Muhammed Ali + J.D. Salinger + Mort Meclosky

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In a future life, I would not
want to meet my heroes

because I would melt into
a blob of idiocy in their presence.

But, in a future life,
 I would want to be re-united 
with what I wrote 

about my heroes
forty-five years ago.

My first two college research papers
were written about

Muhammad Ali and J. D. Salinger. 

Neither paper received 
the highest grade in the class

but I was the only student invited 

into the faculty offices to have 

my brain picked and provide

comic relief for my teachers.

I am eternally indebted to Joe Juettner,

Professor Gallagher,  Daniel DiMaria

and  Mort Meclosky. 

The next Salinger page is  here.  

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