TAFF - pg 19 I've skimmed over the conversations we had all during this time. They weren't particularly fannish. We talked shop conditions, prod- uctivity, hourly rates, unions, etc. I'm the Bargaining Committeeman for Plating at Autolite & the the Co. had written Pyrene that I was the Union rep. I had no intentions of bringing it up, but they did. I was introduced to the Chief Shop steward at Pyrene & left a copy of our con- tract with them, etc. But we talked on widely scattered subjects & I found Mr. Williams to be what on calls, "A man's man." Anyway, we parted at 10 that evening. He and Ted made plans to get- together this coming summer and I was told over and over that if I found myself back in London with nothing to do, just telephone him & he'd be glad to pick me up. Quite a gentleman & it certainly was a fantastic day for me. Ted and I rode home remarking to each other what a nice guy he was. Wednesday, then, I met Roberta Gray in Ted's office. We went up to pick up my film at the processors & from there went to a place to eat that Bobbie thought might appeal to me. I did get a hamburger, french fries, cold water; but the milkshake was just that. If you want ice cream in it, you have to order something else & I don't know the name of it. As Jack Paar said, 'You could starve in London because you don't know the right words." We went back to Ted's & met Ron Bennett & Brian Jordan. They asked me where I wanted to go in London. I said I had 4 object- ives; Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Monument Tower, Tower of London & Changing of Guard. That's 5, isn't it? Anyway, since I'd been on the monument, yesterday, & was going to the changing of the Guard tomorrow, so why not the Tower of London this afternoon. We got there under darkening skiew & off & on showers. I got a permit to use my camera & flash unit & then went to the area where the armor is on display. There are knights mounted on horseback & there are a couple of floors of this. Quite nice & the stereos came out rather well, too. Bobbie knew much about early British history & could rattle off the names & dates faster than I could comprehend. We got kicked out at closing time 8c this is a place I'd like to return to. We made our way to where I·'d parked my suitcase & then set off..to Ella Parker's in the pouring rain right at the rush hour. with 22 lb gadget bag on my left shoulder & a 24 lb suitcase in my right hand, I was not the most maneuverable person. In the underground corridors people would come racing madly around a corner & came face to face with me. Gruesome thought isn't it? Since I couldn't move & they were going too fast to change course, we collided. There must have been dozens of black & blue kneecaps from beating against my suitcase. I simply stood there & let them batter themselves against it. Oftentimes my arm would be practic- ally straight out until the hapless victim could untangle him/herself. There was a 15 minute delay while Ron went out in search of a candy bar. Finally the proper tube train was boarded & we were on the way to Ella's. We arrived at Ella's and when we were introduced she said, "Christ, they told me you were tall, but you're a giant:" Present that evening were: Bobbie Gray, Brian Jordan, Bill Temple, Sture Sedolin, Ted Forsy- the, Ron Bennett, Alan Dodd & Alan Rispin, & Blla's brother, Fred.