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...well, he suspected) life-line. Everyone needed one that spring. One friend, Mac the Knife, occupied his evenings setting endurance records at local bars, jumping over parking meters and scheming up wild fiscal take-overs of global publishing companies. (The consensus was that Mac had gone crazy.) Or take Harpo: his spring a nightmare of lost sure-bets and misplayed poker hands. Still other of their friends had tamer indulgences: non-stop tennis; non-stop sex; non-stop boozing; non-stop talking. The first long-delayed try at acting. Trips to the Vineyard, California, Mexico. Bank interviews. But Long John...
Like the Marx Brothers, the Berrigans are easy to confuse with each other. Which one is Chico, Daniel, Harpo, and Philip? One of those four toots a horn and another dislikes Israel. Philip Berrigan will speak at the Community Church at 1859 Centre St, West Roxbury at 11 a.m. Berrigan, a prominent Vietnam protester, is currently involved in the anti-nuke movement. If you are still curious about Harpo and Chico, check out the Harvard Square Theatre...
...What money?" Long John can tell Harpo is getting a little frantic when he hears that question...
Long John gets on the telephone and calls Harpo. He tells Harpo about Bobick and Frazier and Wepner and Rocky. Then he tells him about Norton. Long John is cautious. He knows some of Harpo's friends call him up to find out who Harpo thinks is a sure bet. Then they bet the other way. That's called the Harpo System. (In the back of his mind, Long John's hoping Harpo will scare some people into betting for Bobick.) Because Harpo smells a sure winner...
Long John feels better. Harpo may even convince some people to back Bobick with his talk of chumps. But there's still a little worry growing in the back of his mind. He knows the guys at Nini's Corner now tell you to look for Ring magazine, the Bible of boxing, back in the section "with the other fake sport, wrestling." He knows about Don King. He remembers a fight up in Maine when Sonny Liston went down before Ali had put his hands up. He begins to think about what the promoters are thinking. Undefeated Bobick beats Norton...