Hal, profound thanks for your reference to Mark's work on "The Shape of the River." I wonder if the DVD has ever appeared. Your tip led me to fascianting glimpses of what Mark achieved. He can safely be sure he left the world a better place than he found it. Almost as useful a view as my favorite Mark Twain quote: "Always do right. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." Have you ever heard that anyone intends to digitalize old Missouri Republican or Missouri Democrat papers from the 1800s? I live in hope. Regards, Arianne On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ps -- Mark's outstanding presentation on Horton Foote's The Shape of the > River, and the film footage of the actor discovering the dead Jean in the > bathtub, shown at the plenary session, is one of the most astonishing and > memorable moments from any Twain conference I have ever encountered. Just > writing about it right now sends chills up my spine -- >