Back in 1957 I went to the Masten Ave. Auto Show. I was 13 years old. It was my first time out alone. The hound Dog was doing an apperaence at the show. I had a bandage over my left eye, for what I don’t remember. Mr Lorenz was signing autographs. I had a yard stick with me I had picked up at one of the car dealers. As I approached to get his autograph, someone stepped in front of me. The Hound said, and I quote: “hey My Man…Patch was ahead of you” and asked the guy that cut me off to move. He signed the yard stick, I thanked him and I left.
In the 60’s I had the pleasure of working for Mr. Lorenz. I had brought the yard stick in to show him and he said to me “your patch”. You could have knocked me over with a feather! I was SO impressed!
The man was and still is a legend. He is missed very much by all his fans. I also have some original Photos of him when he worked at WUFO that I treasure. He was an amazing person.