MG - thank you for your thoughtful recollections of our meet and greet
at the Fog City Diner in San Francisco. That was "...the first time I
met Wally..." Glad you enjoyed the vintage Eiffel Tower print from
Steve's engravings collection.
Wally and I had communicated for several months over email and the phone
prior to the Fog City get together. The first topic I searched for on
the internet (like so many JMDLers) was Joni Mitchell and up pops -
www.well.com/wallyb (Jim, was this the original URL?)
I sat spellbound and read every page and then I flashed off an email -
"Hi Wally, nice site! I've got some photos from the Bread & Roses
concerts - would you be interested in posting them on your site?" Wally
sent me back an email asking how much I would charge him for use of the
photos. I replied to the effect of, "The honor Sir, would be seeing my
photos on your site. No money need be exchanged."
Wally and I were fast friends - and spiritual brothers and sisters. I
drove up to San Francisco about twice a month to spend time with him,
sometimes by myself and other times Steve, Wally and I would bop around
hunting for LPs, going to the movies or hanging out at Jim Johanson's
wonderful flat. I was always happy to proofread new web pages and
contribute whatever I could to the development of the site.
Wally and I had a Joni quote for almost every situation in which we
found ourselves - it was a running competition - who could come up with
the most appropriate quotes on any given day - and it was great fun!
Thanks for letting me reminisce on this bright blue Saturday morning.
Somehow I become most nostalgic in Autumn.
Leslie M.
np: "Canned Music" Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
(live, Palookaville, Santa Cruz, 9-22-00)
