Thanks for the info and links Steven/Sturgesse et al - kind of ironic isn't it that both Ebert and Prine have suffered disfiguring cancers? Fortunate for both of them and for all of us neither lost their "voice" though Ebert's remains only in print now but luckily Prine is able to keep on ...

That question mark in the black jacket & scarf ... c'est moi!

I first saw (and became a fan of) John Prine in 1972 when he opened for Jackie DeShannon (I'm not kidding!) at the Troubador in Los Angeles. Saw him twice more at the Cambridge Folk Festival (1973 & 1975) along with his good friend (and dearly departed) Steve Goodman. Bert Jansch (sp.?) was ther...

John Starr Cooke, also known among the Tauregs of North Africa as Racid Sufi.(Google him)

I received LC's permission to post this - it is on the inside fly cover of the Norwegian publication - although I did not take the picture, it was given to me a long time ago and I did supply it to the author and received a credit. Enjoy! It was taken in 1963 as Leonard and Marianne were walking thr...

oops - sorry I meant page 61 for Christina.

The woman in the large brimmed hat & sunglasses in the photograph on page 53 from 2008 is Suzanne Elrod. The woman on page 62 with the bag over her shoulder is Christina - the owner of Christina's Taverna - one of my (and Jarkko's) favorites. The photo of the interior on page 64 is the taverna -...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE - FROM SUNNY, WARM LOS ANGELES!
And in this coming year "All good things"

way too many to choose from but this one keeps coming back to me:
"I wanted so much to have nothing to touch
I've always been greedy that way"

I am so happy to see that you will be in San Jose Lizzie, but sad about Las Vegas... to quote another favorite of mine "you can't always get what you want..." there will be much mutual transfer of energies in LV however, and I'll send you some of mine via our new mutual friends. That beer ...

We will (hopefully) be there on the 11th in time to join you all for dinner. My given name is Judy. My partner's name is Monika. Our good friends Lindsey and Robert may be joining us as well - they will be arriving from San Francisco - but have not locked in arrangements yet. REALLY looking forward ...

Aah, Lizzie, I am disappointed as well that we won't meet up in Vegas - but you know you have a standing invitation to visit here in L.A. any time you want - and don't worry - we'll share that beer and memories one of these days...

My partner and I would be very happy to join the Forum members in Las Vegas for dinner/drinks/whatever and some good get acquainted chatter. I will bring some of my old photos from Hydra and my copy of Marianne's book to share with you all. I haven't booked our flight/hotel yet - last minute deals a...

You're welcome Lizzie

While in Toronto for the film festival last month, I had several meetings with an old friend who works in PR for several Canadian authors. She has good contacts at McClelland and Stewart Ltd. and worked for them for a time in the past. However, she is quite convinced the manuscript must be translate...