Bio of a Ramblin' Man

In Ramblin' Man, his upcoming biography of Woody Guthrie, USC journalism professor Ed Cray explores Guthrie's years in Glendale, Topanga and Silverlake hanging out with other notable lefties of 1930s and '40s Los Angeles, including Will Geer, Dorothy Healey and Harry Hay. Cray emails:

I was the first biographer to use the newly opened Woody Guthrie Archive in 1998, and also found a great deal of original material in the hands of private collectors. In addition, I interviewed more than 70 people who knew Guthrie. The result, I believe, is a richer, more rounded portrait of the man, and a moving love story to boot.

To be published in February by W.W. Norton, the book also goes into Guthrie's involvement with the pioneering L.A. radio station KFVD. A "sundowner" that went off the air at dusk, KFVD happens to also be the first radio home of Hunter Hancock, who is called "the West Coast's first R&B disc jockey" by the Doo Wop Society of Southern California.

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From:JOHN BUBA
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel:+27 8331 950 31
-mail;johnbuba5@hotmail.com

Attn sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me
since you do not know me personally the purpose of my
introduction is that, I am JOHN BUBA, the first
son of ODUGHU BUBA, who was recently murdered in
the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I was furnished with
reliable information from the international trade
center here in South Africa and in support with the
Chamber of Commerce, South Africa Johannesburg. Hence,
I decided to write you.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit he sum US$18(eighteen million,
USDollar).
In one of the private security company, as if
he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money
was deposited in a box as gemstones to avoid much
demurrage from the security company. This amount was
meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals
for the farms and the establishment of new farms in
Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.
Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act reforms, which
wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black farmers. And this resulted in killing and mob
action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in
the society. In fact a lot of people was killed
because of this land-reformed act for which my father
was one of the victims.

It is against this background that, I and my family
who are currently staying in South Africa decided to
transfer my fathers? money to foreign account since
the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum
seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in
any financial transactions throughout the territorial
zone of South Africa.

As the eldest son of my father I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account
where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything we have got. Hence South Africa seems to be
playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma
of investing this amount of money in South Africa for
fear of going through same experience in future since
both countries have similar political history.
Moreover, the South African foreign exchange policy
does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker.

As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and
that of my family in his hands I must le you know that
this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist
me and my family all I want you to do for me is to
make arrangement and come to Johannesburg, South
Africa so that you can open a non-resident account
which will aid us in transferring this money into any
account you will nominate overseas. This money is
intended to be used for investment.

I have two options for your firstly you can choose to
have certain percentage of the money, for nominating
your account for this transaction or, go into
partnership with me I have decided to set aside 5% of
the money to defray all international and local
expenses incurred during the course of the
transaction.

Best Regards,

JOHN BUBA

Note; please your phone and fax number is needed when replying or you can give a call.

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