Amazing story! Thanks for sharing. Wish I'd been there! And thanks for inspiring other accounts as well. Arianne Laidlaw On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I invite all participants to record here you initial thoughts about Elmira > 2013... as a mean of processing our collective experience. For me: > > --Many thanks to Barb and all the staff for a great event. > > --I'm blown away by the vigor and commitment of the Japanese Twain > community. Many of them traveled up to 18 hours or more to be in NY for > the show. My thanks for their diligence and contributions to the fine > program. In addition: I felt like the memorial for Prof. Nagawara (whom I > called the Henry Nash Smith of Twain studies in Japan and mentor to many of > our colleagues) was one of the poignant highlights of our gathering. > Nagawara-sensei's story is compelling: he miraculously survived the > Hiroshima attack, in which many in his immediate family were killed, and > yet went on to become an advocate and huge fan of one of our great American > authors. What an amazing life! > > --Sunset on the porch at Quarry Farm on Saturday = priceless. > > --Mainly, it's about seeing old friends; but that's just me. (There were > some good papers, too!) > > Cheers (and Otsukare-sama deshita!), --Hal B. > > > > -- > Prof. Harold K. Bush > Professor of English > 3800 Lindell > Saint Louis University > St. Louis, MO 63108 > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml> > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58