When F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in St. Paul, Minnesota the University Club at the top of Ramsey Hill was a favorite hangout. Years ago I did a theme of the houses where F. Scott lived and aspects of his life in this fair city, and I think that I will do it again in the future. Probably in spring when the Midwest world is again in full colour. In the basement of this club resides a very long mahogany bar with thousands of names of local revelers carved in the surface. On a hunt to find F. Scott's signature I discovered it after several tries, and, much to my delight, next to it was the name of my now-deceased very proper mother-in-law. I wish that I had found it when she was still alive so I could have teased her about it. Ah, local lore--how fun it is!!
PS. Years ago during a F. Scott Fitgerald conference there, I met his daughter Scotty, a very gracious woman who gladly autographed a book for my students.
