On October 17, 1999 Don Herron will give the Tentacle Session audience a pre-Halloween treat by sharing a menagarie of tales, tall and otherwise. From traditional Jack Tales (which Herron learned from the American master storyteller himself, Ray Hicks) to anecdotal documents of his own life and adventures such as "Stephen King Critic" and "My Favorite Bookmark", there will be yarns aplenty.

Herron's The Dashiell Hammett Tour is the oldest walking tour in San Francisco, and his stewardship of it for over 20 years has made him "one of the most memorable characters in San Francisco" according to the New York Times. He is famous in literary circles for his scholarship on such authors as Clark Ashton Smith and absurdist crime writer Charles Willeford.

Opening for Don Herron will be blues harmonica great R. J. Mischo, almost solo. Mischo's albums include Ready to Go and Gonna Rock Tonight.

Be prepared to settle in on Sunday, October 17 and be transported to decidedly other places by the spun tales of Don Herron.

Relevant websites:
Don Herron's website
Herron's Willeford
a review of Herron's Willeford
Don Herron's books on sale at Amazon.com