Hi Art and Guy,

I jammed with Ira and Bob Dorough at the old Gate in 57 or so. I was saddened to hear
about Herb Brown who backed a lot of the folkies at the Gate. Wilbur Ware and Bill Lee
also.

The word on Eastwood's flick is that he probably picked the worst day in Bird's life to
put on film. Bird was a pretty happy-go-lucky guy from those who knew him,
notably a man deceased now named Buddy Jones who worshipped him.

Ware was sad. He used to ask for pennies to feed his habit.

The Second City crowd mixed with the Gate crowd. I knew Alan Arkin, Paul Sand (nee Sanchez), and met Severign Darden a couple of times. Barbara Harris told me about her
sojourn in Hollywood. She was married to Paul Sills at the time.

When I played at the Gate, there was a little-known comic who did a telephone sketch
for a very small audience. He had studied acting in California. His name was Shelly Berman.