I mentioned to Wally - my friend and colleague at the DU Bookstore - that James T. Humes, the author of "Churchill - The Prophetic Statesman," was speaking that night at Denver's Tattered Cover. Wally - a huge Churchill fan - told me he was reading that particular book right now, and that Humes was once a visiting professor here at the University of Denver. Humes was given an office on campus in Columbine Hall, and moved in along with all his Churchill books and memorabilia. However, he didn't keep regular office hours. That turned out to be a big mistake, since later that year the university tore down Columbine Hall - along with Hume's office contents - to put up a parking garage. Humes was understandably upset, but actually I think he should have been happy that the building wasn't torn down with him in it, too. Of course, if that had happened, DU might very well have named the parking garage after him. Talk about immortality.
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