[AGL] my Bob Vennell

[Michael Eisenstgadt]

Vennell was a lover and a friend to lovers. One night around 2am in the 
am when I was living on E 18th street came a knock on the door. Vennell 
who owned a car had taxied a beautiful lady to my abode who was desirous 
of carnality with /moi./ Thanks Bob. Resquiat in pace!

On 6/6/2020 3:49 PM, Fontaine Maverick wrote:
> I was always fond of Bob V. Been debating whether to say this but what 
> the hell. He was a wonderful lover.
>
> Fontaine
>
>
> On Friday, June 5, 2020, 06:40:35 AM CDT, Frances Morey 
> <frances.morey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> For me he was an enduring presence as barkeep at the Driskill Hotel. 
> He was an elegant gentleman with a bemused mysterious expression, 
> almost like the Mona Lisa.  RIP Bob.
> Best,
> Frances
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 5:07 AM Michael Eisenstadt 
> <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com <mailto:eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I met Bob Vennell the same year Ed Guinn started UT. Bob had come
>     to UT
>     to get a masters in engineering but immediately realized that he had
>     fallen into Austin-Daze in the 60s. The rest is herstory. Early on he
>     established a weekly poker game. I always lost a card games as a
>     teenager so never caught the bug. But Vennell and I were always buds
>     (his term). The last time I saw Vennell was at his 75th birthday
>     at Mike
>     Kleinman's enterprise on South Lamar.
>     I never met his current wife/widow but one of the loves of his
>     life will
>     read my Bob Vennell.
>
>

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