Class Survey Results Now Available
Good news: the Reunion Committee has authorized the release of the survey results in advance of the reunion!
Survey: 1. Who Are We?
This is a report on the first of 9 sections of the Class Survey — this one about who took the survey, marriages, children, grandchildren and miscellaneous other data points. Future reports will cover other sections of the survey.
Sheldon Y. Carnes, March 26, 2018
From the Albany Times Union, March 31, 2018: Carnes, Sheldon (Troy, NY). After a joyful celebration of his life with family and friends, Sheldon “Rusty” Carnes paddled peacefully to the Pearly Gates around 3:30 a.m. on March 26, 2018. He left behind his sisters, Katy, Roxy, and Sandy; brother Terry; multiple masks, puppets and flutes;…
Philip Kuekes, November 29, 2010
(Philip Kuekes died on November 29, 2010. This memorial appeared in the November, 2018 Class Notes.) “Your scribe has just learned of the death of Philip Kuekes, from glioblastoma, on November 29, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Fairfield, Conn. He was a physics major at Yale. He moved to the…
Bobby Haas Launches New Motorcycle Museum
Bobby Haas (ES ’69) opened a new chapter in his life when he turned 64. He didn’t hum along with Ringo’s When I’m 64; rather, he started riding motorcycles for the first time and then, three years later at the age of 67, he began collecting vintage and one-of-a-kind motorcycles. Now four years later […]
Review: Adam Van Doren’s The Stones of Yale
As luck would have it, on a recent visit to the Yale Art Gallery, I happened upon Adam Van Doren, an accomplished artist / teacher / Fellow in Yale College and learned about his new book, The Stones of Yale. Thirty buildings, thirty short chapters, with paintings and watercolors created by the artist to accompany the descriptions, history, functions and feelings of living and working in these spaces. It’s a wonderful work, and I review the book for your possible additional interest.
Class Notes Jul/Aug 2018
The Mother of all Reunions is set for May 30-June 2, 2019. That is less than a year away! The latest news about our program and attendees will be posted on the Class Website at yale1969.org. It is time to mark your calendar. Your scribe looks forward to seeing all of you. The Reunion Committee…
Is Wikipedia The New Who’s Who?
Has Wikipedia become the 21st-century version of Who’s Who, and if so, how many members of the Class are profiled there? What does having a Wikipedia biographical profile published mean anyway? Is it a fair indicator of “success?” Are classmates listed there representative of the broader Class? Curious, I investigated. Here’s the report.
Yale ’69 Biographies in Wikipedia
Over the past month, with the help of a program, I sifted through articles in Wikipedia, looking for biographies of members of our class. The program returned 456 possible articles; manually checking that list, I found 50 biographies, linked below. Note: If you know of other Wikipedia articles referring to you or any classmate, please…
Announcing New MUSIC Section … And Others Coming Soon
This announcement opens up an entirely new section of the Class website — a Music section. The new Music Editor, John G. O’Leary, will be presenting works created by our Classmates, as well as offering some insightful commentary on our musical heritage. After all, Yale is/was a deeply musical place, with something like 60% of undergrads involved in singing groups, bands, orchestras, or other solo or group performances. And the 1960s produced the largest explosion of great music in the century. Welcome MUSIC section. (And get ready for Books, Visual Arts and more!)
Maureen & Michael Folz
Maureen and Michael have been together since 1983, although Michael has been writing songs since 1965. And it may be more of a lucky coincidence that her voice perfectly matches his material. Listen to their CD.
1969 Whiffs At Our 35th Reunion
Our Whiffs recorded a CD on the occasion of our 35th reunion (2004), and they played some of these songs for us on Saturday night. I kept the CD and thought you all would like to hear it.
John O’Leary
John O’Leary has been a musical performer since his Yale days as the drummer for The Morning. He has appeared on national television three times, played top clubs and concert halls on both coasts, fronted numerous bands as a singer/pianist, and played in acoustic guitar groups. These days he mostly plays solo in coffeehouses and concert halls. READ MORE
Upload YOUR Music
If you have recorded any songs, albums, concerts or other musical performances, we would like to showcase your work on Yale1969.org. Please send us your recordings in whatever format you have. You can use the form below, or email the Music Editor or snailmail physical media for digital conversion and sharing.
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A Memory of William Sloan Coffin
Note From ClassBook Editor Carney Mimms: My good friend, Nick Levitin, wrote this lovely tribute about Reverend Coffin. It doesn’t really fit in the ClassBook, but it’s so heartfelt that I wanted to share it. A Memory of William Sloan Coffin By Nick Levitin I arrived in New Haven for my first job during a…