Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by MG, Port Angeles, WA on June 1, 2009:

I first discovered Herb Caen in 1960 when I did my coming-of-age in San Francisco as a naive young woman from Idaho. His columns helped me to discover all the important things about The City: Herbert's Sherbet Shop, Paoli's Pinafore Room, City Lights Book Store, the back side of Telegraph Hill where I found my first solo apartment/small house, North Beach, the Black Hawk jazz club. Great memories for this Old Broad - thanks!

Posted by Matt, Downers Grove IL on July 23, 2009:

Regarding Freaks of Nomenclature:

My favourite is Russell Brain, an early neuroscientist. Later he was made Baron and so became Lord Brain.

Of course, LORD BRAIN sounds like an over the top comic book villain, but that is why I like it...