Fast forward to 1989, after the collapse of communism. Until that time I did not contact anyone in Czechoslovakia, since correspondence with someone from a Western country could create problems for them. I found the phone number for Honza Kotva and called him to let him know that I would like to come to Prague for a visit. Honza told me that he had triple-bypass heart surgery and he recovered and he would love to come to USA for a visit in the summer of 1990. I postponed my visit to Czechoslovakia and mailed him an invitation, so he can get a tourist Visa to USA.