Name Dropping: Tales From My Barbary Coast Saloon,New

Part Saloon, Part Salon, Barnaby Conrads El Matador Was Nestled In The Heart Of San Franciscos Cabaret And Nightlife District. There, Within The Space Of A Few Blocks Of North Beachs Barbary Coast, One Could Catch Johnny Mathis Singing At Anns 440 Club, Cross The Street To The Swiss American Hotel Where Lenny Bruce Once Thought He Was A Bird And Attempted To Fly Out Of A Secondstory Window, And Walk A Couple Of Blocks To The Hungry I To Check Out Newcomers Like Mike Nichols And Elaine May, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Barbra Streisand, And The Smothers Brothers. Still, Despite The Accumulation Of Dozens Of Bars, Restaurants, And Night Spots, The Area Lacked 'A Truly Chic And Comfortable [Club], A Place Where Attractive And Interesting People Could Congregate Over A Martini.'Conrads El Matador Stylishly Filled The Void. On Any Given Night, One Might Find Noel Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Or Tyrone Power In The Club, Or Hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, Or Andre 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.