Interesting People I Have Known<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musicians<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Prine<\/a> Prolific songwriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dave Prine<\/a> John Prine\u2019s older brother, a good friend and fine old time banjo player and fiddler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phil Kirk<\/a> I\u2019m Plum Crazy about Professor Plum\u2019s Jazz Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ray Bierl<\/a> Leader of bluegrass band Goldrush, in which I played the fiddle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Virg Evans<\/a> The Flying Fiddler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Shelasky<\/a> Outstanding San Francisco Bay area fiddler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gideon Grau<\/a> Exceptional violinist with several major symphony orchestras and founder of the Palo Alto Philharmonic, with which I played<\/p>\n\n\n\n Others<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vic Reinders<\/a> legendry trap shooter and my college chemistry professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor Pugliese<\/a> Opened Vin Vino Wine, a unique Palo Alto shop and tasting bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill Jarvis<\/a> Winemaker and founder of Wiltron, where I worked<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robert Adler<\/a> Brilliant physicist at Zenith Radio Corporation, where I worked<\/p>\n\n\n\n fred harris<\/a> UC San Diego professor and filter guru<\/p>\n\n\n\n