My favorite Savage story is from an SF Gate/Chronicle article a few years ago that described him as a "beatnik" hanger-on, who tried to establish a relationship in the 50s with Allen Ginsberg, who was having none of it. The other story in the article had to do with Savage happening upon a SFPD action in the 90s or early 00s that was being filmed by TV cameras. He reportedly heckled the camera operators, and shouted at them to stop harassing the police. As it turned out, the camera crew were there filming for a Cops type reality show, and were not there to harass.