Hi, fellow Twainiacs. This being the sesquicentennial of the Jumping Frog story, first published in *The New York Saturday Press* on Nov. 18, 1865, I plan to approach the powers that be here in NYC (not including Ron P., unfortunately) with a proposal to co-name a block of Fifth Avenue in Mark Twain's honor. If anyone cares to have a look at the first draft of my pitch letter (online at www.salwen.com/MTWay.pdf) and help me fine-tune it, I'd be glad of the assistance. More importantly, I may also start an online petition via Change.com to test the waters and hopefully garner support for the idea, and I hope at least some Forum members might want to join in that effort by forwarding the link and information to your own correspondents. I look forward to hearing from any potential supporters, and thanks, all, for your attention. -- Pete Salwen *_________________________________* *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com* /** marktwainsnewyork.com <http://marktwainsnewyork.com>* *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371 <917-620-5371>*