Late night North Beach

Pretty sad to wander North Beach late at night these days. The odd landmark is still in evidence. City Lights has consigned the Beats to the 2nd floor poetry room, sensibly displaying more current material on the ground floor. And the store is much cleaner than I remember from 40 years ago when I first dropped in. The few sitting in Café Vesuvio... least said the better. Wandering through party central, I'm calculating that any of the Beats still alive would be in their mid-80s, and hardly likely to be found walkiing these streets at any time of day. Counting lucky stars.