Ebbie: Where's Centenial Hall? Musta been something that was built in 1967 by the sounds of it. I was in and out of there quite a bit that year. Wonder how I missed it? The only landmarks I remember from downtown Juneau are the Red Dog Saloon and The Baranoff. Can't even remember the name of the piano player in the Red Dog. which is unusual for me, cause I always remember the names of honky tonk lady piano players, and she was a good one. She'd generally ride the Malaspina to Seattle in the winter for it's annual maintenance layup. (Before the Seattle Run became a regular part of the Marine Highway System.) The Malaspina was the only ship in the fleet that had a piano bar.

Pete De Boer, Standard Oil Co. District Manager out of Seattle used to fill in for her if she wasn't aboard. He wasn't any slouch when it came to honky tonk, either. There were a number of occasions when Pete held forth in the Chart Room in the Anchorage Westward, too. Good times, those.

Does the Festival feature any Robert Service stuff? I could probably do "Bessie's Boil" if they were real hard up.

Spud