The Never Ending Pool

I had an email from Sabine, telling me she has called the German Embassy and they wouldn't help her. I am going to go the the German Embassy here in San Francisco, and see what I can do. I don't expect to get as far with the German Consul, I was lucky and the Italian Official was a big music fan and liked Bob a lot. He understood Tom's lifestyle and was not critical. But it is worth a try. I was lucky and got invited into the palatial residence, from outside in the counter area. I was officially on Italian soil, at least for 30 minutes - with the dollar the way it is, probably my last trip to Italy.