BACK IN 1959 (WAAAY BACK) DON FIRTH, PATTI DiLUDOVICO AND I WERE LIVING IN SAUSILITO, JUST ACROSS THE GOLDON GATE BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANSISCO. WE WERE SINGING IN ALL THE CLUBS AND DIVES IN THE BAY AREA. WE WERE LOOKING FOR FAME AND FORTUBE. WE NEVER FOUND MUCH FORTUNE BUT SOME OF THE PARTIES AND GIGS WERE FAMOUS.

THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE CLUB, RIGHT ON "THE BRIDGEWAY" ON SAUSILOTO NAMED "THE ANCHOR STEAM HOUSE." (I THINK THAT WAS THE SAME ?) BOB GIBSON WAS A FREQUANT PERFORMER AT THAT CLUB. I SAW HIM DO THE MOST AMAZING THINGS ON STAGE.

ONE TIME HE WAS BEING HASSELED BY A DRUNK IN THE CROWD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET HIM TO QUIET DOWN, HE INVITED THE DRUNK UP ON STAGE AND HANDED HIM THE MIC. THEN BOB ANNOUNCED TO EVERYONE THAT THIS DRUNK HAS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY AND HE WANTED EVERYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO HIM.

THEN BOB TOOK HIS BANJO, AND ASKED THE DRUNK WHAT KEY HE WANTED TO SIN IN. THE DRUNK COMPLETLY FELL APART. THEN THE BARTENDER THREW HIM OUT WHILE THE CROWD APPLAUDED.

BOB GIBSON WAS A MASTER PERFORMER/ BOB(DECKMAN)NELSON