I had a lengthy conversation this afternoon with Alex Ayres, writer of _Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain_. Ayres states that the text in his book is taken from a recording he heard at the Smithsonian in Novemeber 1985 on the 100th Anniversary of Huck Finn and the 150th Anniversary of Twain's birth. He states the recording was playing at an exhibition. Ayres, who is closely associated with the entertainment industry in California, stated he will attempt to locate further information regarding the source of the information he used in his book. Ayres was under the impression that the recordings he heard were original and not Hal Holbrook. Barb