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- Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release Date: Nov 5, 2010
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Nov 18, 2010
Sep 26, 2011With bizarre cinematography and a talk show like environment, what Danny Boyle announces to the audience in "127 Hours" is not James Franco as the winner (Still, he was cool). He presents to us that, between all those blood, sweat, and urine spilled, its the perseverance of man that claims victory.
Nov 15, 2010What an inspirational story. I had high hopes for this movie, and it delivered. Anyone not seeing this film because of the "money shot" needs to see it. Yes, it happens and is necessary, but it doesn't dominate the film. It truly puts your trivial daily problems in perspective. Franco is outstanding, and Danny Boyle delivers yet again.
Nov 25, 2010
Dec 6, 2010
Feb 3, 2011127 Hours is brutal, relentless and heartbreaking. It's incredibly sad that it takes a life altering accident to wake us up from despotic darkness. The turmoil that ensues is absolutely remarkable, and the way the story unfolds is brilliantly produced.
Dec 8, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
Dec 4, 2010Excellent story. Beautifully shot. Great acting by James Franco. Uplifting theme. Very, very intense. The guy the seat next to me passed out from the intensity. Not for the squeamish.
Dec 4, 2010
Dec 5, 2010Surreal movie with a nearly flawless performance by Franco. The magic of the book was captured in gripping detail. Inspiring and beautiful to watch. Really no negative criticisms. Simply divine.
Nov 27, 2010Visually compelling with a stunning acting performance by Franco. He plays an average American, a outdoor jock, self absorbed, funny, foolish, smart, passionate, young, and yes heroic. it is a raw story but done glossy, moving, dramatic, and tastefully gory. A risky gut wrenching scene that well scare away the faint of heart, pity though., Finally, one powerfully emotional ending that soared.
Dec 1, 2010
Jan 4, 2011In the end, Boyle and Franco create a masterpiece. â
Nov 19, 2010
Nov 20, 2010Incredible story. Incredible performance. Franco is automatically an Oscar contender, if not winner, with this one. A testimony to the human spirit and will to survive. Glad we saw it at the theater.
Nov 27, 2010
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Nov 29, 2010
Nov 30, 2010Danny Boyle is back, with another inspirational flick filled with charming directorial tricks. However, unlike his other recent films, he finally gives us a fleshed out character whose struggles we actually care about. Because of this, I believe it's fair to say that 127 Hours is the best Danny Boyle film of the last ten years, and one of the best films of 2010.
Dec 7, 2010
Sep 8, 2012127 Hours is a fine film. That said, once you've seen it there is nothing to really draw you back. I enjoyed the respectable performance from James Franco and Danny Boyle's sharp directing. And that tendon tweaking scene... OOooowwwwww!
Feb 5, 2012Combining Danny Boyle's inspired directing with a stand-out performance from James Franco, "127 Hours" is a harrowing, heartfelt but uplifting experience.
Mar 23, 2012This is a deeply moving film. It is one of those films that can change your life when you watch it, and that my friends, it what makes a movie truely great.
Nov 6, 2010RyanGee and many reviewers have pinpointed the reason this film will be so successful and a contender for the Oscars. Add equal parts of Danny Boyle's energetic concept, cinematography, editing and Rahman's music, stir and splash in a hefty portion of James Franco's incredible acting chops. I consider this to be part of the upper tier of 2010's top 10.
Nov 30, 2010
Mar 1, 2011
Apr 21, 2011A waste of time - reading a five line storyline is just as rewarding as seeing this film. Sure, it's a true and painful story, but you don't have to give high scores out of sympathy for a guy stupid enough to get himself into that situation. And, there's no higher meaning to this film/story and no fundamental truth to be learned. There's even not enough beautiful scenery to make it worthwhile.
Aug 5, 2011I didn't like this movie. Honestly it is pretty much boring. The acting is good but it is totally wasted here. There are only a few parts were it gets interesting and then after a few minutes it gets boring again. i don't know why this movie has positive reviews.
Jan 31, 2011This was pretty interesting bio-pic!!! I couldn't image going through something like this!!! Even though this film felt a little "Hollywood" in spots, it still was great story. Also a great performance by James Franco.
Feb 6, 2011
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Nov 26, 2010
Dec 12, 2010Althought this film mainly sustains itself by the editor's work, James Franco delivers the performance of a lifetime. Finally Boyle's versatility has paid off.
Feb 26, 2011go to work and stop climbing rocks like a baby! immature guy!
go to work and stop climbing rocks like a baby! immature guy!
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Nov 20, 2012One of the best films I have ever seen. If you didnt like it its because you didnt get it, and because you are completely retarded. Knowing the premise of the film gives you absolutely no idea as to what this film is actually about.
Mar 3, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
May 21, 2011The thing about Aaron Ralston is - thereâ
Feb 18, 2011
Mar 6, 2011Not a single negative review by critics? Looks so strange to me.None even acquainted with the story by Jack London "Love of life"?.Ok Ok everybody just doing his job-critics,producers and movie goers.The bottom line?I am sorry for all aforementioned ..and actors as well..
Jun 11, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
Oct 7, 2011
Oct 17, 2011127 Hours is one of the best drama film I've seen in years! I really can't say much probably because there's so much to tell but I will say that you may want to prepare yourself into a very graphical scene during the film.
Nov 9, 2011127 Hours is good, but I was disappointed. The acting was good, but there were some parts in the film that I thought were a bit stupid. The film could have been better.
Mar 26, 2012
Aug 5, 2013127 Hours 7/10........................................................................................................................................
Jan 30, 2011
Apr 10, 2011Fast paced and high intensity throughout the movie. Would have been far better had they kept to the actual story a little closer. I had already read on the subject and had seen a Discovery Channel show on the story. The part where he goes swimming with the girls and dreams of drinking is a bit off character if you ask me. All in all, a good film that will keep you entertained.
Jan 28, 2011Unbelievable. I'm absolutely speechless. The viewer is witness to Aron's disintegration over time perfectly. Conceptually, this movie had the makings of a boring story. It was anything but. I was riveted each minute.
Mar 12, 2011"Intense , Brilliant , one of the most spectacular and powerful films you will ever seen , about a man stuck between a rock and a hard place , boldly goes where no film has gone before , dare you not to be moved or Touch this film just cracked one of my fav movies of all time!" .. A++
Mar 25, 2011Danny Boyle describes through an incredible Franco, the ordeal with vivid, intimate details. You feel everything from the visceral agony to the utter triumph. He once again proves how versatile of a director he can be and why he is considered one of the best of his generation.
Apr 10, 2011
Dec 26, 2010Franco is revelatory in what might be the year's finest performance. Boyle's style is very clearly infused into all aspects of the film, but ultimately its story is what makes it truly worthwhile.
Jan 7, 2011
Jan 16, 2011A very good screen play and outstanding performing by james franco. The acting in this movie was outstanding. Great job James Franco. Very good movie. I was drawn into the movie from beginning. This movie was good from beginning to end. Outstanding director. I think everybody should watch this movie. One of 2010 finest movie. Another outstanding movie by the director. A must see.
Mar 10, 2011Its a good movie, with great acting and beautiful landscapes.
The movie tries to convey the anxiety the main character is going through, and it does it so well (too well imo), i felt pretty uncomfortable at some points of the movie.
If you want to watch a movie that makes you feel things for a change, this is a good break from the typical Hollywood movies. -
Aug 13, 2011Never before has a movie made me so emotional. You feel as if you're with Aaron Ralston the whole time, feeling his pain and everything he is going through. I swear I cried a river.
Feb 8, 2011This is probably the best movie I have seen this year. It is absolutely amazing!!! It is a masterpiece. Once the movie starts you don't want it to ever end. Danny Boyle really did a amazing job on this one. And actor James Franco did a outstanding job. Overall I can't find really any flaws. Great movie!!! Go see it.
Dec 11, 2010
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Jan 21, 2011
Jan 6, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
Jan 7, 2011Like no other movie this one achieves to recount inner feelings and moods that are hardly describable with words. It is a really great movie, but at one point very hard to watch because of its intensity. What to learn from it: Do not ever go anywhere alone without telling someone about it, or without leaving a note.
Jan 15, 2011Its a good one time watch worth watch for music and acting. The story holds as to let know how he will get out of the trouble. A positive attitude example is been shown.
Jan 17, 2011masterpiece!!!! incredible acting and directing... when the boulder first landed on his arm I thought "what now... we still have an hour left". Very creative, th only thing is that it should have gotten a wider release.
Jan 26, 2011
Nov 15, 2011A memorable movie that might leave a cringing mark on your soul. A survival movie at its best based on a true story and what makes it even better is the authenticity of the movie.
Feb 2, 2011The film is so deliciously entertaining and so real that your eyes never wonder off the screen, you experiancing aarons pain and what he learns about his life, from academy award winner Danny boyle, a director who tries to make his movies so endearing and watchable-and succseeds admirably.
Feb 16, 2011Ah, 90 minutes of pure enjoyment. acting, directing, whole package. creepy movie with soul, thats all that is needed to say. must see, 10 points without hesitation, thats what movies are all about.
Mar 5, 2011
Aug 25, 2011Danny Boyle's beautiful direction, great performance by James Franco, wonderful music, superb cinematography. Love the ending . 127 Hours terrific and inspirational.
May 6, 2011When Danny Boyle said that this movie was uplifting, I could not predict how right he was. The music adds so many feelings (mainly happiness) and the fantastic performance by Franco who I don't normally like but could watch over and over in this movie. To sum it up you leave the cinema with a smile that means you di not waste your money and that you just saw a great film.
Jan 3, 2012Franco's performance is believable and respectable. The natural limitations of the set and cast-of-characters meant that Boyle took some liberties to stretch the film into a feature length. Given the subject matter I'm not sure a better film could have been made but it is still not a great film, merely great for what it is.
Aug 9, 2011Everything in the film is well balanced and executed in a safe and clean way. The steering is responsive and always creative by Danny Boyle, the interpretation of James Franco is amazing and charismatic, the editing and screenplay by Jon Harris Boyle and Simon Beaufoy are perfectly consistent with the proposal: transmit agony, despair, emotion besides playing the spectator â
Feb 22, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 15, 2011
Apr 9, 2011127 Hours is a character study of a man who is tested by the elements, time, and a boulder crushing his arm. We watch as a man descends into virtual insanity as his life becomes increasingly compromised the longer he lasts without human contact and vital resources necessary for survival. It's worth watching at least once.
Jun 19, 2011The first I heard of 127 Hours was when I saw the poster of it. I expected the film to be a documentary of some sort by just looking at the poster, for no reason whatsoever. But then I heard about it some more online, and so I researched it. Turns out, it was much more than I assumed. Itâ
May 31, 2011Fantastic film! Amazing story! Franco gives the best performance of his career to date! Boyle is a masterful director and knows how to make a film resonate with his audience. Indeed, this is a tough film to watch, but an incredibly uplifting one as well.
Aug 27, 2011
Jun 11, 2011Visually engaging, emotionally gripping, strangely aesthetically pleasing and has a bizarre feel-good factor towards the end. Danny Boyle has shown that he is still a master at his craft and James Franco has cemented himself as a credible actor and star.
Jun 30, 2011
Sep 20, 2011This is a fantastic movie of survival and how far humans will go to survive. I was impressed with Danny Boyle's direction and James Franco's heroic performance.
Aug 29, 2011This Movie Really Upped My Expectations. I Thought I Would Be Bored Because It Was A One-Man Show, But It Was Purely... EPIC! The Invigorating Story Of Aron Ralston And His AmAzing Journey (In One Spot XD). This Movie, Like Many Others, Shows That You Always Tell Someone Where You Are Going.
Sep 5, 2011
Aug 26, 2011Only a filmmaker as frenetic and joyous as Danny Boyle could have created a film so lively on a stale narrative, and a film as disgusting as it is powerfully life-affirming.
Aug 26, 2011Danny Boyleâ
Jan 2, 2012Brutal, intense and sometimes too much to watch. James Franco leads this movie to safety with a mind blowing performance. I give this DISTURBING movie 84%.
Mar 17, 2012
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Mar 24, 2012I am not affraid to say 127 hours is better than Slumdog Millionaie. This film by Danny Boyle is a masterful slice of 4 star cinema. James Franco is remarkable and without the usual cliches of survival movies. the movie's ending is emotional with its moral of to never give up and to think about the ones you love most.
Mar 31, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
May 8, 2012127 hours
It starts out energetic. The pulsating music, the whispering lyrics, all high energy getting you ready for what turns out to be a rather quiet movie. The character of Aron Ralston, played with such intensity from the always enjoyable James Franco, is running around gathering equipment. His phone rings and he doesnâ -
Jul 14, 2013Although i didn't like the sadism for cutting his hand, I like the plot and the story. And it's truly inspire me to appreciate life that been given by God for me. This film shows great hard work to escape the danger and it pays by the result. Great movie!
Aug 24, 2012
Nov 8, 2012It can't help but be a little monotonous given the location, but Boyle and Franco don't disappoint. Incredibly uplifting film that shows the human spirit's will to survive.
Nov 7, 2012The film is original on the way it is filmed. The claustrophobic environment sucks the audience in and truly makes them feel for the hero, Franco, who's performance is undeniably good.
A surprisingly fun, effervescent against-the-odds drama that offers an upbeat moral without the usual punishing survival-story clichés. Not for the faint-hearted, mind.
It's gory and gut-wrenching but strangely life-affirming.
127 Hours -- just like "Slumdog Millionaire" -- is a masterful slice of four-star cinema, featuring an irresistible performance by James Franco, breathtaking cinematography, and the kind of deep, searching soul that is absent from so much of what comes out of Hollywood.


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I'm just guessing here, but I think the main reason no-one pays more attention to this is that there's not an awful lot of point. All switchable graphics systems have an Intel chip for power saving and an NVIDIA or ATI for performance...but on Linux, the NVIDIA or ATI chip is probably only going to perform appreciably better than the Intel one with a proprietary driver. And given past history with things like RandR 1.2, the proprietary drivers aren't terribly likely to grow support for an X.org standard switching framework even if one gets written. So why bother? If you've got a switchable laptop you may as well just lock it into Intel and enjoy the power saving, or if you need performance, lock it into the other chip and use the proprietary driver...
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Texas Star Award - Best Custom Luxury Home over $5,000,000 (2002)
Clay Cipione
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Jim and Denise Offerdahl
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Alan and Susan Sager
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Michael and Katie Kaufman
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Mac and Debbie Pike
Max Award Finalist - Best Custom Home (1994)
Dr. Allen and Donna Dornak
Max Award - Best Custom Home (1993)
Ed and Pam Quinn
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Concrete Home Magazine - May 2005 - Customers Drive ICF Market
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Austin American Statesman - July 10, 2004 - A house as solid as its foundation
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Custom Home Magazine - November/December 1999 (Winner of the Pacesetter Award for Customer Service)
Austin American Statesman - July 18, 1999 (Building Accessibly Friendly)
Austin American Statesman - November 1, 1998 (More buyers want access to easy-to-use homes
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Austin American Statesman - July 13, 1997 (Parade of Homes Gets a Touch of Green for 1997)
Austin American Statesman - September 8, 1996 (Cabinets for Function and Beauty)
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Austin Home and Garden - Fall 1994
Austin American Statesman - Sunday, June 5, 1994 (Austin Style Gets Eclectic Look)
Austin American Statesman - November 15, 1992 (Understanding the Client)
Austin American Statesman - Sunday, February 17, 1991 (Collaboration Means Creativity)
Kitchen & Bath Business - June 1991 Publication, (Snake in the Grasp)
Participated as Judges for Award Competitions For Best Business Practices And Show Cased Custom Homes and Remodels
2007 Custom Builder of the Year (Lucy Katz)
NAHB National Award
2006 Custom Builder of the Year (Lucy Katz)
NAHB National Award
2005 Austin Chamber of Commerce (Lucy Katz)
Business Award
2005 Dallas Vesta Awards (Lucy and Joel Katz)
2004 San Antonio Parade of Homes (Lucy and Joel Katz 2004
New Braunfels Parade of Homes (Lucy Katz)
2004 Frisco Texas Street of Dreams (Lucy and Joel Katz)
Included a Zero Energy Home
2003 Best in American Living (Lucy and Joel Katz)
2002 Dallas Parade of Homes (Lucy and Joel Katz)
2001 Temple Parade of Homes (Joel Katz)
1999 Florida's Best (Miami, Florida) (Joel Katz)
Joel B. Katz, CPA, GMB, CGP
Head Coach
CPA Certified Public Accountant
GMB First custom homebuilder in Austin to be certified as a "Graduate Master Builder" by the National Association of Home Builders National Association of Home Builders Green Builder Professional
CGP Certified Green Professional by the National Association of Home Builders
Exceptional Recognition
"2005" J. B. Sandlin Builder of the Year award, presented by the Texas Association of Builders for his exemplary service and leadership contribution to the home building industry on the local, state and national level.
"2002" Turnquist - Tungedhat Award, presented by Austin Habitat for Humanity for Board commitment beyond the scope of responsibility.
"1999 Distinguished Excellence Award" from the Texas Capitol Area Builders Association for his contribution to the building industry and the Texas Capitol Area Builders Association.
Special Affiliations
Custom Builders Council - Greater Austin Home Builders Association
Joel Katz has chaired this group on two separate occasions. The mission for this group is to provide continuing education and a support network for members. A buyer's co-op was established allowing the group to make better purchases in an effort to contain constructions costs.
NAHB Trainer: Since 2001 - Present
Business Accounting and Job cost
Financial Management
Some Community and Professional Activities:
Current & Past:
National Association of Home Builders Committees:
Life Director for National Association of Home Builders
NAHB Audit Committee Chair 2004 to2008
Budget and Finance 2008 - Present
Business Information and Technology 2002-Present
Single Family Small Volume Builder Committee 2001-Present
Business Education and Publications 2003-Present
Texas Association of Builders (TAB):
Life Director for Texas Association of Builders
Chairman of the Audit committee Current
Contract Committee Member - Current
Finance Committee - Chair 2008 - present
Treasurer - Texas Association of Builders 2002 - 2007
Association Planning Committee Member 2001 - present
Audit Committee Chair - 2002 - present
Chair - Finance Committee 2002 - 2007
National Chapter NAHB Builder 20, "Pace Setter" 1996 - 2007
Habitat for Humanities: Board of Director 1997 - 2006
St. Gabriel's Catholic Church School Board of Trustees 2004-2010
National Association of Remodelers Institute NARI -2006 - Present
Muscular Dystrophy Volunteer 1979 - present
National Association of Home Builders - Builder 20, Pace Setter 1996 - 2007
Texas Association of Builders and Home Builders Association of Greater Austin Association
Chair - State and Local of the Moisture and Air Quality Task Force 2001-2002
Area Vice President 1997-1998
Habitat for Humanities -Past President Austin 2001 & 2002
NAHB "Pacesetter Builder 20 Club" President a National Chapter President
Home Builders Association of Greater Austin:
Finance Committee 2003- Present
President 1997
Vice President of Education 1996
Chair for Custom Builders Council Twice 1994/1995
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Board Director
START Co-Founder - Social Transition & Rehabilitation Training
Lucy T. Katz, CPC, CAPS
Vice President
NAHB Trainer
National Association of Home Builders: Certified Aging in Place Specialist
National Association of Personnel Consultants: Certified Personnel Consultant
American with Disability Act, State of Texas - Train the Trainer
Exceptional Recognition
Texas Association of Builders - Remodeler of the Year - 2007
YWCA Woman of the Year - Community Service - 2006
NAHB & TAB Association Excellence Award for Best Magazine - Editorial Chairwoman Texas Builder Magazine - 2004
Women's Council of Realtors - Affiliate of the Year 1998
City of Austin - Woman Making A Difference (1996)
Some Community and Professional Activities:
Current & Past:
City of Austin Residential Design and Compatibility Commission
Commissioner October 2009 - October 2011
National Association of Remodelers Institute (NARI) Austin
President 2009
President Elect 2008
Education/Program Chair 2006
Board Director 2006 to Present
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Committees:
Green Remodeler Committee Chair 2010
Green Remodeler Committee Vice Chair 2009
Remodeler Council Trustee 2006 - present
Remodeler Council Board Member 2006 - present
Custom Builders Committee 2003 - present
Custom Builders Symposium Committee 2003-present
Education Committee 2001 - 2007t
Single Family Small Volume Committee 2001 to 2007
International Builder Show Education
Committee 2003 - 2006
Publication Workgroup
Board Directors 2003- present
Some Community and Professional Activities Continued:
Texas Association of Builders (TAB):
Board Director 2005 - present
Association Planning Committee Member 2002 - present
Home Builders Association of Greater (HBA) Austin:
Custom Builder Council Steering Committee 2005 - present
Anti Defamation League (ADL) 2006 - present
Holocaust Education Regional Work Group Steering Committee Member
Muscular Dystrophy Volunteer 1979 - present
Other Memberships:
Austin Energy Green Building Program
National Association of Home Builders -Builder 20, Pace Setter 1996 - 2007
Builder 20 Trustee Alternate 2005 - 2006
Texas Association of Builders:
Remodelers Council State Chairperson 2006-2007
Remodelers Council State Vice Chair 2005-2006
Remodelers Council 2003 - present
Communication Committee Chair 2000-2003
Texas Builder Editorial Chair 2000- 2003
The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin:
Business Council, V. C. of Programs 2005 -2006
Moisture and Air Quality Committee 2001-2002
NAHB Custom Builder Symposium Facilitator for "Women in Construction" 1999 - 2000 - 2001
Women's Council of Realtors Board Member
Rotary Club of Austin Board of Director
Rotary Club of Austin Membership Chair
Texas Association of Business Board of Director (Life Member)
Travis County - Immunization Wellness Task Force Advisory Board Outreach Council Chair
Travis County Bar Association Chair - Legal Service for the Poor
Creative Rapid Learning Center Industry Advisory Board Member Casa Verde
National Conference of Christians and Jews Board of Director
"Women of Austin" Founder and Chairperson
St Jude Children's Hospital Chair of Houston's "ALSAC Teen March"
START Co-Founder- Social Transition & Rehabilitation Training
National Speaker - Some Topics:
How to Select a Builder
Realtors and Builders - Understanding the Custom Home Process
Reasonable Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
Women in Construction
Safety in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - (Featured in the Wall Street Journal)
Setting Customer Expectations
The Holocaust: A Perspective of History and the Importance of Commitment to Acceptance and Respect of Others Diversity
Published Author:
"Making the Sale - Getting Great Clients to Choose You" and "First Things First, Laying the Foundation" available through the NAHB bookstore. Published by National Association of Home Builders (1999)
Some Published Articles:
Austin American Statesman
Home Improvement & Design Guide Supplement
May 24, 2007, - Five Tips for Choosing the Right Remodeler
"Ask the Expert" Column
May 12, 2007: I am looking to either build or buy a home and remodel it and want to know, as a consumer, what should I be aware of?
January 20, 2007: I'm looking to put up an enclosed patio that also would integrate a small utility/tool room and a small greenhouse. Are there builder's plans for patios? There seem to be plenty of kitchen plan books, but I have not seen any with patio plans.
September 30, 2006: Our builder made a mistake and left out a window, what should we do?
September 10, 2006: The importance of a professional designation.
January 1, 2006: Research and careful consideration key to selecting the right builder
November 20, 2005: What is some good advise on sticking close to a budget when building a home?
October 23, 2005: Importance of continuing education in the Home
Published Con't
Building Industry
September 15, 2005: Benefits of Building Green
August 15, 2005: What are some trends in custom home building that are most popular now?
April 24, 2005: Who is responsible for inspecting my home while it is being built?
NARI Directory
2008 NARI Directory Five Tips for Choosing a Green Remodeler
2007 NARI Directory: Five Tips for Choosing the Right Remodeler
2006 NARI Directory: Aging in Place - A Home That Grows With You
Housing Journal, Voice of New Mexico Home Builders Association:
July 2005: Succession Planning: Can Your Business Survive Its Owner:
Business of Building e/Source; Nation's Building News,
March 23, 2005 and is posted on Business Management Section of NAHB's web site: Succession Planning: Can Your Business Survive Its Owner
Parade of Homes Magazine for the Great Home Builders Association of Austin
September/October 2004) (The Advantages of Working with a Realtor )
September/October 2003 (How to Choose a Builder for Your Dream Home)
Austin Home and Living - September/October 2003
(How to Select a Custom Home Builder)
Texas Builder Magazine
January/February 2003 (Handling Difficult Clients)
September/October 2002 (Finding Order Out of Chaos)
May/June 2002 (A Builder-Tradesman Relationship)
September/October 2001 (Family Succession - (Helping a Family Business Survive)
July/August 2001 (A Time to be Proactive Against Mold)
Austin Business Journal
June 29, 1992 (It's time to change your way of hiring)
October 21, 1991 (Sexual harassment: Employer's liability)
March 13, 1989 (Employee records: They offer protect in court)
Dallas Business Journal
November 8, 1991(Company policy can minimize liability for sexual harassment)
Austin Lawyers Journal
July 1990 (Records: "To Do or Not To Do" that is the Questions)
Featured In:
Professional Remodeler
September 2006 (Maintaining Good Tradespeople, Benefits and disadvantages of employees versus subs)
Custom Homes Online
July 2004 (Working Relationships)
Custom Home Magazine
April 1, 2004 (Buyer's Choice)
Nation's Building News
June 16, 2003 Ease your warranty home maintenance hand-off
Texas Builder
January/February 2002 Katz Builders Style
Custom Builder Magazine
January/February 2002 (Pacesetter Award Winner)
An award shared with Husband Joel Katz - 1999
Austin American Statesman -
November 1, 1998 (More buyers want access to easy to use homes) Sunday, July 13, 1997 (Green Building)-
November 15, 1987 ("Outplacement" allows businesses to face staff changes with dignity")-
Dallas Morning News
February 21, 1993 (High cost of sexual harassment in Texas)
October 23, 1991 ("What do you do if you're sexually harassed?")
Wall Street Journal Marketplace December 2, 1991
("Sexual Harassment Is Topping Agenda in Many Executive Education Programs")-
Houston Chronicle
October 21, 1991 (Policies of Protection - "Sexual (harassment codes exist in few small companies")
Texas Lawyer - "A Headhunter's guide for getting the most from legal recruiters".
Greg L. Katz, Field Superintendent
In the home building industry since 1989:
2004 - Present Katz Builders, Inc., Field Superintendent for custom homes, custom remodels and additions
1996 - 2004 Contractor - Provided Katz Builders, Inc., with punch out and correction services
1994 - 1996 Hill Country Shades of Texas - Fabricator and installer of awnings and shades
1990 - 1992 Wood Rite Cabinet Shop - Custom cabinet manufacturer and installer
1989 - 1990 Stripling Blake - Lumber sales
Completed Continuing Education:
2008 Houses That Work - by Mark LaLiberte
2008 OSHA Safety Certified
2005 Essential Building Skills
Stephen F. Austin University
1992 - 1994 Liberal Arts
Carol Drennan - Project Coordinator
2000-Present: Develops time lines and schedules on Web based program; coordinates project purchases and issues purchase orders for client selections.
Ten years: Senior Project Manager with Stonehouse & Co., Dallas, TX installing telecommunications management systems in state governments, large Fortune 500 companies and major universities.
Four years: Sales and marketing of legal billing systems U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. Served as Vice Consul at US Consulate General in Genoa, Italy Leadership Austin 2009 Essential class
Purdue University, B.A. French Major, Russian Minor Texas Women's University, 1977 M.L.S. Library Science
Non Profit and Political advocacy experience:
- Leadership Austin 2009 Essential class
- Board member of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas 2005-2007
Carol Drennan - Project Coordinator (continued)
- Interim Executive Director Nov. 2006 - March 2007
- Treasurer of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas PAC
- Habitat for Humanity Texas Emeritus member 2009-2010
- Founding member and Interim Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Texas 2005-2006
- Board member of Austin Habitat for Humanity 2000 to present
- Board president 2003-2004
- Served for four months as Interim Executive Director
Exceptional Recognition Outstanding Young Women of America


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Dear Reddit,
This past December my great-grandpa passed away a few days shy of Christmas. I took this photo of my mother, grandpa, and great-grandpa a while ago and neither of them remember that I took it, I'm pretty sure. I'd really like to give a touched up and nice looking photo to them as gifts since they were so close to my great-grandpa but were never really in the same place as him all together besides this one instance.
So Reddit! Please help me out! I'd be your best friend and things of that nature. If there's not much else that can be done to it I understand, but I just don't know how to make it look high quality and stuff. :(
Thank you so much!
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Thank you!
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Any good? http://i5.minus.com/ib2yhxLy0Go1dz.jpg
Do you have a higher resolution version than 960 x 720? If you're looking for a quality print of a decent size, you could probably do with a higher res original straight from your camera, if you've got it.
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This is good too, thank you so much. I unfortunately do not have any other copy besides that as it was taken so long ago. Thank you again!
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First, I'd like to thank you for taking on the role as commissioner and investing so much in this game in the future. Also I like a lot of your approaches here, for example the one that you do not allow trades during the draft.
I'd like to mention 2 things:
So, If I understand correctly, there are 24 games (for each team of course) per season and each one will take a weak for the result to be determined. That means each regular season would take roughly half an year in real time. That may be a little long in my mind, but that is just my opinion. One may see that different.
25 teams in the league and just 4 teams getting to the playoffs? No offence at all but I would suggest that at least 8 teams should make it there in order to keep each season more interesting for a larger group of players. As long as the season is the game could become boring for those who fell behind the playoff-picture early and know that the next season will start in 3 or 4 months.After all the games are finished, the top 4 teams will then face off against each other. 1 will play 4, and 2 will play 3, and the winners play against each other. The winner of this will be the season champion and gets to tell all his friends about how cool he is.
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Written by Jen Vaughn | Filed under Tom Kaczynski, Peter Bagge, Michael Kupperman, Love and Rockets, John Benson, Jaime Hernandez, Guy Peellaert, Greg Sadowski, Graham Chaffee, Gilbert Hernandez, Floyd Gottfredson, Eric Reynolds, Disney, Dash Shaw, Crockett Johnson, Cathy Malkasian, Carl Barks, Barnaby | 30 May 2013 5:23 PM |
The fastest hot-to-trot release of online Commentaries & Diversions:
• Review: Good Dog has it this week. Graham Chaffee's return to comics gets a starred review from Publishers Weekly. "Chaffees's art is both lyrical and dramatic when it needs to be, mixing Craig Thompson and Gilbert Hernandez. As with White Fang and Black Beauty, Chaffee goes inside the psychology of animals without over sentimentalizing and shows why the human/pet relationship is so precious for both sides."
• Review: Diamond Scoop is all over Wake Up, Percy Gloom by Cathy Malkasian. "Malkasian fills the story with multiple levels, never once making any of them obvious. Her experience as an animator shines through as her pencil and panel construction holds an incredible sense of movement inside a graphic novel format.…More than a fable, Percy Gloom is part of story telling myth that can be traced back to campfires around a cave. This is an inspiring work that speaks to all levels of our existence."
• Review: Bob Temuka of the Tearoom of Despair checks out Peter Bagge's Other Stuff. "This book is excellent… the looser Bagge's stuff gets, the better. Other Stuff is funnier than [Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me], even if there is that same sociological satire, because it has Bagge people wigging the fuck out, and nuthin' is funnier than that.."
• Review: Shawn Starr of The Chemical Box reviews 3 New Stories by Dash Shaw. "3 New Stories is a comic which explores the juxtaposition and superimposition of images within the structure of text/drawing based comics (a.k.a. traditional comics) as a means of underlining the thematic nature of it's stories.…Shaw codes the pages of '3 New Stories' with layers of visual subtext that work as an interesting color palette and also through their existence as "images", create additional layers of meaning to each page and the narrative as a whole."
• Review: Bill Boichel from Copacetic Comics enjoys New School by Dash Shaw. "This purposeful leveling of the high/low, fine/popular distinction in the arts has a specific aim in reinforcing the "message" encoded within the narrative. The basics of the story we are given in New School are about as old school as you can get, centering on two brothers, each sent by their father on a quest to a faraway land. The brothers, Daniel and Luke, are each given names with strong biblical associations. The latter, however, additionally references the modern mythology of Star Wars. This dual reference serves as a key opening the door to New School's narrative strategy."
• Review: IndieWire has a suggestion for you in regards to Micky Mouse Color Sundays by Floyd Gottfredson (edited by Groth and David Gerstein). Jerry Beck writes, "Leave it to Gerstein, with co-editor Gary Groth and the team at Fantagraphics, to reprint these rare strips with the greatest of care. The reproduction of the line art is superb, the coloring is vivid and faithful to the original newspaper printings … stop what you are doing and order this book today. 280 pages of absolute joy."
• Review: KC Carlson of Comics Worth Reading read and weeps (from laughter) in the latest Carl Barks collection, Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret. "I read it as a child. Yet I remember clearly every detail about it. Such is the power of Carl Barks' work. His storytelling is designed to appeal to youngsters as well as folk who are as old as Scrooge.…I laughed so hard that I had to put the book down for a couple of minutes. Sharp-eyed readers should also pay attention to other jokes hidden in what Donald is reading in other stories throughout the book."
• Interview (audio): Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds and co-editor, Philip Nel, talk Crockett Johnson, Barnaby and Ruth Kruss on Inkstuds with Robin McConnell.
• Review: Comics Grinder makes some new meat with Beta Testing the Apocalypse by Tom Kacynski. "Kaczynski's humor is, at times, acerbic, with an attitude…Read as a whole, the author's vision comes through as heart-felt, witty, and maybe even, perhaps, genuinely concerned…Architecture is seen as a possible solution to the many ills of one struggling nation," writes Henry Chamberlain.
• Review: The Austin Chronicle weighs The Adventure of Jodelle by Guy Peellaert. Shannon McCormick writes, "Christ, this thing is gorgeous…Like his American Pop Art idols and comrades, Peellaert's work smashed distinctions between "high" and 'low' modes of art, drawing from the visual language of advertising, cinema, fashion, and youth culture, as well as classical and neo-classical sculpture and architecture."• Review: Bob Temuka of the Tearoom of Despair checks out Four Color Fear edited by John Benson and Greg Sadowksi. "The flashes of genius amongst the gore in these comics can be breathtaking, and there is still plenty of creepy fun with the rest." While sold out in print (currently), you can still read this digitally via comiXology.
• Plug: Excellent photos from Michael Kupperman's reading and signing for Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol. 2 with Lisa Hanawalt at the Drawn and Quarterly Bookstore.
• Review: Stuff I Read This Week and the Darling Dork revisit Maggie the Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez. "A large part of the fun of Love and Rockets is seeing how the Herndandezes grew and developed as creators, with experimentation giving way to clarity of vision…You can look at these characters and still recognize them perfectly well, only sans several decades of growth…there's still plenty of greatness to be found here."
• Interview (audio): Gilbert Hernandez talks about kids' comics, Love and Rockets, plus D&Q's Marble Season on The Dinner Party.
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Do You Always Make Sure Patients Get Test Results?
Do You Always Make Sure Patients Get Test Results?
MANAGED CARE December 1996. ©1996 Stezzi Communications
Many physicians are falling short when it comes to reporting test results to patients, a recent study shows. Such lapses could hurt both doctors and health plans in the quest for good patient-satisfaction scores.
Would you believe that one in three physicians has no set policy for informing patients of abnormalities that show up in their diagnostic test results?
"I'd believe it," says a 52-year-old patient with experience in several Southwest HMO and preferred-provider organization plans. "I've had a terrible time getting my test results. One doctor told me to make an appointment just to get the results, implying that I might not receive them otherwise. In another case, I was told that since the results weren't in my file, they must have been mailed, meaning they were normal. Nothing came in the mail.
"Finally," she adds, "I requested another primary care physician, because I could not get my test results, no matter how many times I called or even faxed. I felt like a total pest."
As reported in a recent study titled "Patient Notification and Follow-up of Abnormal Test Results" (Arch Intern Med, Vol. 156, Feb. 12, 1996), "One-third of physicians do not always notify patients of abnormal test results."
Dangers of a passive approach
Investigator Bruce D. McCarthy, M.D., M.P.H., medical director of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, emphasizes that "Most of these were trivial results, slight variations from the norm. The physicians knew the patient was coming back soon and could be informed at that time." Other excuses given included patient unavailability, forgetfulness, and lack of time.
But the study pointed up the fallacy of waiting for the patient to return to impart results. Fewer than one-fourth of the physicians surveyed reported having a reliable method of identifying patients who did not make or keep follow-up appointments. So the sequence could turn out to be: test, abnormal result, wait for patient to come back, patient does not come back, test result not conveyed.
No news is bad news
The investigators, who based their findings on a 79-percent response from 161 attending physicians and 101 residents in family practice and internal medicine at a large urban teaching hospital and 21 suburban primary care practices in Michigan, outlined four steps physicians or managed care organizations should take:
1. Make sure all tests ordered are tracked until the report is received or until the physician is notified that the test was not done. As many as one-third of the physicians responding said they had no reliable way to determine if results of all tests ordered had been received.
2. Notify patients of the results. "For abnormal results," the investigators commented dryly, "notification is essential for good patient care."
3. After notification, document the notification in the medical record.
4. Make sure that patients requiring repeat testing or follow-up are tracked until such testing is done or until the physician is notified that follow-up testing was not done.
These steps may sound fundamental, but their reliable execution can be surprisingly problematic. Just talking to a few patients, physicians and plan administrators reveals that there are plenty of potential cracks in the system.
Besides physicians waiting to impart the results during a follow-up visit that may not occur, problem areas include:
* Test not performed at all due to patient action. The patient tears up the lab sheet, does not get the test, and the physician never learns that the test was not done, much less what the result might have been. In such cases, the physician may be liable even though it was the patient who did not follow through, although this has not been firmly established in law.
* Tests ordered but not performed due to lab or testing facility slip-ups. The doctor looks at results that did come back and does not notice that other results are missing. Documentation of tests not performed or those that take longer than expected to complete is not adequate.
* Normal results automatically mailed out, but not included in the patient's file, so the patient cannot call in and retrieve a complete profile of test results. In the Michigan study, however, only a little more than half of the physicians surveyed thought it was moderately or extremely important to notify patients of normal results, with only 28 percent saying they always did so. "And that's a problem because patients are demanding to know their results, both normal and abnormal," McCarthy says.
Over the years, because of the difficulty of getting an answer over the phone, patients have become conditioned to believe that their test results are normal if they don't hear otherwise — to believe, that is, that "no news is good news."
"This is not good for doctors or patients," says McCarthy. "If a doctor is going to involve the patient in the test result cycle, it would be better to say, 'If you don't hear from me or get your results in the mail in, say, two weeks, call me.' "
Of course, the physician should have some system in place to check test results against charts to make sure all results have come back. In McCarthy's study, depending on the test ordered, from 5 to 11 percent of those surveyed had no tracking method of this sort, with an additional 12 to 22 percent saying their method was poor or only fair.
Document, document, document
The researchers also stressed documentation, meaning including in the patient's chart whether or not the patient was notified of results. Only 55 percent of the doctors queried in the survey said they always document patient notification, with 30 percent saying they did it "most of the time," 12 percent "sometimes" and 3 percent saying they "never" noted communication of even abnormal results. Residents were more hasty here, with 8 percent saying they never documented telling patients about abnormal results.
In the continuum of care, experts say, merely telling someone he or she has an abnormal finding is not enough. Follow-up is a hallmark of responsible care and, as such, needs to be tracked and documented. Yet the study showed that, depending on the test ordered, 64 to 67 percent of the respondents had no way of identifying patients who do not make or keep timely follow-up appointments, and an additional 10 to 12 percent said their follow-up system was poor or only fair. Fewer than one in four doctors boasted an excellent system.
Louis Fehrenbacher, an oncologist in the Northern California region of Kaiser Permanente, admits that test follow-up can be labor-intensive. "If the patient crumples up the lab slip on the way out the door, I have no way of knowing that the patient never got the test," he says. "Critical tests, when the patient is at high risk, will probably be followed up more closely. I probably will not get a call from the lab on a high cholesterol, but I will in the case of an abnormal lesion on chest X-ray."
Fehrenbacher informs patients in various ways. "I call. I also have the option to ask the lab to generate a letter with the results, along with a sheet explaining the results, and then I put it into a window envelope myself. Sometimes people call and get their results. And when it comes to mammograms, of course, the report is automatically sent out."
Of course, this is a long way from beloved pre-capitation TV doc Marcus Welby, who used to drive to patients' homes and scold them if they missed a test or appointment. One might conclude that today's physicians feel follow-ups are the patient's responsibility. But surprisingly, when asked who bore the responsibility of making sure a patient follows up on an abnormal mammogram, 73 percent thought the physician was moderately or very responsible if the lesion was "probably benign." Forty-six percent believed the onus was on the clinic to ensure follow-up. When the abnormality was "suspicious," physicians assigned increased responsibility to all three — the doctor, patient and the clinic. The problem is, when everyone's in charge, who's in charge?
HMOs exert little control
Mammograms are one area of patient testing that has specifically interested the government. Along with depression, chronic pain and other areas, mammography has been the subject of specific guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and the mammography guidelines address patient notification.
For the most part, however, regulatory bodies such as the usually minutiae-minded Health Care Financing Administration and the HMO-accrediting National Committee for Quality Assurance regard patient test results as part of medical records handling and do not address the subject separately. According to their spokespersons, HCFA and NCQA assume that a system is in place and is being followed, without emphasis on the specifics. "I guess this could be part of bringing the patient into partnership with the physician," ventured the spokeswoman for HCFA, who added that she has encountered problems herself in obtaining test results.
Several managed care organizations, HMO and PPO alike, report that handling of test results is left to the physician's discretion. Apparently, mandatory systems usually are not handed down from on high. "We would only step in if a patient complained," explained a spokesman for Intergroup of Arizona Inc. in Phoenix. "In that case, we might help physicians set up a test-results system. You know, educate them."
If mishandling test results or confronting anxious patients with administrative doubletalk results in patient dissatisfaction, potential loss of market share or malpractice (alluded to as a possibility by the researchers, but not documented), how can test results be used to enhance the cachet of a managed care plan or provider?
What health plans can do
For one thing, managed care organizations should remember that test results are of intense importance to patients. Based on the handling of her test results, a California screenwriter has nothing but praise for her health plan, Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. A visit to her Ob/Gyn resulted in the discovery of a large abdominal mass. "That's when all the tests began," she exclaims. A complete blood workup, ultrasound, a test for endometrial cancer. "The doctor told me the results on the spot," she says. "She was really great about talking me through what she was doing."
In this case, the physician also responded "outside the box" by scheduling an operating room immediately to avoid delays, making follow-up appointments directly (sparing her patient the hassle of appointment-making by telephone), and even calling her anxious patient long distance from a weekend trip to report some late-breaking results. The verdict: benign fibroid. "When something like this happens, you don't want to wait for a letter," sums up this happy Kaiser customer.
"We are a group-model HMO," explains Richard Rabens, M.D., director of the Department of Quality and Utilization in the Northern California regional office of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group. "We don't have physician contracts or provider manuals. Communicating test results is considered part of normal practice and left to the physician. We have no overall policy. But every physician has a chief responsible for the quality of care. The patient-physician interface over test results is certainly one area we look at, including the matter of how clearly the doctor explains the test results. We do a lot of patient-satisfaction testing."
According to Rabens, physicians can mail test results, maybe jotting a comment at the bottom. Sometimes the results are given by phone by the nurse or medical assistant. Most of the time, a note will be made in the chart — "Lab OK, pt informed." "We are also working on an electronic system, in which the lab tests will be in a patient's computer record," Rabens says. "The doctor can push the 'L' key for 'lab' and get the results. He or she will also see when the next mammogram should be scheduled, and so on."
How Kaiser succeeds
A Kaiser pediatrician, Rabens says he will get the patient's chart back marked "Failed to keep" if a patient is not brought back for a follow-up appointment or to appear for tests. "We try to set up all follow-ups before the patient leaves," he explains. "Well-baby visits are planned for the entire first year."
Through the Northern California region of Kaiser, lists of women who should get a mammogram are generated periodically. Address labels are sent to the lab so reminders can be mailed. Sometimes calls are made. When a mammogram is performed, the results go to the physician, with double-checks by the lab to make sure abnormal results were received and appropriate follow-up actions taken.
"Our physicians are expected to call people if there is an abnormal result," says Paul J. Brat, M.D., medical director of HealthPartners, a staff- model HMO with 525 doctors (and thousands of contracted physicians) in Minneapolis. "In the case of a preventive test, such as cholesterol or a normal Pap smear, a letter will be sent out. Some clinics have a lab line patients can call. All of these findings and transactions, ideally, are entered in the patient's chart."
How perspectives differ
In a sense, the doctor and patient have different points of view at the time a test is performed. On some level, physicians may feel that a transaction has been completed: The patient has been examined and tests ordered. The ball is in someone else's court for a while. However, the patient may feel the test is really a beginning — of finding out what is wrong and embarking on a treatment. The latter can raise expectations and create a craving for attention. It makes the communication of test results an emotionally pivotal event for the patient — even though the physician may view the interaction as a procedural headache.
"I always enjoyed my physical at Cigna," recalls the 49-year-old president of a nonprofit company, almost wistfully. "I would come in, they had all my test results, and they'd go through each one telling me what it meant. They could even generate my life expectancy based on my risk factors. It was interesting. For some reason, though, I think they stopped doing that."
With some studies showing that employees will switch health care plans if it means as little as $12 more a month in their pockets, it seems reasonable that patient satisfaction and loyalty could turn on equally small nonfinancial niceties, such as a doctor's caring enough to call and discuss a questionable test result, or having someone in the office dial a patient's answering machine with a message of good news.


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I first had to read Shakespeare in high school. I legitimately liked Romeo and Juliet. This was probably because even at the tender age of fourteen, I had heard about these most famous of star-crossed lovers in other contexts—I had already seen them repeatedly referenced in books, movies, songs—so the narrative wasn't difficult to unravel.
However, my subsequent relationship with the Bard was all down hill from that promising start. For the next few years I felt I was forced to suffer through his company like I might have to suffer through an extended (and disastrous) dinner date simply because we'd started with one good movie, and I was obligated to sit and smile through the rest of the evening. It was as if Shakespeare and I had finished speaking before a conversation had really begun.
The truth is, after his one story about that sad suicide pact, I didn't find him the least engaging: I hardly understood a word he was saying. The pretentious fart couldn't get through my mind's front door, much less into my heart where rumor has it his literary stature might really matter.
Still, for my first couple years of college when people asked me if I liked Shakespeare, I vigorously nodded my head up and down like any good English major should. I even hosted a sorority screening of Mel Gibson's Hamlet, as I lied through my teeth about how brilliant and inspiring I found the Bard. "Oh, he's a genius," I crooned, as I reached for the popcorn and hoped no one would notice I spent most of the night focused on Mel Gibson's bottom rather than whatever was wrong in Denmark.
In truth, I only had the opportunity to see the play that would actually change my opinion on that old son of Stratford-upon-Avon because The Acting Company performed Romeo and Juliet at Georgia Southern University when I was an upper-classman. I went dancing with the guy who played the monk, and he gave me a free pass to see Two Gents of Verona in Washington D.C. a few weeks later.
What can I say?
I was twenty-one; I had a credit card, and I liked road trips. Having to sit through another play by Shakespeare was simply the cost of a greater adventure, like eating peas with dinner to get dessert, or going to college for the keggers. Plus I couldn't admit my secret disdain for the most famous writer in the English literary canon to a company of folk who worked professionally in "the THEA-tre." I might have given them the wrong impression about the state of education in Georgia! I drove north for the honor of my state! We really can read in the South!
Looking back now almost twenty years to the consequently magical performance I was to attend—that modern rendition of a minor comedy in which Speed was portrayed as a rodeo clown (incidentally, by none other than Rainn Wilson, a young NYU trained actor who would one day transform into that bobble-headed Dwight Schrute we all know and love from The Office), the leading men wore ten-gallon hats, and Sylvia hopped on a wooden horse with country music playing in the background—I can identify the watershed moment at which I began to understand Shakespeare's scripts really are genius. Really.
Why did my teachers never show me this multifaceted nature of creative interpretation? Why had I only gotten a stuffy version of the Bard during my formal education, as if the classroom is supposed to be as dead and dull as a great aunt's parlor on a Sunday afternoon after a funeral? As if Shakespeare himself is a complete dullard we meet only out of some state mandated obligation?
The reality is that falling in love with my main man Will was simply a matter of finally seeing him in the proper light: stripping down his language through the art of action and feeling the passionate essence that radiates through his shifting themes and keeps him forever… modern.
So for Bard's sake, as teachers continue to knuckle down and introduce new generations of groaning students to Shakespeare's canon, it is my hope that they give the playwright half a chance to make a good impression. Use props that spark understanding! Get outrageously productive and stage productions! For gracious sake, tell them about the sex!
After all, it is the timelessness of Shakespeare's work—his unraveling of those endless entanglements in which the human heart has been knotted for centuries—that allows for real appreciation.
In fact, if you, my dear reader, feel as if you missed out on having your heart flutter simply because you weren't given a proper introduction to the glories of iambic pentameter—or maybe that's ALL you remember???---go back to that first play you probably ever read by Shakespeare and rent the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet committed to the silver screen in 1996.
Not only is Leonardo Dicaprio as easy on the eyes as Mel Gibson once was, you might begin to understand what I mean when I say there's more to Shakespeare than pursed lips, tights on men, or Elizabethan England.
Who knows?
You might just embark on a mature relationship with a literary giant that won't make you want to kill yourself with dagger or poison like a know-nothing teenager. Rather, you might just find true love.
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