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Let me be
the first
to say
His 101st birthday
is eleven days
from today
But
on the eve
of that day
—May 18, 2026—
Brooks Robinson,
Reggie Jackson
Bertrand Russell,
Pope John Paul II,
...
...
celebrate their birthdays
—dead or alive—
I know this to be true
because I patented
"The May 18th Birthday Society"
(with help from Tina Fey)
However,
if
I were a betting man,
I'd bet $100
that LITTLE
or nothing
will be done
to honor
the civil rights' rebel
whose birth name is
"Malcolm Little"
This
is
definitely not true
for May 19, 2027
when Spike Lee
will present
a new documentary
on Malcolm
if and only if
Spike
is
not too busy
preparing
celebrations
for when
the Knicks
defeat
the Thunder
in their rematch
of the NBA
championship
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This is my 71th year
of religiously rooting
for the New York Knicks
But
—as if it were yesterday—
I remember
the first year
when
I was hoisted
in the air
at midcourt
in
Madison Square Garden
by
Willie Naulls
My father
gave him $100
for doing so
Then
my mother
kissed him
and Mr. Naulls
gave me
the
Benjamin Franklin
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