I don't get the "brilliance" of dad. In fact, he seemed like your blueprint alcoholic. They all have these grand barstool dreams, until the hangover sets in. These have been all over the place from the beginning of time. The rest doesn't seem fabricated. They happened to live in true hell on earth parts of America (West VA., yeesh!). What I'd like to see more than anything is Rose Mary Walls paintings. Anybody ever see them?