Comments on: ‘Pigeons Are Ancient Wizards’ http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/04/pigeons-are-ancient-wizards/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Catherine Ratliff http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/04/pigeons-are-ancient-wizards/#comment-97381 Catherine Ratliff Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:21:47 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22355#comment-97381 More info about John: his father, grandfather, and great grandfather was Methodist ministers. The schizoaffective gene runs in the family – John’s older son is afflicted with it but is a champ chess player. John was the oldest of 8 kids. Born in TX, lived in NH, MA, WI, growing up. Went to SMU and faked being “press” to get into the pink honeymoon home of Actress Jayne Mansfield and interviewed her and her husband. He was always brash and bright. Great imitator. Was an Elvis imitator in HS; sounded like Edgar R. Murrow in his tv broadcasts, wrote poetry like TS Elliott but now his poetry is his own original style.

]]> By: Catherine Ratliff http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/04/pigeons-are-ancient-wizards/#comment-97379 Catherine Ratliff Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:45:26 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22355#comment-97379 John is my older brother by a year. He was a superb newsman for AP, UP, and KELO-TV, then made award-winning documentaries. In the mid 80′s he succumbed to a family gene for schizophrenia/bipolar/schizoaffective disorder and has lived on the streets in the Mission district since then.

]]> By: T.C. http://www.missionmission.org/2011/02/04/pigeons-are-ancient-wizards/#comment-27669 T.C. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:17:42 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22355#comment-27669 tragic

i’ve always been curious to know the back story of the homeless.

thanks for sharing this.

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