I came across...

[AllenLowe]

Schildkraut family at home, 1977: son Stanley, wife Gloria, Davey, son Allen:

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[AllenLowe]

Art Pepper on Boston, maybe 1975 - we spent an interesting day together:

[AllenLowe]

last for now - student strike, Massapequa High School, 1970 (following Kent State); that's me lower left:

[AllenLowe]

a great saxophonist, difficult guy (I took this at the West End Cafe, ca. 1978): Harold Ashby:

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[AllenLowe]

my old friend, last pianist in Mingus's band, Bob Neloms and family in New Haven, ca. 19877 -

Edited September 14, 2008 by AllenLowe

[AllenLowe]

not to worry, Chris, didn't mean to step on that story - I was on a roll last night - haven't looked at these pics in over 20 years - by the way, also found some fliers with Al Haig/Ben Brown listed - will try to post tonight -

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[AllenLowe]

Eric Bentley! one of my most-read critics -

[AllenLowe]

his book on pop music is quite interesting, though ultimately wrong-headed, I think -

[connoisseur series500]

Interesting thread. I hope others can post stuff too. Have to commend Chris and Allen for not being shy to share personal stuff. Really appreciate the honor of seeing some of these private things.

[AllenLowe]

love those Lil Hardin shots - will do a little more scanning this weekend - found a pic of Roy Eldridge that I'd forgotten I'd taken - among other things -

[aparxa]

Yes, thanks for sharing Chris and Allen.

I was born in Reunion Island,

more precisely in Saint-Pierre:

half of my roots living on the island for centuries (Dad and I)

, the other half remaining in Brittany (great grandmother, mom and I)

[Peter Johnson]

Chris: Is it easy or realistic to get to Christiansø as a tourist? It seems like a wonderful place to spend a few contemplative days. Thanks!

Thank you series 500.

I grew up in numerous parts of the world, but my absolute favorite was Christiansø, an island so small that map makers often simply skip it. My grandparents lived there from around 1937 and into the late 1950s. I went to school there for awhile. It's an old fortress and you can walk around the main island in about 25 minutes (inside the granite walls that surround it). The adjoining island, Frederiksø, is smaller—the space between them is the harbor and they are joined by a narrow bridge that can be pulled aside for ships. Since exteriors may not be altered, the islands look the way they did 300 years ago, they have a population of about 140 people and they (the islands) are beautiful and peaceful. Here are 2 Google Earth views, to give you an idea of size and locality:

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[7/4]

Yes, thanks for sharing Chris and Allen.

I was born in Reunion Island,

I was born in Long Island.

I have no photos.

[aparxa]

Yes, thanks for sharing Chris and Allen.

I was born in Reunion Island,

I was born in Long Island.

I have no photos.

'cause it was a Loooong time ago

[7/4]

Yes, thanks for sharing Chris and Allen.

I was born in Reunion Island,

I was born in Long Island.

I have no photos.

'cause it was a Loooong time ago

That's right. I wasn't born with a camera in my hand.

[AllenLowe]

you coulda been the Danish Ben Ratliff -

[blajay]

Why'd you turn that down?

[Christiern]

It came at a time when I had a very busy schedule. I could have added this to it and I probably should have, but....

Allen, I wouldn't want to be any stripe of Ratliff

[BillF]

one of the 2 writers was Marty Feldman and he was as funny in person as he was on paper (and later in film)

Victor's brother. Talented family!

[sidewinder]

Apropos funny people, I also enjoyed working with Kenneth Williams, who drank Campari and soda and took pride in being the only actor who appeared in all the "Carry on..." movies.

Did you ever read his 'Diaries'? An extremely revealing read - and very successfully turned into a drama by the BBC a few years ago (I think it was called 'Fantabulosa'). Williams used to appear on prime-time TV chat shows on a very regular basis over here and his ability to ad-lib in outrageous manner was rarely surpassed.

[BillF]

Williams used to appear on prime-time TV chat shows on a very regular basis over here and his ability to ad-lib in outrageous manner was rarely surpassed.

I saw this happen on the Eamonn Andrews show where fellow guest Phil Silvers was clearly shocked by Williams' outrageously camp ad-libbing

[sidewinder]

one of the 2 writers was Marty Feldman and he was as funny in person as he was on paper (and later in film)

Victor's brother. Talented family!

He was a jazz fan too. Saw him one night at Ronnie Scotts - he ended up getting carried out by the door staff !

[Christiern]

Did you know that Alberta Hunter had more foreign policy experience than Palin? Well, this is from a 1940s issue of The Reader's Digest...

[Randy Twizzle]

I hope I can post this from a 1965 NY Times story

[Christiern]

Wow, Randy, I'm not the only one who goes digging up the old stuff. That was 43 years ago! What can I say, I was an agent of change

BTW, it worked, our subscription went up.