On 12/20/12 3:06 PM, Bi!! wrote:

> Hi Emery-
> Great recollections of a fun place! We were there in the late
> 90's with a dear muscian friend and his wife. After dinner one
> evening we adjourned to the salon and began drinking Cremant de Limoux
> with a dash of brandy in the stem of the flute (bad idea) another
> guest and his wife joined us as we had toured The Baron together
> earlier than day. The other guest was from a prominent Columbian
> family (Escobar) and recognized my musician friend (Roger McGuinn) and
> requested that Roger play a song. We had no guitar so Sr. Escobar
> sent a busboy out to find a guitar. He gave the lad a couple hundred
> Euros/Francs (they were just starting to convert currency) and told
> him not to come back without a guitar. While the lad was out getting
> the guitar Roger slipped up to his room and came down with one of his
> Martin stage guitars as he was on tour at the time. The lad returned
> forlorn and empty handed but Mr Escobar told him to keep the money and
> just keep bringing more Cremant. At 2am the night manager apologized
> that they had run out of Cremant and could he suggest something else.
> Thankfully Mrs Escobar had had enough and we could adjourn to bed
> after singing every song the Byrds ever recorded. The next day I only
> ordered the soup.
>

Roger McGuinn???? Bill, you really are well-connected. The Byrds were
one of my favorite bands from the '60s and I've enjoyed quite a bit of
Roger's solo work, too. Great story!

Mark Lipton

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