I will just ramble at this point re: some historical/biographical stuff. My dad, David Harold Karno, was the youngest and only one of his sibs born in L.A. (11/11/1908). The eldest sister, Bluma, was born in Louisiana in 1893 and died in L.A. in 1966. She was married to Mack Berenzweig, one-time head of the LAPD Vice-Squad. They had one child, a son named Marvin, a West Point graduate who reached the rank of full colonel before retiring in Hawaii. He would now be in his late 90s. My dad's one brother, Morris, a good guy, born about 1900, was killed in a car wreck over 50 years ago. His son Arthur (81 sometime this year) lives in Sherman Oaks. Neither Howard nor I or Sheila were ever close to Arthur. Arthur's older sister, Camille (Mimi), died about 7 years ago. She was slightly older than Howard and long active in Democratic politics. Dave's 2nd eldest sister, Bertha, born about 1898, married Harry Lieb, had one child, Donald, born 1927, died about 30 years ago. Next sister Annie, born about 1902, died 1986; married to Jimmy Zolkover, one child a son Melvin (WWII Annapolis grad), died about 7 years ago. Next sister, Sarah, born 1904, never married, died about 1961. Youngest sister, Lena, born 1906, married to Ralph Cohen, one child, a son Jerome. Current whereabouts unknown. Lena died about 1983. Oh yes, there was another sister, Carrie. The pattern of one child, a son, is remarkably consistent in that family. By the way, Dave's mother, Rebecca, was born in Russia in 1874 and died in L.A. in 1945. Her maiden name was Rosman. Dave's father, Rubin Karnofsky, was from Vilkija, Lithuania. Rubin had the family name officially shortened to Karno in the 1920s after the legendary Nick Karno of New Orleans had done so. By the way, Dave dropped out of formal education during his third try at the 8th grade; but he was smart and tough and read and wrote for his dad Rubin who was illiterate. Dave was extremely generous and philanthropic and helped support all of his sibs and our mother Anne's, and gave a great deal to Israel and Jewish charity. By 1949, he was worth $1,000,000. and that year, with a bit of gentle nudging by Annie, bought a 10,000 square foot mansion on 2 acres right across the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel. It cost $72,000. My mom's favorite saying while cutting roses in the garden there was; "If I should ever be rich . . ." I digress. Howard had severe asthma from very early in life and as I have earlier written, we moved to the Tuscon, Arizona area about 1935 where we were cared for by a nanny and our aunt Sarah for perhaps 1-2 years. Howard and I were constantly starting new schools beginning about 1938; living on Detroit and Citrus Streets in the Wilshire District in L.A., then on Bay Street, S.F., then a year at the delightful Monrovia Health Camp, run by sadists 1941-1942, then 1942-49 on Vista Street, mid-Wilshire area. At Howard's wedding to Deanne, the party at the Beverly Hills cottage included 600 guests, artificial swans floating about in the swimming pool, and other displays of extreme modesty. It's almost cocktail hour so I have to sign off for now. let me know if you want anything re: Annie's crazy family, about as crazy as Dave's. That's why psychiatry is a growth industry. Marv