08-17-2010, 03:40 PM
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Peter Spaeth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cubsguy1969
Anyone ever read Don DeLillo's "Underworld"? The prologue, "Pafko at the Wall," is a fictionalized account of a bunch of people (Sinatra, Hoover, Gleason, Toots Shor, Russ Hodges, along with a black kid from Harlem who somehow snags the ball) at the scene of Thomson's shot. Brilliant piece of writing.
Also, here's a delightful clip from Ernie Harwell about "The shot." What a charming man he was.
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It is a superb piece, truly brilliant.
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