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Jul 2019
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“The Doodler” - San Francisco’s Unknown ...

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At first, many gay men in 1970s San Francisco were dazzled by a handsome young artist who drew their caricatures on cocktail napkins. But as time went on, and the bodies started piling up, word spread. Avoid the Doodler at all costs.

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