names! A shout out to Tutts and Louise and Craig! I saw Dave in the flesh at GA and I see Steve all the time if I like it or not.:)
My attendence at the reunion doesn't seem to be in the cards, but things may sort out so I can. If not, I'll lend Scott my digital camera and make him take lots of pictures.
-Seth
posted by Scott Rasmussen on Sat Aug 2, 2003 at 7:28 AM
Uhh, I see that Seth has brought up my name. Is your camera waterproof? That would be cool. Hey Steve!
I definitely plan on attending the reunion. I've been a Wonder Camper for the last 3 years and have met loads of new people, mostly youngsters in their 30's, and have really loved being a camper at Rowe again after 25 years.
Scott
posted by Steven Gallanter on Sun Aug 3, 2003 at 2:09 AM
I was working as a bartender at a memorial service at a Unitarian church in Weston yesterday.
While we were setting up for the reception I heard Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" and smiled/grimaced to myself as I thought "How Rowe!"
Probably not politically or spiiritually correct but...
posted by Margaret Woodside on Sun Aug 3, 2003 at 8:45 AM
So many memories from these postings. I was not at camp when David P. was a camper but I started sending kids to camp from my job in First UU Brooklyn, NY. The first camper was Neil de la Pena and then Bruce McKinney came the next year.
The new tower that David talks about is named after Mark Bell's dad, Hugh Bell. Everyone wonders where the bell is in the Bell Tower and that's where.
Jordi and I are still best friends after all these years. A couple of years ago, we had a dinner to celebrate our 30th anniversary. Recently, he has been helping me through the sadness of losing our dear friend, Gary Reiter.
I loved the fund raiser for the Woodside Fund. It was great to see so many friends there and the fund itself makes me very proud.
I am actually flooded with memories and I want to thank Morgan for this site. It is wonderful. It has always been my thought that our Rowe community can give so much to each other and the world. I hope this great technology can lead us in that direction.
Hugs, Tutts. Are you coming East? Will you bring Vickie and Trevor? I would love to meet them.
Please send me any news for the alumni column. It is fun to write.
It is great to see that yet another Lanouette is coming to camp! My grandson, Gabe True, Emilie's son, was a Jr. Higher for the 2nd time this year. On to Sr. High next year!
Love to all.
Margaret
posted by David Perkins on Mon Aug 4, 2003 at 1:55 AM
I wanted to let you know that I've scanned all the old Rowe documents I have. My mother used to say "you never throw ANYTHING away!" Well, here's proof :) :
http://www.dhpbear.com/gallery/RoweCampDocuments
posted by thomas davies on Fri Aug 8, 2003 at 4:29 PM
By the way, I have not heard ANYONE discuss the Purple Bishop. This was a great bit of Rowe lore. the person who told this story (or was it true ??) was Barton - he is truly missed. Does anyone recall the entire story ?
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posted by Di Kegeles on Fri Aug 8, 2003 at 6:36 PM
it is indeed wonderful to have most of these memories come flooding back-- tho it was interesting to see the comments of Dave Perkins re the rowe homophobia-- i experienced my own share of it when i came out as being bisexual when i was there-- it seemed like such an innocent thing, ted altenberg asking me to write a column about being bi and the camp basically freaking out-- i had not expected that reaction and was shocked -- such a big deal was made of it-- "throwing it in people's faces" and all that--
although that was why i didn't return as a camper, it has faded so much in my memories that it took his mention of his own experiences to toggle mine....
i have few really specific memories, names, faces.. many have faded....
what do i remember? happiness, joy, peace, dancing, friends.... sex..... i think that rowe (aside from some people's homophobia) had the most amazingly healthy view of sex and of bodies-- i remember feeling free enuf to swim nude with everyone (ah, sweet harriman res-- jumping nude off that cliff was exhilarating experience in the world)- i learned to be comfortable in my skin-- an incredible lesson- sex was just healthy.. -- when i've told people about being given condoms on the first day they are always shocked- but it meant that we were safe for the most part-- and it just naturalized it, made it a normal part of teen life-- i remember sleeping/cuddling all night with people-- how it just felt good to be with someone and not have it be sexual too--
i remember feeling such love and closeness to people... beth grower, diane, chris sunley, ted altenberg, paki and jordi--( i met someone recently here in berkeley who knew jordi too) of course moira rouse (i owe her a letter as we speak!), ed, sandi brindley, marc spisto, the alison kids, -- i remember snippets of faces and names-- i remember having the joy move thru my body and soul as danced, dancing to jordi's guitar in that wonderful old chapel....
mostly i just remember fun and as i said, tremendous joy---
rowe has stayed a truly magical memory, a magical place in my life--
posted by Caron Lanouette on Mon Aug 11, 2003 at 7:40 PM
The Purple Bishop story still exists, in fact it is an entire evening Chapel Service now, at least in Jr. High. And, I think it has grown over the years. Now, whether true or not... ;-)
My son, Derick (Delloro) knows the story having just gone to Jr. High this summer but he's not in town right now. Some time I'll have him tell me the story and I'll write it down here. It centers around the first minister of the Rowe Chapel, Perserverance Smith. And I don't quite remember if all the related stories were around way back when but they involve rings of purple flowers in the woods and a phantom blonde haired 7year old girl running through the woods... and more. So it's quite a lengthy involved story at this point. But the legend lives on.
David, thanks for your Rowe documents. They were really interesting to read. Talk about bringing back memories... phew.
posted by Margaret Woodside on Mon Aug 11, 2003 at 8:26 PM
In the interest of preserving Unitarian history, the first minister of the First Parish Church in Rowe was Preserved Smith (Pre-serv-ed). There is a marker for the original church building on Middletown Hill Road.
posted by Caron Lanouette on Mon Aug 11, 2003 at 10:40 PM
Ok, so my memory is a bit faulty. There is also a plaque about him in the (if my memory serves me better) entrance of the Chapel, at least somewhere in the Chapel. I had kind of liked the idea that he had perservered all these years. But I guess it's just as good that he has been preserved.
posted by Scott Rasmussen on Tue Aug 12, 2003 at 4:53 AM
Funny this should come up. A friend of mine, who didn't attend Rowe, out of the blue asked me if they had the story of the Purple Bishop back in my day. Seems she had been at a cookout, and some of the teenagers there had just returned from camp and were relating the things that went on there. I of course told her that they certainly did have stories about the Purple Bishop "back in my day". Makes us sound like we're antiques or something.
posted by Margaret Woodside on Tue Aug 12, 2003 at 5:55 AM
Very Preserved and he has perservered as well!
posted by fuzzy on Wed Aug 13, 2003 at 8:21 PM
I remember Adam Auster telling the purple bishop a lot. Does anyone remember the sideways dipsy doodle? There used to be a statue of it in thr blink kitchen.
fuzzy
posted by thomas davies on Fri Aug 15, 2003 at 4:30 PM
no, but do you recall "Rodeo Ray" (for Radio Rowe). I remember it being broadcasted from the Blink to all the cabins. One night Greg Shelly said the "password" that told all the cabins down the hill (Doyle, Newlands, McGlennen, etc.) to raid the cabins on top of the hill (Henry, Gilbert, Wellman, etc.). The password was OATMEAL. I think it was a joke those years based on the oatmeal our cooks made for us in the morning - Percy and Clyde.
posted by Zack Leven on Fri Aug 15, 2003 at 4:51 PM
Eric Cooper did a lot of research on Preserved Smith, back when we did the chapel in... Maybe it was 1989? That sounds right. I don't remember much about his findings except that he was a large man who once killed a bear. The story used to be told by a local man, not really affiliated with Rowe, who lended his services for the chapel, and even after relocating, would drive all the way from Boston for the event, until he eventually grew tired of it. I'm sure the story has evolved considerably since he stopped telling it.
I think it was in '95, I was at a friend's house, sitting at a kitchen table with his mother's friend -- I was just on my way up to work on staff at Sr. High, and I was explaining the camp to her. When I told her where the camp was located, she said, "You know, my great, great grandfather was a minister up there named Preserved Smith."
posted by dhpbear on Fri Aug 15, 2003 at 4:54 PM
I also remember that the oatmeal was referred by some as "Fur Burger" :)
posted by heather day on Sat Aug 23, 2003 at 10:14 PM
the computer in the farmhouse has the pb story saved on it...
posted by Holly Thompson on Tue Sep 9, 2003 at 8:47 AM
For more stories of the Purple Bishop, there is another thread solely devoted to this topic! Go to the Archives section and check it out!
Hi Zach! What's up? I seem to remember that it was Skrott who did the PB research. Is anyone in touch with the guy?
It's fun to read all the stories...
posted by Margaret Woodside on Tue Sep 9, 2003 at 10:37 AM
Well, folks, this was a memorable Members and Friends weekend, at least for me.
It was spectacular to see all of my 70s friends who could make it and I hope that the plan to make this an annual event materializes. It was great to have the time to make more than superficial connections. Of course, there were lots of improtant people missing. Especially you, Tutts. It seems that you have been vital in keeping folks connected. You must give my best to Neil and Brucie. I would love to see them. Maybe in the winter.
The weekend also contained some important rituals, including a dedication of the Berna Derby/steve odin fund which will be used to install atained glass windows in the chapel in their memory. Fred and Betsy Sokol and Tom Hallock are the moving spirits here. They planned a service that was very reminiscent of chapel services of the past. I loved it.
There was a Quaker service in memory of our dear Gary Reiter. It was very moving.
George Nichols is thinking of taking a break and doing a work study this Fall. I hope it all works out. It would be fun to have him around. He and Evan came over for dinner last night.
I can't forget to mention that the Rowe Board meetings feel like a 90s reunion, which is great fun for me, too. Holly, Matt, Simon, Anna...what a crew!
Best love to all. Margaret
posted by Craig Miller on Wed Sep 10, 2003 at 1:28 AM
I want to second Margaret's sentiments on how great it was to get so many 70's folks together at Rowe during Friends and Family weekend. Everyone who made it was glad they did. This will be an annual event and Tutts has already said that he will definitely be at the next one. We will hold him to that. I have posted some of the photos I shot. I sarcastically put them under "Young People's Camp" because there was no heading for Old People's Camp (or Friends and Family). I will put more up soon.
The Magic of Rowe is alive and well.
posted by Fred Sokol on Sun Feb 12, 2006 at 5:04 PM
It was fun, moving, nostalgic, etc. to read all of the commentary. I sort of stumbled upon it. Betsy and I are in touch with some of the "names" and have lost connetion with many. Rowe continues for us. Both of our sons, Jason and Scott, were ypc and junior high campers -- and then became staff members. So, legacy, if you will, continues. Tom Hallock and I are now close friends -- we were acquaintance/friends thirty-five years ago.
Rowe remains, for our family -- extended family -- the most special of places.
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