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MAY 1974 - FRIDAY 3
123RD DAY - 242 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. Hallmark 1st quarter report: THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS---$ 53.33 --- $71.10 [bracket drawn] Totals
FITTING & PROPER -----------$ 69.62 --- $92.82 [bracket drawn]
122.95

Played two games of 500 RUMMY with my folks.

(cont. from 5/9) [5/20]

- Oblisk. As I passed Jesse told me that the two girls
who did OPTILE, etc. stopped by and were sorry that
they had missed me. I told Jesse to give them my address
if they stopped by again. I copied their address from their card.
[bracket drawn] "Two Game Girls" 50 Carriglea Drive
[bracket drawn] Riverside, Ct. 06878
[bracket drawn] Mary Walmsley (203-637-3127)
[bracket drawn] Beverly Cooke (203-637-0670)
- Gamekeepers. Spoke to Jerry L. Brown (took his card) who is the
president and inventor of the games. Took sheets listing
the following:- CHICKADEE POKER, LIE ON MY COUCH, BIGOTRY,
GUFFAW, DIRTY OLD MAN- (later I learned that the last
4 were not actually ready yet), GALLOPING DICE,
LARCENY POKER, DRAT KENO, & DASTARDLY DICE. Told Jerry
that I thought that I'd like to review DASTARDLY DICE and he
gave me a copy. He also insisted that I had to have a
copy of CHICKADEE POKER in my collection, which he has heard
of thru AGOG and other sources, and I took a copy.
He is working on a book on creativity and wants to inter-
view me. He took me to a Chinese restaurant - that I
picked. He will come for supper and to see my collection in a few
weeks. // He asked me about being taken over by a large
company and especially about licensing in Europe. I
suggested Tom Atwater as an agent. Jerry is also in-
terested in subscribing to G&P. He'll call me tomorrow to
get both addresses. Took his card.
At the same booth a woman was showing ANTI-MONOPOLY. She
said that I can pick up a copy Weds. She also had a game
SAY UNCLE that she was selling out for 75¢. It is "Indian Wrestling"
with some equip't like foam elbow pads.
- Pressman. Took a catalog to give to Phil.
- Whitman. Contains CHARGE IT!, RUMMY ROYAL, STOCK MARKET GAME,
but not TOP BANANA.
- E.S. Lowe. Took catalog. Nothing new.
- Un-Com-mon Games. Spoke to Alice McElhone. She had a game
SKIP-BO which is a "double solitaire." Alice doesn't think much of
it, but it seems to be selling well.
Met [bracket drawn] Thomas Kremer, Managing Director
[bracket drawn] Seven Towns Ltd., 1st Floor, Axtell House,
[bracket drawn] 23 Warwick St., London, W.I. (01-437 3301)
(cont. on 4/28)