Dear esteemed, quixotic, mysterious, hunkolicious, and sinewy BK --
One highlight of this past week's trip to cabaret land (also known as Los Angeles), was when I was subjecting DRs Laura & Sandra & Kerry to one of my rambling car tours around L.A.. I love to point out various historic sites, buildings used for film or TV locations, etc.
Well as we were driving on 8th street, I suddenly pulled to the curb and told everyone "...OK, we have to get out here!" They all thought I was crazy, until I told them that we were going to walk across the street (in the middle of the block!), and then we would be standing in front of the very real, very actual Erro restaurant. No, we couldn't go inside and eat shrimp cocktail shrimp out of the barrel like Benjamin used to. But we were here just the same.
After looking closely at the front of the building for a bit, I turned around and my eyes really widened and I smiled a huge smile. From standing in front of the Erro and looking north, I could see the blue-green top part of the Wiltern Theatre building.
That means, in December, 1964, if Benjamin had been coming out of the Erro around 10:00 in the morning, he could have walked a few blocks over to the Wiltern and come in and heard my very first public concert!
What a great Los Angeles driving tour we had.....and with wonderful Kerry sitting next to me!