We always had lutefisk for Christmas dinner, after which Dad read from the Norwegian Bible.
“There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.”
“He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies.”