Ambrose Bierce once said that erudition is dust shaken out of a book and into an empty skull. That has nothing to do with this post, except for the skull part. But…now you have a Bierce quote to throw around so…you’re welcome. This is primarily a photo post.
This 1985 picture…
…was taken in the bedroom Marky had grown up in, in his family’s Zurich apartment. In fact, it isn’t one picture at all. I’m not sure if the camera had no timer, or what have you, but no one was there to take this, so the pictures of each individual were taken, and Marky used his graphic design skills (for which he was in school at the time) to make a composite. Turned out great!
And this picture…
…was taken by me during the September 2024 research trip (almost 40 years later!), in the very same apartment that Marky grew up in, and in which he currently lives with his beautiful family. And that is the same skull. Also, Marky is a lot of fun.
Here it is in color…
I got to hold a little metal history right there. I got to hold a number of historic Coroner items, actually. I even broke one of them; yes, I was mortified. More pics and posts to come…
Lee Harper Oswald 
fantastic