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David Garvey's avatar

Many good years in Newport myself, also ending in ".....2005, when I was pushed out of the college as part of CNO Vern Clark’s house-cleaning of all things Cebrowski...." Ah yes, paybacks were a bee-@tch. But everything old is new again, just a different generation taking credit for it, as you describe so well. Great to see the old 'hood.

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Andrew Allen's avatar

It was Amazing to see you brief in person. I was thrilled, watching a very sublime performance live. I don't see too many talks like that. There is no hyperbole in my words.

The program announced so and so would interview you and I thought "too bad he won't do it as a presentation." When I saw you onstage, pulling the chairs back, it still didn't occur to me we were going to see The Presentation. Noticabley the best I've seen from all your briefs which are out on YouTube, by etc. My brother was struck how unusually funny it was, much, much more than usual. A completely different skill set employed so well.

Will Salve Regina's video of your presentation be released or available anywhere? Would love to see it again. Would love to see it posted here

Please come back to RI again.

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Thomas PM Barnett's avatar

Thanks for that. Sometimes (often, actually), when I achieve a vibe like that with an audience (the credit goes to the crowd as much as me on that), I later think I must have hallucinated it -- some fevered dream. So, nice to get independent confirmation.

Working the video.

Get me invited!

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Thomas PM Barnett's avatar

The hard truth is that you can only go so far, so fast as the audience can handle.

That was a quality audience, so I ran free!

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William D. Ferree's avatar

Great description of the presentation and event. I remember well many of the RI adventures you mentioned

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