tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post8058759280502162868..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: J. Karla LemonLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-84273708699974039012009-11-09T16:57:41.731-08:002009-11-09T16:57:41.731-08:00Janet, thank you, and I'm sorry - her death wa...Janet, thank you, and I'm sorry - her death was such a personal loss for you.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-53205673315474263572009-11-09T16:43:22.737-08:002009-11-09T16:43:22.737-08:00I was glad to see this blog on wonderful Karla. S...I was glad to see this blog on wonderful Karla. She was my best friend from lst - 3rd grade at Emerson (aka Emerstink) in Berkeley. We had wonderful adventures together and I have many happy childhood memories. The service Saturday at lst Congregational was so healing and beautiful. She touched so many lives. She was very special.<br />JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-907789507303337202009-10-27T14:58:04.451-07:002009-10-27T14:58:04.451-07:00Thank you, calimac and David.Thank you, calimac and David.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-10629013646467260622009-10-27T14:52:07.950-07:002009-10-27T14:52:07.950-07:00I took her conducting class at Stanford and still ...I took her conducting class at Stanford and still have the handouts she gave us -- essays by Erich Leinsdorf, Gustav Meier, Schuller, Bernstein. She would sit on a backwards-facing chair in the middle of the room and talk about the business in a smart and funny way. You could tell she had paid her dues.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391727245569650631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-35376705077012438762009-10-23T23:13:23.391-07:002009-10-23T23:13:23.391-07:00I really only knew Lemon for her stint as orchestr...I really only knew Lemon for her stint as orchestral director at Stanford. But those were wonderful student orchestra concerts; no disrespect to the able Jindong Cai who succeeded her, but I've missed her greatly. Blessings to her memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com