"Sixties Wet Dream?"

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Wed Feb 7 03:01:26 CST 1996



On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, JM wrote:

> Just across the alley from City Lights Books, on Columbus, is 
> still the Vesuvio, and it's been there forever.   Across Columbus 
> in a short alley is/was a place called "Specs."  Sort of across 
> the Columbus & Broadway intersection is "The Saloon" & it too 
> has been there for a hundred years (literally).  I don't know if 
> any of those are the bar you're thinking of.           -jm
 
 
Vesuvio (Hmm, another of those Vs) is the place I was trying to remember 
the name of. I'd forgotten about that little alley and now remember about 
"The Saloon" I think.  Ah, sweet memories!

I believe City Lights (and maybe Vesuvio too) was owned by one of the 
famous Beat poets, Ferlingetti. Or did F. precede even the Beats?

Thanks jm.

					P.

			




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