Five years after earning my Master of Education and working in higher education, I made a major decision: I was going back to school to study film. The goal was to get another Master’s Degree with the intention of teaching and writing about film. Where I was going to do this was uncertain. I knew I still had to make ends meet but I considered many possibilities. I was not interested in making films, which ruled out a few programs including Chicago’s Columbia College where my friend Mauro had gone and where most local students who wanted to study film went at the time. I was so determined to move in this direction that I even applied to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Both would require me to move, at least temporarily, to complete their respective programs. I asked Frank to write one of my letters of recommendation since I had spent so much time co-leading the Broadway Bound courses with him. Thinking about it in retrospect, it seems like a pretty selfish and uncaring thing for me to do since I was essentially asking Frank to write me a letter which would keep me away from him. But Frank, being the do-gooder and non-complainer went ahead with it. I also applied to the University of Chicago which had a General Studies in the Humanities program, allowing one to create their own graduate degrees consisting of whatever graduate courses they wanted within the Humanities division.
Wow. My 50th party seems like yesterday when I watch that video. Good times. I was so happy when you were able to stay in Chicago to go to graduate school. It was a great opportunity which you took full advantage of (and still do). Nice to relive this year!
Thanks! Yes, those two songs have been in heavy rotation for me for the last 28 years! U of C turned into a very interesting and challenging adventure.
My 1996 list is ... of course not ordered
* Walls (Circus) - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* A Long December - Counting Crows
* If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
* Everyday is a Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
* Don't Speak - No Doubt
* Ironic - Alanis Morissette
* Key West Intermezzo - John Mellencamp
* Twisted - Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
* Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina
* You Were Meant For Me - Jewel
My favorite of these: If It Makes You Happy!
Wow. My 50th party seems like yesterday when I watch that video. Good times. I was so happy when you were able to stay in Chicago to go to graduate school. It was a great opportunity which you took full advantage of (and still do). Nice to relive this year!
Never heard "No News" -- great song and love the video.
Congrats on getting into U of C! So glad you got to stay with Frank, and sounds like an ideal program for you.
First time I heard "Stupid Girl" too -- really fun song.
Thanks! Yes, those two songs have been in heavy rotation for me for the last 28 years! U of C turned into a very interesting and challenging adventure.