Barry Johnson

“A dynamo, a creator of legendary and sometimes R-rated riffs, a wonderful gossip, a brilliant and sensitive reader of the psychology of her audience, a great connector of people, and an almost irresistible persuader. She was dazzling in a city that didn’t have many dazzlers. She distributed candy and small gifts to various, and sundry! She enjoyed people as a whole… nobody in Portland was even remotely like her.”

- Barry Johnson, executive editor of Oregon ArtsWatch