Post #640386 by Limbo Lizard on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 9:40 AM

Interesting drawing of Christian's Hut, for auction on eBay, item # 350573516043. The piece belonged to a woman the seller knew, who waitressed at Christian's Hut in the late '40s and '50s: "She has told me some fun stories about her waiting on stars when she worked there. Not all positive encounters."
(Update: It sold for $229.28.)

The drawing is inscribed, "To the Charm Man of Balboa, Franco", signed by the artist, "Jack Lindsley".

On 2011-12-11 19:02, Dustycajun wrote:
... Marshall, the maitre d', was given the nickname Francois, because he would kiss the hand of every woman coming in the door, starting at her finger tips and working his way up her arm all the way to her head.

Was "Franco" another nickname for Marshall?

Here's a shot of the sketch :down: (I saved the pictures, since they'll disappear, after the auction.)

Here's the writing on the back :down:

"The rum's the thing..."

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2012-06-19 11:25 ]