I have to admit that Diana Millay is a character! I met her when I went to the Fest last year. She had basically just arrived and was at her table, looking rather frazzled (Craig Hamrick shared the table with her). Two friends were with me, and I asked her if she would autograph our programs. Without taking her attention away from the boxes of stuff she was unloading she said she sure would, but first she needed us to help her get her things all in order. "I got such a late start," she said rather befuddled. Hauling things out, she handed them to us and said: "Put this here, and that there, and set this up." I got to help Laura Collins get her table in gear! After that, she signed our programs and then added: "Now come stand around me so we can have our picture taken. Get your camera."
Although I figured she was a bit eccentric, I thought she was a hoot and a holler. In a way, she reminded me in a teeny way of Norma Desmond with a subtle and cunning sense of humor and purpose.
Gerard