During the summer of young niece Gabrielle’s visit, much of the evening entertainment consisted of live group readings (everyone would take a turn) and listening to music. Guests seemed to drop by regularly. And sometimes we went to the San Fernando Valley to watch velodrome racing, to supplement the late afternoon impromptu pickup racing brother Dennis engaged in, riding up Pacific Coast Highway with his exotic featherweight bicycle. This followed his work by day of building and repairing bicycles (and working construction) when he was not writing.
