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I also got to meet Al Capp, although very briefly. Our tiny junior college had an American arts festival and Al Capp was one of the people who attended. We also had Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass boys, Walt Kelly, and several others whose names escape me right now.

Al Capp was a fascinating speaker. When he was on the stage with a panel of others, he was clearly the one with the charisma. He also was very, very conservative. I always wondered if he was being extra conservative because the college was in NW Florida. I am pretty sure the year was 1966.

I heard several years later that he was charged with some type of morals crime, but also heard he was purposely "set up".

One of the thinkgs I particularly remember was that he despised Sammy Davis Junior. Saying the "greatest entertainer in the world" was boring.

I heard several years later that he was charged with some type of morals crime, but also heard he was purposely "set up".

I mentioned this earlier. Some leftist hippie chick arranged to meet Capp at his hotel room while he was visiting a campus. Definitely a setup. The hippies really HATED Capp.