MR. CLEAN

I just came across this photograph of Mr. Clean.........autographed to a friend of mine who likes things clean....if a bit messy....Interestingly enough, after spending hours cleaning my kitchen yesterday, I had a dream in which Gerald Gerrish, the "General" and chief of the summer camp that I attended during summers, as a youth , and who examined our fingernails for dirt...every morning....with a flashlight held beneath our "claws"............appeared to inspect my kitchen....his white glove examination found bags of trash and debris.....I awakened with sweat on my brow.....The impact of the events of our youth should not be taken lightly..........

SAN FRANCISCO

I found a stack of pics from our trip to S.F. Gumps was being remodelled that year and it's buyers were on hiatus. A sophisticated lady and her erutite son were there to sell inherited Orientalia that had been lanquishing in their attic for almost a hundred years......I was there, however, and a valuable connection was established for my antique store back in Atlanta.......Also, a major dept. store was closing its doors that week....another unplanned opportunity arose in that. We got to tour Alcatraz and I stood in the "Birdman"'s cell, from which he escaped....Friends, Jon and Gary were living there at the time.....another boon.....Reis and I took good pictures and Rebecca got some much needed R&R..... This photograph brought it all back to me.....the wonders of nostalgia......

FRANK ZAPPA

I WAS LISTENING TO ZAPPA CONDUCTING ZAPPA LAST NIGHT AND REALIZED THAT THIS WEEK IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.........HIS WORKS ARE STILL BEING ARCHIVED AND PERFORMED BY HIS SON....I AM SO GRATEFUL!

photo by Greg Norman, c. 1993