Sutter Hotel, San Francisco

[Old and Reliable]

Or play chess with David Niven. Or snag Lauren Bacall--boy could she 'whistle" a tune while old Howard Hoagland Carmichael was on the Steinway-- those were the days-- Bogart was- in a word- "Bogie" never has been another actor even close to him, IMO!!

And a footnote for my "Gent'man friend from NC--sure wish I could attend the Southern this year- maybe next. Do you ever get "Nawth" and attend the DamnYankee shoots in Michigan's UP or the Puglisi fest in MN??

Also, and I'll keep it short here. My feelings about the SF "hippies" of the '60's pale in comparison to the religious zealots who disrupted the funeral and Honor Guard for a young L/Cpl. (only the USMC has that enlisted rank) from MD-and our Courts ruled in their favor. To disrupt a grieving family under the aegis of the First Amendment- is akin to urinating on the headstone of any Veteran at Arlington, or defecating on Our Flag-an INFAMITA !!