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The Smokin’ Smokeys/Sacramento Union/July 16, 1981


This story cracked me up when I wrote it and it cracks me up now. I think we did it to get rid of Larry Manuian, who would persistently call and show up at the office to get publicity for his beloved Smokeys. He also ran ads, and we sure didn’t want those to stop . . .