Name Dropping
Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub

When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it the most attractive room in America. Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrads nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Franciscos cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find Noel Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or Andr Previn take over the piano.In Name Dropping, Barnaby Conrad vibrantly evokes this bygone era. Charming, personable, and witty, the author is both celebrity and fan as he shares vivid, hilarious, and surprising anecdotes, delightfully dropping famous names all the while.