provincetown is a really special where people can be themselves.razy, and tony was -- he was probably a little wilder than some and not as wild as others. but he was always the guy who i always liked. >> anthony: and you let me sleep on top of the walk-in. >> john: i remember that. >> anthony: i cannot tell you how frequently i dream about spirtus pizza. i'm walking down commercial street, and i'm sort of dimly aware that spiritus has moved, and there's a sense of dislocation and a loss as i stumble around this sort of provincetown dreamscape of 40 years ago. i was still here and living in hope. cheers. >> john: unbelievable. ♪ >> anthony: many of the old places in p-town are gone. but the lobster pot is still going strong, all these years later. and still has what i want and need -- the essentials. my friends worked in the kitchen here, starting the tradition among my set that cooking work was noble toil. at that point i never intended a career as a chef. >> john: it's great to be a cook. >> anthony: i was getting to that. yes. >> server: this is

we go to peter and provincetown. we are on with mary louise roberts. >> i want to wish everyone a happy memorial day. especially a couple of people. i am sitting in a hospital right now with roger putnam. roger is very ill with cancer. i want to say, two weeks ago, my father passed away. there was an interesting development. my grandfather was part of the original army staff at the college in clarksburg just prior to the deployment of u.s. troops to europe during world war i. there was a time when my dad thought he was going to -- when in fact, he was at iowa state university training as an officer. there was an instance where we suddenly changed priorities. connect you have a question? >> my question, was there any lingering sense of support which the french tapped into and perhaps made the connection from world war i to world war ii? >> thank you. >> many of the people that fought in world war ii had dads who fought in world war i. her dad came home, describing france as the land of wine and dutiful women. probably

we go next to peter in provincetown, massachusetts. you are on with mary louise roberts. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i want to wish everyone a happy memorial day, and especially a couple people. i'm sitting in a hospital room right now with roger putnam. and roger is very ill with cancer. i just want to also say that two weeks ago my father passed away. and there was a very interesting you know kind of development with his dad, my grandfather was part of the original army staff at the army war college in platsburg, new york back just prior to the deployment of the u.s. troops to europe during world war i. and there was a time when my dad thought he was going to fight in japan. but in fact he was at iowa state university training as an officer when there was just an instance where we suddenly changed our priorities and rather than invade the philippines in great number -- >> peter, do you have a question for our guest? >> caller: yeah. my question is, you know, was there, you know, any lingering sense of, you of, you know, sup which the french tapped into and, p