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Why Are You at Hyde?
Anonymous:
Sorry. When it comes to her...I'm still so sad. And this forum is so anti-Hyde and she is such a special Hyde memory for me.
Anonymous:
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--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---Michelle didn't die of an overdose. She was involved in a motorcycle accident. She did struggle with drugs, and a bad marriage or two, but was really working things out when she passed away. Where were you guys for her? She was only in contact with a couple people from Hyde, because they took the initiative.
So don't bring her into this discussion, because you know nothing.
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I'm sorry. I stand corrected.
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She died in a crash just after coming out of rehab. She definitely belongs in a discussion about the efficacy of Hyde. She was the apple of Joe's eye, the subject of many Joe meetings. The Miracle Worker was staged with her starring as Helen chiefly because Hyde felt that the educational achievement with MC was on a par with that of Annie Sullivan and Helen. She was a wild uncontrollable child before she came to Hyde. She was proof of Joe's wisdom. She walked out of Hyde arguably no better than she went in. Of course she belongs in a discussion about Hyde.
She was out of Hyde a year, working in a variety store unable to put a dancing gig together. Hyde made her think she was going to dance for a living. The reality emotionally shattered her. Because she was unable to recreate the thing that gave her identity at Hyde she slipped into abusive relationships and drug abuse.
And somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive
But you'll never know
As a Hebrew prophet tells us "the wisdom of God surpasses the understanding of man" so in fact you will never know even though the secular god of Hyde may want you to think you can drive that wisdom at the feet of Joe.
Anonymous:
She was actually the apple of Ed's eye.
She was at Emerson in Boston, dancing.
Ursus:
--- Quote from: ""guest"" ---Sorry. When it comes to her...I'm still so sad. And this forum is so anti-Hyde and she is such a special Hyde memory for me.
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Let's be clear on one thing: there is Hyde and everything it stands for on the one hand, and there are the people who went there and/or are still associated with it on the other. Two very different entities.
I am very anti-Hyde given the abusive bullshit I endured and witnessed, not to mention the maturing that I've undergone since I left which has developed into a philosophical antipathy to coercive techniques, witch hunts, and mob mentality. There are certain people that I find difficult to seperate out from that antipathy, and perhaps rightfully so, as they are linked by virtue of their responsibilities as administrators and faculty of the institution while I was there. Of course, some of these people were and are victims of the Kool-Aid as well. And I have read some posts in here of former faculty that felt remorse and repugnance for what they involved themselves with. And I feel for them. And I suppose, on some level, I could feel bad for Gauld and Legg too, but it is pretty difficult. They don't seem to feel any remorse. In Gauld's case, he's still dishing out the bullshit.
Michelle is part of my special memories of the time I was at Hyde as well. I have lots of special memories of that time. But I have absolutely no confusion over why those memories are special, and they certainly are not special to me because of any fondness in my heart towards the institution of Hyde School. Lets make sure we don't confuse the people with the process. They are not the same thing.
One of the reasons this website has been so valuable and healing for me has been not only the discussions of why what happened to us was wrong, but also the rehashing of old times, so to speak. It is important to people! :D And hopefully, regardless of your position on Hyde, you will be able to get at least that much out of it here too!
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---She was actually the apple of Ed's eye.
She was at Emerson in Boston, dancing.
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How long did she last at Emerson? A buddy of mine ran into her in 198?. She was working at the Store 24. She had dropped out and was trying to get into working shows. It was not going well.
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