Missives from the 6th Floor

The first is that I first saw the film in the "police science" (intro law) course I took as a freshman. I didn't know it when I signed up, but apparently that course was only opened to Juniors and Seniors. No one told me, so I was surprised on the first day when the instructor - Richard Barron - gave me more than a little grief for being there. He made it clear, without being rude or anything, that I was out of my league, and he'd be cutting me no slack.

It was exactly what he needed to say to guarantee that I'd prove him wrong. We ended up having a great relationship, and based on that experience, I participated in the Mock Trial program he advised - my only real high school extra-curricular activity.

The other reason, and this one is more of a stretch, is that George Voskovec's character always reminds me of Humberto Gaitan - father of my friend Andreas, and drafting instructor. According to ratemyteachers.com, Mr. Gaitain is still the perfectionist he was when I took courses from him, and students are still whining about it - only now they can whine online.