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Name Dropping

Tales from My San Francisco Nightclub

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Name Dropping

By: Barnaby Conrad
Narrated by: Barnaby Conrad
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 When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it "the most attractive room in America". Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrad's nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Francisco's cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find Noel Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club, or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or André Previn take over the piano.

In Name Dropping, Barnaby Conrad vibrantly evokes this bygone era. Charming, personable, and witty, the author is both celebrity and fan as he shares vivid, hilarious, and surprising anecdotes, delightfully dropping famous names all the while.

©1997 Barnaby Conrad (P)2004 Blackstone Audio Inc. Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Funny Witty Entertainment

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"Most of [the anecdotes are] funny or poignant or unprintable - OLÉ!" ( Los Angeles Times)
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