For author: a riddle.

A present awaits if you can identify the location of this disused entryway.  Your pals (the old ones, not the new) should know it well.

No help from the peanut gallery and no google, please.

Wow.  Last night was the first time in years I slept through the night.  My BP medicine causes sleep deprivation and "vivid dreams" .  And I wake up to this.   I will puzzle it as I stumble through the day.

Moved to correct thread.  

  Joan, I think you might have posted this in the wrong thread? Either that or everyone is on an Ambien trip this morning. 

PeggyC said:

 "> Joan, I think you might have posted this in the wrong thread? Either that or everyone is on an Ambien trip this morning. 

Ironically I encounter a gout like condition which my Doctor daughter tells me is not gout

My right leg causes pain when I walk and inhibits me for a few days................after I have had a meal of seafood.   First occurred after a delicious lobster dish at Coda.

I would like to explore the highways and byways of the Village to answer Mr. C's question

Right now I will be lucky to hobble downstairs to Village Coffee for a Feta Cheese Omelette

I am waiting

Since I am hobbled today with a bad right foot that is providing ouches when I walk I will try to work from memory and my mismatched fuzzy slippers

I have made no secret of the fact that I live above the Village Coffee

By coincidence.............30 years ago or more I did the Pest Control Service in the building

At the time...........the shop that occupied what is now Village Coffee was Maplewood  Camera

Reading the sign in even the most basic Italian..............which happens to be my 3rd and weakest 

language............it has something to do with an Italian Photography Company

My guess is that it was a link to the camera shop which existed here for many years

I just don't remember seeing it around the Village in my travels lately

Wrong Village.  And no coffee served there then or now, though I hear the brownies are still good.

ETA: And you'd have to go farther back than your exterminating days 30 years ago.

"No peanut gallery" grumble grumble grumble

author said:

Reading the sign in even the most basic Italian..............which happens to be my 3rd and weakest 

language............it has something to do with an Italian Photography Company

Gee, ya think?  I don't speak any Italian and I can see that much.

I know, I know. My favorite (very old) author place!

librarylady said:

I know, I know. My favorite (very old) author place!

Give library lady the prize and I will drink some more apple cider vinegar as advised by a friend

librarylady said:

I know, I know. My favorite (very old) author place!

Not YOU ,Author   A POET author

Yep....................I left my heart there long ago

Had a great Italian meal in a restaurant basement sitting at a wooden picnic table

Larry and Allen and the beats made it famous

I thought Greece was all up and down and so is this city

Once got off a moving street car there and had to run more than I have ever moved my legs to avoid 

falling

"

And there ya go.

ctrzaska said:

And there ya go.

Wish I could.

librarylady said:

ctrzaska said:

And there ya go.

Wish I could.

Just a little pixie dust

Second star to the right

and straight on till morning

We all have our Never Never Land

The Pan

librarylady said:

ctrzaska said:

And there ya go.

Wish I could.

For you:

librarylady said:

I had a friend many years ago whose name I shall keep for myself

We shared an ethnic background but that was just coincidence

He was a poet and totally out of his mind

The door was open and the choice was mine between the path of those who never color between the lines and law school...

So it was no choice at all

And it lead to involvement in Greece as a courier with the anti fascist students

The bastards that would stifle Democracy in its very birthplace

That one cost me 30 days confinement in what was then Yugoslavia

The domestic movement and the brave and beautiful people with whom I worked

And to quote Vonnegut " so it goes"

And through it all I have had a wonderful woman companion

Raised 

A doctor daughter who gave us

Three fine "Palikaris"' that is Greek for brave young warriors"

I teach them fencing and they pull out toy ray guns and vaporize me

And when my road is traveled

I want to be able to say "Lord, I gave it my best shot"

If nothing more it has been a great life

And I never wanted to be an lawyer

author--  Hoping you see this (though the chances are small), but will be in town at VC shortly.  Will have this left for you with the guys there   

Got it and many thanks.  Stopped by Village Coffee at about 5 and there it was waiting for me........with my usual ribbing from the owner.

My daughter lived and worked in San Francisco for a few years before Medical School.  On one visit I told

the female members of the family that I wanted some alone time and hiked over to City Lights.  My luck he was not there but it was still nice visiting a "sacred shrine"

I've met with Ginsberg and his companion Peter Orlovsky in their Paterson  apartment but just never got it together for a visit with LF. Ken Patchen is also one of my favorites

Thank you so very much

The receipt from City Lights proves its provenance

Glad you got it, and you're most welcome.  In case you hadn't noticed, LF signed it in the shop--look a page or two in.

Had not noticed.  Even more reason to cherish the tome

Super Thanks