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From Tim Harkness '87 (follow on Twitter @febclub):

Feb Club Emeritus 2012

The Worldwide Phenomenon Turns Five!

Four score and five years ago (actually just five years ago, but who's counting), an intrepid group of Yale alums, bemoaning the dismal February weather in their corner of the globe, resurrected an undergraduate tradition of dubious origin and initiated a group of casual get-togethers in various cities each night of the year's coldest month.

Three years later, thousands of alums in over 100 cities around the planet celebrated Feb Club Emeritus. Feb Club is nothing more than an excuse for alums of all ages to get together and meet old friends and make new ones in a casual, pressure-free setting—with no speeches, no fundraising, no anything remotely official.

A Feb Club Emeritus party may be large or small, stand-up or sit-down … whatever the host in your town dreams up that year.  The one thing all Feb Clubs have in common, though, is their relaxed multi-generational nature … each year, alums from the Classes of the '40's to the '00's meet up and connect at Feb Club Emeritus.

RSVP now at www.febclubemeritus.com to be placed on the guest list for the party in your town.  There are many dozens of parties worldwide, so there is sure to be one near you.  If your village is feeling left out, fret not—the website will tell you how easy it is to join the hoopla.

See you in February!

Lise Pearlman writes to invite us all to a party celebrating her new book, to be held on Jan. 18 at Barry Scheck's office in Manhattan:

I will be in Manhattan for the wine and cheese party at Neufeld, Scheck and Brustin LLP celebrating the debut of my book The Sky's The Limit: People v. Newton, The Real Trial of the 20th Century? on Wed. Jan. 18, 2012 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hope you can join us. Lise Pearlman

For more about the book, visit www.therealtrialofthe20thcentury.com.

November 2011

Dear Classmates,

For those of you coming to New Haven for The Game on Saturday, we have reserved a Class Table in Alumni Village outside the Bowl. We will begin to gather there mid-morning (10 am) and stay until it is time to go into the Bowl for the kick-off.  Please drop by to visit with classmates and enjoy lunch.  After the game, we have been invited by our classmate Richard Schottenfeld, Master of Davenport College, to an Open House at the Master's House in Davenport (271 Park St.). We look forward to seeing you.

Best,
Andy Kaufman
'71 Class Secretary

Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2011

Julian Barnes, “The Sense of an Ending.”

New York: Knopf. 163pp. $23.95.

By Martin Rubin

When Evelyn Waugh sent the manuscript of his magnum opus “Brideshead Revisited” to his friend and fellow novelist Nancy Mitford, her response was enthusiastic, except for wishing that his protagonist was less dim and had a little more glamor. But, of course, Waugh was making a conscious artistic decision and Julian Barnes has made a similar choice in his brief novel, which has just won England’s Man Booker Prize. . . .

For Martin's full review, click here or visit latimes.com.

THE WASHINGTON TIMES, September 2, 2011

Jeffrey Lyons, Stories My Father Told Me: Notes from "The Lyons Den." New York: Abbeville Press. $35. 352pp. Illustrated.

Reviewed by Martin Rubin

"For three decades after Leonard Lyons started writing his syndicated column in 1934, many people savored what he had to tell them about the great and famous in 'The Lyons Den.' He seemed to know everyone and had the knack of capturing their personae in prose, giving great enjoyment to millions who somehow felt just a little bit closer to the giants of their age. Some things get even better with time, though, and so it is a great pleasure in our scandal ridden popular culture, rife with nasty gossip, to revisit this selection from Lyons’ columns selected and annotated by his son, Jeffrey Lyons, as well known to television viewers today as his father was to newspaper readers back then. . . ."

For Martin's full review, visit washingtontimes.com.

Paul Angiolillo writes:

I'm going to be showing my work at the Fine Arts and Crafts Festival at the Codman Estate, 34 Codman Road, Lincoln MA, on Sat., Sep. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I attended the fair years ago and recall it as worthwhile—but then the Codman estate is also a great area for biking and hiking, just about a mile from Walden Pond, Concord, the DeCordova Museum, etc.

http://www.historicnewengland.org/events-programs/fine-arts-and-crafts-festivals/codman-festival

Regards,
Paul

Book Review: 'Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany'
Author Frederick Taylor details the trouble the Allied forces had in establishing a new society in the Nazis' country after World War II.

By Martin Rubin

Special to the Los Angeles Times

July 5, 2011

For the German people, unconditional surrender in spring 1945 meant the end of self-government for the foreseeable future. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower minced no words when he announced that the Allied troops were there as conquerors, not liberators. Of course, they were, in fact, both. But, as Frederick Taylor says at the outset of his enthralling book, "Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany," the country, "as it came under Allied control, resembled a blank object, a clean sheet." As far as government, yes, but the Nazis had fouled that sheet, and "Exorcising Hitler" shows just how much messier—politically, socially and economically—things became before they could be cleaned up sufficiently for a new kind of society to take root. . . .

For Martin's full review, click here or visit latimes.com.

Many thanks to the health care panelists who spoke at our reunion earlier this month—Francine Welty, Brian Strom, Richard Schottenfeld, Jim Rothman, Rob Inman and Howard Dean—and to Alan Yuspeh, who organized and moderated the panel. The panelists who used slides have shared them with us—click on the links below. (Note: These pdf versions have been compressed to meet file upload limitations and are less crisp than the originals.)

Francine Welty (Slides)

Brian Strom (Slides)

Richard Schottenfeld (Slides)

Jim Rothman (Slides)

Rob Inman (Slides)

Jim Kaplan writes:

To All My Walking Tour Participants and Supporters:

This is to remind you that on June 16 at 6:30 PM, I will be giving a lecture at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on the subject of "A July 4 History of the City of New York". The lecture is intended to mark the debut of an expanded section of my all-night July 4th walking tour, which I will be giving for the 15th year on July 4, 2011 starting at 2 a.m. [Details: Fraunces Tavern - Summer Events 2011 or visit FrauncesTavernMuseum.org.]

Jim Kaplan

We reminisced not just in conversation but also in song, as reflected in five video clips that Max Addison has posted at http://tinyurl.com/yale1971reunion. Included are:

Whiffenpoof Song (Saturday Night)
Some Guys Have All the Luck (Saturday Night)
Whiffs at Woolsey Hall: My Kind of Girl
Whiffs at Woolsey Hall: Quiet Girl
Bright College Years (Friday Night)