In looking back over my e-mail records, I find that no one (and I'm the principal guilty party in this) has sent out a notice to Forum-readers that the Mark Twain Walk will actually begin at 2:45 at the Hyatt (Drumm Street street-level door). Probably it will reach the Transamerica Building by about 3:00, and will rendezvous with anyone who went there directly, which is when and where my previous message indicated the Walk would begin. --Jim L. ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum on behalf of Jim Leonard Sent: Thu 5/27/2010 7:18 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Mark Twain Walk at ALA The current plan is for the First Biennial San Francisco Mark Twain Walk = (notice a certain comparability to the Quadrennial Elmira Mark Twain = Smoke-Off) to begin this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. According to Richard = Reineccius, our Twain-walking expert, "The Walk will start at Mark Twain = Place, a short alley next to the infamous TransAmerica Pyramid building, = near the Hyatt. It's where stood The Occidental Hotel, the place where = he lived as he became famous for the frog tale and the pilgrimage story, = and perhaps where he considered suicide." =20 =20 By poring over the pertinent Google Map, I've concluded that the = TransAmerica Pyramid building is six blocks from the Hyatt: one block = north on Drumm St.; five blocks west on Clay St. If you get lost, just = look up, and you'll probably see the TransAmerica Building. Then walk = around the Transamerica building (I didn't count that in the six blocks) = until you see a group of disreputable-looking people that you assume = must be Twain-walkers. (I've noticed that there's no shortage of = disreputable-looking people in downtown San Francisco, but I'm assuming = you can tell Twain-walkers from the others.) =20 When last consulted on the matter, Richard Reineccius indicated that he = plans to be present at the Mark Twain Circle Business Meeting tomorrow = (9:30 a.m.; Pacific A) to give further information. --Jim Leonard