Little Hawk, some of Chretien's facial imperfections were caused by childhood polio which left him with, among other things, a twisted mouth.

A few years ago we were at a party and had introduced our friend Don to another friend, Bob. Later in the evening Bob said that he had really enjoyed Don's company and what a great guy he was, but "Boy was he drunk, did you see his eyes?"

Poor Bob was sort of gobsmacked and sick with remorse, when we told him that Don was in fact, legally blind, hence the curious cast to his eyes. Don was also a bit drunk, but we didn't let Bob entirely off the hook until a bit later. BG