When I met John in 1963, he was teaching third grade at Herzog Elementary School in Walnut Park (North St. Louis)
On Friday nights, he would meet his buddies, Marty, Jim, Jerry, Tom, Bobby and others at Shirley's Neighborhood Tavern drink beer and play pool, shuffleboard and just hang out with some of the local regulars.
John was born and lived most of his life in North St.Louis.
He attended Nativity Catholic Church and School, St. Louis Unversity High School, Harris Teachers College, St. Louis University and Stanford.
The tune playing in the background is titled "Greenriver" and was one of the favorites on the jukebox there.
Floating Down the Old Green River