Bob,

I know those areas well. I used to drive a cab in Chicago. But you were ahead of me. I was born in '41. I used to take the "L" to 63rd & Stony Island and walk over to Mandel Hall at the University of Chicago for the folk festival every January. Either that or the Illinois Central out to 57th St. We lived on the North side but we'd ride the Clark Street bus all the way south to 35th St. and go to the Sox Games. It took about 2 hours on the bus to get there. There wa a local legendary type of guy who'd ride the Clark St. bus all the time named "Casey Jones". He always traveled with a live chicken on a leash. Attached to his belt he had a toy phone and a doll. He'd talk through that little phone and hold conversations with the doll and the chicken. He was a great old Chicago character.

Bill Veeck was around about then. I'll never forget the time he pulled up his pants leg and put out his cigaette on his LEG. That was when I realized he had a wooden leg with an ashtray in it!

Art