After going on to graduate from 

UCLA in 1975 with a Masters in 

Photography and Design I continued 

to live LA for the next nine 

years.


   During that time I started 
   
to get phone calls for another 

Jeff Gates! Over the years I 

was able to follow his career 

by quizing these misdirected 

callers, from being student body 

president at USC, to law school, 

and, proudly, to passing the Bar. 

Once, very late one night, I got 

a call from an irate mother who 

wanted to know where her daughter
    
was! Sadly, I didn't have a clue.


   In 1984, I got an offer to teach 
   
at the University of Washington. 

Before I left town, I called this 

other Jeff Gates to say good bye. 

When he answered the phone I said: 

"Is this Jeff Gates the Lawyer? 

Well, I'm the other Jeff Gates and 

I've been getting your calls for 

years!" "Oh," he said, "you must be 

the artist!"

         
   I invited him to lunch in hopes of 
   
seeing our connection. But he didn't 

look anything like me.