The Bawdy Cloister

Denver Jackson & Calvin Trillin
from Rowdy's Private Collection

Okay, John, you asked for it (see comment in the previous post.) A discussion about Denver Jackson:
The picture above hangs in my office at the Cloister. It's hung on my wall for years in an attempt to convince myself that Denver Jackson truly existed. A scholar of the Classics, a devout Catholic theologian, Denver was known to spontaneously break into song, most notably a festive rendition of Groucho Marx's Lydia the Tattooed Lady. Seldom seen without his trusty pipe, Denver was a master fisherman and drinker of strong coffee.
Elusive at best...Denver was known to disappear for months on end, leaving one to question whether he was but a figment of the imagination. The last time I talked to him we agreed to meet in front of the Pantheon in Rome for cappuccino. He never showed nor has been seen or heard from since.