Catching up with the staff of the Barb - SFGate
“The Berkeley police arrested and handcuffed me on Telegraph one afternoon when they spotted me taping a poster for the San Francisco Mime Troupe to a utility pole. Before I was locked up I was given one phone call. I dialed the Barb. Max (Scherr) paid my bail. ” “The day before our March for Women’s Liberation, I handed Max Scherr a call to action, bearing my “Gumbo” byline. Max headlined my piece, “Why the Women Are Revolting. ” Berkeley Barb in hand, I stomped toward the rear of the office, muttering to myself but loud enough for all to hear,“Max Scherr, you are a two-faced sexist pig. ” I saw Max’s bald head bent over a sheet of layout paper. Don’t bother me,” and dismissed me with a wave of his hand. Years worked at the Barb: 1966-69. now: Editor of a labor magazine Favorite memory: “‘Seven Days in May,’ when Berkeley was occupied by the National Guard under the direction of Gov. Reporters were tear-gassed and clubbed, but nobody was arrested, and the stories were all insightful and dramatic. We put out the best issue of the paper ever, the May 23-29, 1969, issue, of the Berkeley Barb. Connection to the Barb: Started reading it when she was 13 and later studied it to write her master’s thesis. Source: www.sfgate.com
