[78-L] Kenny Hagood [was Pee Wee Marquette]^^^^

[Bertrand CHAUMELLE]

About the timers: I agree with you, a real plague.

But the urinals, this is strange, because you said there were also 
bathrooms...

Usually, the robinets were installed on each floor (or half-way along 
the stairs) in a sort of white niche looking like an urinal. But they 
had a distinctive grid at the bottom, to rest the jar while you were 
filling it (with tap water).

I should ask Dave Frishberg to re-write "Another Song About Paris"....

BC
Le 13 mars 10, à 21:53, Geoffrey Wheeler a écrit :

>
>
> Bertrand Chaumelle says: “Now about the 'urinals': it's possible that
> you're talking about
> 'robinets' (water dispensers) which were necessary because there was no
> running water in your room ??
>
> No, these were actual stand-up urinals built into the wall half way
> along the stairs. I assure you, they were not designed for large
> Americans! I forgot to mention that in this particular hotel, there
> were hall and stair lights on timers. Unless one vaulted up the stars,
> it was impossible to get to the next landing before the lights went
> out. There in the dark you would have to feel your way along the wall
> to find the next “on” switch. One time I had to use the urinal on the
> way up stairs. When I closed the door, it was pitch black inside. When
> I opened the door to step out it was also pitch black. I had to stand
> there a few moments until I had gained my bearings for fear of falling
> down stairs. It was a good thing there wasn’t another door on the
> outside of the urinal or I might have become a small blurb in
> L’Express.
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