Hi,
Johnny P. wrote and told me to make a peep over here, so "Peep!"
I've been on the road, away visiting friends in the near South, and now, moving back to my beloved Boston.
So, this weekend is focacta for work, other than meditative packing, taping and hoisting boxes...
I have taken interviews thus far with 4 or 5 Cedu folk, and have a few more in line, plus a couple or more RMA'ers, and one 70's Cedu fellow who wrote, but then disappeared.
The interviews have thus far gone well, with fellow Cedu'ers and I reviewing and, I think, beginning to systematize, to a degree, the pattern of life in the place, so that it will be easily comprehensible to the new reader.
I am happy to talk with any and all who have a Cedu story to tell. Please see the post at the top, or the myspace page link, for details (in short - I am very simply trying to put some actual voices and experiences on the record, for posterity's sake, to record a very hidden bit of our American history.
For my part, I am fascinated, for a variety of reasons, I'm sure, by hidden histories, intentionally forgotten events, buried passages in our past (and present).
I am looking for contacts with staff who will talk openly as well, in praise or criticism of the place.
I once had contact, years ago with Randolph Reynolds, who was, I will maintain to this day, a very decent human being, at least as and while I knew him in the Cedu years. He was a rarity, in my experience, at the place.
There is a Sabro, who showed up on this forum, who I would like very much to talk with, if anyone can help with that.
As for final work - books, etc - there are always possibilities. My purpose is to make the work clear, accurate, representative of individual's points-of-view, and to make it easily publicly available. That, to me, is the first step, and where I can be of use.
Those of you with film cameras, or with aspirations to further work, I think there's plenty there, and the interview series will be of good use to you.
I expect to be done with this work - interview taking - by year's end, and to be transcribing and releasing the work through the first half of 2008.
That's a probable schedule, given other work demands.
But don't wait, if you want to give an interview! B/c at some point - probably Dec/Jan, I'll have to focus my attention on the transcribing and editing for publication.
Thanks for your interest, all, and do email me, not here, but at
http://www.myspace.com/liamscheffBe well all, bests,
Liam