I hope this isn't a dead thread... I've stumbled across an envelope postmarked from Berlin found in a storage unit that hadn't been opened in decades... anyway, the envelope contains original typed copies of various poems and one of those happens to be "My Blue Velvet Band" and starts out with the line "In the City with wealth and fashion, called Frisco, I first saw the lights..." and goes on for over 100 lines (2 full pages). This particular sheet isn't date, but one of the others in the same envelope is - Nov. 13th, 1918 from St.Dizier France by Corp. A.A. Liversidge, Corp. of the Guard. So I'm just trying to find out anything I can and stumbled across this old thread regarding lyrics similar to this. Can anyone shed any light as to the original author? seems like Zuzman's comment "originated 1/4/1889 by prisoner jack leonard san quentin and contains 43 stanzas" would be most helpful, but I can't seem to find anything more... HELP ANYONE? - Thanks!
Kari (aka Karizma!)