Sept. 20, 1996 was the last time I saw Shel.It was at Bob Gibson's "farewell party" in Chicago (Bob died a week later.) Shel sang a great song about a clam waitin' for a train. Nobody believed him, but finally the train came, picked him up, & he was last seen waving from the platform. He used my guitar to do the song and he made several jokes about the strange capo that was on it. Bob & Shel wrote many songs together. Indeed, Bob's last CD was of Shel's songs---Shel could be heard on several choruses. It wasn't always PC, but funny as hell & amazing for sure. Those old days of Shel & Bob (Gibson & Camp) and Lenny & so many others at the Gate of Horn folk club in Chicago will stay with me as long as I'm here and remembering those heady times.

Onward Shel!

Art Thieme