Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.

George thanked Ron quaffed down a good pint and then we all began to talk. It is interesting that many people still remember the beautiful letters and indicate that the letters formed their opinion about McCabe yet he never read nor wrote any of them. Ron eventually showed up accompanied with the scruftiest looking person I had ever seen.

Charles McCabe (1915–1983) was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from the mid-1950s until his death May 1 1983 at the age of 68.