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Apr 17Liked by Barry Friedman

Holy moly! This guy is good! Has he written anything else?

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Then he hung all the servant women who'd slept with the suitors. Geez.

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As a writer, when I read something like this, I know I can quit trying. Has the despair of loss ever been described better?

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But then, you say "Woody Allen" as if it's not a bad thing.

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Lovely, lofty words, indeed, by Odysseus, but, alas, he was not so faithful as his dear wife.

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I was at the Jack Johnson fight where he beat Bob Fitzsimmons in 1907. In theory, anyway.

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I was in the audience at Fillmore East when they recorded the double album

No, I wasn't.

Yes, I was.

No, I wasn't.

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Dickey Betts was an insanely talented guitarist. He was also kicked out of the band for holding a loaded .44 magnum to his wife's head. And punching her when she was driving. Still, there are those moments.

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