The latest from Jim Wareck:
"Checking in from the base of the Boise and Sawtooth Mountains, where I have been fortunate (and humbled) to be named an Adjunct professor at Boise State University in the Theater Film and Creative Writing Department. Yes, I know what you are thinking, believe me no one is more shocked than I about this. During the Summer of 20, LA had been shut down and for a variety of reasons I needed to hit reset. I came to Boise to write, and a college era friend of a friend told me that BSU had just started a film program, so I called and offered to speak to the class. After the talk they offered me a job and now I teach producing for film in the Fall and am getting more involved with the University in the development of the department. Yes, in class, and in the larger University community, not to mention Boise, it is a bit like the old tv show where the NYC doctor goes to Alaska, but I am trying to adapt, and my classroom is in the shadow of the famed blue turf of the football stadium. I am also living half the year in Connecticut and dipping in and out of LA for work on movie stuff.
I'm loving the natural beauty of this new (to me) part of the country, learning about the history, and what is still a pioneer spirit yet able to see familiar faces. As the pictures document, there have been 2 Plunkett reunions, seeing Leigh (Guyer) on his drive through Boise and venturing to Steamboat and spending a great 24 hrs with Adam (Feiges). And as our 40th reunion approaches, and the 100th anniversary of Choate Day is celebrated, I felt the need to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the mostly forgotten Frito Feed from Plunkett East 1, when our corridor master walked down the hall with a bag (singular serving) and offered whoever was there "a frito". Allegedly he spent what he was given to him by the Academy on, shall we say, personal libations. I haven't made it to Wyoming to see the founding member of DA 83 Mountain West Club, Mr. Pattee, but one summer hope to pass through Jackson if he will have an audience with me. Encourage all to explore this area and come to Boise. still offering 10% grade inflation to any of your children or their friends who use the code DA83 or Choatesucks to register for my class."
