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Date: September 17, 2015 04:49PM
I would offer a "return-and-report" from the Ken Sander's presentation, but please, listen to the podcast instead. Definitely less drama...
Here's a link (again) to David Bigler's book which they discussed and Will edited...
http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Revisionist-Historian-Bigler-Mormons/dp/0692371206/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1442521889&sr=1-1&keywords=david+biglerI'll encourage everyone to "buy local" with this one--either Ken Sanders or Benchmark Books or perhaps Tony Weller's in Trolley Square--if you can, but I do have an Amazon account myself, so I keep that option open. And Cabdriver Confession: I was seen in a Wal-mart last night as well, after the get-together.
Alas, as a cabdriver last night, I was a bust. Okay, I'm going to blame that one on Will Bagley: I pulled up with my "date" (an old friend from high school who's very gay; yes, I was "making a statement" bringing him, but I'm as straight as they come, honest), and Will had just finished unloading his stuff. He looked at me--my own car is in the shop, and I was in a "loaner" from my parents--and said, "Hey, we need to go find Bigler." He didn't want to give up the parking spot right in front, but I guess mine was fair game.
Will had been busy, and had asked David--who's 88--if he could walk to Ken Sanders from the Alta Club where he was staying...
No Bigler... Will got in and we hauled @$$ over to the Alta Club, and he went inside looking...
Still no Bigler... Back to Ken Sander's... Nada...
Will started the presentation, and I was sitting in back a bit worried because Bigler--an old friend of my grandfather's--wasn't to be found.
Ten or fifteen minutes later somebody brought him in, and all was well... David played the straight man magnificently...
Will and I are still "slugging it out" over whether Joe Hill was guilty or not, but honest, he's not nearly as obstinate as Steve Benson...
Stay tuned on that one, and feel free to read the comments on the Trib site on Pat Bagley's cartoons... I started out minding my manners, but I wound up gutting and field dressing some "trollish sorts."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/2015 04:57PM by SL Cabbie.