Paul, first-- I'm just stunned that you would even try that for me. Thank you so much.

Second, I think the result shows more than you might have thought. I lightened it up and fooled around with the contrast, and got a bit more detail-- certainly more flavor of the colors. The resulting image I looked at was kinda like a police sketch artist conversation, LOL. It made me remember more details from all those years ago, that I just could not see going along with what did show in that picture. I wanted my sketch artist to make it more gold/orange, more like a halo of light pointing at the central figure..... unless the crowd hazily seen behind the boy was actually more detailed and prominent than I can make myself remember.

So I think this picture is not it, but it made the one in my mind all the clearer, and that's a good thing right there!

Then, I cracked myself up. Most people cannot believe I am 56 because I neither look it nor act it. But I gotta say (imagine a crabby old voice), "Sonny, I think it was before your time!"

?!?!?!?!? So now I'm the geezer! But by God I am still here, and that's not only a good thing right there, too-- it's a downright shock to my senses! Ah is still kickin'!


Thank you, my friend, for all of that, in that thing you thought could not contain much detail. In me, it sure did! :~)

Husband and I do not travel back to Chi much these days, but if and when we do, I hope to look you up and shake your hand. And ya know, they say you can never really leave Chicago. Do ya know Fred Campeau? He used to talk a lot about that, tending bar at the B.... How people would think they were getting the hell outta that town... but.... not, and staying. Or coming back to it. So I know we'll be back there someday, LOL. Just when we least expect it, no doubt.

Fred.... Cindy M before she could really play well and didn't think people would care for spooky ballads.... Hey-- Marty Peiffer. He still kickin'? Dooley Brothers (Tubas in the Moonlight). Sally Fingerett. Vivian Craig..... ....... .........

~Susan