The above letter was to Connie Probst, a partially-sighted friend who was a neighbor when I lived at Riverview Towers (now Fountain Place) on south Washington in Lansing.

The "local night spot" where I saw Bo Diddley and Delbert McClinton was Tipitina's in uptown New Orleans. The name comes from a song by Professor Longhair.

The "commune" was Velaashby Farms, located on the east side of the Mississippi south of New Orleans. The road runs along the west side of the river, so the "island" is accessible only by boat. Here are the directions we were provided: