THANKS, CRICKET. GLAD TO BE OF SOME HELP. CORLEY, YOUR BOYS PLAYED WITH A LOT OF GRIT.:0074
JUST A SHORT STORY:
BEEN DOING THIS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS. STARTED WITH A LOCAL IN PHILLY THAT LIVED ON MY BLOCK. I WOULD PLAY $6 PARLAYS AND WAS ALWAYS IN AWE OF HER WHOLE OPERATION. THAT'S RIGHT, SHE. SHE WAS THE LARGEST BOOK IN PHILLY AND PAID 7-1 ON HER NUMBERS. ONE MORNING MY DAD TOLD ME TO GO DOWN THE STREET AND PICK UP SOMETHING FROM HER. I WAS 12 AT THE TIME. IT WAS 5 AM AND SHE COMES TO THE DOOR AND HANDS ME A BROWN PAPER BAG. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IN THIS BAG WAS 7 GRAND THAT MY POP HIT ON THE NUMBER (251). IT WAS 1 WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THE ONLY THING HE SAID TO ME WAS "DON'T TELL YOUR MOTHER". GREAT TIMES.
GL, BLASTER