Hi all -

So the SWCC reading group has just read Pete Dexter's "God's Pocket" which is supposedly set in the Devil's Pocket (but really seems to be set in Taney). From what I've read, this book was inspired by a pretty nasty beating that Dexter received in a bar called Dougherty's that was on Lombard at 24th. Dubbed the Hollywood in the book. A funeral parlor also played a role in the book. I'd love to know 1) if any of you "old timers" were around when the whole Pete Dexter fight thing happened and what the local slant on the story was 2) stories of the Dougherty bar and 3) history/info on the funeral parlor on Lombard.

On behalf of all the book club ladies -- thanks!

A.