we will hear about that. 45 years ago the story was largely off the page and we have robert fleseler to thank for putting it on the page. ly step out of the way and let him, please give him a warm welcome. [applause] >> can you guys hear me all right? i'm the author of tinderbox, work of nonfiction, civil rights history of notoriously unsolved arson fire that took place at a gay bar a few blocks away, that direction, a few minutes away on the border of the famous french quarters, tinderbox is also a meditation on the consequences closeted life in america by shared, i mean, set the stage for what happened here. the arson fire in upstairs lounge, claimed 32 lives on june 24, 1973, 45 years ago, no culprit was ever publicly named for the murders and 43 years in 2016 when an armed citizen named omar mateen, injured 53 in gay nightclub in orlando called plus, sudden i bygone and photos went live and urgent stories appeared in news outlets such as "the new york times", the daily which altogether said the fire in new orleans, antecedent to orlando, another classic example, loan-wolf violenc